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Aquinas Women’s Softball will play their home opener of the season this weekend at a new field — Alro Steel Championship Softball Field at the Meijer Sports Complex in Rockford, Michigan. The completed softball field, alongside two flexible-use fields, are the latest milestones that advance the $13.5 million expansion project one step closer to its planned […]
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The West Michigan Sports Commission last week unveiled its economic impact report for 2025 and announced plans for the opening of the expanded Meijer Sports Complex this spring. According to the commission, youth and amateur sports tourism generated an estimated $83.5 million for the region in 2025, thanks to 105 events that attracted just over […]
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The Hartford Nationals, the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability, is approaching in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with competition running from July 11–17. A first for the city and only the second time in Michigan, the competition — conducted by Move United — will […]
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Sports ETA has named Mike Guswiler, president of the West Michigan Sports Commission, as its executive of the year at the annual Chief Executive Summit in Fort Worth. Guswiler has served over 30 years in the hospitality and tourism industry. He’s overseen operations at the West Michigan Sports Commission since its inception in 2007. The […]
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USAngling has announced that the 2025 XXI World Ice Fishing Championship will take place February 11–16 on Tamarack Lake in Lakeview, Michigan — 45 minutes northeast of Grand Rapids. It will mark the first time for Michigan to host the event, which has been around the world since its inception in 2004. “We are proud […]
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The West Michigan Sports Commission says youth and amateur sports tourism generated $90.8 million in estimated economic impact for the region in 2024 through 112 events, the highest year in the organization’s history for visitor spending. “The WMSC’s primary mission is to be an economic generator for West Michigan through sports tourism and this past […]
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The West Michigan Sports Commission hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a project that has been years in the making, with the improvement and expansion of the Meijer Sports Complex expected to be completed in October 2025. The WMSC introduced the “Winning Streak” capital campaign two years ago and are $500,000 from their goal of the […]
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Move United has selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the host site for The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026. The 2025 event, scheduled for July 11–17, marks the 68th year of competition for the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment or intellectual disability. It will be […]
Continue ReadingThe West Michigan Sports Commission has hired Barbara Benda to a new position as director of development as well as Courtney Miner as event coordinator of the Meijer State Games of Michigan, the commission’s signature event. “Adding Barbara Benda in the newly created role of director of development is critical to the growth of the […]
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The Great Lakes Sports Commission will host the northern Michigan hub of the Meijer State Games – Winter Games in Marquette starting in 2024. “The State Games of Michigan was designed to be a Michigan program with a statewide footprint, which we have been excited to expand with the addition of Marquette as a second […]
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