Chapel Hill could be the next “global sports capital” — not for football or basketball — but for international cricket, rugby and soccer in time for the 2028 Olympics, according to the latest proposal for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina North campus.
The UNC Board of Trustees will hear more Wednesday about the NC Colosseum, which could hold 25,000 spectators less than two miles north of UNC’s main campus. The future Carolina North campus is also on the short list to host a new, larger Dean Dome basketball arena.
UNC Eyes International Sports StadiumÂ
Chapel Hill could be the next “global sports capital” — not for football or basketball — but for international cricket, rugby and soccer in time for the 2028 Olympics, according to the latest proposal for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina North campus.Â
The UNC Board of Trustees will hear more Wednesday about the NC Colosseum, which could hold 25,000 spectators less than two miles north of UNC’s main campus. The future Carolina North campus is also on the short list to host a new, larger Dean Dome basketball arena.
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Jonesville In Process of Building New Athletics Facility
A new sports complex is coming into shape at Jonesville High School.
The stadium will be the home of Comets track and field starting in the spring of 2026 and will host Jonesville football starting in the fall of 2026.
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Lewisburg ISD Completes Upgrades to Pawling Athletic ComplexÂ
Behind the Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School in Union County, you'll notice something different at the Pawling Athletic Complex.
The Lewisburg Area School District recently completed the second phase of upgrades to its athletic complexes and upgraded the track.
"This track that we're standing on before, it was the first all weather track in the region, about 25 years ago," said Lewisburg Assistant Superintendent Vincent Hoover. "It needed some updating, it had some wear and tear over those years and needed a new facility for our track and field athletes."
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