Spartanburg, South Carolina

==Sports==
[[File:Carolina Panthers training camp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Quarterback [[Cam Newton]] and the Carolina Panthers participate in training camp at Wofford College in 2011.]]
Spartanburg is host to the NFL's [[Carolina Panthers]] training camp each year on the campus of [[Wofford College]]. 

Historic [[Duncan Park|Duncan Park Stadium]] is one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viquez |first=Marc |date=September 23, 2020 |title=Shibe Park seats still exist |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-alumni-shibe-park-seats-still-exist |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> It was once home to the Spartanburg Stingers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spartanburgstingers.com/ |title=Spartanburg Stingers |website=Spartanburg Stingers |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> in the [[Coastal Plain League]] (CPL)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://coastalplain.com/coastalplain.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811233225/http://www.coastalplain.com/ |url-status=dead |title=Coastal Plain League |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> and the Spartanburg Crickets<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scbl.org/viewpage.asp?key=11088&pi=Team%7cSpartanburg |title=Southern Collegiate Baseball League – Home Page – Pointstreak Sites |website=Scbl.org}}</ref> in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scbl.org/ |title=Home Page &#124; Southern Collegiate Baseball League |website=Scbl.org |date=July 19, 2015 |access-date=November 8, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703040249/http://www.scbl.org./ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was also once home to the [[Spartanburg Peaches]], a minor league affiliate of the [[Cleveland Indians]] and the [[Spartanburg Phillies]], a minor league team of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. It now is the home stadium for the baseball teams of [[Spartanburg High School]]. In 2021, it was the home field for the [[Spartanburgers]] in the CPL.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lavender |first1=Chris |title=Fans fired up for Spartanburgers baseball team on opening night at Duncan Park |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2021/05/28/spartanburgers-baseball-team-duncan-park-sold-out-inagurual-coastal-plain-league/7479419002/ |access-date=June 2, 2023 |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Gabe |last=Whisnant |title=Despite postponed season, Spartanburgers coach, city believe in future of CPL baseball |url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2022/03/03/spartanburgers-suspend-operations-2022-coastal-plain-league-season/9363559002 |access-date=June 2, 2023 |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=March 4, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is held each year at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium. It is a high school football all-star game played between the top players from South Carolina and the top players from [[North Carolina]].

The [[USC Upstate Spartans]], Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers, [[Wofford Terriers|Wofford College Terriers]], and [[Converse University]] Valkyries offer a variety of sports for both men and women. The [[Southern Conference]] is also headquartered in Spartanburg.

The city hosts the Spartanburg Criterium. The [[criterium]] is a yearly event and is usually one of the events associated with [[Speed Week]] which is part of the [[USA Crits]] bicycle racing series. The event is billed as the “fastest night in Spartanburg”.

[[Upward Sports]], a Christian-based sports organization for kids, is headquartered in Spartanburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upward.org/ |title=Upward Sports – Providing the best sports experience for every child |website=Upward.org |access-date=December 12, 2010}}</ref>

The [[Down East Wood Ducks]] baseball team of the [[Carolina League]] are planned to move to the currently under-construction [[Fifth Third Park]] in downtown Spartanburg in April 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boschult |first1=Christian |title=Spartanburg gets a minor league baseball team, plans downtown stadium |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-gets-a-minor-league-baseball-team-plans-downtown-stadium/article_1e221f9c-f597-11ed-b574-7f6b7753c03b.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |date=May 23, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Christian |last=Boschult |title=The ‘multiplier effect’: Spartanburg breaks ground on stadium to transform downtown |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/spartanburg/news/spartanburg-downtown-baseball-stadium-named-fifth-third-park-impact-local-economy/article_012b3dae-7a50-11ee-84f9-a3ca148e66df.html |newspaper=[[The Post and Courier]] |date=November 3, 2023 |access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>