Kickin' Cancer

Delores Sullivan Kick For A Cure
24-Hour Soccer Tournament

The Smith River Sports Complex is very proud and honored to be hosting the Delores Sullivan Kick for a Cure  24-Hour Soccer Tournament on June 14-15, 2013.

This event is being held  to raise money for cancer research for the American Cancer Society.

Organized by Patrick Sullivan, son of Delores Sullivan who passed away from pancreatic cancer, the event will be a continuous 24-hour soccer game with a continuous score. The concession stand, restrooms and meeting room will be open throughout the duration of the game.

There will be a silent auction held in the Complex meeting room with items up for bid including soccer memorabilia signed by NCAA Division I soccer teams such as Duke University, the University of North Carolina, Clemson University, as well as items donated from area businesses.

The cost to enter the game is $100 per team, and players on the teams must be at least 5 years old to participate.

For more information about the game or to register a team--you must register by May 28!--contact Patrick Sullivan at litlpat@hotmail.com or 276-734-5298, or visit them on Facebook at facebook.com/deloressullivankickforacure. 

ReLAXin' at the Complex

Lacrosse Invades the Smith River Sports Complex

The Smith River Sports Complex has caught Lacrosse fever! In 2013, we have already hosted one lax tourney, the Pomerstone Classic held April 12-14, and we are gearing up to host 7 more tourneys throughout the rest of the year!

Coming up very soon is the Hammerhead Frenzy which will be held June 1-2. Two other summer tournaments include the Cardinal Cup with boys teams from U11-U18 on June 29-30, and the Martinsville Summer Madness, which is a college recruiting event from July 5-7.

Also in the fall, we will be hosting the Smith River Showdown, a boys and girls NCAA Division II and III recruiting tournament, the Hammerhead college club tournament, the Martinsville Melee high school boys team recruiting event, and the Cardinal Cup Fall Classic U11-U18 boys tournament.

For the Martinsville-Henry County area, lax is definitely a different kind of sport. It is sort of a mixture of football, tennis and soccer. It is a very fast-paced game that requires players' full attention, split second decisions, quick reflexes, and a great upper- and lower-body strength. 

For those of you who have never witnessed a lax event, make sure to come on out to the Smith River Sports Complex this summer and into the fall for all of our exciting events!

Play Ball!

Smith River T-Ball League!

For the second year, the Smith River Sports Complex is hosting the Smith River T-Ball League. The league was created to 4-6 year old kids to learn to play t-ball, make friends, and most of all to have fun!

This year we have had about 280 kids register to play! Our opening night was Friday, May 10, and the rest of the games will be played on Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. through the rest of May and June. 

We would like to send a big thank you out to all of our sponsors, volunteer coaches, parents, and the kids for playing!

So, make sure to come on out to the Complex on Friday nights to watch some t-ball, grab some food at the concession stand, and have a relaxing evening in the great outdoors!

Cool Features of the Complex

Cool Features of the Complex

Since I started working at the Smith River Sports Complex in September 2009, I have heard many people compliment some of the Complex's features. Therefore, today's blog will focus on some of those features.

First of all, something that has almost become a necessity for all outdoor sporting facilities is lighting for the fields. Our state-of-the-art Musco lighting on 5 out of 6 fields allows for events to be held no matter what time of the day.
Another special feature of the Complex is our Cambridge irrigation system. This system has allowed us to never rain out an event.

The Ralph Benjamin "Benny" Summerlin Legacy Courtyard is where you can find the concession stand, the men's and women's restrooms and the meeting room which has plenty of room to host parties, corporate events, baby showers and many other types of gatherings. 

2 other major features of the Complex are the bleachers and the parking lot. The two sets of bleachers are located in between our two championship turf fields and each set has enough seating for at least 250 people. 

Also, our parking lot is fully paved and has enough room for 350 vehicles, with additional overflow parking to hold 600-800 vehicles.

So, next time you come out to the Complex, make sure to take a look at some of the cool things that makes the Smith River Sports Complex unique!

Welcome to the Smith River Sports Complex!

          Welcome to Bloggin' from the Sidelines:
The official blog of the Smith River Sports Complex!

          

The Smith River Sports Complex in beautiful Axton, Va., has been open since Summer 
2009, and since its opening, has hosted thousands of sporting events on our 3 Bermuda 
grass fields, 2 field turf fields and fescue field. 

So far, the Complex has hosted soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, football, ultimate frisbee, 
t-ball, and flag football, as well as many birthday parties, baby showers, corporate events, 
family reunions, and weddings in our meeting room and picnic shelters.

I am very proud to say that I have worked at the Complex for over 3 1/2 years and I 
am very proud of what we have accomplished in the short time we have been open. 

So, basically my plan for this blog is to let people know about what is going on at the 
Complex, show off some things that I really love about it, and to promote some of our 
upcoming events.

Make sure to check back here to learn a little bit more about the beautiful Smith River 
Sports Complex!

Also, check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/SmithRiverComplex, Twitter 
@SmithRiverSport, search for Smith River Sports on YouTube, Instagram 
@SmithRiverSportsComplex, and Pinterest at pinterest.com/SmithRiverSport.