New this year! A competitive tube race which will take place at Richmond’s Belle Isle.  James River Association (JRA) will hold its first James River Splash and Dash. Participants, teen and up will run a 2-mile trail course, grab a tube, paddle (with their hands) across a stretch of the James, and run their tube 1/3 mile to the finish line.

Prizes will be awarded for various categories and with your registration you will receive a free event tube!  After the race, JRA will host an after party that includes a band, food, beer and more!  This event is a fundraiser for the James River Association.

Date: July 9, 2011

Time: 4:00 p.m.

I learned something recently – Richmond has several Broomball teams, and Broomball is not played with a broom, at least not a broom in the traditional sense.

Broomball is a recreational ice game which originated in Canada and is played around the world.  It can be played either indoors or out in a hockey rink, which means in Richmond it is played indoors.  Players do not wear ice skates.  Rather, they wear rubber-soled shoes to slide around the ice. 

SportsQuest is is bringing the portable basketball floor in San Antonio where UofR played in the Sweet Sixteen and VCU the Elite Eight played home to Richmond. 

That court was the stage that launched VCU into the Final Floor and national spotlight with their stunning upsets of Florida State and Kansas. 

It was also the court where UofR and VCU stood side-by-side for the sweet sixteen bringing the title of Hoopstown USA to the City of Richmond.

SportsQuest is working closely with UofR and VCU leadership to present commemorative sections of the floor for permanent display at the respective homes for their basketball programs, the Robins Center and Siegel Center.

Additional details are in the attached release including insightful comments from CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager, Academy President, Tony Tucker, and National Sales Manager for Connor Sport Flooring.