Brandon Doherty Named General Manager for Scheels Sports Park

The Sports Facilities Companies has announced the hiring of Brandon Doherty as general manager for Scheels Sports Park, which is under construction in Springfield, Illinois.

Doherty will oversee operations of the planned $60 million, 70-acre multisport outdoor/indoor sports park, which will feature a 190,000-square-foot indoor dome, a soccer field, performance and turf training areas.

“I am thrilled to be in Springfield and I’m already rolling up my sleeves to help make this the best sports park in the region,” said Doherty. “I have seen how these sports complexes can transform communities and I am excited to help in all the ways I can getting things set up so we’re ready to play in 2025.”

Doherty comes to Springfield from Starkville, Mississippi, where he served as the general manager of the Cornerstone Sports Complex. He has more than 15 years of experience in the parks and recreation industry.

“We are so excited to have recruited Brandon to Springfield to hit the ground running so that when the sports park opens, we are ready to serve our local athletes during the week and welcome thousands of families and their kids to the capital city to play and watch the sports they love and bring a giant boost to our local hotels and businesses,” said Dirk McCormick, Scheels Sports Park developer.

The park is a public-private development funded by the developers, private investors and a portion of the city of Springfield’s local hotel-motel tax and sales tax. The dome and outdoor fields are expected to be completed in fall 2025.

“We are so grateful for all of the work that continues to happen in this remarkable public-private partnership to make this sports park a reality for Springfield,” said Misty Buscher, Springfield mayor. “I believe this sports park and the families it will bring to our beautiful city will be a boost to our local businesses and our economy, and we will all get to enjoy everything that this sports park will bring to the capital city.”