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The Erie Sports Commission has awarded a program-record $60,000 of its 2023 Facility Matching Funds Program to six organizations, another program high: Erie Sports Center, ASCEND Erie, Around the Post Pickleball, Lake Erie Speedway, Lake Shore BMX and Asbury Woods. The ESC’s Facility Matching Funds Program was established in 2019 to provide grant funding to […]
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The Edinboro Triathlon presented by PNC Bank, a yearly tradition in Erie, Pennsylvania, since 1986, will host its final event on June 3. Nearly 300 athletes will swim, run and bike, with Pat Crawford Beach along Edinboro Lake serving as the start, transition areas and finish line. This will be the last year of the […]
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This year’s Sports Events & Tourism Association Annual Symposium brought more than 900 attendees to the Kansas City Convention Center but in many ways, it was just another eventful week in what has been a historic year for the Missouri destination. Between the hometown Chiefs winning the Super Bowl in February, a downtown parade in […]
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Erie, Pennsylvania, will host American Cornhole League’s Pro Cornhole Series at the Bayfront Convention Center May 19–21 for ACL Cornhole Mania. The event will be on ESPN as well as ACL Cornhole TV. The ACL Pro Cornhole Series features the top players from around the world who must qualify for the tour, competing for points […]
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CollClubSports has announced that both the Men’s and Women’s National Championships will be returning to Erie, Pennsylvania, with the men’s championship at Hagerty Family Events Center while the women’s tournament will take place at Mercyhurst University with the championship game moving to Hagerty Family Events Center for the first NCBBA-W live broadcast. For the women, […]
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The Erie Sports Commission has announced a major increase to the amount of funding available in 2023 to potential recipients of its Facility Matching Funds Program. The program’s available funds will nearly quadruple in size in 2023, with a total of $60,000 in matching funds available to assist local sports facilities with renovations, equipment upgrades […]
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Most motorsports events are confined to a specific venue suitable for the competition but one organization has embraced the multi-city concept to spread the benefit across multiple destinations and how those destinations have taken advantage of the spotlight in return as panelists detailed in the TEAMS Conference & Expo Educational Session “Case Study: How the […]
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The Erie Sports Commission has awarded a program-record $16,200 to recipients of its 2022 Facility Matching Funds Program, which was established in 2019 to provide grant funding to Erie County facilities capable of hosting sporting events that generate tourism. A dollar-for-dollar match is provided for approved facility improvements, including new equipment purchases. Funds this year […]
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The Strongman Corp. will hold its 2022 National Championships from October 13–16 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. “This national championship is a perfect example of an event that will have a tremendous impact on Erie County,” said Mark Jeanneret, executive director of the Erie Sports Commission. “We will have the opportunity to […]
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The Erie Sports Commission has hired Chris Rosato Jr. as the organization’s events and marketing manager, charging him with assisting in attracting and servicing events supported by the Erie Spots Commission and overseeing the organization’s brand image. Rosato has worked with the commission in various capacities since 2019, when he started as a marketing and […]
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Baseball For All, a national organization that builds gender equity in baseball, announced it will bring the Baseball For All Nationals back to The @RipkenBaseball Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky from July 7–12, 2024.
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.@USSpeedskating and @hotelplanner, a travel technology company and hotel booking platform, have announced a partnership that will offer the national governing body and its fans discounted hotel stays to attend events and for personal travel.
.@Dest_Sport has acquired @sportevents in a merger of two European sports hospitality programmers that have specialized with programs at major international events across the globe.
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