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Sports in Wichita, Kansas facts for kids

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Wichita, Kansas is home to several professional, amateur, and college sports teams.

Venues

Intrustbank
Intrust Bank Arena is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Wichita. It is home to the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League.

Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center a multi-function downtown complex, city-owned, with convention center, concert and exhibition halls and other facilities, it has been used for professional wrestling tournaments, sporting-goods exhibitions, and other recreational activity.

Charles Koch Arena (formerly Henry Levitt Arena) at Wichita State University, a medium-sized, sunken, dome-roofed circular arena with a collegiate basketball court. Home to the WSU Shocker basketball team. Also used extensively for city-wide and regional high school athletic events, concerts and other entertainments.

Eck Stadium at Wichita State University, an elaborate, medium-sized stadium with a full-sized baseball field, home to the WSU Shocker Baseball team.

81 Motor Speedway: An oval motor-vehicle racetrack just north of the city, used extensively for a wide range of car, truck and motorcycle races, and other motor sports events.

Hartman Arena, a private arena in Park City, a suburb just north of Wichita.

Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, a medium-sized baseball stadium, just West of downtown, home of the minor-league National Baseball Congress, and its annual National Tournament, and home to Wichita's various minor-league baseball teams over the years.

Sam Fulco Pavilions: in Park City, a suburb just north of Wichita (next to the abandoned Sedgwick County Coliseum), a moderate-capacity low-roofed arena developed for small rodeos, horse shows and livestock competitions and exhibitions, widely used for other purposes.

Wichita Ice Arena: Just west of downtown Wichita, a public ice-skating rink, also used for ice-skating competitions.


Sports organizations & institutions

  • The National Baseball Congress, the national umbrella organization of the minor leagues, has a long history with Wichita, which has served as the NBC's home and National Tournament site (at Lawrence–Dumont Stadium)
  • The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, http://kshof.org/, at the Wichita Boathouse
  • The Wichita Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, http://www.wichitahof.com/
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