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Senior Softball USA Selects Mesa for World Master Championships

MESA, Ariz. — Visit Mesa announced the return of field sports with the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association (LVSSA) and Senior Softball USA (SSUSA) World Master’s Championship (WMC). The competition will be held Oct. 29 — Nov. 1 at three Mesa park venues, including the Red Mountain Softball Complex, Skyline …

VBR Hosts Two Cycling Events in October

VIRGINIA — Visit VBR announced that two cycling events will be held in October, including the VBR Gran Fondo and the Waid Park Sprint Enduro and Short Track XC.

            The Gran Fond will be held Oct. 11 at the new 1772 Rooftop on Main in the village of Fincastle Virginia …

AAU Track & Field Announces 2020 Award Winners

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Amateur Athletic Union announced its National Track and Field winners for the 2020 season at the AAU Junior Olympic Games held on the Space Coast area of Florida. Approximately 2,100 athletes participated with five records being broken at the season-ending event in August.

James Wilkerson was …

Recommendations Steer Doctors Away from Opioids in Adolescent Athletes

INDIANAPOLIS — A team physician consensus statement was released on August 27 by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and five other professional sports medicine organizations sharing guidelines to identify and manage pain in athletes ages 10 to 18. It urges team physicians and pediatricians to use nonpharmacologic treatments …

Ski Access Technology Can Help Overcome Public Health Challenges

DENVER — Ski resorts will have to find new ways to reduce face-to-face interactions between guests and staff this season and the cancelation of J1 visas will make it difficult for ski resorts to find enough staff to handle day-to-day operations. For most ski resorts, automated ski access technology can …

First Installation of Elite Turf Power System in New Jersey

TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Elite Turf completed the installation of the POWER System at Ranney School in Tinton Falls, N.J., recently. Ranney School partnered with Princeton Soccer Academy (PSA) to re-turf its existing soccer, lacrosse and field hockey fields totaling 80,000 square feet.

“We are excited to have this state-of-the-art …

New Partnership Brings Together Volunteer Management and Fundraising

Rosterfy has teamed up with GivenGain to let event organizers manage volunteers and online fundraising in one place.

Since 2001, GivenGain has worked with events in 27 countries on five continents, ranging from nine to 99,000 runners, enabling participant fundraising at no cost. The fundraising platform and free fundraising services …

SnoCo FC Joins Western Indoor Soccer League

SMOKEY POINT, Wash. — Snohomish County Football Club has joined the Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL) and will play beginning in November 2020 for the men and Spring 2021 for the women.

 The Steelheads (men) and Silvers (women) will train and play their home matches in the Snohomish Sports Dome …