Sports Complex of the Americas

A few weeks back we were listening to the Uncle Henry Show on WNTM-AM 710. The guest that day was Steve Hanley from the CP Noonan Foundation. Mr. Hanley spoke of the ambitious project to develop the Sports Complex of the Americas on school board land in West Mobile near the I-10/McDonald Road interchange.

If completed, this complex will attract visitors from throughout the country. It will be one of the largest sports complexes in the country. It will also offer the most variety of sporting venues in the country.

The plans for the development include:

1. Navatorium - The swimming complex will inclued and Olympic size swimming pool, lap pools, and diving pools.
2. Baseball/Softball Fields
3. Lit Multi-Purpose Fields for soccer, football, field hockey, etc.
4. Multi-Purpose Fieldhouse for Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics and other inside oriented sports matches.
5. Equine/Rodeo facilities
6. 65 Acre Water Park - offering both inside and outside activities
7. Archery/Shooting Ranges
8. 50,000 seat Stadium

The foundation hopes to break ground for the facility by the beginning of the year 2010. There will be more information released in the future and I will pass it along as I learn anything new. There will be a website for the facility that should be online in the next few weeks.