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The Midwest
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There are more batters up in North Little Rock with the opening a year ago of Burns Park Baseball Complex. Seven lighted baseball fields with home-run fences ranging from 150 feet to 300 feet allow for varied levels of play. A concession stand is outfitted with seven 42-inch televisions, one for each field. Parking is available for 400 vehicles.
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LAFAYETTE-WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— By March, Legacy Sports Club will have been the site of 18 regional tournaments.
The 33,400-square-foot facility, open since July, has one indoor, turf field and one outdoor field that are currently used for soccer tournaments and indoor softball tournaments. The fields could also be used for lacrosse, rugby and flag football. The complex’s second phase will include outdoor stadium seating and indoor locker rooms.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Fieldhouse Sportscenter, under construction in Springfield, will house four basketball and six volleyball courts, along with four meeting rooms with audiovisual capabilities. Set to open in May, the 46,000-square-foot facility will also have a restaurant and an arcade.
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The opening of Pinnacle Bank Arena in August will change the demeanor of downtown Lincoln.
The $179 million arena will have permanent seating for 16,000 and room for an additional 2,000 seats. A cornerstone of the capital’s redevelopment, the arena will be home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as other sporting events, concerts and conventions.
Tom Lorenz, arena general manager, announced in late 2012 that a large parking lot north of the arena will be available for festivals, tailgating and some sports events, such as bicycle races.
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EDMOND, Okla. — Three sports facilities under construction in Edmond will boost the city’s already healthy sports business.
Opening this fall, the $22.5 million Edmond Recreation and Aquatic Center at Mitch Park will be home to traditional YMCA programs as well as swim competitions.
A natatorium with an Olympic-size pool will be home to Edmond public schools’ swim teams. The venue will host the 2014 Oklahoma high school swim meet.
Also this fall, the first phase of Edmond 66 Park should be completed. Concession stands and restrooms at the four-field softball complex will have a Route 66 theme.
Another four softball fields will be built at the 120-acre city park. Edmond is a center for softball and baseball, host to Triple Crown regional fast-pitch softball tournaments and regional and national USSSA baseball tournaments.
In mid-2014, Summit Sports Complex is expected to open near Interstate 35. The 180,000-square-foot facility will include 10 basketball courts, 18 volleyball courts and two indoor soccer fields. The city is home to the state’s largest soccer club; the University of Central Oklahoma is home to the Team USA men’s and women’s sitting volleyball teams.
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