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Evansville Mayor: Skating Contest supports sports tourism

Posted June 07, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke says a figure-skating competition that's coming to the Ford Center next year reaffirms the city's efforts to attract sports tourism.

The 2017 National Theater On Ice Competition will be hosted by the Evansville Sports Corp. and the Greater Evansville Figure Skating Club on June 21-25, 2017.

The Evansville Courier & Press reports (http://bit.ly/22Ka3Zc ) the event is being called the biggest sporting event the region has ever hosted, with more than 5,500 hotel room nights booked in Evansville and surrounding communities.

Winnecke also cites the NCAA Division II men's basketball championship, a Division II basketball tournament next fall and a softball World Series this month that will sell about 3,500 area hotel rooms as examples of local sports successes.

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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, http://www.courierpress.com

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