Triple Crown gains limited access to Steamboat fields

FORT COLLINS and STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Triple Crown Sports Inc., the Fort Collins company that in January lost its contract with the city of Steamboat to host multiple youth and adult tournaments, will be permitted to host at least two baseball tournaments in June this year.

The Steamboat City Council voted this week to permit the tournaments after being threatened with lawsuits if access to Steamboat fields was denied to the company and allowed to other tournament organizations.

In a three-page letter to City Manager Gary Suiter, Triple Crown CEO Keri King outlined the economic impact that his company has had in Steamboat Springs since 1982 and outlined what the company would do if denied access to fields.

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He said that if the company can have access to fields for five events in 2021, it would walk away from the community for at least three years while evaluating whether to return. King said tournament participants for 2021 have already made arrangements, and it is too late now to back out of those tournaments.

As outlined in a report from the council meeting by the Steamboat Pilot & Today, council members have faced criticism from those objecting to disruption caused by Triple Crown’s presence in the community and from merchants who welcome the tourism traffic that results from tournaments.

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