Below is a calendar of some of the biggest sporting events in the region next year; the schedule is subject to change:
January
12: Patagonia Pursuit 12K and 6K nordic ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
18-20: Oregon Wrestling Classic at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
26-27: Sunnyside Pursuit/Pacific Northwest Ski Association Junior National Qualifier and J3 Championships/USCSA Northwest Regional Championship, Mt. Bachelor ski area
February
3: Super Bowl Sunday Dam Run, 5, 10 and 20 miles, Prineville
9: Great Nordeen 17K & 30K nordic ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area to Wanoga Sno-park
10: Tour for the Heart nordic ski/snowshoe tour, Mt. Bachelor ski area
16: Run for Chocolate 5K Run/Walk, Sunriver
17: Snow Warriors obstacle course race, Bend
19-24: Sun Cup alpine ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
March
7-10: Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show, Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
8-10: Special Olympics Oregon Winter Games (snow sports), Mt. Bachelor ski area
9: Grin & Bear It 5K and 10K run/walk, Bend
17: St. Patrick’s Day Dash 5K run, Bend
17: NASTAR/Mike Puddy Memorial Race alpine ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
23: Cascade Crest 18K & 25K nordic ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
April
4-7: PNSA Masters Championships alpine ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
7: Horse Butte 10 Mile Trail Run, Bend
12-14: ABA-USA BMX Great Northwest Nationals, Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
12-16: Northwest Cup Finals alpine ski race, Mt. Bachelor ski area
14: Peterson Ridge Rumble 40-mile and 20-mile trail run, Sisters
20: Duel in the Desert mountain bike/road bike and running duathlon, Bend
21: CASA Light of Hope 5K & 10K run, Bend
26-28: Central Oregon Shootout golf tournament; Aspen Lakes, Black Butte Ranch and Eagle Crest
May
4: Salmon Run 5K and 10K, Bend
11: Cascade Chainbreaker mountain bike race, Bend
12: Mom’s Day Dash 5K & 10K run/walk, Bend
13-17: PNGA Men’s Master-40 Amateur golf tournament, Brasada Ranch
16-19: Oregon High School Equestrian Teams State Championships, Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
18: Pole Pedal Paddle multisport adventure race, Mt. Bachelor ski area to Bend
19: Kids Mini PPP, Bend
25: Bend Don’t Brake cycling road race, Bend
26: Happy Girls half marathon, 10K and 5K run, Bend
26: Sisters Stampede mountain bike race, Sisters
June
1-2: Race for Life BMX fundraiser for leukemia, Bend and Redmond
2: Heaven Can Wait 5K run/walk, Bend
7-9: Sisters Rodeo, Sisters
8: Three Sisters Marathon, marathon relay and 5K run/walk, Redmond
9: Dirty Half trail half marathon, Bend
10-12: Bend Ladies Invitational golf tournament, Bend Golf and Country Club
11-13: Oregon Open Invitational golf tournament, Juniper Golf Club, Redmond
12: Bend Elks West Coast League baseball home opener, Vince Genna Stadium, Bend
12-15: Oregon High School Rodeo Association Finals, Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville
21-23: Mirror Pond Invitational golf tournament, Bend Golf and Country Club
23: Pickett’s Charge! mountain bike race, Bend
23-26: PGA Professional National Championship golf tournament, Sunriver’s Crosswater Club and Meadows course
28-30: Pacific Crest Weekend Sports Festival, Sunriver
28-30: Crooked River Roundup rodeo, Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville
July
4: MBSEF Firecracker Ride metric century cycling tour, Alfalfa/Prineville
4: Spark Your Heart 5K run/walk, Bend
6: Smith Rock Sunrise Summer Classic Half Marathon, 10K and 5K runs, Terrebonne
6-7: High Desert Omnium cycling race, Bend
10-13: Crooked River Roundup Horse Races, Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville
13: Tour des Chutes cycling tour, Bend
13: Redmond Downtown Criterium cycling race, Redmond
13-14: Deschutes Dash Weekend Sports Festival, Bend
16-21: Cascade Cycling Classic
17-21: Oregon High Desert Classics hunter-jumper competition, Week I, Bend
20: High Cascades 100 mountain bike race, Bend
24-28: Oregon High Desert Classics hunter-jumper competition, Week II, Bend
26-29: AJGA Sunriver Junior Open golf tournament at Sunriver’s Meadows course
August
2-3: Cascade Lakes Relay run/walk race, Diamond Lake to Bend
2-4: Chris Horner’s Cascade Gran Fondo cycling ride, Mt. Bachelor ski area
2-4: Cascade Lakes Swim Series & Festival at Elk Lake
3-4: BMX state championships, Redmond and Bend
10: RAT Race triathlon and duathlon, Redmond
10: Muddy Pig (Mud) Run & Lil’ Piggy Mud Run obstacle course race, Terrebonne
11: Haulin’ Aspen marathon, half marathon and 7-mile trail run, Bend
31, Sept 1: Sunriver Marathon for a Cause, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K and Kids Race, Sunriver
September
4-8: USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships, Bend and Prineville
7: MAC Dash sprint triathlon and duathlon, Madras
16-18: PNGA Men’s Senior Team golf tournament, Sunriver’s Meadows and Woodlands courses
18-20: PNGA Women’s Senior Team golf tournament, Sunriver’s Meadows and Woodlands courses
21: LeadmanTri Bend Life Time Epic 250/125 ultradistance triathlon, Bend
21-26: Golf World Pacific Amateur Golf Classic, various Central Oregon courses
22: Flagline 50K and High Alpine Half trail runs, Mt. Bachelor ski area
28: Pilot Butte Challenge run/walk, Bend
October
20: Super Dave’s Down & Dirty 1/2 trail run, Bend
November
1-2: Columbia River Circuit Finals Pro Rodeo, Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond
2: Happy Dirty Girls trail half marathon and 5K run, Sisters
23: Redmond Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile runs/walks, Redmond
28: I Like Pie fun run, Bend
28: Bend Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile runs/walks, Bend
28: Central Oregon Thanksgiving Classic 10K run & 5K run/walk, Bend (name change from BGCCO Turkey Trot)
30: Sisters Turkey Trot 5K and 1-mile runs/walks, Sisters
December
7: Jingle Bell Run/Walk, Bend
