UTSA Athletics will break ground on its more than 53,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Basketball and Volleyball Training Facility at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18.
The facility, which will be completed at a cost of more than $35 million, will be located next to the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence on Barshop Blvd and will house the daily operations of the UTSA men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs. It will feature two full-sized NCAA practice courts, locker rooms and a team lounge for each program, a weight room, an athletic training/hydrotherapy space, team meeting rooms and coaches offices for each of the three programs.
The Basketball and Volleyball Training Facility is part of a partnership with Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, each of which is investing $5 million to the project. As part of the construction process, there is a funding agreement similar to the Roadrunner Athletics Center for Excellence and the Park West Fieldhouse.[UTSA]
Elected officials from The Town of Smithtown joined with Agape Community Sports Services and developer Prospect Sports Partners LLC for the official groundbreaking ceremony for Destination KP Sports Park, a state-of-the-art, 44-acre sports complex that will serve as a premier destination for athletic events and community recreation. The $92 million facility, located at 350 Old Northport Road, will feature a variety of amenities, including:
- Seven outdoor athletic fields
- Two outdoor practice fields
- A 64,800-square-foot multi-floor indoor sports facility
- A concession building, retail space, and health club
- 100,000 square feet of medical and commercial office space, primarily focused on sports medicine
The project will be operated by Agape Community Sports Services (ACSS), Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to developing, maintaining, and operating recreational sports facilities on behalf of the general public, State, and local governments. [TBR Newsmedia]
The owners of the Energy FC are launching a community-wide survey Thursday to collect ideas and suggestions for food and beverage preferences, seating arrangements, amenities and programming as designs are finalized for construction of a $71 million stadium to be built south of Lower Bricktown.
When the team sold to an investment group led by Christian Kanady, the purchase came with a promised donation to the city of 7.2 acres of land south of Lower Bricktown by the owners of the Energy FC soccer team. The deed to the property was transferred to the city on Tuesday.
As part of ramp-up to construction starting next year and opening in 2027, Kanady’s group, Echo, recently launched OKC for Soccer | OKC Es Fútbol, a 33-member committee formed to expand community ties with the soccer team and a planned women’s team. The survey also coincides with a likely rebranding. [The Oklahoman]
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