Columbus has always championed girls and women in sports, standing out as a city dedicated to athletic growth, community building, and equal opportunity. Even before it became widely celebrated, Columbus was setting the stage for women athletes, offering platforms where they could compete and…
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The Columbus Fury quickly won the hearts and minds of volleyball fans in the inaugural season of the Pro Volleyball Federation. In Year Two, they’re hoping to become another champion in Columbus behind the support of one of the league’s best fanbases. Think you know Columbus volleyball? Take our…
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It wasn’t long after the 1891 invention of basketball that women were playing in Columbus. Early photos show the Central High School girls team posing for a photo in 1897. Newspaper reports at the time tell of them facing off against other local schools through the e arly 1900s. In 1903, after…
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The Crew may be out of the playoffs, but don’t give up on something special happening on the pitch in Columbus this fall. The Ohio State women’s and men’s soccer teams are both championship contenders — and you can catch an NCAA Tournament game followed by a Big Ten title match against archrival…
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Greater Columbus Sports Commission CEO & President Linda Logan was named to Columbus Business First's 2023 Power 100 list. The annual list covers people making an impact on the future of Columbus. It's Logan's second time being honored, first in 2019. Read more about Linda and the full Power 100…
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It’s time to Run it Back, Columbus! Like every great story in sports, ours is a comeback. The process to bring the Women’s Final Four to Columbus started with a lost bid in 2008. Ten years later, after regrouping and linking across public & private sectors, the city came together to host an…
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Phyllis Bailey was one of the true pioneers of women’s intercollegiate athletes: the first varsity basketball coach at The Ohio State University, an administrator for women’s sports at Ohio State for more than three decades, one of the founders of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for…
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Linda Logan celebrates her 25th anniversary with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission & Experience Columbus this year. Linda has helped bring nearly 600 new sporting events to Columbus since 2002, including the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, 2016 & 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship and…
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For 50 years, Title IX has allowed women an equal opportunity to achieve their dreams. It has also allowed women to dig into their passion for sports and create careers out of it. Nan Carney-DeBord, Director of Athletics at Denison University, and Dawn Stewart, Vice President of Student Affairs…
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Women’s tackle football isn’t new to Columbus. When the Columbus Chaos joined the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA) in the spring of 2022, they followed a group of “pacesetters” before them. Now, they’re writing their own chapter in the deep-rooted history of Columbus sports. The history of women’s…
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