The Marshalltown Community School District invites the local community to the Marshalltown High School Stadium Complex ribbon cutting and open house on Sept. 1. The new MHS Stadium Complex features a wider athletic field, synthetic turf surface, upgraded stadium bleachers, a new press box area, new track and field event areas and an advanced video scoreboard. The complex also has new lighting, sound and digital timing systems. The MHS Stadium Complex project kicked off in April 2023 and will be substantially completed on Aug. 30. [Times-Republican]
If all goes according to plan, Lionel Messi will have a permanent, proper 25,000-seat stadium to play in at some point during the 2025 Major League Soccer season. Inter Miami, which has been playing at DRV PNK Stadium, a temporary facility in Fort Lauderdale, announced Monday night that construction began on Miami Freedom Park earlier this month. Fencing has gone up, crews and heavy equipment are now on site, performing earthwork and site work. The new stadium, adjacent to Miami International Airport, includes a 58-acre public park and entertainment district and is scheduled to open in 2025. [Miami Herald]
K-State fans are invited to attend a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally dedicate and open the Morgan Family Arena and Morris Family Olympic Training Center prior to the Wildcats' home opener against Omaha on Friday, Sept. 1. As part of the Building Champions capital initiative, the Morgan Family Arena has dramatically enhanced the student-athlete and fan experience at K-State volleyball matches. The 3,000-seat arena provides first-class amenities including two concession stands with new featured items, an official Rally House K-State team store, in addition to two videoboards and multiple stat and ribbon boards. [K-State]
