FANS ENCOURAGED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES
ST. LOUIS – March 16, 2021 – St. Louis will host the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday (March 18-20) at Enterprise Center. This marks the ninth time since 2000 the event has taken place in the Gateway City. The St. Louis Sports Commission and University of Missouri will serve as co-hosts for the event.
This is the second NCAA championship to take place in St. Louis this month. The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships were held last weekend at America’s Center with 132 student-athletes competing. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will feature 330 student-athletes vying for national titles in 10 weight classes and an overall team national championship.
FANS ENCOURAGED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES
ST. LOUIS – March 11, 2021 – St. Louis will host the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday (March 12-13) at the America’s Center Convention Complex. The St. Louis Sports Commission and the NCAA have been working with (and will continue working with) America’s Center and the City of St. Louis Department of Health on protocols and procedures to make the health and safety of everyone at the Championships the top priority.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions a limited amount of guest passes were made available to participating schools for the two-day event. The NCAA will have no public ticket sales for this year’s Championships.
ST. LOUIS – March 2, 2021 – The 2021 USA Racquetball National Championships Festival presented by Penn has been awarded to St. Louis. The event, which includes the Racquetball National Doubles Championships, National Singles Championships, and National Juniors Championships, will run from June 3-13. The 10-day event will take place at three premier racquetball facilities in the region: the Jewish Community Center, Vetta Racquet Sports Concord, and Vetta Racquet Sports West.
GATEWAY CITY WILL SERVE AS NCAA WRESTLING’S EPICENTER OVER BACK-TO-BACK WEEKENDS THIS MARCH
ST. LOUIS – Feb. 11, 2021 – St. Louis will add another NCAA event to its résumé next month as it assists the NCAA with steps to safely host winter sport championships. To address health and safety protocols, the NCAA is moving its Division II Wrestling Championships to the Gateway City. The event will take place March 12-13 at the America’s Center Convention Complex and will be hosted by Lindenwood University, Maryville University, McKendree University, and the St. Louis Sports Commission. The Division II Wrestling Championships were previously held in St. Louis in 2015, and will return to Chaifetz Arena in 2022 as part of a previously-announced site selection.
ORGANIZATION’S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP TO AWARD $15,000 TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO EXEMPLIFY OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP; TOP WINNER WILL RECEIVE $10,000
APPLICATION PACKET NOW AVAILABLE
ST. LOUIS – Feb. 5, 2021 – The St. Louis Sports Commission is accepting nominations for its annual Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors from the St. Louis metro area who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship in athletic competition. Read More
ST. LOUIS – Feb. 3, 2021 – The St. Louis Sports Commission is adding several community business, civic and sports leaders to its volunteer board of directors. They will help the privately-funded nonprofit organization continue to fulfill its mission to make St. Louis a better place to live, visit, work and play through sports.
ST. LOUIS – Dec. 22, 2020 – St. Louis’ national – and this year international – salute to sportsmanship will be seen throughout the United States this weekend. The Musial Awards airs on CBS Saturday (Dec. 26) at 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT.
HONOREES WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN NATIONAL BROADCAST AIRING ON CBS DEC. 26
ST. LOUIS – Dec. 7, 2020 – In times like these, we could all use some hope and inspiration. Leave it to the recipients of the 2020 Musial Awards to deliver.
The Musial Awards – presented by Maryville University – celebrate the greatest moments of sportsmanship and those in sports who embody class and character. This year’s honorees include a Baseball Hall of Famer (Hank Aaron), Super Bowl champion (Laurent Duvernay-Tardif), NASCAR Cup Series driver (Bubba Wallace), star tennis player (Madison Keys), and the winner of the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (Aliphine Tuliamuk). Their credentials are impressive, but it’s the weight of their actions that registers with the Musial Awards.
ST. LOUIS – Nov. 23, 2020 – St. Louisans joined the Musial Awards, St. Louis Sports Commission and Stan Musial’s family at the Musial Statue outside Busch Stadium for a social distanced celebration of Stan The Man’s 100th birthday on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21. During the drive-by birthday party, fans brought birthday cards, shared well-wishes and their favorite Stan memories with his family. Individually packaged cupcakes and hand sanitizers were distributed to fans after they greeted the family. A group of harmonica players were also on hand to entertain, and at SIX minutes after 2 p.m., played “Happy Birthday,” which culminated in a fireworks burst… while Fredbird brought out a cake for the family!
ORGANIZERS CANCEL STANTENNIAL CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES INSIDE BUSCH STADIUM OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION FOR COMMUNITY’S HEALTH
ST. LOUIS – Nov. 17, 2020 – To commemorate what would have been Stan Musial’s 100th birthday, the St. Louis Sports Commission and the Musial Awards are organizing a drive-by birthday party parade on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Musial statue outside Busch Stadium. Fans can join the procession any time between 1 and 2:30 p.m.