Sports

You will find a treasure chest of indoor and outdoor DeSoto sports and recreational facilities perfect for any sporting event. In Southaven, there is the Arena at Southaven and Snowden Grove Park, the nation’s largest youth baseball complex, plus Greenbrook Park with eight softball fields. Olive Branch is home to five soccer fields, plus baseball and softball facilities and indoor public ice skating rink. An additional nine baseball fields, several soccer fields and a skateboard park can be found in Horn Lake. Hernando offers an additional nine playing fields, an equestrian arena, a roller hockey rink and a Sportsplex.

Many DeSoto sports fans are familiar with the LANDERS Center (DeSoto Civic Center), which plays host to pro arena sports in season and is an outstanding venue for a variety of competitive events.

Add 72 holes of championship golf spread across four stunning courses and DeSoto County sports facilities are hard to beat.

Some of the quality DeSoto sporting events hosted so far:

    Dizzy Dean Baseball
    World Series
    Dizzy Dean Softball
    World Series
    Gulf South Conference
    Basketball Championships
    Gulf South Conference
    Softball Championships
    NABF World Classics
    PBR (Professional Bull Riding)
    Rodeo of the Mid-South
    USSSA World Series

Check out all of the indoor and outdoor activities under the Recreation tab, at the top. Download our Sports Guide for a complete listing.

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