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MC Sports Complex nears quarter century milestone

The Middlesex County Sports Complex opened May 1997 with baseball fields, soccer/football fields, a 2,900-yard walking track, children’s playground, a blacktop basketball court, pavilion/concession stand, picnic area and restrooms. The project broke ground in 1995, 25 years ago. (Sentinel file photo)

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series.)

by Larry Chowning – 

The Middlesex County Sports Complex at Locust Hill is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The journey that led to the opening of the complex in 1997 took vision, generosity, dedication and determination from many citizens of Middlesex County.      

The journey officially started in November 1993 when a group of citizens went before the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and received permission to develop 16 acres of county-owned land adjacent to St. Clare Walker Middle School in Locust Hill to build a sports complex.

When ground was broken for the project…