After years in the making Elk Rapids Schools is ready to welcome athletes, students, staff and the community to their new athletics complex.
The new complex features a brand new state of the art gymnasium and weight training facility with interactive technology. A video replay board inside the gym and walking track above that is open to the public.
With this new gymnasium they are able to seat up to 600 more people and host larger events.
"We are able to host youth tournaments and we are hosting a volleyball tournament. We have volleyball districts for the first time. We couldn’t host it in our old gym because it wasn’t large enough. Things like that will allows to show off our facility and allow our student athletes to stay home and compete is just going to be transformational for us," said Athletic Director Brett Graham. [Up North Live]
Progress is being made on plans to build a professional soccer stadium in Des Moines.
The Iowa Soccer Development Foundation has announced it submitted its final Iowa Reinvestment Act application.
The application has to be approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. From there, the foundation will have to reach an agreement with the city of Des Moines and raise nearly $20 million.
The stadium is expected to be built at the old Dico site. Dico was demolished in 2021 to make way for the project. [KCCI]
Work has started on what will become a 100-acre entertainment district in Mansfield that will feature a 7,000-seat multisport stadium.
City officials and representatives from Frisco-based MLS club FC Dallas celebrated during an Aug. 19 groundbreaking ceremony on Heritage Parkway for the new district known as Staybolt Street.
“Staybolt Street will be a gamechanger for the Mansfield community,” Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans said. “For a long time, Mansfield has had a reputation as one of the best places to live and now, with Staybolt, it’ll be known as an exceptional place to play.”
The venue will be owned by the city, while REV Entertainment and FC Dallas will manage day-to-day operations and develop yearlong programming. [Fortworth Report]
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