Columbus Sports Stories & Scoops

McKendree Wins NCAA Bowling Championship

The McKendree Bearcats had turkey dinner on Saturday. Hosting the National Collegiate Bowling Championship for the first time in its 18-year history, Columbus saw McKendree University win its second national title at Wayne Webb's Columbus bowl. The Bearcats defeated Stephen F. Austin State…

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Honoring Columbus' 2021 OHSAA Girls State Champions

In recognition of National Women & Girls in Sports Day on Feb. 2, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission is honoring every 2021 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) girls state champion. The OHSAA awarded 25 girls state championships to Columbus individuals and teams last year with 14…

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OHSAA to Add Girls Wrestling & Boys Volleyball

(From OHSAA Release) - In a historic move Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to add girls wrestling and boys volleyball as emerging sports beginning with the 2022-23 school year. In addition, the board voted to move girls and boys…

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Ohio Girls Basketball Report Brings Classic in the City to Columbus

In conjunction with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, the Ohio Girls Basketball Report (OGBR) is poised to bring some of the best high school talent in the nation to Columbus for the inaugural Classic in the City presented by U.S. Army Recruiting from Jan. 15-17 at Pickerington Central High…

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Ariana Tyler Named Sports ETA Young Professional of the Year

Greater Columbus Sports Commission Senior Business Development Manager Ariana Tyler was named Sports ETA Young Professional of the Year at the 2021 Sports ETA Symposium from Oct. 25-29 in Birmingham, Alabama. Since April 2020, Tyler has co-hosted monthly webinars for a group of nearly 90 young…

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Tune In to the NCAA DII Women’s Basketball Tournament in Columbus

March 2020 turned out to be anything but normal for Columbus sports, but this month is ramping up for the return of one of the Sports Commission’s most familiar hosted events. NCAA Women’s Basketball is back in Columbus beginning Friday, March 12, with the arrival of the NCAA Division II Women’s…

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