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Massive Youth Volleyball Tournament Headed to Hartford, Connecticut

The 2023 Nike New England Winterfest Volleyball Tournament is coming to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford for three weekends in January. The event will feature 6,500 youth volleyball players on 590 teams from across the Northeast. More than 22,000 visitors are expected over three consecutive weekends. “Two years ago, we expanded the tournament this […]

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Hartford Hosting Major Indoor Youth Volleyball Tournament

The omicron variant does not appear to be slowing down amateur sports events, including a major indoor volleyball tournament that will begin this weekend in Hartford, Connecticut. An estimated 5,700 youth volleyball players from 521 teams are expected to compete over the next three weekends at the 2022 Smack New England Winterfest Volleyball Tournament at […]

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Connecticut CVB Refreshes Brand to CTmeetings

The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, the state’s official meetings and sports event sales and marketing organization, has revealed a brand refreshing as the meetings and hospitality industry show season begins to ramp up. The bureau has introduced a new logo that also reflects its website at CTmeetings.org. The organization’s name will remain the Connecticut […]

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The new additions to the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau Board of Directors are, from tleft, David Kooris, Heather Solomon and Jason Soucy.

Three New Directors Named to Board of Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau

Three Connecticut residents — David Kooris, Heather Solomon and Jason Soucy — have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. “These three dynamic individuals are tremendous additions to our Board of Directors, as we intensify our sales outreach to meeting planners and sports […]

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In attendance at the grand opening of Fastpitch Nation Park were (left to right) Robert Murdock, president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau; Jami Lobpries, USSSA’s national fastpitch director; David Rocha, owner of Fastpitch Nation Park and the USSSA fastpitch state director for New England; Windsor Mayor Don Trinks; and Mark Greenberg of 1001 Day Hill Road, LLC.

Fastpitch Nation Park Opens in Windsor, Connecticut

Fastpitch Nation Park, the largest dedicated fastpitch softball complex in the Northeast United States, officially opened on April 27 in Windsor, Connecticut. The opening included a special ceremony that was held as part of the venue’s first event, the United States Specialty Sports Association’s 2019 Fastpitch Nation Park Inaugural Tournament. Speakers included Jami Lobpries, USSSA’s national […]

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