Category: SportsTravel Archives

U.S. Orienteering Championships
Orienteering USA’s United States Individual Championships were deemed a success on many levels, but organizers said the event’s lasting legacy may be opening orienteering to areas of Kentucky that previously were off the sport’s map. “From our perspective it was an outstanding event,” said Glen Schorr, Orienteering USA’s executive director…

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A Region In Sync With Events By Rachel Carter From historic venues that tell a story of the past to newly built structures that welcome their first athletes, New England provides endless options for sports events. New England is the cradle of America. With nearly half of the nation’s original 13 colonies, it makes sense […]

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Softball Winds Up For All Ages By Greg Mellen As it awaits a potential return to the Olympics, softball continues to attract participants interested in the sport from the youngest ages to active senior leagues. While baseball claims to be America’s game—despite its reputed English roots—it is softball that is American through and through, invented […]

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A Woman’s World By Neal Reid The soccer world will turn its attention to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, staged in six cities in Canada, where the sport continues to grow. When Canada was awarded the bid to this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, it scored in more ways than one. The international event, which […]

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Geico Bassmaster Classic
Neither snow nor sleet nor freezing rain in upstate South Carolina could stop the 2015 Geico Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro from being a success. The event, considered the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing,” was held on Lake Hartwell in Anderson and at venues in nearby Greenville in February. “We had an unbelievable event,” said Michael Mulone…

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Aquatic Sports Score New Look for Events By Greg Mellen Aquatics events are enjoying a rise in popularity, something expected to increase in the run-up to the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. From diving and water polo to synchronized swimming and traditional swimming, participants of all ages are eagerly joining a category of sports that is […]

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