A member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado team attempts to steal third July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
The massive 224-acre Aurora Sports Park on East Colfax Avenue may grow even a little larger and attract even more athletes, as the city is exploring adding a field house to the complex that already keeps busy all year long. If Aurora wants to play ball in bringing in more tourist dollars, it needs more marketing cash to lure events like this national softball tournament to the city’s sporting complexes, city officials say. File photo by the Aurora Sentinel
Sloan Rios, a member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Team cheers on a teammate July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
A member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Team fields a ball July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
A member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Team winds up a pitch July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
A member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Team keeps her eye on the ball July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
A member of the the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Team reaches for first July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The TCS Colorado Team — based out of Fort Collins — lost 9-6 to the Texas Sudden Impact in a 16-under pool play game. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
(From left to right) Cherokee Trail sophomore Alyssa Berteaux, Cherokee Trail softball coach Dick Hormann and Cherokee Trail sophomores Sydney Hinton pose before a game in the Colorado Fireworks Fastpitch Softball Tournament July 3 at Aurora Sports Park. The Fireworks tournament is a big resource in the recruiting process for hundreds of college softball coaches. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)
AURORA | Images from the 44th annual Colorado Fireworks Softball Tournament July 1-7, 2013, at the Aurora Sports Park. The tournament brought nearly 200 16-under and 18-under elite prep girls softball teams to Aurora and served as a showcase for hundreds of visiting college coaches. (Photos by Marla Keown and Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
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