Sports

 

The City of Owensboro has the distinction of being named as one of the Top 50 Sports Towns in the United States by Sports Illustrated.

We are nestled on the banks of the Ohio River between Evansville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. As a town of nearly 60,000 people, we boast outstanding sports complexes not matched by cities much larger than ours. We have two large championship baseball/softball complexes and a state-of-the-art, four-field football complex. We also have two huge ten-field soccer complexes, a 5000 seat indoor arena and numerous other indoor gymnasiums.

In seven short years we have hosted 25 national championships in baseball and softball. Owensboro also hosts numerous local and state tournaments as well as the aforementioned national events. Very few cities have the proven sports pedigree of Owensboro, Kentucky.

We invite you to come to Owensboro and see what SPORTS is all about in our town. We think you will find out the same thing Sports Illustrated did - that Owensboro is one of the best places in the USA to play or watch Sports!

 

Sports Facilities in Owensboro/Daviess County

The Owensboro Sportscenter, located at 1215 Hickman Avenue, is a multi-purpose 5,000 seat arena which recently went through a multi-million dollar renovation in 1997. TheSportscenter hosts concerts, sporting events, trade shows, conventions, meetings, and receptions. The Sportscenter is the home of the 8-time Division II national champion Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers basketball team. They are also the home of the ABA Kentucky Bisons. The actual floor size is 135 x 83. The height from floor to ceiling is 31 feet. The stage size (which is permanent) is 50 x 22, and can be expanded with portable staging. For specific technical information, please contact the Sportscenter. 270-687-8330

 

The Edge Ice Center, located at 1400 Hickman Avenue is Owensboro's municipal ice arena. Open year-round, The Edge offers skating, skate rental, a full concession and pro shop, and is also home to the Owensboro Youth Hockey Association and the Owensboro Figure Skating Club. The Edge has over 42,000 square feet, with an ice surface of 17,000 square feet. 270-687-8720

 

 

The Owensboro Softball Complex is located in Jack C. Fisher Park at 3900 West 5th Street Road. This first-class complexprovides four lighted softball fields, a field house with concession, and announcer's area. It has been the host of many local, state, regional and national tournaments. It also provides fields for our leagues and local schools.

Panther Creek Park, 5160 Wayne Bridge Road, contains six baseball/softball diamonds which accommodate softball and baseball tournaments, Daviess County Church League and the Owensboro / Daviess County Babe Ruth league. All fields are lighted with scoreboards and there are also on-site batting cages available. There are two concession stands available for refreshments.

 

Yellow Creek Park, 5710 Highway 144, is acclaimed and recognized for hosting statewide and national softball and baseball tournaments, as well as locally accommodating Daviess County Men and Women Church League, and Owensboro / Daviess County Babe Ruth League. There three fields at this complex ranging from a 200 foot youth softball diamond to a 350 foot baseball field.

 

Owensboro boasts two Amazing Ten Field Soccer Complexes.Thompson Berry Soccer Complex, located on Raven Drive off US 60 W., has been the home to numerous Soccer tournaments, but with the addition of the newly opened Horse Fork Soccer Complex at 3005 Fairview, Owensboro can host Soccer tournaments of almost any size.

 

 

Owensboro also has a State of the art four field football Complex. Waymond Morris Park, at 5200 Todd Bridge Road just south of Southtown Boulevard, allows Owensboro to host numerous large youth football events each year.

 

 

 

 

 

OWENSBORO DAVIESS CO. 2010 SPORTS SCHEDULE

DATE	TOURNAMENT	LOCATION
March 20-21	BPA Baseball World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
March 26-28	NSA Men's World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
April 3	NSA Mens Qualifier	Fisher Park
April 3-4	BPA World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek Park
April 23-25	BPA World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
April 24	Traditional Karate Invitational	TBA
April 30-May 1	Owensboro Catholic Softball Invitational	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
April 30-May 2	Owensboro United Soccer “Kick for a Cure”	Horse Fork & Thompson Berry Parks
May 9-10	NSA Mens World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
May 15	NSA Mens World Series Qualifier	Fisher Park
May 28-31	BPA Baseball “Memorial”	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
June 11-12	KHSAA Fastpitch State Tournament	Fisher Park
June 11-12	BPA Baseball World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek Park
June 12	Lakewood Valley Sprint Triathlon	Whitesville
June 18-20	NSA Fastpitch World Series Qualifier	Panther Creek and/or Fisher Parks
June 25-27	NSA Fastpitch World Series Qualifier	Fisher Park
June 25-27	Owensboro Junior Tennis Championships	Moreland Park and other courts
July 2-4	NSA Fastpitch Tri-State Championships	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
July 9-11	Men's City Golf Tournament	Owensboro Country Club, The Summit, Windridge
July 9-11	BPA State Tournament	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
July 16-18	Owensboro Junior Tennis Opens	Moreland Park and other courts
July 21-25	BPA Baseball World Series	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
July 31	NSA Mens World Series Qualifier	Fisher Park
August 7	NSA Mens Softball	Fisher Park
August 13-14	Summer Slamdown Volleyball Tournament	Apollo High School
August 20-22	BPA End of Summer	Panther Creek Park
August 21	NSA Co-Ed State	Fisher Park
August 28	NSA Mens Softball	Fisher Park
September 17-19	NSA Mens Class E World Series	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
September 25	County Community Softball	Fisher Park
October 2-3	NSA Tri-State Fall Championships	Fisher Park
October 15-17	County Community Championships	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
October 22-24	BPA Halloween Tournament	Panther Creek & Fisher Parks
November 12-14	Owensboro Youth Football “King of the Hill”	Waymond Morris Park
November 26-28	Owensboro Youth Football “Kentucky Cup”	Waymond Morris Park
December 18-21	Apollo High School Boys Basketball Tournament	Apollo High School
December 26-29	Owensboro Catholic Girls Basketball Tournament	Owensboro Catholic High School

 

 

Events will be added when confirmed

 

 

Owensboro Hotels

Ramada Inn

• 3136 W. 2nd Street (US 60 W.) 270-685-3941 / 800-272-6232
• 140 rooms, 4 handicap rooms
• Newly remodeled rooms
• Microwaves, refrigerators, and hair dryers
• Indoor swimming pool
• Free Hot Breakfast
• Free high speed wireless internet access
• Earn Wyndham Rewards Points or miles for your stay
• Free Showtime Movies, ESPN
• 24 hour fitness and business center
• AARP/AAA discounts
• Meeting space that seats up to 30
• Largest franchise full service Hotel in town
• All major credit cards accepted and Diners Club
• Milligan's Lounge
  

Days Inn

• 3720 New Hartford Road 270-684-9621 / 800-329-7466
• 116 rooms, 2 handicap rooms
• Recently renovated rooms
• The Fiddler Restaurant
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Free high speed internet access throughout Hotel
• Earn Wyndham Rewards Points or miles for your stay
• Free Showtime Movies, ESPN
• AARP/AAA discounts
• All major credit cards accepted
• Small pets allowed

Fairfield Inn

• 800 Salem Drive 270-688-8887 / 800-228-2800
• 100 rooms, 5 handicap rooms
• Indoor swimming pool
• Meeting space to seat up to 30 people theater style
• All major credit cards accepted & Diners Club card

Motel 6

• 4585 Frederica Street 270-686-8606 / 800-466-4356
• 90 rooms, 4 handicap rooms
• Outdoor swimming pool
• All major credit cards accepted and Diners Club
• Motel 6 Welcome Card
• Pets allowed

Hampton Inn

• 615 Salem Drive270-926-2006 / 800-426-7866
• 86 rooms, 5 handicap rooms
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Meeting space to seat up to 25 theater style
• All major credit cards accepted and Diners Club

Holiday Inn Express

• 3220 West Parrish Avenue 270-685-2433 / 800-465-4329
• 70 rooms, 4 handicap rooms
• Outdoor swimming pool
• Business center and fitness center
• Express Start continental breakfast
• Complimentary fresh-baked cookies and popcorn
• Meeting space to seat up to 40 theatre style
• All major credit cards accepted

Comfort Suites

• 230 Salem Drive 270-926-7675 / 800-424-6423
  63 suites
  3 two--room suites
  4 hearing-impaired room
  5 handicapped rooms
  Heated indoor pool
  Guest laundry
  Refrigerators, microwaves, and hair dryers
  Deluxe breakfast bar
  Meeting space for up to 90 people

Courtyard by Marriott coming in Summer 2010!

• 3120 Heartland Pointe Drive off KY 54 and US 60 Bypass
• 100 rooms
• Restaurant and lounge
• Business Center
• Meeting rooms
• Free WiFi
• Fitness Center
• Indoor pool

Sleep Inn

• 51 Bon Harbor Hills 270-691-6200 / 800-424-6423
• 64 rooms, 3 handicap rooms
• Heater indoor pool & hot tub
• Fitness center
• Delicious hot breakfast
• Flat-panel HDTV's
• High-speed internet
• Wall Street Journal
• Meeting space available for up to 50 seated theater style and 40 classroom style
• All major credit cards accepted

Super 8 Motel

• 1027 Goetz Drive 270-685-3388 / 800-800-8000
• 52 rooms, 3 handicap rooms
• Extended stay rates
• Complimentary continental breakfast
• 24-hour coffee and tea
• All major credit cards accepted
• Pets allowed

Colonel House Motel

• 1829 Triplett Street 270-684-5271
• 49 rooms
• Outdoor swimming pool
• All major credit cards accepted
• Pets allowed

Cadillac Motel

• 1311 West Second Street 270-684-2343
• 45 rooms
• Restaurant available next to property
• All major credit cards accepted

Budget Inn

• 316 East Third Street 270-683-7311
• 33 rooms
• All major credit cards accepted except Discover

Motor Lodge 231

• 1640 Triplett Street 270-684-7231
• 29 rooms
• Visa and MasterCard accepted

Owensboro Motel

• 1420 Triplett Street 270-683-8805
• 22 rooms
• No credit cards accepted

Diamond Lake Resort/Campground

• 7301 Hobbs Road
• Located 11 miles west of Owensboro on KY 56
• Call for reservations 270-229-4900 / 800-975-4900
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• 280 campsites open year round
• 10 sleeping rooms
• Camping with full hookups
• Fishing
• Swimming
• Go-kart and Mini-Nascar tracks
• Snack bar
• Pets allowed

Helton House Bed & Breakfast

• 103 East 23rd Street 270-926-7117
• 5 rooms
• Red brick, circa 1910 Arts & Crafts house
• Beautifully decorated with antiques throughout on a quiet, midtown boulevard
• Country breakfasts offered

Windy Hollow Campground and Recreational Area

• 5141 Windy Hollow Road off KY Highway 81 270-785-4150
• 175 campsights with primitive to full hookups
• Swimming lake with water slide and diving boards
• Picnic area
• Miniature golf
• Pay lake stocked weekly with farm raised catfish

OTHER LOCAL LODGINGS

Comfort Inn & Suites Rockport

• 1355 N. Plaza Drive , Rockport, IN 812-649-2979
• Located approximately 10 miles north of Owensboro.
• 53 rooms
• Free deluxe continental breakfast
• Free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms
• Free local calls
• Indoor pool and hot tub
• Fitness center

The River House

• 1510 Riverview Drive, Lewisport, KY 270-295-4199
• 3 rooms, 2 king and 1 queen
• Large deck overlooking Ohio River
• Private boat dock and beach on Ohio River
• Large common area overlooking Ohio River & pool
• Large exercise room
• Tennis court, basketball court, and playground

Best Western Hancock Inn

• 9040 US Hwy 60 W., Lewisport, KY 270-295-3234
• Located approximately 10 miles east of Owensboro.
• 44 rooms
• High speed internet
• Complimentary breakfast
• Pool
• Pets Allowed

Friendly Farms Bed & Breakfast

2354 S. County Road 200 W., Rockport, IN 812-649-2668
Located approximately 10 miles north of Owensboro.
Friendly Farms Trails and Bed & Breakfast has 2 sites, the lodge and condo cottage. The Lodge and Condo Cottage are located adjacent to the fields of Ramey Riding Stables.