MIAMI – If some residents, businessmen and women in Miami have their way, a youth sports complex the likes of which most only dream of will become a reality in Ottawa County. Local business leaders Zeb Neese, Bryon Machado and Matt Whalen made a presentation to the county commissioners and other county officials Monday morning about an idea for a sports complex that they and others have been seriously working on for some time. Neese told commissioners that they, along with Clayton Shumaker, have established a Youth Athletic Development Foundation in Miami with the goal of creating an all-county youth activity complex that would be one central place for all youth sports — softball, baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more, both indoor and outdoor...
