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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
CarMax Returns as Front-of-Jersey Sponsor for Richmond Ivy Soccer Club
CarMax Returns as Front-of-Jersey Sponsor for Richmond Ivy Soccer Club CarMax Returns as Front-of-Jersey Sponsor for Richmond Ivy Soccer Club RICHMOND, Va., May 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richmond Ivy Soccer Club is thrilled to unveil their kits for the 2025 season, with CarMax (NYSE: KMX), the nation's largest retailer of used cars, returning as the front-of-jersey sponsor. The Woven Together Kits will serve as the club's jerseys for year two. Each kit features a fully custom, hand drawn design in Midnight and Mint colorways on the primary and secondary kit respectively, courtesy of hummel Pro North America. CarMax has led the used car industry for more than 30 years, with a customer experience based on integrity and transparency. As a people-first organization, CarMax is committed to making a positive impact and helping communities thrive, starting with their hometown. In addition to being the front-of-jersey sponsor of the Richmond Ivy, CarMax is also a proud sponsor of the Richmond Kickers, Flying Squirrels, University of Richmond Basketball and Women's Athletics, and Virginia Commonwealth University Basketball. In addition to these partnerships, CarMax is the naming rights partner of CarMax Park, the new home to the Richmond Flying Squirrels, which is set to open in 2026. 'We are thrilled by the incredible support the Richmond community showed for the Ivy in its first year and are excited to watch women's soccer continue to gain momentum in our hometown,' said Sarah Lane, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer at CarMax. 'We're proud to continue this partnership with the team and look forward to finding new ways to drive positive impact and help our community thrive.' 'We're honored to continue to work with a community-driven partner like CarMax who supports and invests in women's soccer here in Richmond,' Drew Norris, Richmond Ivy SC Vice President of Corporate Partnerships said. 'Richmond Ivy SC brought a higher level of competition to women's soccer in the region for year one and we're excited to continue working with partners that want to help grow the world's game in their backyard.' The Woven Together Kits visually showcase the interconnectedness of our club and the Richmond community. This club draws strength from the support of our community members as we celebrate the young women who represent us on and off the pitch. The Midnight base of the primary jersey reflects the depth of the RVA community and the community of women's sports in the region. The dark green leaves facing different directions symbolize how we all take our own path and contribute individually to the growth of Richmond soccer. The green of the stenciled leaves is pulled from the main shade of our crest and calls back to our inaugural primary kit. Each leaf on the jersey reminds us of every athlete, fan, and supporter — in the Richmond region and beyond — that not only helped bring our club to life, but also carries us into year two. The kit features mint green accents around the collar and sleeve ends. The mint accents on the primary jersey unite the two Woven Together kits as the base of the secondary kit pulls the mint green from our crest. The Ivy climbs up the sides of the jersey representing the lofty aspirations of the club; the different strands weaving between each other. Overlapping on the sides, the tight-knit leaves represent the unwavering support of our fans and our community, filling the stands at City Stadium and joining us after every match at the front wall. The secondary kit also features the alternate Ivy wordmark, isolating the main leaf of the crest and showcasing the team's name prominently while we're on the road. The Midnight Woven Together Kit will serve as Richmond Ivy's primary jersey during the 2025 season; making its debut when the Ivy open their regular-season play at City Stadium on May 10, 2025 against the Virginia Beach United. Fans can now order and customize their Woven Together kits, both Midnight and Mint, at the club's official online storefront at Tickets and opening night group packages for the Home Opener are available at About CarMaxCarMax, the nation's largest retailer of used autos, revolutionized the automotive retail industry by driving integrity, honesty and transparency in every interaction. The company offers a truly personalized experience with the option for customers to do as much, or as little, online and in-store as they want. During the fiscal year that ended February 28, 2025, CarMax sold approximately 790,000 used vehicles and 540,000 wholesale vehicles at its auctions. In addition, CarMax Auto Finance originated more than $8 billion in receivables during fiscal 2025, adding to its nearly $18 billion portfolio. CarMax has 250 store locations, over 30,000 associates, and is proud to have been recognized for 21 consecutive years as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®. CarMax is committed to helping its communities thrive and reducing the environmental footprint of its operations. Learn more in the 2024 Responsibility Report. For more information, visit About Richmond Ivy Richmond Ivy SC was founded in 2024 by 22 Holdings LLC to bring women's pre-professional soccer to Richmond. Ivy is always striving for greatness, overcoming obstacles and climbing ever higher. When you're an Ivy, you're part of something so much bigger than yourself. You become part of something that continues to grow with each season, every athlete, fan and supporter of the beautiful game in Richmond, Virginia. Made of many, Ivy forms impossibly strong bonds, always lifting each other up, and defying adversity with determination and unity. Working to inspire a love for the sport in women and young girls in the Richmond region, this is a team for Richmond, by Richmond. Attachments CarMax Returns as Front-of-Jersey Sponsor for Richmond Ivy Soccer Club CarMax Returns as Front-of-Jersey Sponsor for Richmond Ivy Soccer Club CONTACT: Public Relations CarMax (855) 887-2915 PR@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indiana Pacers mascot Boomer softens stressful test week in Wolcott
WOLCOTT — A four-legged figure with a bipedal jog-and-walk, catlike reflections and friendly disposition graced Tri-County Junior and Senior High School. Indiana Pacers mascot Boomer made an appearance in Wolcott on Monday at the suggestion of Tri-County Middle School English teacher Daniel Szombathy. The blue and yellow Pacers representative performed back-flip dunks while also encouraging students to study for the ILEARN test. "I just wanted (the students) to have a memory and get them motivated to take the ILEARN test," Szombathy said. "It's just a stressful week and maybe this could help them." More: Lafayette football coach spearheads state's first African American Studies course Szombathy became inspired through an experience he had a high school while growing up in Plymouth. Boomer showed up, and it stuck with him. Now he wanted his students to have the same experience before the ILEARN — Indiana's Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network — a state-mandated test assessing students' knowledge in English between the third through eighth grades, mathematics for grades three through eight, and science for students between the fourth and sixth grades. Fifth-graders also take the Social Studies portion. "The kids were going crazy," Szombathy said. "Boomer even took volunteers for some of the gags he had planned." More: Flying Squirrels assist Central Catholic girls basketball Szombathy explained the ILEARN week tends to be the toughest academically. His students will be taking the math and English portions this week, two for English and two for math. But there's a reward at the end of it for students if 50% or more receive passing grades. The reward? Letting the students shave Szombathy's head bald. "We were very fortunate for Boomer and the Indiana Pacers," Szombathy said. "We just needed him for one day, and the day we needed Boomer was the one day we had open. The kids had a blast." Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@ on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Indiana Pacers mascot Boomer visits Tri-County
Axios
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Axios
Richmond's stadium dream is coming true
On the 40th birthday of The Diamond, officials celebrated placing the final steel beam needed for CarMax Park 's main building. Why it matters: "It's no longer a dream," said Lou DiBella, the managing partner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Driving the news: City and Flying Squirrels officials, plus leadership from the last administration and Henrico and Chesterfield leaders were all on hand Thursday to commemorate this crucial piece of the new stadium that Richmonders have been waiting on for decades. "I'm going to keep my sunglasses on because I've been crying all day," said an emotional Todd "Parney" Parnell, the longtime face of the Flying Squirrels, at the event. "We're all damn proud today," DiBella said. "Keeping baseball here, in my mind, was a key thing for the future of the city."
