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After a 20-year break, the Southeastern Conference will relaunch the SEC Volleyball Championship beginning in 2025 and has signed a three-year agreement to host the event at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The 2025 tournament is slated to take place on November 21–25, 2025, at Enmarket Arena. In addition, upcoming tournaments at the venue are […]
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Visit Savannah has hired Kristyn Smith as director of the Savannah Sports Council. Smith joins the organization from OneSpartanburg, Inc. in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she held a similar position in sports tourism development. Smith will lead the Savannah Sports Council team in researching and generating hotel bookings in sports and related markets, along with […]
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The Wayne County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Ohio has hired Rob Wells as executive director. Wells previously served as the executive director of the Savannah (Georgia) Sports Council for five years, leading the sports tourism efforts and managing events including the Savannah Bridge Run, the Savannah Hockey Classic and the Savannah Women’s Half Marathon. […]
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The Savannah Sports Council in Georgia has named Marissa Guarneiri as its new events manager. Guarneiri joins the organization after serving as the director of volunteers and special projects at Chattanooga Sports in Tennessee. Guarneiri will serve as race director of the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run and the Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon. Additionally, she […]
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Rob Wells has been promoted to executive director of the Savannah Sports Council, a division of Visit Savannah in Georgia. Wells, who has been with the organization since 2017, most recently held the position of director. Since joining the Savannah Sports Council in 2017, Wells has been instrumental in furthering SSC-owned events including the Enmarket […]
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The National Association of Sports Commissions has announced its new name and brand identity—Sports Events & Tourism Association, or Sports ETA—which will take full effect January 1, 2020. The announcement came during the organization’s annual symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and comes after more than two years of work by a branding committee that employed the help […]
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The @Big12Conference has selected the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to host the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships. The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship’s two sessions will be held March 22 at noon and 5 p.m. local time.
.@PlayNAIA has selected Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, and @GSOB_Sports as hosts for the 2025, 2026 and 2027 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championships.
Move United was given the 2024 Rings of Gold Award by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee during its annual assembly last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Triple Crown Sports has announced the departure of Sean Hardy, who is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer to join League One Volleyball as chief growth officer.
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