Women-focused $98M sports campus in Fair Oaks to include VIP leadership

September 20, 2024

A new youth sports complex geared toward women athletes is in the works in Indiana, with the project’s first phase set to receive extensive state and county financial support.

The $98 million, three-phase project known as Marvella is expected to occupy 120 acres at Fair Oaks Farms, on the eastern edge of Newton County in northwest Indiana. The project will include 300,000 square feet of buildings, numerous turf fields and courts for basketball, volleyball, flag football, lacrosse and soccer, and a multi-purpose arena for championship events.

The sprawling development will also provide training facilities, educational programming, physical and mental health support, an expansive media center and a museum focused on Indiana’s role in the passage of Title IX, a federal law established in 1972 that bolstered funding for women’s sports. Inside Indiana Business