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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 …

Valley Forge welcomes Netflix House and Eataly this holiday season

Montgomery County, Pa., continues to raise the bar for visiting athletes, families, and event organizers with two exciting new openings at the King of Prussia Mall—Eataly and Netflix House—offering visitors even more to explore and enjoy on tournament weekends.

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 …

5K AnyWay Goes Global

HOUSTON, Texas — When the World Transplant Games were canceled because of the ongoing pandemic, the Harris County – Houston Sports Authority created a way to bring the world together virtually through the 5K AnyWay.

 The virtual event is designed to unit transplant recipients, donors, families, health care workers and …

Amateur Boxing Returns to Punta Gorda

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Amateur boxers from the Southeastern United States will return to the ring for the Sugar Bert Boxing National Qualifier World Boxing Council Green Belt Challenge tournament on Aug. 28-30. The event will be held at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center.

 The three-day tournament, sanctioned …