A large crowd of fans, city officials, and season ticket holders gathered at “The Joe” on Tuesday afternoon in anticipation for the stadium’s re-opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Mayor Tommy Battle was the first to address the crowd. “We have evolved to a state-of-the-art facility that will serve as a vibrant hub for a wide range […]
Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod announced yeserday that the 2024 and 2025 Conference USA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships will be hosted at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Alabama, in partnership with the Huntsville/Madison County CVB, the Huntsville Sports Commission and Knight Eady. The multi-year agreement is for two seasons with an opportunity to extend. “We […]
HUNTSVILLE, AL – Build it and they will come. The freshly finished Alabama A&M University Event Center has been selected to host the 2023 Alabama Community College Conference men’s and women’s basketball championships – bringing the top eight teams in the state to battle for a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association championships. […]
Joe Davis Stadium will soon have a new look and also a new tenant to add to the city’s burgeoning profile. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle announced Tuesday what has been expected since the city decided to repurpose the venue, which at the time of its opening in 1985 was home to the Double-A minor league […]
The United States Tennis Association (UTSA) is bringing in 224 young players this week for the 16-Under girls Clay Court Nationals. Those players, and their families, will also bring a financial windfall for the city. According to Joel Lamp of the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) the tournament from July 10-17 will have […]
This past weekend marks the beginning of summer sports in Huntsville, a season that is expected to make an economic impact of $500,000. While the season doesn’t officially start until the Summer Solstice on June 21, the Rocket City got a jump start with the week-long International Model Power Boat 2022 Nationals that began with […]
The Rocket City will play host to unique sporting events this summer, according to the Huntsville-Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Huntsville Sports Commission. MotoSurf America and MotoSkate America’s Cup are bringing two of the newest motosports in the world to the city as part of their North American Tour with […]
The second annual Huntsville Championship at The Ledges has secured a sponsorship for the SkyDeck hospitality venue at the 18th green. The upgrade ticket for the golf event, part of the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour, will now be the Engel & Volkers SkyDeck. The sponsors are in real estate with local and area offices as […]
The Rocket City is quickly becoming the City of Champions and that means economic dollars for the area. Fourteen sports events over a three-month period generated an unprecedented economic flow into the city and area, based on calculations by Destinations International. Sports tourism for the Huntsville area produced more than $10.3 million in that span, […]
Host cities and venues generally have a year to prepare for the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships. This year, the Von Braun Center had barely two months to prepare for the event after it was pulled from New Orleans because that city was deemed a COVID-19 hot spot. Alabama won the title with a late surge […]
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