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==Sports== {{Main|Sports in Allentown, Pennsylvania}} {{See also|Eastern Pennsylvania Conference|History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania|Lehigh Valley IronPigs|Lehigh Valley Phantoms|Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center}} [[Image:Cokepark allentown.jpg|thumb|[[Coca-Cola Park]], home field of the [[Lehigh Valley IronPigs]], the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] affiliate of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] of [[Major League Baseball]], in April 2009]] [[File:PPL Center Allentown interior.jpg|thumb|[[PPL Center]] in Center City, the home arena for the [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]] of the [[American Hockey League]], in February 2017]] ===Collegiate athletics=== {{Further|Muhlenberg Mules|Muhlenberg Mules football}} Both [[Cedar Crest College]] and [[Muhlenberg Mules|Muhlenberg College]] in Allentown have collegiate athletic programs in most sports. The [[Muhlenberg Mules football|Muhlenberg Mules]] play their home [[college football|football]] games at [[Scotty Wood Stadium]] on the Muhlenberg campus in Allentown. ===High school athletics=== {{Further|Eastern Pennsylvania Conference}} Allentown and its surrounding [[Lehigh Valley]] region are known for high quality high school-level athletics, and the region has been the starting ground for a considerable number of professional and [[Olympics|Olympic]]-level athletes. Allentown's three large high schools, [[William Allen High School|Allen]], [[Louis E. Dieruff High School|Dieruff]], and [[Allentown Central Catholic High School|Central Catholic]], each compete in the [[Eastern Pennsylvania Conference]], one of the nation's premier high school athletic divisions. All three Allentown high schools play their home football games at the 15,000 capacity [[J. Birney Crum Stadium]] at 2027 Linden Street, the largest [[high school football]] stadium in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]] region of the nation. ===Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball=== {{Main|Lehigh Valley IronPigs}} {{See also|History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania}} Professional baseball has a [[History of baseball in Allentown, Pennsylvania|rich history in Allentown]] dating back to 1884. The city is home to the [[Lehigh Valley IronPigs]], the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Minor League Baseball|Minor League affiliate]] of the Philadelphia Phillies who play at [[Coca-Cola Park]], a $50.25 million, 8,200-seat stadium on Allentown's east-side.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_5stadium-r.6642216oct25,0,6880166.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103204426/http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_5stadium-r.6642216oct25,0,6880166.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |last=Isherwood |first=Darryl R. |title=Stadium's final cost hits $50.25 million |newspaper=[[The Morning Call]] |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |date=October 25, 2008 |access-date=October 25, 2008}}</ref> ===Lehigh Valley Phantoms ice hockey=== {{Main|Lehigh Valley Phantoms}} Allentown is home to the [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms]], the primary development team of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]], which compete in the [[American Hockey League]] and play at [[PPL Center]], an 8,500-seat [[indoor arena]] in [[Center City Allentown|Center City]]. ===Parkettes gymnastics=== {{Main|Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center}} Allentown is home to the [[Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center]], which has been the training ground for several [[Olympic Games|Olympians]] and U.S. national gymnastics champions. In 2003, the program was the subject of an immensely critical [[CNN]] documentary, ''[[Achieving the Perfect 10]]'', which depicted it as a hugely demanding and competitive gymnastics training center. ===Historical teams=== Allentown hosted the [[Allentown Jets]], a [[Continental Basketball Association]] team that played in Rockne Hall at [[Allentown Central Catholic High School]] from 1958 to 1981. The Jets were one of the most dominant franchises in the league's history, winning eight playoff championships and twelve division titles. Allentown has been home to two professional [[soccer]] teams, the [[Pennsylvania Stoners]] (2007β2009)<ref name = "stoners">{{cite journal |last=Long |first=Ernie |date=December 13, 1999 |title=The Popular Stoners Were Hurt By League: ASL Got Away From What Made It Successful, Which Destroyed Allentown Team |journal=The Morning Call}}</ref> and [[Northampton Laurels]] (2005β2008) of the now defunct [[Women's Premier Soccer League]]. The [[Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs]] of the now defunct [[United States Basketball League|U.S. Basketball League]] played their home games at [[William Allen High School]] during the league's existence from 1999 to 2006.
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