Sanford Sports Complex

By Mark:

Shifting slightly away from politics but sticking with something that would drastically improve Sioux Falls and the opportunities for its children. There has been a lot of buzz about the future Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls but I’m ready for some local organizations to step up to the plate and do their part to finish this great project Sanford Health has set out to establish.

One facility talked about for the complex is a tennis center. Now as a tennis player this issue is a bit more personal for me. This is a project that has been talked about for more than a decade and the community just hasn’t got it done. Tennis has nearly fallen off the map in this area, both in the number of juniors playing and the level of talent. There is plenty of tennis money in this town and I wish people would join together and get this project done.

Another facility idea I have for the Sanford Sports Complex is a little league baseball complex. A couple weeks ago, a little league baseball team from Rapid City made it to the Little League World Series and had the opportunity to play nationally televised games on ESPN. Wow, what an opportunity. But guess what, as of right now kids in Sioux Falls don’t have that opportunity because there is no Little League Baseball League organized in Sioux Falls. Now that’s embarrassing. Somebody needs to step up and put that together so kids in Sioux Falls have the same opportunity that kids their age around the country have.