SPORTS

Hilliard is always interested in serving as a host for sports tournaments. There are 22 parks located throughout the city of Hilliard. The city has hosted swim meets, softball and baseball tournaments, horseshoe tournaments, archery tournaments, soccer, basketball and lacrosse competitions. In addition, numerous non-profit organizations plan walks and runs on multi-purpose paths of varying degrees of difficulty located throughout the park system.

Hilliard Youth Lacrosse Association hosts the annual Ohio Cup in early June. This three day event is conducted on six fields with over 30 boys and girls teams competing from Ohio and contiguous states (www.hylalax.org).

The Roger Reynolds Municipal Park includes 8 lighted ball fields, three lakes and a large amount of green space for sporting competitions. In 2011, a new Disc Golf course will open.

The Hilliard Ohio Soccer Association maintains a 30 acre soccer complex on Scioto Darby Road.

Heritage Rail Trail is a seven mile walking, running and bicycling path that connects Hilliard to Plain City.

Homestead Park features sand volleyball courts and basketball courts.

Hilliard Ray Patch Family Y is a 50,000 square facility with two basketball courts, eight lane lap pool and climbing wall.

The Franklin County Fairgrounds hosts numerous sporting events. For a complete listing log onto www.fcfair.org.

Hilliard Sports Organizations

A 1 Archery - www.a1archeryonline.com
Hilliard All American Travel Baseball - tchumita@columbus.rr.com
Hilliard Baseball Association - www.hilliardbaseball.com

Hilliard Cricket Club - www.hilliardcricket.org

Hilliard Girls Softball Association - www.hilliardgirlssoftball.com
Hilliard Horse Shoe Club - www.hilliardhorseshoeclub.org
Hilliard Marlins Swim & Dive Team - www.HilliardMarlins.org
Hilliard Ohio Soccer Association - www.hosa-soccer.org

Hilliard Optimist Club (youth football, basketball & cheerleading) - www.hilliardoptimist.com
Hilliard Tractor Club - www.hilliardtractorclub.com
Hilliard Youth Lacrosse Association - www.hylalax.org

NFL Youth Flag Football - flagfootballfanatics@yahoo.com

Upward BB & Cheer - office@relc.org