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The first three months of youth baseball tournaments at the Ripken Experience Pigeon Forge have been everything the city expected – and perhaps more. “Baseball lives on statistics, and the numbers coming out of the Ripken Experience are awesome. Visitor spending of $6.7 million in Pigeon Forge is simply wonderful,” said Eric Brackins, Pigeon Forge assistant city manager, who worked ...

Youth baseball and softball teams that participate in the National Sunglasses Day Essay Contest could win free sunglasses from Under Armour Eyewear for every player on their team. Under Armour Eyewear, the leader in performance sunglasses, is proud to announce an exclusive partnership in honor of National Sunglasses Day on June 27th with Ripken Baseball. This collaboration highlights Under Armour’s ...

Cyclists will take in the natural beauty of Western North Carolina as they cruise along a well-marked course, with the option to push themselves for short timed sections, competing to win in the Gran Fondo Asheville. Celebrate the National Park Service Centennial with Friends of the Smokies and ride in the 3rd annual Gran Fondo Asheville presented by Duke Energy ...

Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is a great way for families to get out and enjoy fishing together on one of the many public waters across the state. Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Tennessee and anyone, residents and non-residents, may fish without a fishing license in the state’s public waters. Kids 15 years old and younger ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation has scheduled a meeting to discuss one of the fastest growing sports in the country: PICKLEBALL. Pickleball is a paddle sport created for all ages. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn. It may be played indoors or outdoors and combines tennis, badminton, and Ping-Pong. ...

LeConte Medical Center Sports Medicine Department is hosting a free Student Athletic Training Day for high school students interested in athletic training. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at The Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge. Topics for the day include Lower & Upper Extremity Anatomy, Injuries and Taping Labs, as ...

Hundreds of participants will come together this weekend at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County to honor cancer survivors, their caregivers, and to pay tribute to those for whom the cure did not come soon enough. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life event begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Patriot Park, ...

On Jan. 23, 2015, American Legion Post 104 introduced to businesses and the public, the American Legion Junior Shooting Safety Program. Working diligently over the past year, Post 104 became the only American Legion Post in the state of Tennessee with a shooting program. Post 104 recruited 22 students between the ages of 12 and 16 interested in entering into ...

Young basketball enthusiasts will have the opportunity to learn tips, tricks and techniques from the most famous group of basketball players at the Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Camp at Rocky Top Sports World. Now in their 90th year, the Harlem Globetrotters are an indelible part of American sports and culture. Known for their incredible athleticism and outrageous antics, the Globetrotters have ...

Pets Without Parents, Sevierville’s no-kill animal shelter, and PARC Foundation, the charitable arm of NASCAR SpeedPark Smoky Mountains, are teaming up to host the Color Me Mutt 5K Color Run and Pet Parade on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at 7:30 a.m. at NASCAR SpeedPark. Pet lovers, as well as running enthusiasts, are invited to participate along with their dogs. All ...