Utah Opens New Baseball Facility
The University of Utah baseball team finally has a home.
On Wednesday afternoon, Colorado Rockies owner and Utah alum Charlie Monfort, as well as several individuals involved in bringing a baseball stadium to campus, took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark on Guardsman Way on campus.
It was the culmination of a project many years in the making, but one that got green lit in 2023 when the school's board of trustees approved the construction of the Utah baseball stadium. The university officially broke ground in August 2024, with the expectation to play the first season in the ballpark in 2026.
"I think what folks will start seeing when they visit this facility is how fun it is," Utah athletic director Mark Harlan said. "It's perfect for our program. I think it's going to really lift us to places that we want to be. And frankly, it's a kind of a big missing piece that we've solved. They have a home here now, and we couldn't be more excited."
St. Cloud to Expand MAC by 4,000 Feet
An expansion project at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud is well underway. The city is adding about 14,000 square feet to the hockey arena over two levels.
Operations Manager Todd Bissitt says the 4,000-square-foot Dryland room is the crown jewel of the new addition.
"Athletic training and performance enhancement for hockey players, golfers, runners, and really, about anything. It has a big rubber space, it has turf in it, some shooting areas for pucks, maybe someday down the road, we'll have hitting stations for baseball."
Below the Dryland room, there will be three new locker rooms, which will give the high school teams their own space for the first time.
Sports CLUB to Build 40,000-Square-Foot Athletic Complex in Collier County
Sports CLUB has grown from providing active care for six children a day to almost a thousand. Now the non-profit is looking to double in size and serve children from an underserved area eastern in Collier County.
“The mission hasn’t changed just the facilities and the number of kids we have helped,” said CEO Lane Beatty. “We want to recreate the old neighborhood that we grew up in with a bunch of neighborhood games.”
Beatty and Chief Operating Officer Bill Carufe are now looking to bring their after school and summer programs to Ave Maria.
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