Dick's Sporting Goods Park and the Colorado High School Activities Association announced Wednesday that the 2009 State High School Girls Soccer Championship matches for 3A, 4A and 5A will be held at the stadium.
"We are very excited for the opportunity to showcase our Girls Soccer Championships at such a spectacular venue such as Dick's Sporting Goods Park," said CHSAA Assistant Commissioner Harry Waterman. "We hope it is the start of a long lasting relationship."
The 3A Championship match will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 pm MT.
On Wednesday, May 20, the 4A State Championship game will kick off at 5:00 pm MT, followed by the 5A Championship game at 7:30 pm MT.
General admission tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 1 at 10 am with student tickets priced at $7 and adults $9.
Tickets will be available at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park Box Office from Monday-Friday 10 am - 5 pm and Saturday 10 am - 3 pm, via phone by calling 1-866-461-6556, at the kiosks inside all Colorado Dick's Sporting Goods locations, or online at TicketHorse.com.
About Colorado High School Activities Association
The mission of the CHSAA is to serve its membership through the advancement of, and the student's participation in, interscholastic activities, which are an integral component and a complement to the educational goals of its member schools. The CHSAA is a voluntary association of 338 member schools, including 297 public and 41 private schools. Of the public schools, 12 are charter schools and three have incarcerated student participants. Of the private schools, 32 are church-related.
About Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Dick's Sporting Goods Park comprises the 18,086-seat home stadium of the Colorado Rapids and its surrounding 24-field, fully-lit professional soccer complex. Dick's Sporting Goods Park is considered the biggest and most state-of-the-art professional stadium and field complex in the world, and is located nine miles northeast of downtown Denver and only fifteen miles from Denver International Airport, just north of the intersection of I-70 and Quebec Street. Stadium amenities include a total of 20 loge-style luxury suites, a unique open concourse design that allows 360-degree sightlines to the field, and a world-class grass field with an underground heating and draining system. The stadium also features cutting edge technology, featuring the largest video scoreboard and the most LED boards for a stadium its size anywhere, as well as the only fully-integrated digital signboard system in the world. The stadium opened its doors for the first time to the public on April 7, 2007 when it hosted Major League Soccer's season opener as the Colorado Rapids defeated DC United 2-1.
