Sports
Abilene is home to several sports facilities capable of hosting and ensuring a successful outing for your next sporting event.
For a complete list, select Sports Facilities.
Browse the sections below for more information about sports and sporting events in Abilene.
We will always work to ensure your event is successful.
Abilene Sports Alliance Scholarships 2011-2012
The Sports Alliance sholarship funding is provided through proceeds from the Action Sports Medicine Champions Classic football weekend.
Applying Students: Print the guidelines and application for your school.
Abilene Sports Alliance
The Sports Alliance, established in 2003, is a committee under the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau, an affiliate of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Alliance is comprised of the following:
- Champions Classic Committee
- Scholarship Committee
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Steering Committee
Our goals are:
- To increase participation of existing events
- Establish new sporting events and tournaments
- Offer scholarships to local athletes
- Select enthusiastic local contacts for each sport
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Identify committees to help these efforts
To receive Sports Alliance information contact Debi Schultz, Sports Sales Director
Action Sports Medicine Champions Classic Football Weekend
Football season is kicked off West Texas style at Shotwell Stadium with this multi game weekend featuring some of the best teams in Texas. Proceeds from the event fund college scholarships for Abilene's graduating student athletes.
The 2011 Action Sports Medicine Champions Classic is scheduled for August 25th-27th. The lineup features area teams as well as El Paso Hanks High School Knights.
Aug. 25 Stamford vs. Munday
Aug. 26 AHS vs. El Paso Hanks
Aug. 27 Merkel vs. Colorado City
To see the results of the 2010 Classic click here. Watch this space for the 2011 Champions Classic line up.
If you would like personalized help, please contact Debi Schultz, Sports Sales Director.
Shotwell Stadium
Take another winning step by choosing Shotwell Stadium for your post season play. Abilene offers you an outstanding facility and friendly people to make you feel right at home. Win your next playoff game in Abilene.
- Seating for 15,046
- "SafePlay" Turf
- Wireless Internet
- New restrooms and renovated dressing rooms with 75-lockers on each side
- Locker tags for each player and coach
- Programs for the press box
- Central playing location w/ easy access from I-20 ~ great for teams and fans
- Trophies and presenters
Add to your experience:
- 14' X 24' HD Video Scoreboard, the largest of any high school in the country
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Catering for teams, cheerleaders and bands
To inquire about leasing Shotwell Stadium contact the Abilene Independent School District at (325) 677-1444 x 8516
For Abilene information contact Debi Schultz, Sports Sales Director
Sporting Event Planning
The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau can assist you with many aspects of planning and event execution. Below is an overview of the assistance we provide:
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If you would like personalized help please contact Debi Schultz, Sports Sales Director.
Testimonials
Hosting the many sporting events that we do allows us the opportunity to meet and help extraordinary people and ensure them a memorable experience. It is the reason we are here, to make every visitor to Abilene feel at home. Below are a few testimonials sent to us in order to express thanks for the many great memories made here:
"Just wanted you to know that we greatly appreciate your hospitality and the opportunity to participate in your “Champions Classic”! It was a great experience for our student athletes and they thoroughly enjoyed it. Winning didn’t hurt any either! Coach Spitzer reported to me that everything was nothing but “first class”. The boys especially appreciated their tags hanging on the lockers. Nice touch! These young men dream of playing in the high school football finals and this trip to Abilene; playing in big P.E. Shotwell Stadium; and the wonderful way they were treated might be as close as they come to fulfillment of that dream. Thank you so much for giving them this experience of a lifetime. Please express our appreciation to all of the corporate sponsors who make these games possible. It was great and I hope to be back in Abilene soon to attend a game with my son-in-law, Daniel Jones! We look forward to another opportunity in the future to share in the Champions Classic! "
Sincerely,
-Gordon H. Grubbs
Superintendent, Newcastle ISD
PS – Our fans also appreciated representatives of your organization for coming over to the visitor’s side just to say thanks for coming and giving them a fan! Thanks also for the shirt. I can hardly wait to wear it and have folks ask me about it! I will tell them about our game and the welcome we were made to feel in Abilene.
Again, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for everything you did and all the time you spent at the Conference Meet this weekend. It was a big success according to the meet referee and the officials. Most of them told me personally that they loved their notebook and that they would really use it. Many of the regular officials said that they would love to come back any time.
Many Thanks,
-Jerry Johnson, Assistant Track Coach
Hardin-Simmons University
"Thank you so much for hosting our playoff game. The stadium, the workers, and Abilene were great! Thanks for all of your help."
-E. Ariel Elliot
Principal, Greenwood High School
"Thank you for hosting our playoff game. What a thrill it was for our kids and our fans to play at Shotwell. I appreciate the hospitality and Mr. Gayden being a part of the game with us because I know how busy and hectic this time of year is."
-Walter Hargrove
Jim Ned Indians
“Once again, we want to thank you for your hospitality in welcoming the Southwest Region Bowlers of the Professional Bowlers Association to Abilene this past week-end. For the past three years, the city of Abilene has made the PBA feel like special visitors and this year was no different. The residents of Abilene, the press coverage, the employees at Abilene Bowling Lanes and the Visitors Bureau all help in making this one of the most anticipated events on the schedule and we are all appreciative and grateful for your efforts!
Thank you for a job very well done!"
-Pete McCordic
"Thank you so much for your work and tireless effort in making the TASO-Football state meeting such a success! Having coordinated a number of these meetings in cities both big and small throughout the state, I can unequivocally say that your cooperation, assistance and hands-on participation before and during the event were far beyond the normal assistance provided by convention and visitors bureau personnel. Should there be an opportunity for one of our other sports to have a meeting in a non-metropolitan area, I will certainly encourage them to consider Abilene."
-Steve Ellinger
Executive Director, Texas Association of Sports Officials
"I want to take this opportunity and thank you for your support of the Mesquite Grove Invitational - Retired Military Golf Tournament. We appreciate our very important and generous sponsors, which made our tournament a huge success. Your support of Retired Military and Veterans, that served and defended our Great Nation, is very commendable. God Bless America."
-Bill Harner
Tournament Chair
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