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In this episode, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer sits down with Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance.

They discuss Derek’s ambitious plans for the Central Oregon Sportsplex, a proposed multi-sport facility set to transform the region’s sports and recreation landscape. The conversation delves into the project’s potential impact on local youth, community unity, and economic vitality. They also explore the challenges of funding such a large-scale development, the importance of accessibility and inclusivity in sports, and the collaborative efforts needed to make this vision a reality.

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This article appears in Source Weekly May 16, 2024.

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LISTEN: Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 22, 2024

<h1>LISTEN: Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 22, 2024</p> <p><span class="fdnDropCap">I</span><span>n this episode, Source Weekly publisher Aaron Switzer sits down with Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance.</p> <p></span> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignright alignright"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bend_don_t_break_digital_052324.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bend_don_t_break_digital_052324.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-56384" /></a></figure> <p> <span><br /> They discuss Derek's ambitious plans for the Central Oregon Sportsplex, a proposed multi-sport facility set to transform the region's sports and recreation landscape. The conversation delves into the project's potential impact on local youth, community unity, and economic vitality. They also explore the challenges of funding such a large-scale development, the importance of accessibility and inclusivity in sports, and the collaborative efforts needed to make this vision a reality.</p> <p><b>Listen Now:</b></span> </p> <div class="wp-block-group newspack-embed-container align"> <div style="font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396" title="Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Source Weekly - Bend, Oregon</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-779383396/bend-dont-break-derek-berry-president-and-ceo-of-the-central-oregon-sportsplex-alliance" title="Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none">Bend Don&#x27;t Break: Derek Berry, President and CEO of the Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance</a></div> </p></div> </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-derek-berry-president-and-ceo-of-the-central-oregon-sportsplex-alliance-21194397/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=56383&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/listen-derek-berry-president-and-ceo-of-the-central-oregon-sportsplex-alliance-21194397/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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