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AS THE CHI LDHOOD HOME
of baseball’s
Iron Man, Cal Ripken Jr., one could say that
sports are a part of Harford County’s heritage.
Every year more than 15,000 families with
baseball players between the ages of 8 and
18 aspire to learn baseball the Ripken Way,
attending camps and tournaments at The
Ripken Experience Aberdeen Powered by
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Cedar Lane Regional Park
’s 12 grass
fields and one turf field, along with
Carsin’s Run Park’s 12 fields, welcome
tournaments that require significant
space and well-kept fields. Cedar
Lane Regional Park hosts 15 major
tournaments each year, attracting
more than 500,000 visitors annually.
The facility hosts 15 major leagues
in soccer and lacrosse, including the
U.S Soccer Academy League, the U.S.
Youth Soccer Association Region 1,
Colonial and Pre-Academy Leagues,
as well as the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse
championships. The LAX Inception
Tournament and the Summer Sizzle
are two of the largest recruiting
tournaments in the nation.
Teams love Harford County’s
proximity to Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and New York. With more than 2,700
hotel rooms close by and tons of great
restaurants, players can make the most
of their experience on and off the field.
Six public golf courses can be found in
Harford County, including Maryland’s
#1-rated golf course and the Mid-
Atlantic’s only 5-star Golf Destination,
Bulle Rock. In 2016,
Bulle Rock
was named to GOLF Magazine’s
‘Top 100 Courses You Can Play’ list
because here you can experience
world class golf at spectacular rates.
The
APGFCU Arena
at
Harford
Community College
is the largest
indoor venue in Northeastern
Under Armour. The
Ripken Complex
located
in Aberdeen consists of six youth fields and
two full-sized baseball fields, each with its
own historic design; plus additional baseball
amenities such as batting cages, practice fields
and concessions. Ripken Stadium is home of
the Orioles Short Season Single A affiliate,
the
Aberdeen IronBirds
. But did you know
that baseball greatness is just the beginning
of Harford County’s sports destination
?
Thousands of soccer and lacrosse players
from throughout the mid-Atlantic are quickly
becoming fans of Cedar Lane Sports Complex.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVE GIGLIOTTI
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