Sporting events in Shores & Islands, Ohio, bring the best of both worlds to your stay: world-class sporting facilities and a beautiful year-round destination on the shores of Lake Erie. Located under two hours from major cities like Detroit, Columbus, Toledo, and Cleveland, you will find it all in Shores & Islands, Ohio—from lively island communities to attractions like the Merry-Go-Round and Liberty Aviation Museums. We are also home to the world-famous Cedar Point Amusement Park, and don’t forget to pack your swimsuit and flip-flops for summer beaches and year-round waterparks at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, Castaway Bay, and Great Wolf Lodge.

The area features some of the best sporting facilities in the country at Cedar Point Sports Center, Sports Force Parks, and Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. Cedar Point Sports Center features nearly 100,000 square feet of floor space with 10 regulation basketball courts, 20 regulation volleyball courts, and a championship court as well as an on-site café and concession area and a climbing area with a ninja course to keep athletes fueled and siblings moving throughout the day. 

Sports Force Parks is the premier outdoor sport facility in the destination. With nine multisport turf fields and one regulation softball diamond, Sports Force Parks can have up to 19 fields in play on a tournament weekend, including bullpen and batting cages on the property. The kids will be entertained through the day at the SFP Ropes and mini golf course. Sports Force Parks is also the home field for the Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, a college summer baseball league.

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