Editing Springfield, Illinois (section)

==Sports==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col" |team
!scope="col" |League
!scope="col" |Sport
!scope="col" |Venue
!scope="col" |Established
!scope="col" |Championships
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!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Springfield A.S.C]]
|[[USL League Two]]
|[[Association football]]
|[[Sacred Heart-Griffin High School]]
|2021
|0
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Springfield FC]]
|[[Midwest Premier League]]
|[[Association football]]
|SASA Soccer Complex
|2011
|0
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Springfield Lucky Horseshoes]]
|[[Prospect League]]
|[[Baseball]]
|[[Robin Roberts Stadium]]
|2008
|1
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |[[Springfield Jr. Blues]]
|[[North American Hockey League]]
|[[Ice Hockey]]
|[[Nelson Center]]
|1993
|2
|-
!scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" |Capital City Hooligans
|Men's Roller Derby Association
|Men's [[Roller Derby]]
|Skateland South
|2012
|N/A
|}

Historically, Springfield has been home to a number of [[minor league baseball]] franchises, the latest club, the college-prep [[Springfield Sliders]], arriving in the city in 2008. In the 1948 baseball season, Springfield was also home to an [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League]] team, the [[Springfield Sallies]], but the team's lackluster performance led them to be folded in with the [[Chicago Colleens]] as rookie development teams the following year.

The city was the home of the [[Springfield Stallions]], an [[Indoor American football|indoor football]] team who played at the [[Prairie Capital Convention Center]] in 2007. Today, the city is host to the [[Springfield Jr. Blues]], a North American Hockey League team that plays at the Nelson Recreation Center. The city is also a host to several Semi Pro Football Teams. The oldest organization is the Capital City Outlaws, which was established in 1992. The Outlaws which played 11 man football, most recently in The Midwest Football League until 2004, switched to an 8-man Semi Pro Football League (8FL) in 2004. The Sangamon County Seminoles became an expansion team in the 8FL in 2008. A newly formed team in 2010, the Springfield Foxes, play in the Mid States Football League (MSFL) (11 man). The Foxes were league runners-up in the MSFL League Championship in 2012.

The city has produced several notable professional sports talents. Current and former [[Major League Baseball]] players [[Kevin Seitzer]], [[Jeff Fassero]], [[Ryan O'Malley]], Jason and [[Justin Knoedler]], and [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]] were all born in Springfield.<ref name=si4>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/4639/ Jeff Fassero] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231222105/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/4639/ |date=December 31, 2006 }}, Player Pages, ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved February 21, 2007.</ref><ref name=si>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/3874/ Kevin Seitzer] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427062903/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/3874/ |date=April 27, 2005 }}, Player Pages, ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved February 21, 2007.</ref><ref name=si3>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7836/ Ryan O'Malley] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212231227/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7836/ |date=February 12, 2007 }}, Player Pages, ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved February 21, 2007.</ref><ref name=si2>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/42960/ Robin Roberts] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104195722/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/42960/ |date=January 4, 2007 }}, Player Pages, ''Sports Illustrated''. Retrieved February 21, 2007.</ref> Springfield's largest baseball field, [[Lanphier Park|Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park]], takes its full name in honor of Roberts and his athletic achievements. Former MLB player [[Ducky Schofield|Dick "Ducky" Schofield]] is currently an elected official in Springfield, and his son [[Dick Schofield|Dick]] also played in the Major Leagues, as does Ducky's grandson, [[Jayson Werth]]. Ducky, Dick, and Jayson were all born in Springfield. Ducky's daughter (and Jayson's mother) Kim Schofield Werth, also from Springfield, is a track star who competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials. [[National Basketball Association]] players [[Dave Robisch]], [[Kevin Gamble]], and [[Andre Iguodala]] are all from the city.<ref name=trib>[[Lew Freedman]]. [http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/cs-0702100185feb10,1,4280547.story?coll=cs-college-print Gamble Paying Off], ''Chicago Tribune'', February 10, 2007.</ref><ref name=nba>[http://www.nba.com/sixers/community/iguodala_060404.html Andre Iguodala to Donate $19,000 to Assist Tornado Relief Efforts in Springfield, Ill.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421042525/http://www.nba.com/sixers/community/iguodala_060404.html |date=April 21, 2006 }}, Press Release, Philadelphia 76ers, April 4, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2007</ref> Long-time NFL announcer (NBC) and former Cincinnati Bengal Pro Bowl tight end [[Bob Trumpy]] is a city native, having graduated from Springfield High School. Former [[National Football League|NFL]] wide receiver [[Otto Stowe]] was a 1967 graduate of the now-defunct Feitshans High School. A [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter, [[Matt Mitrione]], attended and played football for Sacred Heart Griffin. He also played in the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, Springfield native [[Ryan Held]] won a [[gold medal]] as a member of the USA 400-meter (4 X 100 meter) [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle relay]] team along with [[Caeleb Dressel]], [[Michael Phelps]], and [[Nathan Adrian]]. During his senior year at Sacred-Heart Griffin High School in 2014, Held was named Illinois State Swimmer of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/bio/ryan-held/ |title=Ryan Held Bio – SwimSwam |language=en-US |access-date=September 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013211810/https://swimswam.com/bio/ryan-held/ |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===
The [[Springfield Park District]] operates more than 30 parks throughout the city. The two best-known are [[Carpenter Park]], an [[Illinois Nature Preserve]] on the banks of the [[Sangamon River]], and [[Washington Park, Springfield, Illinois|Washington Park and Botanical Garden]] on the city's southwest side and adjacent to some of Springfield's most beautiful and architecturally interesting homes. Washington Park has also been home to the [[Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon]] since its dedication in 1962. [[Southwind Park]], on the southern edge of the city, has been developed as a park enjoying full compliance with the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]]. Lincoln Park, located next to [[Oak Ridge Cemetery]] where [[Lincoln Tomb|President Lincoln's tomb]] is located, is home to the [[Nelson Center|Nelson Recreation Center]], which boasts a public swimming pool, tennis courts, and the city's only public ice rink, home of the [[Springfield Junior Blues]], a minor league hockey team. Centennial Park, which rests on the outskirts of Springfield's southwest limits, holds one of the city's two public skateparks (the other being in Iles Park), as well as several ball fields, tennis courts, and a manmade hill for cardio exercises and sledding in winter months.

In addition to the public-sector parks operated by the Springfield Park District, two significant privately operated tree gardens/arboretums operate within city limits: the [[Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden]] on Lake Springfield south of the city, and the [[Adams Wildlife Sanctuary]] on Springfield's east side.