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soccer fields, 14 baseball and softball
fields, an 18-hole disc golf course, six
tennis courts, and an indoor facility for
basketball, volleyball and martial arts.
Contact: Mooresville CVB, www.race
cityusa.org.
Morganton
Morganton is in the western section of the
state in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains on Interstate 40 between
Hickory and Asheville.
Hotels: Approximately 10
Major facilities: Catawba Meadows
Park offers five lighted Little League base-
ball fields, four lighted youth and adult
softball/baseball fields, two sand volleyball
courts and an 18-hole disc golf course.
Collett Street Recreation offers an outdoor
pool. Morganton Aquatics Center houses a
25-yard indoor pool.
Contact: City of Morganton,
www.ci.morganton.nc.us.
Greater Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina's capital city, sits
in the southeast section of the state. This
year, the city will host a number of major
events such as the NCAA Men's
Basketball Tournament, the Rock 'n' Roll
Raleigh Marathon & Half Marathon, the
Ironman 70.3 Raleigh, the NCAA Baseball
Division II World Series, the NCAA
Division I Men's Golf Regional and the
NCAA Men's College Cup.
Hotel rooms: 15,854
Major facilities: PNC Arena is a multi-
sport venue that can host basketball and
hockey. WakeMed Soccer Park was recent-
ly upgraded to a 10,000-seat facility. Cary
Tennis Park offers 29 courts. USA
Baseball National Training Complex,
home of USA Baseball, offers four MLB-
standard baseball fields.
Convention center: Raleigh Convention
Center houses a 150,000-square-foot
exhibition hall that accommodates
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Located in the
Lake Norman
area, Huntersville
Family Fitness &
Aquatics offers a
50-meter pool.
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