The Student Activity Complex is a
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
,
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
and
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
stadium and performing arts auditorium in
Laredo, Texas
Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of t ...
owned by the
United Independent School District
United Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Laredo, Texas.
History
The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the former Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts. The "Big Three" involved in the est ...
. The complex is better known outside of
South Texas
South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of—and includes—San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is about 4.96 ...
as the home
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
for
PDL PDL is an initialism for:
Politics
*Democratic Liberal Party (Romania), Democratic Liberal Party (''Partidul Democrat Liberal''), a former political party in Romania
*Labour Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico del Lavoro''), a former politi ...
2007 champion franchise
Laredo Heat
Laredo Heat is an American soccer team based in Laredo, Texas, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They were members of the USL Premier Devel ...
until 2007 when the franchise moved to the
Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex (also known as Dustdevil Field and TAMIU Soccer Complex) was built in 2006 and renovated in 2007. The soccer complex is located in Laredo, Texas in the Texas A&M International University campus. Th ...
. The stadium also serves as home and away to UISD schools. It is home to the
Alexander Bulldogs,
LBJ Wolves,
United Longhorns, and the
United South Panthers. The auditorium is located next to the stadium which is used for band concerts, drama, and other related attractions.
Gallery
File:SAC Laredo Entrance.JPG, SAC Entrance
File:SAC Auditorium.JPG, SAC Auditorium
External links
Official WebsiteTexas Bob's High School Football Stadium Database - Student Activity Center
American football venues in Texas
Athletics (track and field) venues in Texas
Soccer venues in Texas
High school football venues in Texas
Sports venues in Laredo, Texas
Sports venues completed in 2004
2004 establishments in Texas
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