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Mercyhealth Sportscore Two is a sports complex facility located in Rockford, Illinois. Within the coverage of this complex, it involves a variety of sports as well as Wedgbury Stadium which hosts IHSA State High School Soccer Finals, pro football games, National Rugby Finals, college rugby championships, professional soccer games with international teams, and USSL Women's League Soccer Finals. />https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/sportscore-two/[1].
History
[edit]Located at 8800 East Riverside Boulevard Loves Park, IL, this sports complex has brought many players and fans to this site for quite some time https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/[1]. The time of when the complex was built is the summer of 2017. Loves Park sport center now half complete, WREX TV Channel 13 News: The halfway mark is here for a major indoor sports center expansion. The Rockford Park District hired CORD Construction to complete the expansion. At their topping off ceremony Wednesday, construction crews placed the last beam on top the 130,000 square foot building. The event means construction is now 50% complete. The expansion of Mercyhealth Sportscore Two will include a full size turf soccer field and a connecting building. The facility is expected to open Summer 2017. Story originally appeared in the Rockford Register Star on October 27, 2016. A milestone was reached today atop the 133,000-square-foot Mercyhealth Sportscore Two Indoor Sports Center on Riverside Boulevard. The final beam of a major expansion project was installed after being signed by dozens of people. The Topping Off ceremony, a collaboration of the Rockford Park District, Winnebago County Regional Tourism Facility Board and CORD Construction, commemorated the end of construction on the shell of the $13 million structure. The athletic facility is expected to be complete in May. “This is a project that has taken many years, many people and many partners,” said Laura Gibbs-Green, public relations manager for the Rockford Park district. “It’s not just something that we did alone.” https://mercyhealthsystem.org/mercyhealth-sportscore-two-hits-news-reaching-halfway-mark/ [1]. The facility was upgraded to include new synthetic turf field (highest quality in the market today), new NCAA professional level lighting, new pathways and restrooms building, and is now FIFA certified https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/sportscore-two[1].
Amenities
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The Indoor Sports Center at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two is a multi-sport indoor facility, featuring an indoor golf practice center, locker rooms, a sports equipment store, and Skybox restaurant and sports bar https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/sportscore-two[1]. Along with the Indoor Sports center there is also, 3 indoor soccer fields, outdoor concessions, 1,000+ parking spaces all within 60,000 square feet. There is also a new restaurant in place as of the fall of 2019 as one of its' newest additions. https://www.gorockford.com/listings/mercyhealth-sportscore-two/384/[1]. If you would like to see both Sportscore Two in a 360 virtual tour as well as an aerial video tour, here are both of those links. https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/tour [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwEVoB6gtY[1] ≤
Outdoor Amenities
[edit]Better known as Mercyhealth Sportscore Two, the outdoor part of the entire location is just as important and vital to making all of this so successful.
Along with everything that is indoor, this sports complex has restrooms, concessions, 3 Sand Volleyball Courts, 26 Outdoor Soccer fields, Wedgbury Stadium, 2,000+ parking spaces all within 180+ acres.
Wedgbury Stadium
[edit]Mercyhealth Sportscore Two is also home to Wedgbury Stadium, which seats 2,500 spectators, and has hosted IHSA State High School Soccer Finals, pro football games, National Rugby Finals, college rugby championships, professional soccer games with international teams, and USSL W. League Soccer Finals. In 2016, the facility was upgraded to include new synthetic turf field (highest quality in the market today), new NCAA professional level lighting, new pathways and restrooms building, and is now FIFA certified. The complex also includes indoor and outdoor concession and picnic areas, indoor and outdoor dining with a restaurant overlooking the fields, a tournament staging area for pictures, a playground, and ample parking. The stadium is named in honor of Donald "Doc" Wedgbury's father, Russell https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/sportscore-two[1]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=qeKVk21rhyU&feature=emb_title[1].
Activities/Venues
[edit]What is actually played at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two? Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Golf (indoor), Volleyball, Lacrosse, Rugby, Football, Kickball, Ultimate Frisbee and a variety of youth programs as well. Sports aren't the only venues that are ran at Sportscore Two. Mercyhealth can also accommodate a variety of events, including conventions, trade shows, expos, weddings, receptions, birthday parties, concerts, festivals, circus, carnivals, and more https://mercyhealthsportscore.com/[1]. One of the best ways to find out what Mercyhealth/Rockford Park District is up to is to see their events tab that takes you to their calendar https://www.gorockford.com/listings/mercyhealth-sportscore-two/384/[1].