Area Attractions
Sports/Fitness Facilities and Coliseums
Cam Henderson Center
www.marshall.edu
(304) 696-5275.
Home of Marshall University Thundering Herd Basketball. Complete multi-purpose physical education facility with adjacent track and field.
Charleston Civic Center and Coliseum
www.charlestonwvciviccenter.com
304/345-7469
Year-round entertainment, convention, exhibition and sporting events. Top rock, country, gospel and Broadway acts, circus, hot rod pull, wrestling, home show and sports show. The Civic Center Coliseum is a 13,500-seat showplace for concerts, and a 12,500 seat arena for basketball. 200 Civic Center Dr. Charleston
Charleston Family YMCA
www.ymcawv.org
Year-round facility featuring Adult Sports League and Tournaments, Aquatic Fitness and Programs, Swim Teams, Child Care, Family programs, Health and Fitness training and classes, Massage Therapy, Group Fitness, Martial Arts, Teen Development Programs, Speciality Classes, Youth Sports and Tennis Facilities. 304-340-3527
Marshall University’s Joan C. Edward Stadium
http://herdzone.cstv.com/facilities/mars-edwards-stadium.html
Marshall Football Stadium’s capacity is 38,016. The state-of-the-art facility features a FieldTurf playing surface that was installed prior to the 2005 season, a modern Daktronics scoreboard with video and statistics display capabilities, 4,332 chair back seats and 20 deluxe indoor sky suites that feature closed circuit television, a high tech audio system, and seat from 12 to 36 people each. The stadium’s pressbox seats 75 media members and contains modern radio and television broadcast booths that accommodate regional and national media members every Thundering Herd game day. The stadium hosted every NCAA Division I-AA National Championship game from 1991 to 1996 and Mid-American Conference Championship contests in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002.
University of Charleston's Laidley Field
304/348-1134.
Laidley's stadium, football, soccer and track facility, has one of the finest metric tracks in the eastern United States and seats 18,600. Regularly scheduled annual events include West Virginia High School Track and Field Championship in May, State High School North-South All-Star Football game in June and the Kanawha County High School Majorette Festival in September. Outdoor concerts and Ribfest also are featured during the summer months.
Located in Charleston's East End near the Capitol Complex.
West Virginia Power
www.wvpower.com
304-344-CATS.
With more than 70 home games a season, the Class "A" minor league affiliates of the Milwaukee Brewers--a Major League Baseball franchise--offers up plenty of action with clutch hits, strikeout pitching, and plenty of fun with fireworks, giveaways and special promotions that are sure to be a home run with the enitre family. And bring the kids to see the Power Pack! Catch a game from April through September at beautiful Appalachian Power Park, Charleston's new $23 million dollar stadium in the heart of downtown.
Take 1-64 east to exit 100. Turn left at 2nd light onto Lee St., turn left at 2nd light onto Morris St. Go through 2 lights. The park is on the left.
See website for schedule.
West Virginia Wild Basketball
An International Basketball League team based in Charleston, the WVW was begun in 2005 as an exhibition team and started their season in earnest with the 2006 schedule. 717 Lee Street East Suite 301 Charleston, WV 25302
Tel: (304) 720-2244 Fax: (304) 720-2245
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