The 2023 NCAA Women's March Madness comes to Columbus on March 18 & 20. The hometown Ohio State Buckeyes host the First and Second Rounds at The Schottenstein Center. Get to know the teams competing for a Sweet 16 berth. In 2027, Columbus hosts the Women's Final Four. Learn more about that event on…
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For the first time in the history of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) State Wrestling Tournament, girls will take to the mat for an OHSAA state title March 10-12 at the Schottenstein Center. More than 220 female wrestlers will represent 136 different schools. Since 2020, the Ohio…
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The adrenalin starts flowing when Vanessa Oswalt thinks about the upcoming, and inaugural, OHSAA girls high school wrestling state tournament at the Schottenstein Center at The Ohio State University. “I’m getting emotional just talking about it,” said the Olentangy Orange coach. “This is something…
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Laura Viáfara has a passion for women’s futsal. It led her from Colombia to Argentina. Soon it will lead her to Columbus. Viáfara was recently hired to coach Columbus Futsal for the first season of the National Futsal Premier League (NFPL) women’s division. As part of her new role, the Bogatá…
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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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Women’s basketball is growing fast. The WNBA, America’s top professional league, saw its TV ratings rise 19% in 2022 year over year. The league is celebrating their most viewed season in the 14 years on ESPN. On the college side, the NCAA rebranded the women’s tournament to match the men’s, changing…
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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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Columbus has become a sports hub; the host of a never-ending series of local, national and even international sporting events that have helped change the perception of the city and drive economic and social development forward. In honor of the Sports Commission’s 20th Anniversary, take a look at…
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