A Message From the DirectorDear Greater Columbus Sports Commission supporter: Welcome to the Winter 2009 issue of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission's e-newsletter. March is always a busy and exciting time for the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, as our city, in partnership with the Ohio High School Athletic Association, annually hosts wrestling, boys basketball, girls basketball, ice hockey and gymnastics state championships each March. Our own version of March Madness kicks off this weekend with the State Wrestling Championships at the Value City Arena. This year, though, is particularly exciting as our community also prepares for a variety of national and regional events, including:
We were thrilled to learn that Jared Sullinger of Northland High School in Columbus, an Ohio State recruit, was chosen to participate in the McDonald's game. It will be an honor for our city to host those nationally-recognized high school all-star games. The Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournaments in town this month are among 17 that we host throughout the year. I encourage everybody to get out to a game and support both the student-athletes and the OHSAA for bringing these state championships to our city. The OHSAA is a valued partner of the Sports Commission. Check out www.ohsaa.org for more information. The 2010 The Morning Sports Report will feature a rare reunion of Ohio State's four living Heisman Trophy winners – Howard 'Hopalong' Casady, Archie Griffin, Eddie George and Troy Smith. Mark your calendar for June 22 for that exciting event. Also this year, once again we will host A Day In the Loop on May 13 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. This half-day driving school is a great opportunity for team building and developing corporate relationships. To stay up to date on all events, please visit our Web site at www.ColumbusSports.org on a regular basis. Among the many features is an updated Calendar of Events that includes hundreds of professional, collegiate and youth sporting events. Thank you again for your support of the Greater Columbus Sports Commission. Sincerely, Northland's Sullinger selected for McDonald's All American GameNorthland's Jared Sullinger will be among the nation's best basketball players to who will gather in Columbus March 29 and 31 for the 2010 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games and POWERADE Jam Fest. Rosters for the games were announced in mid-February. DeShaun Thomas of Fort Wayne, Ind., will join Sullinger on the East team in the boys games. 2010 The Morning Sports Report to feature first-ever "Heisman Reunion"Mark your calendar for June 22, when the seventh-annual The Morning Sports Report will feature a first-ever reunion of The Ohio State University's Heisman Trophy winners, including Archie Griffin, Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, Eddie George and Troy Smith. It will mark the first time that The Ohio State University's four living Heisman Trophy winners have appeared together in public. Columbus to host NASC Sports Event Symposium in AprilThe Greater Columbus Sports Commission will host the National Association of Sports Commission's Sports Event Symposium—sports marketing industry's most prestigious annual conference—April 12-15 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Hyatt Regency. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to host this event and showcase Columbus during the NASC Sports Event Symposium in 2010," Logan said. "The NASC Spots Event Symposium attracts not only sports commissions and other entities that host sporting events, but also also events-rights holders that are constantly on the lookout for destinations to take their individual events. So, hosting a successful NASC Sports Event Symposium will benefit our community for years to come." Four Organizations Join Sports Commission as Corporate PartnersThe Greater Columbus Sports Commission is proud to welcome Thrifty Car Rental, the Columbus Clippers, the Columbus Crew and the Memorial Tournament to our list of corporate partners. The commitment from these organization will allow the Sports Commission to continue to pursue events such as the McDonald's All-American Basketball Games, the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament and the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, just a few of the events Columbus has recently hosted or will host in the near future. |
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