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Lutheran Basketball Association

Fort Wayne to Host National Basketball Tournament

For the second year in a row, Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be the site of the 2023 Lutheran Basketball Association of America’s National Tournament. Visit Fort Wayne will host the 64-team national tournament, which takes place March 23–26 at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone. Twenty Fort Wayne hotels are being utilized for housing teams […]

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Ripken Baseball For All

Ripken Experience Elizabethtown to Host Baseball For All Nationals

Baseball For All, a national organization that builds gender equity in baseball, will host the 2023 Baseball For All Nationals at The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown in Kentucky from July 12–16, 2023. The eighth annual tournament is the largest girls’ baseball tournament in the United States. Ripken Baseball added The Ripken Experience Elizabethtown as its fourth […]

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All Ripken

Ripken Baseball Launching the All-Ripken Games This Summer

Ripken Baseball has announced it will host the inaugural All-Ripken Games, a platform that will attract youth players from across the country to compete at the various Ripken Experience facilities. Players must be nominated by their peers and coaches for the opportunity to compete at the All-Ripken Games against other young athletes. Ripken Baseball is […]

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Pro Bowl Football
AFC defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) of the Las Vegas Raiders reaches for the flag of NFC quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

NFL Pro Bowl Helps Flag Football Make its Case

Nearly 60,000 people at Allegiant Stadium watched some of the best athletes in the world play flag football on February 5. More importantly, millions of people around the world watched on TV, including children — the same children the NFL and its NFL Flag initiative hope will be the next generation of football players. And […]

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AAU ISF

AAU and ISF Create Partnership for Betterment of Youth Athletes

The Amateur Athletic Union and International School Sport Federation have announced a new collaboration with the intent of establishing a global multi-sports event program for youth. AAU and ISF and will work together to host events for athletes under the age of 15 from across the globe. The goal is to start hosting events in […]

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XP esports

XP League to Launch in Central Florida in May

XP League, an youth esports organization, is launching in Central Florida this spring and compete in titles like Rocket League, Minecraft, and Fortnite. “I’ve spent the last decade working alongside community leaders in Central Florida to help establish Orlando as an epicenter for the growing esports industry,” said Sari Kitelyn, owner of Greater Orlando XP […]

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TCS Athletes Unlimited

Triple Crown Sports, Athletes Unlimited Create Partnership

Triple Crown Sports and Athletes Unlimited have announced a partnership for 2023 that will combine the strengths of both organizations through cross-promotion and overall marketing support throughout the upcoming year. Triple Crown Sports — based in Fort Collins, Colorado — produces more than 150 events in the youth and college arenas, with particular emphasis in […]

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RipkenBaseballCooperstown

76ers Owners Invest in Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village

Josh Harris and David Blitzer, the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, have announced the completion of a strategic investment in Ripken Baseball and the Cooperstown All Star Village to increase the strength and reach of the organizations to include five baseball facilities across the United States, including four complexes that operate […]

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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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Alliance Reservations Network Acquires Playbook365

Alliance Reservations Network has acquired Playbook365, a youth and amateur sports management platform for tournaments, leagues, clubs, showcases, tryouts and camps, with plans to create the youth and amateur sports industry’s first end-to-end travel management platform. The new service is expected to integrate with ARN’s lodging management platform, Group Productivity Solution. The acquisition is planned […]

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