Corning Memorial Stadium is a stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Corning, New York

Corning (city), New York

Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,842 at the 2000 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community.- Overview :The city of...

. Dedicated on September 12, 1948 (Dimitroff 1991) , it was primarily used for baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 until 1969 http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/corning.htm and was home to the Corning Independents

Corning Independents

The Corning Independents were a minor league baseball team located in Corning, New York. The team played in the New York - Penn League. Their home stadium was Corning Memorial Stadium....

 (Dimitroff 1991). It holds 3,000 people. It is currently leased by the Corning-Painted Post Area School District http://www.corningareaschools.com/board/policies/CPP-1500.pdf and is frequently used for high school football, lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

, and soccer games.

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