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park that dates back to 1907; the OSU
Softball Complex; the OSU Tennis Courts
and Pavilion, which has eight outdoor
and four indoor courts with lighting; and
Reser Stadium, a football stadium.
Contact: Corvallis Tourism,
www.visitcorvallis.com.
Eugene, Cascades & Coast
Outdoor adventure awaits in the Eugene,
Cascades and Coast region of Oregon.
Track and field is especially popular here,
as the area has hosted big name track and
field events such as the USA Outdoor
Track and Field Championships and the
U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Hotel rooms: 4,600+
Major facilities: The 97,000-squarefoot Willamalane Center for Sports &
Recreation is an indoor venue with six
multiuse courts and an inline hockey/
lacrosse rink. Autzen Stadium is a 54,000seat football stadium. Hayward Field has
a capacity of just over 10,000 and features
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an outdoor track and covered grandstands.
Contact: Eugene, Cascades & Coast
Sports, www.eugenecascadescoast.org.
Medford
Medford is situated in southwest Oregon.
Besides a beautiful backdrop with its
stunning landscape, Medford boasts the
U.S. Cellular Community Park, one of
the largest all-turf sports complexes in the
country.
Hotel rooms: 2,477
Major facilities: U.S. Cellular
Community Park is a $30 million, 132acre sports park with 11 all-weather
artificial turf fields. Harry & David
Field is located within the U.S. Cellular
Community Park and is a 2,200-seat
baseball stadium. The Expo, also known
as Jackson County Fairgrounds, has arena
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bleacher seating for 3,000. The RRRink is
an indoor ice rink.
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Contact: Travel Medford,
on p. 39
www.travelmedford.org.
Portland
With Mount Hood as a backdrop,
Portland has long been known as the
"City of Roses" thanks to a climate that
is ideal for growing the flower. But this
northwest Oregon city also knows its
sports. Thanks to MLS' Portland Timbers
and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers,
soccer and basketball are two of the city's
major sports.
Hotel rooms: 20,000
Major facilities: Rose Quarter is
composed of multiple venues, including
the Rose Garden, a $267 million
multipurpose arena, and Veterans
Memorial Coliseum, a 12,000-seat arena.
JELD-WEN Field is located just west of
downtown Portland and is home to the
Portland Timbers MLS soccer team.
Convention center: The
375,000-square-foot Oregon Convention
Center hosts gymnastics, fencing,
taekwondo, volleyball, boxing, basketball,
and cheer and dance.
www.sportseventsmagazine.com