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▲ SITE SELECTION GUIDE over 100 miles from Spartanburg to the top of Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest point east of the Mississippi. Hotel rooms: 3,000+ Major facilities: Tyger River Park offers 12 baseball/softball fields and a championship stadium. The Mary Black Rail Trail, Cottonwood Trail and Roger Milliken Center have facilities and trails available for running. Contact: Spartanburg CVB, www. visitspartanburg.com. Spartanburg CVB Sumter Spartanburg offers dozens of fields for softball and baseball tournaments. and regional swim competitions. Convention center: Formerly called the Carolina First Center, the TD Convention Center features 280,000 square feet of exhibit space. Contact: Greenville CVB, See Ad www.greenvillecvb.com. on p. 43 Myrtle Beach Boasting more than 100 golf courses, Myrtle Beach is a golf lover's paradise. But South Carolina's popular east coast tourist destination offers so much more— including 60 miles of beaches. Hotel rooms: 89,000 Major facilities: Doug Shaw Stadium houses a track made of a full pour polyurethane synthetic surface with embedded texture and an infield for football and soccer. Athletic Complex at Grand Park is a new facility with four soccer fields, one football field, four youth fields for baseball and softball, seven multipurpose fields and an in-line skate park. The Cal Ripken Experience is composed of multiple professional fields, including three regulation-sized ball diamonds and five youth diamonds, all featuring a synthetic playing surface. Pepper Geddings Recreation Center features a 25-meter, six-lane indoor pool, six lighted baseball/softball fields, wo a lighted multipurpose field and two unlighted multipurpose fields. See Ad on p. 2 Contact: Myrtle Beach Area m. CVB, www.visitmyrtlebeach.com. www.sportseventsmagazine.com North Myrtle Beach Nine miles of pristine beaches can be found in North Myrtle Beach, along with more than 1,000 dining options to suit any pre- or post-event meal. The city also boasts activities to entertain athletes and families during down time, including 120 fairways of golf, miniature golf courses, seaside amusement parks and water sport opportunities. Hotel rooms: 12,500+ Major facilities: The North Myrtle Beach area offers four regulation youth baseball/collegiate softball fields, two regulation high school/collegiate baseball fields that can be transformed to regulation youth baseball and collegiate softball fields, eight regulation soccer/ lacrosse fields and a 25-acre lake for fishing. Contact: North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com. Spartanburg County Boasting 20 indoor and outdoor sports facilities and 50 athletic fields, Spartanburg County is conveniently located at the junction of two interstates in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The county's largest city is Spartanburg, which was named S South Carolina's first bicycle-friendly c community in 2007 and hosts the annual A Assault on Mt. Mitchell, an event that a attracts thousands of cyclists who ride Sumter sits in the center of the state, just 90 minutes from the beaches and three hours from the mountains. The city frequently hosts tennis, soccer, baseball, softball, equestrian and volleyball events. Hotel rooms: Almost 1,165 Major facilities: The Sumter Aquatic Center features a competition-sized pool. The Palmetto Tennis Center has 24 tennis courts. Patriot Park offers six soccer fields and five baseball/softball fields. Poinsett State Park and Manchester State Forest host annual equestrian events. Contact: City of Sumter, www.sumtertourism.com. York County / Rock Hill York County sits on the northern border of South Carolina and is considered part of the Charlotte metro area. The county's largest city is Rock Hill, which is home to Winthrop University. Hotel rooms: 2,465 Major facilities: Manchester Meadows, host of the 2012 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, is a 70-acre complex with eight fields for soccer and lacrosse, complete with stadium seating and lighting on all fields. The Giordana Velodrome at the Rock Outdoor Center at Riverwalk opened in March 2012 and is a 250-meter, worldclass cycling venue. Winthrop University boasts four lighted softball fields, a baseball stadium, a 6,000-seat basketball coliseum, four soccer/lacrosse fields, a disc golf course and an eight-lane track. n Contact: Rock Hill Parks Recreation See Ad & Tourism, www.rockhillparks.com on p. 44 CVB, www.visityorkcounty.com. ■ June 2013 45