It is used mainly to host indoor sporting events, such as basketball, arena football and National Bull Riding Finals.
It hosted the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship in 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2011.
The arena is also home to the Blacksnake Rollergirls MADE roller derby league.
The Arena immediately adjacent to the I-229 downtown St. Joseph exit was designed by Patty Berkebile Nelson and opened in 1980 and was part of a downtown St. Joseph urban renewal project.
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