Virginia’s Blue Ridge Sports

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WITH OUR COMBINATION OF AWARD-WINNING SPORTS FACILITIES, CONVENIENT LOCATION IN THE MID-ATLANTIC, AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, YOUR PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FANS WILL HAVE AN OUTSTANDING TIME IN THE HEART OF VIRGINIA’S BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS

James I. Moyer Sports Complex

We have an abundance of wellmaintained, centrally-located fields and facilities that can accommodate all types of sports. With over 1,000 miles of trails, Virginia’s Blue Ridge has established itself as a premier destination for outdoor recreation and adventure. The challenging elevations of our landscape allow for many sports such as mountain biking, triathlons, marathons, and disc golf.

FACILITY SPOTLIGHT

James I. Moyer Sports Complex

Softball, baseball

James I. Moyer Sports Complex hosts events ranging from youth, adult, and high school events to collegiate and national level events. The Moyer Complex boasts four fields. Myer also has a 50/30 lighting system and electronic scoreboards. Renovations planned for 2022.

Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex

wrestling, boxing, pickleball, equine, cheerleading, football, baseball

The Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex offers a diverse group of facilities, including the Salem Civic Center, the Salem Football Stadium and the Salem Memorial Ballpark, all located approximately one mile southeast of downtown Salem.

The Salem Civic Center consists of an indoor arena with a 22,000-square-foot floo, seating for 7,000, an annex of 10,000 square feet and various meeting spaces.

The Salem Football Stadium is a 7,157-seat

municipal stadium. The stadium proudly hosted the NCAA Division Ill Football Championship for 25 years and the championship plans to return to Salem Stadium in 2023 for its 50th Anniversary Championship. The stadium features dual team coaches’ boxes, suites and broadcast quality lighting.

Salem Memorial Ballpark is home to the Single-A Salem Red Sox and can seat 6,300.

Berglund Center

Basketball, hockey, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, cornhole, cheerleading

The Berglund Center is one of Western Virginia’s premier full-service facilities. The multi-purpose facility can accommodate sports events of all sizes, and hosts more than 350 events every year. It features a 10,500 seat Coliseum, 2,148 seat Performing Arts Theatre, 10,000 sq./ft. Exhibit Hall, and a 46,000 square foot Special Events Center.

Roanoke College Cregger Center/ Donald J. Kerr Stadium

Basketball, track & field, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, indoor track & field

Constructed in 2016, The Cregger Center is a 155,000 sq./ft. athletic center that includes a 2,000-seat arena, a field ouse that has an eight-lane, 200-meter track, event seating space for 1,000, a training room, and enhanced locker rooms. Donald J. Kerr Stadium at Roanoke College adjoins the beautiful Cregger Center. Kerr Stadium has seating for 1,400 fans.

Botetourt Sports Complex

Softball, baseball, soccer, cross country, disc golf

The Botetourt Sports Complex is located within the 125-acre Greenfield Receation Park which features a cross-country course, soccer fields ad a hiking trail. The complex features four championship level softball and youth baseball fields, all with bautiful views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

VISIT VIRGINIA’S BLUE RIDGE SPORTS

John Oney Director of Sales 540-342-6025 joney@visitvbr.com www.VBRsports.com

POPULAR ACTIVITIES

▶Welcome yourself to Virginia’s Blue

Ridge by visiting the must-see

Roanoke Star that sits atop Mill

Mountain and offers scenic views of Roanoke Valley.

▶Put on your hiking boots and experience the many incredible footpaths in the Appalachian Trail.

▶Explore your wild side at Treetop

Quest at Explore Park. Zip-lines and aerial obstacles will give you the thrill you crave.

▶Check out the nation’s second largest municipal park, Carvins

Cove Nature Reserve, and go hiking, biking or fishing.

▶You don’t even have to leave your car to enjoy the majestic natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Salem Civic Center Arena

Berglund Center

PLANNER PERSPECTIVE

“Having hosted almost 100 NCAA Championships, the City of Salem and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference have become synonymous with successful NCAA Championships. Salem knows how to provide our student-athletes, coaches and fans with an experience that makes them feel that they are truly special. They welcome everyone with open arms and provide them with a once in a lifetime experience.”

— Joni Comstock, NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships

2021 Carilion Clinic IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge

Photo credit: Brian Wells