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www.sportseventsmagazine.com January 2016 41 Bell Recreation Center consists of two regulation high school basketball courts. Optimist Recreation Center hosts bas- ketball, football, baseball and softball. Brahan Spring Park is an 18-hole disc golf course. Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat football facility. Milton Frank Stadium and Madison City Stadium are both multi-purpose stadiums that host football and soccer. Benton H. Wilcoxon Municipal Ice Complex consists of two ice rinks. Von Braun Center is a multi-purpose facility that offers a 6,500-seat arena. John Hunt Park houses four soccer felds. Merrimack Soccer Complex features 12 felds. Brahan Spring Natatorium is an indoor/ outdoor public swimming facility with a retractable roof. Athletic Club Alabama offers six indoor and eight outdoor tennis courts. Huntsville Tennis Center boasts 24 lighted clay courts, six lighted hard courts and one championship court. Contact: Huntsville/Madison County CVB, www.huntsville.org. See Ad On Page 39 Mobile Mobile's location on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico gives the city a year-round moderate climate in which to host outdoor events almost 365 days a year. The city is also the location of the intersection of Interstates 10 and 65 and is served by three airports. Hotel rooms: 6,000 Hotel tax rate: 14 percent Major facilities: Copeland-Cox Tennis Center, the largest municipal tennis facility in the country, houses 60 courts. Ladd-Peebles Stadium is a 40,000-seat football stadium that is home to the Senior Bowl, GoDaddy Bowl and the University of South Alabama Jaguars football team. The Mitchell Center is a multi-purpose indoor facility. Hank Aaron Stadium is a 6,000-seat baseball park. West Mobile County Park houses multiple softball felds. Convention center: The Arthur R. Outlaw-Mobile Convention Center is a multi-purpose venue with more than 300,000 total square feet of space. Adjacent to numerous hotels and with parking for more than 1,500 connected via skywalk, the center has hosted a variety of events, including sporting events like gym- nastics, boxing and volleyball. Contact: Mobile Sports Authority, www. mobilesportsau- thority.com; Visit Mobile, www.mobile.org. Montgomery Montgomery is home to brand new championship soccer felds, an award-winning baseball stadium, numer- ous softball felds and several motor sports tracks. The Montgomery Multiplex is now open and offers 70,000 square feet of uninhibited foor space for sports like basketball, wrestling, cheer, dance and volleyball. Hotel rooms: 7,000 Hotel tax rate: 14 percent plus $2.25 per room, per night Major facilities: YMCA Emory Folmar Soccer Complex consists of 10 felds. MultiPlex at Cramton Bowl is a 70,000-square-foot indoor multi-purpose facility. Riverwalk Stadium is a 7,000- seat minor league ballpark. Lagoon Park Softball Complex has six lighted felds. Lagoon Park Tennis Complex offers 17 lighted courts. Cramton Bowl is a 21,000-seat football stadium. Dunn- Oliver Acadome offers a 7,400-seat bas- ketball arena. Convention center: The Montgomery Convention Center features 140,000 square feet of total space. Contact: Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB, www.visitingmont- gomery.com. Tuscaloosa As home of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa is known for sports. The west-central Alabama city hosts upwards of 40 events annually, includ- ing the AHSAA Super 7 State Football Championships, ASA regional softball tournaments, USTA events and AAU basketball tournaments. Hotel rooms: 3,500 Hotel tax rate: 15 percent Major facilities: Bower's Park has four lighted adult softball felds, four lighted youth softball felds, an Olympic- sized pool, 12 hard tennis courts and an 18-hole disc golf course. Jerry Belk Activity Center features three gyms. Sokol Park offers four lighted adult softball felds, six lighted youth softball felds, six multi-purpose soccer/football felds and a multi-purpose arena. University facilities: The Aquatic Center has a competition pool with div- ing boards. Bryant-Denny Stadium is a football facility with a seating capacity of 101,821. Coleman Coliseum is a 15,383-seat, multi-purpose venue. Hank Crisp Indoor Facility features a football practice feld. Sam Bailey Stadium hosts track and feld. Sewell Thomas Stadium is a recently renovated baseball venue. Rhoads Softball Stadium has a capacity of 3,395. Alabama Tennis Stadium fea- tures 12 hard courts. Foster Auditorium hosts volleyball and basketball. Roberta Alison Baumgardner Indoor Tennis Facility houses six indoor courts. Contact: Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports, www.visittuscaloosa.com. n A L A B A M A t Pink Fish Marketing Marathon in Foley