Area players to participate in all-star game today

Helias forward Alexis Melcher taps a misplayed ball toward the goal during a game last season. Melcher will take part in the fifth-annual Central Missouri All-Star Soccer game today in Ashland.
Helias forward Alexis Melcher taps a misplayed ball toward the goal during a game last season. Melcher will take part in the fifth-annual Central Missouri All-Star Soccer game today in Ashland.

A whopping 44 area players will take part in the Central Missouri All-Star Soccer Games set for tonight at Southern Boone High School.

The fifth-annual event features recent graduates from 11 different mid-Missouri schools.

The girls game, which gets the action started with a 6 p.m. start time, will feature 21 area players. It's followed by the boys game around 7:30 p.m., which has 23 area players.