February 2011 Page 48 A RCA DI A SPORTS TOO A RC A DI A SPORTS TOO Spring Continued from page 46 Arcadia help The Phantoms soccer team won the Scottsdale Soccer RecFest Tournament championship for their age group for the third straight year. The boys are all fi fth-graders at either Hopi Elementary School or Christ Lutheran School. First row, left to right: Dallas Greene, Lyndon Beischel, Ethan Flatley, Jon Hake, Jacob Staudenmaier, Carter Clayton, Jack Spier. Second row, left to right: coach Fred Walker, Max McCauley, Justin Jarvis, Mitchell Arndt, Jack Beckis, Zach Wilson, Sam Ellington, and coach Paul Flatley. didn’t have when the squad played its home games in Tucson. Now, fans can see new players before tickets skyrocket to regular-season prices. They also can see rising stars within the organization before they are inevitably sent back to the minors to develop for another year or two. The fi eld is named for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which collaborated with the two teams on the project. Salt River Fields denotes the location of the stadium within the Indian community, and Talking Stick is a reference to the traditional Pima Calendar Stick. Salt River Fields will be the third Talking Stick facility, joining Talking Stick Golf Club and Talking Stick Resort. Salt River Fields can accommodate up to 11,000 fans, said David Dunne, Spring Training operations manager. The main fi eld has 7,000 seats and can accommodate an additional 4,000 fans in the grass area beyond the out fi eld wall, giving it the largest grass seating area in Spring Training, said Dunne. “There is a great deal of shade here,” said Dunne. “About 75 percent of seats are in the shade by normal game time (1 p.m.).” The facility also has 12 practice fi elds. Through a system of elevated walkways, fans will be able to view players working out and practicing on these fi elds and in the batting cages as they walk throughout the grounds. “I think the fans will really enjoy it here,” Dunne said. The main fi eld also has bullpen terraces that will give fans a view of pitchers preparing to enter the game. “This is a very fan-friendly place, and there are lots of chances for up-close and personal contact with the players,” said Dunne. The stadium also will contain a Wif fl e Ball fi eld for children whose attention span doesn’t quite last nine innings. Fans also can expect a wide array of food options at Salt River Fields. Ovations Food Services will provide everything from hot dogs to Southwestern food, and a variety of local vendors will also add to the fl avor. Restaurants and outlets such as the Native New Yorker, Salty Senorita and Coldstone Creamery will be on site. The Diamondbacks make their Salt River Fields debut against the Rockies on February 26. The real fi reworks will happen on February 27, though, when the Diamondbacks host the defending world champion San Francisco Giants. The Subway location at Arcadia Crossing participated in the 11th annual Subway Kids & Sports Golf Tournament, which helped to raise $30,000 to be donated to local youth sports programs this year. Throughout the fall, Subway Kids & Sports of Arizona accepted grant applications from sports and youth-focused programs statewide. The funds raised from the tournament will go to applicants based on need. The full list of recipients will be announced soon. Organizations in the area that have bene fi tted from Subway Kids & Sports in recent years include: Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH), Arizona Thunder Girls Basketball, Athletes International, Boys & Girls Club of Scottsdale, Girls on the Run of Maricopa County, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, Special Olympics of Arizona. CELEBRATE RECOVERY ray glasses 602.956.5312 3633 e. indian school SPLASH, PLAY AND LEARN WITH YOUR BABY! Hubbard Family Swim School BABY SPLASH Free weekly lessons for 4 weeks to 5 month olds LITTLE SNAPPERS 6 to 36 months, two free lessons for new students Phoenix, Mesa and Peoria Locations · hubbardswim.com · 602.971.4044

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