NEWS & EVENTS

News Archive

2011

Feb. 22, 2011

Mascot Madness at the Pettit Center

Feb. 17, 2011

Wisconsin Edge Synchronized Team Qualifies for Nationals

Feb. 17, 2011

Stride & Glide Run, Walk, Wheelchair Roll and Ice Skate Event Supports Services for People With Disabilities

Jan. 4, 2011

The Pettit’s First Meet of 2011 Is Also A First

2010

Oct. 19, 2010	Long Track Speedskating Racing Season To Open At Pettit Center
Oct. 12, 2010	Pettit Figure Skater Dominates Recent Competition
Sept. 28,2010	Short Track Olympians Will Heat Up The Ice In Milwaukee
July 21, 2010	Pettit Center To Celebrate Olympic Day
March 3, 2010	The World’s Largest Indoor Cornhole Tournament Is Coming To Milwaukee
Jan. 13, 2010	Why Be Cold Outside When You Can Run A Marathon Inside?
Jan. 5, 2010	U.S Speedskating Sets Winter Olympic Team

2009

Nov. 19, 09	Pettit Figure Skaters Advance to Compete Nationally
Oct. 21, 2009	Reunion of Pettit Center’s Olympians

Aug. 19, 2009	The Road to Vancouver Gold Begins in Milwaukee
Aug. 25, 2009	Reunion of Pettit Center’s Olympians

Aug. 4, 2009	Sk8 4 $5 during St8 Fair!
July 7, 2009	Pettit Center To Host 2nd Annual Indoor Marathon

July 7, 2009	Pettit To Host Special Figure Skating Seminar
June 30, 2009	Pettit Center Adds New Board Member
June 22, 2009	Pettit To Celebrate Olympic Day
June 3, 2009	Pettit National Ice Center Offering Summer Camps and Programs
May 13, 2009	Pettit Summer Camps Back By Popular Demand
May 13, 2009	Pettit Nominated for Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect Parents’ Pick Award

March 17, 2009	Pettit Skaters Come Up Golden At World Single Distance Championships
Feb. 24, 2009	Pettit Skaters Dominate World Junior Champs
Feb. 24, 2009	Mascot Madness At The Pettit Center
Feb. 11, 2009	World Allround Champions
Feb. 9, 2009	Success at the North American Speed Skating Championships
Jan. 30, 2009	Long Track Championships Come to Pettit
Jan. 29, 2009	Pettit Skaters Shine At U.S. Junior Championships
Jan. 20, 2009	Pettit Youth Hockey – Alive and Well
Jan. 19, 209	Indoor Marathon Races To Rave Reviews
Jan. 16, 2009	Important News From The Pettit Center
Jan. 15, 2009	Why Be Cold Outside When You Can Run A Marathon Inside?
Jan. 14, 2009	A Master Among The Masters
Jan. 1, 2009	This Marathon Will Be Indoors With Brisk Temperatures Outdoors

2008

Dec. 9, 2008	Pettit Center Figure Skaters To Compete At Junior Nationals
Nov. 12, 2008	Pettit Center Executive Director To Be Featured on Time Warner Sports
Oct. 22, 2008	Top Speed Skating Talent On Display This Weekend At The Pettit Center
Sept. 3, 2008	Pettit Center Names New Executive Director
Sept. 2, 2008	Pettit Center Awarded Grant To Teach Area Youth Curling
Aug. 19, 2008	Pettit Center To Host Indoor Marathon
Aug. 14, 2008	U.S. Paralympic Athletes To Make Debut At Pettit Center
June 15, 2008	Vilter and Pettit Center Team Up To Make The Ice Nice
May 5, 2008	Yomantas To Take Transitional Role At The Pettit Center
March 13, 2008	Speedskating Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
March 3, 2008	Short Track Skaters From 40 States To Converge At The Pettit Center
Feb. 7, 2008	North American Single Distance Championships At Pettit Center
Jan. 28, 2008	Pettit Center To Host Record Number Of Badger State Games Skaters 2008 Competition Marks First Time Long Track Competition In Milwaukee
Jan. 23, 2008	Pettit Center To Host US Junior Speed Skating Championships
Jan. 16, 2008	Skate With The Mascots At The Pettit Center
Jan. 9, 2008	Senior Skaters To Be Showcased on Television
Jan. 7, 2008	Pettit and Wisconsin Skaters Fair Well At US Championships

2007

Nov. 20, 2007	Ring In The Holidays With Holidazzle
Nov. 14, 2007	USOC Grant Provides More Than 150 Milwaukee Youth with the Opportunity to Learn to Speed Skate at Pettit: Classroom Appearance on Friday Kicks Off Program
Nov. 11, 2007	Pettit Center To Host American Family Insurance Badger State Games Speed Skating and Men’s Hockey Slated for Milwaukee
Oct. 31, 2007	Pettit Center Announces Speed Skating Competition Schedule
Oct. 11, 2007	Get Petrified At The Pettit Haunted Maze Plus Skating Equals Cool and Creepy Fun
Oct. 2, 2007	US Speedskating Athletes To Visit Local School
Oct. 1, 2007	Children’s Health Education Center Selling Safety Helmets At The Pettit Center - Multi-Sport Helmet Just $10
Sept. 13, 2007	USOC Grant Program Introduced At Pettit Center
Aug. 21, 2007	U.S.A. Bobsled and Skeleton Select Athletes At Pettit Center
Aug. 14, 2007	Olympic Hall of Fame Coach Frank Carroll Coming To Pettit Center
July 31, 2007	Searching Milwaukee for America’s Next Champion
July 20, 2007	More Than 1,000 Irish Dancers To Compete At Pettit Center
June 29, 2007	Wheelchair Games “Rocked” The Pettit Center
June 26, 2007	Celebrate the 4th with Free Skating At the Pettit Center
June 21, 2007	Olympic Day Run/Walk July 8 New Event Benefits the Pettit National Ice Center
June 12, 2007	Throwin’ Stones At The Pettit Center U.S. Curling Camps Start Friday
June 8, 2007	Cool Camps at The Pettit Center
June 7, 2002	Not Just Ice Anymore: Pettit Welcomes Roller/Inline Skaters
April 10, 2007	Wisconsin Speed Skating Official To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame
March 14, 2007	Pettit Center To Host Childhood Leukemia Fundraiser
March 13, 2007	Pettit Squirts Take Home Title In Dream Game
Feb. 22, 2007	The Pettit Center Olympic Oval: It’s Not Just For Speed Skating: New Hockey Program Excites Coaches, Players
Feb. 07, 2007	Pettit Hockey Team Fares Well At Tournament
Jan. 25, 2007	Mascot Madness At The Pettit Center
Jan. 17, 2007	Seniors Celebrate 15 Years Of Skating At Pettit Center
Jan. 10, 2007	Marquee Speed Skating Event Coming To Pettit Center
Jan. 3, 2007	Holidazzle A Success For Pettit Center
Jan. 3, 2007	Nonprofit Pettit Center Organization Celebrates Facility Purchase Capital Fundraising Campaign 60% Complete
Jan. 1, 2007	Pettit Center To Be Featured On New Sports Show

2006

Dec. 29, 2006	It’s Great To Skate Into The New Year At The Pettit Center
Dec. 28, 2006	It’s Great To Skate Into The New Year At The Pettit Center
Dec. 14, 2006	Pettit Center To Host US Long Track Speedskating Championships
Dec. 8, 2006	Pettit Figure Skaters Shine At Junior Nationals
Dec. 6, 2006	Pettit Speed Skaters Shatter Records At Recent Competition Short Track Team Member Performs Well At World Cup
Nov. 30, 2006	It’s Holidazzle Time At The Pettit Center
Nov. 28, 2006	Mustangs Track Club Trains At The Pettit Center Group Utilizes Indoor 450-Meter Running Track
Nov 20, 2006	Pettit Short Track Skater Makes World Team Leveille is Second Skater in History to Make Long Track and Short Track Teams
Nov. 22, 2006	Pettit Skaters Glide Into US Junior Nationals
Nov. 8, 2006	Great Lakes Competition Features Up-And-Coming Skaters From Eleven States
Oct. 26, 2006	US Speedskating’s World Cup Teams Begin Season
Oct. 26, 2006	US Speedskating’s World Cup Teams Begin Season
Oct. 13, 2006	US Speedskating World Team To Be Chosen at Pettit Center
Sept. 21, 2006	Short Track’s Best Coming To Pettit Center
Aug. 30, 2006	International Flavor At The Pettit Center
Aug, 1, 2006	It’s SNOWING at the Pettit Center COOL ZONE
July 25, 2006	Marquette University To Call Pettit Center Home
July 18, 2006	Shake ‘n Skate At The Pettit Center
July 17, 2006	Beat The Heat This Summer At The Pettit National Ice Center
July 13, 2006	Famous Pettit Center Olympic Oval Gets New Look
June 29, 2006	Olympic Champions for Children Run/Walk/Skate Debuts August 12 at the Wisconsin State Fair Bonnie Blair Honorary Chair
June 20, 2006	Stay Cool This Summer At The Pettit Center
March 28, 2006	Pettit Center To Host NCAA® Frozen Four® YES Clinic
March 2, 2006	Skaters New & Old Converge On Pettit Center After Olympics
Feb. 15, 2006	Future Olympians Will Compete At Pettit Center
Feb. 9, 2006	Pettit Skaters Rise To The Top At Long Track Championships
Feb. 6, 2006	Pettit Hockey Team Takes Home Tourney Title
Feb. 3, 2006	Wisconsin Edge Tops Sectional Competition
Jan. 26, 2006	Skate With Mascots At The Pettit Center On Saturday
Jan. 13, 2006	Pettit Speed Skaters Shine At U.S. Olympic Trials
Jan. 4, 2006	Pettit Sets Public Skating Record
Jan. 3, 2006	Pettit Speed Skaters Have Fine Showing at U.S. Olympic Trials

2005

Dec. 14, 2005	Holidazzle Sparkles At The Pettit
Nov. 17, 2005	Pettit Will Be Center Of The Speed Skating World
Nov. 2, 2005	OLYMPIC PREVIEW COMING TO MILWAUKEE Pettit Will Be Center Of The Speed Skating World
Oct. 25, 2005	Records Tumble At Pettit Center During World Cup Qualifier
Oct. 17, 2005	Pettit To Host Speed Skating’s World Cup Qualifier Press Conference Scheduled To Announce International Competition
Aug. 22, 2005	US Speedskating Team Opens Training Camp At Pettit National Ice Center
Aug. 4, 2005	Pettit Center To Host U.S. Curling’s Best
July 28, 2005	Pettit Center is the 2005 State Fair Cool Zone
July 13, 2005	Pettit Coaches Add Accolades To Resumes
June 27, 2005	Beat The Heat This Summer At The Pettit National Ice Center
Feb. 17, 2005	U.S. National Short Track Championships To Feature The Top Male Skaters

2004

Dec. 16, 2004	Nation’s Top Male Speed Skaters Headline At The Pettit
Dec. 13, 2004	Pettit To Host US Speedskating Championships
Dec. 8, 2004	Holidazzle Sparkles At The Pettit
Nov. 24, 2004	Thanksgiving Skate Opens The Holiday Season
Nov. 3, 2004	Great Races at Great Lakes Championships
Oct. 21, 2004	World Cup Qualifier Set To Begin Friday Wisconsin Olympic Medallists To Participate
Oct. 19, 2004	Pettit To Host Speed Skating’s World Cup Qualifier Wisconsin Olympic Medallists To Participate
Oct. 18, 2004	US Speed Skaters Training at “The Next Level” in Milwaukee
Oct. 6, 2004	Pettit Showcased on Cable Channel This Friday
Sept. 29, 2004	Cruikshank Powerskating Expanding Pettit Operation
Sept. 28, 2004	Froedtert & Medical College’s New Presence At The Pettit
Sept. 28, 2004	$1000 Smile Contest Coming To The Pettit
Sept. 15, 2004	Record Number of Adult Hockey Teams Pack The Pettit
Sept. 2, 2004	Badgerettes To Skate For A Cure
Aug. 9, 2004	US Speedskating Added to Pettit’s State Fair Activities
Aug. 4, 2004	Pettit National Ice Center Welcomes Rainbo Sports
Aug. 2, 2004	Pettit New To The Wisconsin State Fair
July 28, 2004	Quite Speedy In July
June 11, 2004	Pettit Coaches Pass Their Spring Exams
May 24, 2004	PETTIT NATIONAL ICE CENTER ANNOUNCES FROEDTERT & MEDICAL COLLEGE SPONSORSHIP
May 4, 2004	Red, White & Blades To Bring State’s Top Skaters Together
April 29, 2004	Olympic Edge Camp Crosses Borders
April 27, 2004	Miracles On The Ice
April 14, 2004	Special Medal Ceremony to Conclude Olympic Training Camp
April 13, 2004	Olympic Training Camp For Kids Now Open
Mar. 31, 2004	Pettit Center To Hold Basic Skills Competition
Mar. 25, 2004	Wings of Corporate Love, Inc. Flies Into Pettit
Mar. 18, 2004	Shamrock Shootout Coming Soon
Mar. 12, 2004	Pettit Announces New Media Agency
Mar. 4, 2004	Pop Star Avril Lavigne To Make Stop At The Pettit
Feb. 16, 2004	Pettit Offers Therapeutic Skating for Children with Special Needs
Feb. 16, 2004	“Stars on Ice” Performers Visit Pettit
Feb. 12, 2004	Journal Sentinel Partners With Pettit Center
Feb. 4, 2004	National Long Track Championships Foster Record-Breaking Weekend
Jan. 28, 2004	Long Track Championships Come to Pettit
Jan. 15, 2004	Besteman Awarded Coach of the Year
Jan. 12, 2004	Pettit Celebrates National Skating Week