Catch a game and cheer on your favorite
teams as Hutchinson frequently hosts sports
fans and players at one of our many athletic
complexes that are home to several state,
regional and national events.
Home to the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
Championship, the Hutchinson Sports
Arena is one of the premier sports venues
in Kansas. After a $30 million renovation,
the Sports Arena has three full sized auxiliary
gyms and can seat over 5,500 in the Main
Arena. The Kansas State High School Activities
Association has called the Sports Arena home
for the 3A Basketball Championship for over
20 years. Other recent events at the Sports
Arena include multiple Kansas Collegiate
Athletic Conference volleyball events and the
3A & 4A State Volleyball Championship. The
North American Sport Taekwondo Association
will host their National Championship for the
first time this summer. And the NJCAA DI Volleyball
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Championship was hosted here from
2017-2019 and will return in 2021 and 2023.
Gowans Stadium is among the crown jewels
of football facilities in the Midwest. This venue
draws a variety of high school and college,
state and national football and track championships.
The facility includes a state-of-theart,
eight-lane track, ample seating capacity,
new entrance gates, public restrooms,
locker rooms and concession areas. Gowans
Stadium also boasts a video board, which
enhances the game day experience for fans
with instant replays and highlight videos.
A modern multi-use facility, the Hutchinson
High School Salthawk Activity Center is home
to Hutchinson High School basketball, volleyball
and wrestling programs. The Hutchinson
High School campus features three regulation
sized basketball courts and is located directly
across the street from the Hutchinson Sports
Arena, bringing the total number of courts to
seven between the two facilities.
The Salthawk Sports Complex is home
to Hutchinson High School soccer teams,
Hutchinson Community College soccer teams
as well as the Club Azzurri soccer group. The
complex has a main stadium field with a new
scoreboard and two other regulation-sized
fields as well other smaller fields for younger
soccer teams to utilize. To the east of the stadium
field are two practice baseball fields.
Westar/Prairie Ridge Park, the 5-kilometer
cross-country course, winds around 200 acres
of vacant land between Prairie Hills Middle
School and Dillon Nature Center. This course
provides a beautiful, scenic trail with a mix of
hills and flat areas for joggers and walkers.
Hutchinson Sports Arena
Salthawk Sports Complex
Salthawk Activity Center
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