In the News ... "New sand-lot draws volleyball players"

By Doug Carman
Reporter
Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - There is plenty of sand in the Monahans Sandhills, but Aaron Rogers said he didn’t know of a well-kept recreational sand-pit anywhere in the Permian Basin.

Whether to play volleyball, sand soccer, or even just sit down and build a sand castle or two, Rogers thought the area needed a place for that.

“I saw facilities like this (that were run) well, and they had a huge impact on the community,” Rogers said. “There’s nothing like this up to Fort Worth.”

So, with the help of New Life Church, where Rogers is a member, he opened Sandpit Sports Club in early June on a leased part of the church’s property, east of Odessa just off of Highway 80.

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