Futsal helps soccer players stay sharp during the winter January 2, 2014 in Washington Voices Lisa Leinberger The Spokesman-Review You may not have heard of it, but kids in Spokane Valley are lining up to play it. Futsal has been around since the 1930s. Invented in Brazil and Uruguay as a solution for a lack of soccer fields, it’s becoming [...]
A terrific piece from the Spokane Valley Current about two of our senior pickleball players and their exploits on the courts at the HUB Sports Center. This was in the December 2013 edition of The Current. Click Here to read the article.
October 17, 2013 in Washington Voices HUB Sports Center creates corn maze Lisa Leinberger The Spokesman-Review Colin Mulvany photo Left to right, Brooklyn Werther, 8, Brooke Swenhaugen, 7, Carson Wood, 6, mom, Connie Werther and dad Shane Swenhaugen, navigate the Hub Sports Center Corn Maze in Liberty Lake on Oct. 13. During the day, the sports-themed corn maze is [...]
Spokane Scores Knockout With 4-Year USA Boxing Deal Updated: Feb 19, 2013 1:31 PM PST Northern Quest Resort & Casino hosted the USA Olympic Team Trials last year (Photo: SWX) SPOKANE, Wash. -Spokane will be home to the USA Boxing Championships for the next four years, the Spokane Sports Commission announced Tuesday.The 2013 championships will be [...]
Seniors serve up exercise and fun on pickleball court Nicole Hensley Spokesman Review January 26, 2013 […]
Great article about the HUB 360 after school program for middle school students in the January 2013 edition of The Current where it is the nonprofit spotlight article. […]
A HUB for after-school fun Program allows students to learn, expend energy November 17, 2012 in Washington Voices By Lisa Leinberger The Spokesman-Review A group of middle-schoolers bounded through the doors of the HUB Sports Center after school Tuesday. They were laughing and joking and full of energy, but most of all, they were excited for their [...]
HUB turns 5, turning the corner 9/19/2012 9:30:10 AM By Josh Johnson Splash Staff Writer When Phil Champlin took the reins of the HUB Sports Center early in 2010, the building the nonprofit leased was about to go back up for sale, and the cities of Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley were being [...]
September 22, 2012 in Washington Voices HUB of activity again Sports and events center turns things around, director excited for future Lisa Leinberger The Spokesman-Review Two years ago, the HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo Road, almost closed its doors. The building was for sale and executive director Phil Champlin was booking activities on a month-to-month basis. Since then, the HUB [...]
By CRAIG HOWARD The Spokane Valley News Herald News Editor 01/01/2010 Phil Champlin is familiar with the embattled history of the community multipurpose venue he now calls home. He knows about the ballyhooed launch of Sports USA back in 2004 when the facility opened with a goal of becoming the area’s first blend of athletic [...]
