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BB&T Field, Lawrence Joel Veterans
Memorial Coliseum, and Bowman Gray
Stadium. Winston-Salem has hosted
various collegiate events for the Atlantic
Coast Conference (ACC) and the MidEastern Athletic Conference (MEAC),
as well as the NCAA men's basketball
tournament. With one of the finest
tennis facilities in the East, Wake Forest
is a well-known stop on the ATP Tour.
Each August, professional tennis players
compete in the Winston-Salem Open,
the final tournament leading up the
men's US Open.

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ach May, athletes with a
dual passion for cycling
and live music descend upon
the Innovation Quarter for the
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic,
one of the country's most
prestigious professional cycling
events held in conjunction with
the four-day Gears & Guitars
Music Festival.
JDL Fast Track is one of the
Southeast's premier indoor
track-and-field facilities with a
200-meter oval track, 100-meter
warm-up track, training room,
and hospitality suites. The facility has hosted NCAA Division II
and III national championships,
as well as the USA Track and
Field (USATF) Masters Indoor
National Championships.
The home field for the Twin
City Youth Soccer Association,
BB&T Sports Park has also
hosted the US Club Soccer National Cup-Southeast Regional,
the Freedom Cup Challenge
lacrosse tournament, and the
Women's Collegiate Lacrosse
Associates National Championship. Located 20 minutes from
downtown Winston-Salem, the
park boasts 15 full-sized soccer
fields, including four new turf
fields.

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Photos clockwise from left: Fred Mullane, Bruce Chapman, Christine Rucker

rom little league to professional,
Winston-Salem hosts an array
of year-round sporting events
including baseball, tennis, cycling, and
soccer. Here athletes compete in top-tier
venues, whether an impressive indoor
arena, an immaculate court, wellmanicured field, or multi-purpose sports
complex.
On warm spring and summer nights,
Winston-Salem baseball fans gather to
root for the home team and celebrate
life's simple joys: baseball, hot dogs, and
cold beer. BB&T Ballpark, opened in
2010 as the home of the Winston-Salem
Dash, is one of the top venues in town
to kick back with friends and family.
As the sun sets at your back, take in
one of the best views of the city skyline.
Winston-Salem is the proud home
of Wake Forest University (Go Deacs!)
and Winston-Salem State University
(Go Rams!). Both campuses boast a
wide roster of athletic programs with
first-class facilities and venues like

MEDAL OF HONOR

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
honors the namesake African-American Army
medic who is the only native of Winston-Salem
to be awarded the Medal of Honor. He was
recognized for saving 13 fellow soldiers.

The picturesque Tanglewood
Park features two public golf
courses, a Par 3 course, clay
tennis courts, stables, and a
BMX race track for special
events. The park was one of the
local hosts for the Powerade
State Games of North Carolina,
one of the country's largest
state games programs.

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