Greater Columbus Sports Commission Blog

New National Girls Competition to be Held in Columbus Through 2018

The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) will host its 1^st annual JVA SummerFest in Columbus at the Greater Columbus Convention Center June 4-5, 2016.

This girls’ junior volleyball tournament for ages 12-18 expects to bring more than

The Knights of Archbishop Alter sure seem to like playing at Capital University.

“I love this place, it’s a central location and they put on a fabulous event,” said coach Craig Erford, minutes after his team topped Walsh Jesuit to win its third consecutive Division II Ohio High School Boys

The members of Columbus Old Dogs Lacrosse gathered outside Ohio Stadium on Sunday, to tailgate and prepare for the start of the first of two NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship quarterfinal games.

Lacrosse in Central Ohio sure has come a long way since the members of this local 35-and-older

First-Time Event Featuring Top Intercollegiate ACHA Hockey Teams from Across the Country
Will Compete at OhioHealth Chillers and the OhioHealth Ice Haus at Nationwide Arena

The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), a member of USA Hockey and an organization of over 430 college and

Columbus has hosted over 270 new sporting events in the past 14 years and will welcome the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship this December and the NCAA Women’s Final Four in 2018. These high-profile events mean Columbus and Central Ohio will see an increase in visitors from across the

You don’t have to be the daughter of a former Big Ten and NFL quarterback to excel at volleyball, but it seems to help.

Led by Emma Tupa and Ella Grbac, the Cleveland Volleyball Machine advanced to the finals of the 16-year-old National Division at the 2016 Kaepa Girls’ Volleyball Championships on

Lacrosse is arguably the fastest sport on two legs and will come to the forefront in Columbus this month as the city continues to make strides in becoming the “Lacrosse Capital of Ohio.”

Two events in May will advance the conversation as Major League Lacrosse’s (MLL) Ohio Machine will open its

Columbus is Sam Auxier’s kind of skating town.

“I love this city,” said Auxier, President of U.S. Figure Skating. He was in town, through Sunday, for the organization’s Governing Council Meeting, which was held at the Hilton Columbus Downtown.

About 400 members of U.S. Figure Skating were here for