About Midland

A Community of Sports Enthusiasts

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Unofficially the “World Softball Capital”, Midland continually hosts state, national and international softball tournaments. In 1999, Midland was the site of the final qualifier for the 2000 Olympics’ USA Women’s Softball Team. In 2004, the USA Softball Women's National Team visited Midland for a scrimmage against the Midland Lady Explorers. Midland was the only stop in Michigan for the U.S. team that won the gold during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. In 2008, Midland will again host the women's Olympic team in a rousing game against the Lady Explorers.

Mid-Michigan's only minor league baseball team, the Great Lakes Loons, landed in the community in April 2007.  The 5,500-seat Dow Diamond stadium near downtown Midland is a great place for games during the warmer months and special events all year 'round. Click here to find out more about minor league baseball in Midland.

For the skater in you, Midland provides three indoor ice-skating rinks at its 107,000-square-foot Midland Civic Arena, which opened in September 2005. The facility features a total of three rinks: two NHL-sized and one Olympic-sized.

For the daredevil in you, check out the City's newer BMX bike track, located at the Stratford Woods Park.

A highly-praised outdoor in-line skate rink that doubles as an ice skating rink in the winter also graces the community's landscape. In 1999, Midland proudly opened Michigan's first outdoor skatepark, where skateboarders and in-line skaters of all ages perform the latest techniques.

The Midland Community Center provides everything from racquetball courts to a 20,000-square-foot indoor leisure pool. The Midland Community Tennis Center is recognized as one of the top 25 tennis facilities in the country and is home to the annual Dow Corning Women’s Tennis Tournament, drawing top professionals from around the world.

Two public golf courses with a total of 54 holes; two community pools; and a Midland Soccer Complex round out a community with outstanding facilities.

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