swva_havok_fan 1,261 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 So, on Saturday, I decided to make the drive over to Pikeville to watch the 15th Region basketball tournament at Appalachian Wireless Arena. A couple of observations: The girls championship game between Lawrence County and Pikeville was very high level. Pikeville defeated Ridgeview during the season by close to 50 if I recall. Both of these teams would beat any team southwest Virginia or northeast Tennessee has to offer and it wouldn't be close. Folks in Kentucky love their hoops. I am not sure of what the capacity of Appalachian Wireless Arena is, but the Buck Van Huss Dome in Kingsport holds 4,200 and AWA is much larger. I'd guess it holds around 7,500. The arena was probably 75% full on Saturday. Around 6,000 people at a region high school basketball tournament is very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 58 minutes ago, swva_havok_fan said: So, on Saturday, I decided to make the drive over to Pikeville to watch the 15th Region basketball tournament at Appalachian Wireless Arena. A couple of observations: The girls championship game between Lawrence County and Pikeville was very high level. Pikeville defeated Ridgeview during the season by close to 50 if I recall. Both of these teams would beat any team southwest Virginia or northeast Tennessee has to offer and it wouldn't be close. Folks in Kentucky love their hoops. I am not sure of what the capacity of Appalachian Wireless Arena is, but the Buck Van Huss Dome in Kingsport holds 4,200 and AWA is much larger. I'd guess it holds around 7,500. The arena was probably 75% full on Saturday. Around 6,000 people at a region high school basketball tournament is very impressive. It holds 5,700 for sporting events. 7,000 for concerts. swva_havok_fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 51 minutes ago, Ryan4VT said: It holds 5,700 for sporting events. 7,000 for concerts. Seems bigger than that... That surprises me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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