Big College Football Saturday in Columbus. Soccer's Columbus Crew with a critical home game and plenty of high school events to see.
Lots and Lots of sports activities in central Ohio to choose from today.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - Ohio State tries to up its record to 2-0 with a noon home game against Ohio University. (See our Buckeye Sports page for more coverage.) Capital opens their season with a 1:30 home game against Adrian, Otterbein also starts a new season with a home contest versus Bethany which also starts at 1:30. Elsewhere, Kenyon, Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg begin their campaigns with home games, Denison opens on the road and 0-1 Urbana has a home game.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER - The Columbus Crew continues on a roll. The Crew now have 40 points which lead all MLS teams. Tonight the Crew face their closest rivals, New England in a key 7:30 home game. New England is two points behind Columbus in the Eastern Conference.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
FOOTBALL - Cleveland Glenville brings its powerhouse program to central Ohio when the Tarblooders play at Gahanna Lincoln, Newark Catholic visits Lancaster Fisher Catholic to continue a good rivalry and Linden McKinley and East both travel to Cincinnati for games. East plays at Cincinnati Aiken, Linden McKinley is at Cincinnati Taft.
CROSS COUNTRY - Invitationals are being hosted by Watkins Memorial, Northland, Chillicothe Zane Trace and Galion Northmor.
BOYS GOLF - Three Invitationals are taking place today. Dublin Jerome is hosting at the Dublin Country Club, Mount Vernon is the host at Hiawatha and the Westfall tournament is at Crown Hill.
BOYS SOCCER - DeSales is at Bexley in one the area's top match ups. Elsewhere Dublin Coffman is home against West Chester Lakota West and Westerville South at New Albany in top games and among teams with home contests are the Grandview Bobcats, Bellefontaine, Hartley, Hebron Lakewood, Newark, Groveport-Madison, Canal Winchester, Grove City, Pickerington Central and Hilliard Davidson.
GIRLS SOCCER - Lancaster and Newark tangle at Crew Stadium at 1:15 and good neighborhood rivalry game has Chillicothe playing Chillicothe Unioto at Paints Field. Among girls soccer teams with home games are Marion Harding, Chillicothe Zane Trace, London, Tree of Life Christian, West Jefferson, Madison Christian, Lancaster Fisher Catholic, Mt. Vernon, Columbus Academy, Groveport-Madison, Westerville North, Reynoldsburg and the Whetstone Braves.
FIELD HOCKEY - Upper Arlington has a home game versus Cincinnati St. Ursula.
GIRLS TENNIS - The Village Academy Cup is contested, Hilliard Darby and Franklin Hts. are hosting Invitationals, there are quadrangulars at Upper Arlington and Hilliard Davidson and undefeated Christiana Raymond plays #1 singles for Columbus Academy against Cincinnati Summit Country Day.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - Triangulars today at Mt. Vernon, Thomas Worthington, Newark, Westerville North and Cardington Lincoln. Invitationals hosted by Chillicothe Unioto, Lancaster, Briggs and Hilliard Davidson.
WATER POLO - The Girls Ohio Cup Tournament takes place at Thomas Worthington's Natatorium.
OTHER SPORTS EVENTS
AUTO RACING - Columbus Motor Speedway features the legend cars and the women take center stage with powder puff races.
DRAG RACING - National Trail Raceway in Hebron hosting a card today.
OSU FIELD HOCKEY - The 2-0 Buckeyes are at 0-2 Delaware.
OSU WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL - 3-1 Ohio State is in Wichita, Kansas for two games today. The Buckeyes play 0-3 Cal-Bakersfield and then play host Wichita State who is 4-0.










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