CENTRE CO, Pa (WJAC) — They came under fire for hosting more than a thousand athletes and many more family members and spectators a few months ago.
Now a Centre County sporting facility that said they would suspend hosting tournaments, is preparing to host one next weekend.
A few months ago, the C3 Sports Complex hosted a wrestling tournament which brought in more than 1,000 wrestlers and lots of spectators and resulted in several COVID-19 related citations for the property owners.
Now, even as cases spike to record levels, the owners are planning to host a basketball tournament.
"The township reached out to them, just to show them that we're not against events, but that they just need to have public health and safety in mind,” said Anthony Fragola, College Township Council Chair.
That's what College Township Council Chair Anthony Fragola had to say after the C3 Sports Complex hosted Olympic Club Duals wrestling tournament in September, which brought in thousands of people from all over the country, with few people wearing masks.
After the property owners ended up facing thousands of dollars of fines for their laxed standards, the complex announced last month they were cancelling future events due to the Governor’s updated COVID-19 mandates, but those cancellations were short-lived.
The owners recently announced that they will be hosting the Crossover Hoops Turkey Classic on November 21st and 22nd.
Tournament organizers released a statement with a list of the recommended CDC preventative measures for large gatherings they say they will follow, including a mask mandate for all spectators while inside the complex.
College Township officials said after the last tournament hosted at C3, that they do not have the authority to stop them from hosting tournaments.
We reached out to both the township and the C3 Sports Complex owners for comment on the upcoming event and have not heard back yet.
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