GREAT RIVERS & ROUTES REGION OF SOUTHWESTERN SPORTS Playbook

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SERVING THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF MADISON l MACOUPIN JERSEY l CALHOUN From the USTA all-stars to the ASA National Tournament to the LPGA Links qualifier, the Great Rivers & Routes region has played host to some of the top tournaments in the U.S. Our top- rated facilities and athletic fields are ready to accommodate your tournament play. Just minutes from St. Louis and accessible by six interstates, the region is centrally located in the Midwest. The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is here to serve you and assist your organization with finding the right facilities, selecting lodging and enjoying your time off the field during your next sporting event. YOUREVENT

1 1-800-258-6645 getting here Galena Chicago, IL 245 mi/394 km Quad Cities All roads lead to the Great Rivers Joliet & Routes region, which is easily

Bloomington accessible via I-55, I-70, I-270,

Quincy I-44, I-255 and I-64. For those

Kansas City traveling by air, we are just 20 258 mi/415 km Alton Indianapolis Grafton Edwardsville 245 mi/394 km Collinsville St. Louis minutes from St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Travel Louisville 278 mi/447 km by train from all over the Branson 274 mi/441 km country and pull into the Memphis 307 mi/494 km Amtrak station located in Alton.

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The Great Rivers & Routes region has hosted several high school, collegiate, amateur and professional sporting events. We are prepared to accommodate the following sports: softball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, fishing, hockey, figure skating, volleyball, sand volleyball, football, , swimming, track & field, kickball, disc golf and gymnastics.

ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE win

There’s more to do after tournament choices for team dining and private play with Altitude Trampoline Park, rooms at some of your favorite spots Grafton Zipline Adventures, Splash including 54th Street Bar & Grill, Bella Pads, Raging Rivers, Collinsville Aqua Milano, Bluff City Grill, Castelli’s Park, Willoughby Heritage Farm, a Restaurant at 255, Colton’s Steak House, number of historic sights and much Great Rivers Tap & Grill, and Ravanelli’s. more. You’ll find an abundance of

3 1-800-258-6645 ACCOMMODATINGyour needs The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is at your service. We will gladly send out your RFP to applicable venues in our region. Upon selecting a venue to host your sporting event, we will go to work for you finding the necessary lodging, banquet space, dining options and welcome bags for your teams. We have 28 full-service and limited service hotels and motels in the region designed to accommodate every group size and match every budget.

ALTON | 62002 Hampton Inn Collinsville 7 Commerce Dr. • (618) 346-4400 Best Western Plus Parkway Hotel 1900 Homer M. Adams Pkwy. • (618) 433-9900 La Quinta Inn & Suites 6 Gateway Dr. • (618) 855-8400 Best Western Premier Alton – St. Louis Area Hotel Super 8 • 2 Gateway Dr. • (618) 345-8008 3559 College Ave. • (618) 462-1220 EDWARDSVILLE | 62025 Comfort Inn • 11 Crossroads Ct. Comfort Inn Edwardsville (618) 465-9999 3080 Rt. 157 • (618) 656-4900 Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Country Hearth Inn & Suites 1904 Homer M. Adams Pkwy. • (618) 433-8999 1013 Plummer Dr. • (618) 656-7829 Super 8 • 1800 Homer M. Adams Pkwy. Holiday Inn Express (618) 465-8885 & Suites Edwardsville COLLINSVILLE | 62234 1000 Plummer Dr. • (618) 692-7255 America’s Best Value Inn TownePlace Suites 552 Ramada Blvd. • (618) 345-9500 St. Louis Edwardsville 6101 Center Grove Rd • 618-655-3001 Comfort Inn • 8 Commerce Dr. (480) 725-1637 GLEN CARBON | 62034 Days Inn Collinsville Hampton Inn & Suites 12 Commerce Dr. • (618) 345-2000 St. Louis-Edwardsville DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Collinsville 5723 Heritage Crossing Dr. • (618) 589-5000 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr. • (618) 345-2800 GRAFTON | 62037 Drury Inn Collinsville Aeries Resort • 14 W. Main St. 602 N. Bluff Rd. • (618) 345-7700 (618) 786-8439 Fairfield Inn Collinsville Pere Marquette Lodge 4 Gateway Dr. • (618) 346-0607 & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd. • (618) 786-2331 For more information: Ruebel Hotel & Restaurant RiversandRoutes.com 217 E. Main St. • (618) 786-2315

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Southern Illinois University infield and batting cages. The Simmons Edwardsville offers six pristine athletic Baseball Complex has an artificial field, facilities home to 16 NCAA Division I functional scoreboard, and seating for programs. The , 1,000, with lawn seating for up to 500 home of Cougars men’s and women’s additional fans. SIUE Tennis Courts is basketball, volleyball and wrestling a six-court outdoor tennis facility with teams, has a hardwood surface, a a seating capacity of 200 and lawn seating capacity of over 4,000, and seating for an additional 1,000 fans. has been the host to ESPN broadcasts and numerous events, including the SIUE Cross Country Course was IHSA playoffs. designed to challenge all levels of and Field is a 3,000-seat competition. The course includes a 5K, facility home to the SIUE men’s and 6K, 8K and 10K course. It is used for women’s soccer team and men’s and prep and collegiate meets and is fan- women’s track and field teams. Korte friendly with multiple points where fans Stadium has an eight-lane track, a fully can watch the runners. A new state- functional scoreboard, and new turf of- the-art finish line was added to the which was installed in summer 2018. course in 2018.

Cougar Field, home of Cougars The SIUE campus is also home to the softball, has a dirt infield, grass outfield, Outdoor Recreation Sports Complex warning track, functional scoreboard, consisting of a variety of synthetic turf and seating for 800. The Fulginiti and grass playing fields, concession Indoor training facility next to Cougar area, and picnic pavilion. The Club Field has pitching rubbers, a turfed Sports Field is a natural grass soccer or

5 1-800-258-6645 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 6 Hairpin Dr. • Edwardsville • www.siue.edu

football field (rotates seasonally) with The Student Fitness Center has operational scoreboard. The South five maple hardwood floor sports Recreation Field has a natural grass courts ready for basketball, volleyball, field. The Multipurpose Field (lighted) badminton or pickleball. The Center has a synthetic turf, NCAA regulation also has a multi-purpose court with soccer field, two flag football fields rubberized floor and inset goals for and two intramural soccer fields. The soccer, futsal, roller hockey, tennis, lighted Softball Field has synthetic turf basketball, volleyball or cricket, as well infield and natural grass outfield with as three racquetball courts. These same courts can accommodate many unique pitching rubbers, covered dugouts and activities, including arena paintball, operational scoreboard. dodgeball, bags/corn hole, Quidditch and more.

SPORT FIELD/ LIT SEATING PARKING COURTS FIELDS

Baseball 2 1 500 bleachers 100 300 lawn Softball 2 2 500 bleachers 838 300 lawn Tennis 6 0 200 bleachers 500 500 lawn Soccer 6 2 3,000 bleachers 838 1,000 lawn Basketball/ 11 11 4,000 1,800 Volleyball

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Principia College’s pristine athletic tennis play all year round. There are an facilities include the 100,000 square additional six outdoor tennis courts. foot Coach Crafton Athletic Center Clark Field is the competition football/ which holds a 200m indoor track, pole rugby field with a 400 meter track vaulting, a sandpit for the long jump surrounding it, with stadium seating and triple jump, collegiate basketball for 800 people. The track is a 6 lane 400 courts and collegiate volleyball courts. meter track with a long jump /triple The Natatorium is an NCAA compliant jump sand pit, pole vault station and 40 meter stretch pool with an electronic high jump station. timing system and three diving boards The college Soccer Field is equipped — two 1m and 3m diving boards. The with lights, scoreboard, bleacher Hay Field House is a multilevel fitness seats, restrooms, and protected team facility containing four volleyball courts benches. Cheatham Stadium baseball and six basketball hoops. The Hexberg field and the college Softball Field Indoor Tennis Center houses four both feature high powered lights, competition tennis courts, perfect for scoreboards, batting cages and warning

7 1-800-258-6645 Principia College • 1 Maybeck Place • Elsah www.principiacollege.edu tracks. Cheatham Stadium also features a press box with stadium seating. The Cross County Championship Course is a NCAA DIII National Championship Course with multiple distance routes and observation tower. The Sand Box feature four premium white sand competition courts, bleachers, lights, shower and rinsing station.

SPORT FIELD/COURTS LIT FIELDS PARKING

Basketball 4 4 500

Volleyball 6 6 500

Sand Volleyball 4 0 30-50

Tennis 10 10 100

Basketball 1 1 200

Softball 1 1 100

Soccer 1 1 400

Poll 1 1 400

RiversandRoutes.com 8 LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

The Lewis and Clark Community facility, strength and conditioning College campus in Godfrey, IL offers lab, locker rooms and restrooms. athletics facilities for basketball, Tennis facilities offer lighted courts, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, grandstand style chair seating and and tennis that can provide spectator restrooms while soccer facilities also seating that can range from 300-600 offer grandstand style chair seating fans at each location. Available with the with nearby restrooms. indoor basketball and volleyball courts are concession areas, athletic training

Lewis & Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Rd • Godfrey. www.LC.edu

SPORT FIELD/COURTS LIT FIELDS PARKING

Tennis 8 8 300-600

Baseball 1 0 300-600

Softball 1 0 300-600

Soccer 1 0 300-600

Basketball/ 2 2 300-600 Volleyball

9 1-800-258-6645 ALTON PARKS

Located on the east side of Alton, the and several collegiate games. There 702-acre Gordon Moore Park has are eight other diamonds that house been host to collegiate, high-school, a multitude of baseball, fast pitch recreational, and invitational sporting softball, slow pitch softball, and events. These fields host recreational kickball leagues and tournaments. Five soccer matches, 3v3 tournaments, of the softball diamonds have lights for football and flag football leagues use at night. and tournaments, and is home to During the summer months, there are the Marquette Catholic High-School several high school and recreational soccer teams. There are two lit baseball tournaments played at the Simpson diamonds used as the home field Tennis Center, which features 8 tennis for the local high schools, private courts. Gordon Moore Park is also tournaments, baseball showcases, home to an Arnold Palmer designed golf course, Spencer T. Olin, which was Gordon Moore Park the host of two U.S. Championships. 4550 College Ave. • Alton

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Baseball* 2 2 26/bleacher 150 2 bleachers/field

Softball* 6 5 36-40/bleacher 70 2 bleachers/field

Tennis 8 4 34/Review Stand 50

Soccer 19 2 Bleachers on 11 fields 250 60/bleacher * Gordon Moore Park can host youth baseball or softball tournaments by converting fields

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Jaycee Sports Complex is home to 12 also includes batting cages to practice fields with seven lighted for evening pitching and hitting, a concession stand, games. The 17-acre park also features and restrooms. a football field, one lit soccer field, Jaycee Sports Complex and five practice fields. The complex 198 Complex Dr. • Collinsville

Woodland Park is home to one softball/youth baseball field and one regulation baseball field, both lit. The park also contains an 18-hole concrete/ DISCatcher disc golf course. Woodland Park is located on Pine Lake Rd. Glidden Park is a 30-acre park containing five tennis courts (2 lighted courts) and basketball court.

Glidden Park 398 Branch St. • Collinsville

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Baseball/ 14 9 4 Bleachers/ 120 Softball field

Soccer 1 1 No Bleachers 70

Tennis 5 2 No Bleachers 50

11 1-800-258-6645 GATEWAY CENTER

Gateway Center, a multi-purpose convention center in Collinsville, offers FAST FACTS OF flexible, accessible, and affordable GATEWAY CENTER indoor facilities for whatever sporting event you are planning. Gateway SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL Center has 50,000 square feet of 50,000 RENTABLE SPACE event space with up to 26-foot ceiling SQUARE FEET OF heights. The size and flexibility of 40,000 CONTIGUOUS SPACE the space make it an ideal venue for SQUARE FEET OF many types of sporting events, such 20,400 HARD SURFACE as gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, wrestling, pool, ping pong, crossfit, arm wrestling, boxing, and martial arts. Four large exterior docks located at IN-HOUSE the back of the building allow vendors 800+ 10 CATERING to have easy access in and out of the FREE MINUTES AND AUDIO FROM VISUAL building during move-in. PARKING DOWNTOWN PRODUCTION SPACES ST. LOUIS COMPANY One Gateway Drive • Collinsville 800-289-2388 • gatewaycenter.com RiversandRoutes.com 12 EDWARDSVILLE PARKS

Vadalabene Park is home to the City’s fast-pitch softball program. The park features one basketball court, two lighted softball fields, and two concessions/restrooms buildings.

Vadalabene Park 501 Voge Ave. • Edwardsville

Winston Brown Recreation Complex is a 10.5-acre park featuring two lighted softball fields, two lighted full-court basketball courts, and two newly Photo: Mike Baxter renovated white sand volleyball courts with seating, concessions, and restrooms. Leclaire Baseball Field is a completely renovated 3.3 acre park with signature Winston Brown Recreation Complex Little League baseball facilities. The 1325 Schiller Ave. • Edwardsville park features an elementary size baseball field with sprinkler system, Hoppe Park is home to the electronic scoreboard, and new field recreational Little League baseball lighting system. program. The park features one Leclaire Baseball Field major league size ball field and one 701 Hale Ave. • Edwardsville elementary size baseball field (both lighted), and one concession/ restroom building. OPENING NOVEMBER 2019! The new Plummer Family Park Hoppe Park 1500 Tower Ave. • Edwardsville will feature 4 lighted, synthetic turf 12U baseball/softball fields, 2 lighted synthetic turf soccer fields, 4 natural turf soccer fields, and 12 pickleball courts.

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Baseball 3 3 Bleachers 100

Softball 3 3 Bleachers 100

13 1-800-258-6645 Photo: Scott Evers EDWARDSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 SPORTS COMPLEX

The Edwardsville High School The North Sports Complex includes campus houses premier athletic the EHS Tennis Complex, the Track and facilities. The EHS Sports Complex- Field Complex, and seven dual purpose South includes facilities for football, football/soccer fields. The tennis baseball, softball, wrestling, field complex includes eight courts and two hockey, and swimming. The Chuck pavilions. In addition to track and field, Fruit Aquatic Center contains the the track complex serves field hockey, only Olympic-sized pool in the Metro soccer, and football with bleacher East. It features a 50 meter, 8-lane seating for 500. pool with one 3-meter diving board and two 1-meter diving boards. The facility seats over 600. The Jon Davis The EHS Sports Complex Wrestling Center is a 24,000 square 6161 Center Grove Rd. • Edwardsville foot multipurpose facility providing a top quality wrestling venue.

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Football/ 1 1 5,500 710 Soccer Softball 2 2 200 500

Baseball 2* 2 400 500

Basketball 3 3,500 710

Tennis 8 500 710

*1 grass and 1 turf baseball field RiversandRoutes.com 14 GODFREY PARKS

The 10-acre Godfrey Ball Park features Glazebrook Park is home to all of eight baseball fields, six of which are Godfrey’s special events, including the also used for softball, a soccer field and Great Godfrey Maze. The park features a playground. The park has seating, five soccer fields and is equipped with concessions, restrooms and parking to concessions, restrooms and parking to accommodate up to 200 vehicles. accommodate 200 vehicles.

Godfrey Ball Park Glazebrook Park at 810 Stamper Ln. • Godfrey 1401 Stamper Ln. • Godfrey

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Baseball* 8 3 Bleachers 150 - 200

Softball* 6 3 Bleachers 150-200

Soccer 8 0 No Bleachers 200+

* Godfrey can host weekend tournaments for girls fast pitch softball and youth baseball tournaments 12-U

15 1-800-258-6645 WOOD RIVER PARKS

The athletic facilities in Wood River Emerick Sports Complex is an eight have played host to many tournaments acre complex containing three lighted including ASA Softball Tournaments. softball fields and one baseball field. There is a concession stand and a lake Emerick Sports Complex for fishing. 1001 N 6th St. • Wood River

SPORT FIELD/COURTS LIT FIELDS PARKING

Soccer 3 2 200+

Baseball 1 0 80

Softball 3 3 80

Wood River Soccer and Skate Park is a 43-acre park containing two lighted regulation soccer fields, one unlighted practice soccer field, skateboard park, parking, concession stand and stadium bleachers.

Wood River Soccer and Skate Park 2551 Rockhill Rd. • Wood River

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Dolan Park is a 26-acre park that wading pool with play equipment. A houses six baseball/softball fields concession stand is connected to the and four soccer fields in the fall (fields pool area with service to both the park are rotated seasonally). The park also and pool side. Dolan Park has been the features Donor Pool II which includes home of Little League tournaments. a 240,000-gallon main pool with two diving boards and a 45,000-gallon Dolan Park East Carpenter St. & June St. • Jerseyville

Wock Lake is a 24 acre park that houses a 6.5 acre fishing lake stocked every fall and spring. The lake also features a .75 mile walking loop and a pavilion that is available for rent.

Susnig Center 401 Mound St. • Jerseyville

Susnig Center is the indoor rec center housing a gymnasium, dining hall, and two workout rooms. The gymnasium and dining hall are both available to rent.

Wock Lake 1301 E. Spruce St. • Jerseyville

FIELD/ LIT SPORT COURTS FIELDS SEATING PARKING

Baseball 6 5 Bleachers 100

Softball 6 5 Bleachers 100

Soccer 4 4 Bleachers 100

17 1-800-258-6645 EAST ALTON ICE ARENA

If hockey is your game, the East Alton Ice Arena contains a 200 by 85 foot ice rink that is home to the East Alton Skating Academy and the Twin Bridges Hockey Association. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars and several local high schools also use the facilities for hockey and other ice related sporting events. The arena is also the perfect venue for figure skating competitions, with seating for up to 500 people, concessions and pro-shop.

East Alton Ice Arena 631 Lewis & Clark Blvd. • East Alton

FISHING

The Great Rivers & Routes region has Alton Marina played host to a number of angler #1 Henry Street • Alton competitions, including: Illinois Bass Altonmarina.com Federation State Tournament, Cabela’s Grafton Harbor King Kat Tournament, Riverbend 215 W Water Street • Grafton Catfish Tournament Trail and SeaArk Graftonharbor.net Boat Owners Invitational Catfish Tournament. In partnership with first- class marinas and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, we are ready to help your group catch the big one.

RiversandRoutes.com 18 G LF Located where Route 66 meets the Great River Road, you will discover some of the most magnificent golf courses outside St. Louis.

19 1-800-258-6645 Whether you want to play on the course designed by Arnold Palmer himself, or take it easy on one of the area’s nine-hole courses, the Great Rivers & Routes region has the dream course for you.

GOLF COURSE PAR HOLES YARDS

American Legion • Edwardsville 35 9 2,652

Arlington Greens • Granite City 72 18 7,200

Belk Park • Wood River 72 18 6,812

Cloverleaf • Alton 70 18 5,514

Fox Creek • Edwardsville 72 18 7,027

Lockhaven • Godfrey 72 18 6,680

Oak Brook • Edwardsville 36 27 8,784

Rock Spring • Alton 35 9 3,015

Rolling Hills • Godfrey 71 18 5,687

Rolling Hills Executive Course • Godfrey 29 9 1297

Spencer T. Olin • Alton 72 18 6,941

Spencer T Olin Learning Center • Alton 30 9 3,015

Sunset Hills • Edwardsville 72 18 6,500

Wolves Crossing • Jerseyville 70 18 5,952

The Woodlands • Alton 71 18 6,401

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If bowling is right up your alley, the Great Rivers & Routes region has 7 bowling alleys available for tournament play, as well as after hours fun!

BOWLING ALLEY LANES ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Airport Plaza Bowl 32 Family arcade, party rooms, 4 Erwin Plegge Blvd. • Bethalto on-site restaurants

Bowl Haven Lanes 24 Family arcade, party rooms, 3003 Washington Ave • Alton on-site restaurants

Camelot Bowl 32 Family arcade, 801 Beltline Rd. • Collinsville on-site restaurants

Edison’s Laser tag arena, 55+ game arcade, Inventive Eats & Drinks 12 10 party and event spaces, 2477 S. State Rt. 157 • Edwardsville full-service restaurant

Mt. Olive Bowl & BBQ 8 Full-service restaurant 105 S. Old Rt. 66 • Mt. Olive

SIUE Bowling Alley 16 Billiard tables, air hockey University Park Dr. • Edwardsville video arcade

Tri County Bowl 16 Snack/grill 207 Krause Dr. • Jerseyville

21 1-800-258-6645 DISC GOLF

Let the beautiful courses in the Great Rivers & Routes region be host for your next disc golf tournament. With courses ranging from 9 to 18 holes, we have the perfect venue.

GOLF COURSE HOLES TEE TYPE/ COURSE LENGTH TARGET TYPE

Rock Spring Park Concrete/ 6,800 yds. 18 1 Rock Spring Park • Alton DISCatcher (Alternate length 7,500 yds.)

Gordon Moore Park Grass/ 9 1,995 yds. 4550 College Ave • Alton DISCatcher

Roxana Community Park Grass/ 2,145 yds. 9 #2 Park Dr. • Roxana DISCatcher (Alternate length 2,892 yds.)

Woodland Park Concrete/ 1,645 yds. 18 Pine Lake Rd. • Collinsville DISCatcher (Alternate length 2,166 yds.)

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ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is waiting to help you plan one of your best sporting events ever. You will have the full support of our Tourism Bureau and our Regional Sports Committee.

Let us help make your event a winner!

Contact Katie Bennett, Tourism Sales Manager [email protected]

Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau 200 Piasa St. • Alton, IL 62002 • (800) 258-6645 RiversandRoutes.com I VisitAlton.com I GreatRiversByway.com