The Fortress will host the OHSAA Cross Country State Championships on Saturday, November 7th. Check out qualifiers, course map, and more information at: https://ohsaa.org/.../2020-Cross-Country-Tournament-Coverage
NEWS RELEASE – Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Doug Ute www.OHSAA.org | twitter.com/OHSAASports | facebook.com/OHSAAsports For Immediate Release – November 2, 2020 OHSAA Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org Fortress Obetz to Host OHSAA Football Championships Multi-purpose complex on southeast side of Columbus will host all seven games; Division I state semifinal pairings also announced COLUMBUS, Ohio – The upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association football state championships will be hosted by Fortress Obetz, a multi-purpose sports complex located in Obetz on the southeast side of Columbus. The Division I state championship will take place as previously announced on Friday, Nov. [...]
“The Fortress is a sports and entertainment complex that looms large in Obetz on land where race cars once competed. With a name inspired by an exclamation of power made by a sportscaster and constructed out of shipping containers, the complex is not conventional, but it works in a big way.” Follow the link to see more of the article from Linda Dillman of the Columbus Messenger. https://www.columbusmessenger.com/a-mighty-fortress.html
Installation of a new video board is underway at Fortress Obetz. The project is expected to be completed in just a few short weeks. This board will be bigger and better than the previous one, and will only add to the experience for anyone visiting the Fortress! The main difference between the new video board and the old board is the shape. The old board was more of a message board with dimensions similar to that of a billboard. This limited the sort of content we could display. This new video board will be much bigger than the previous one, and [...]
October 9, 2020 The voices of Godsmack and Staind, Aaron Lewis & Sully Erna, are performing LIVE IN CONCERT side-by-side in an intimate acoustic setting, Friday, October 9th at Fortress Obetz! Godsmack’s Sully Erna said, “Me and Aaron Lewis? Onstage together…acoustic? Do I need to say more? Just don’t miss it! It may never happen again.” "Sully and I have been friends for 25 years. We’ve been talking about doing something for the last 10 years,” said Staind’s Aaron Lewis. “The time has finally come. I couldn’t be more excited to be bringing this to you in such strange times." Socially [...]
April 29, 2020 News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association Jerry Snodgrass, Executive Director www.OHSAA.org | twitter.com/OHSAASports | facebook.com/OHSAASports For Immediate Release – April 29, 2020 Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Communications, tstried@ohsaa.org Fortress Obetz to Host OHSAA Cross Country Championships 50-acre multi-purpose complex onsoutheast side of Columbus signs five-year agreement with OHSAA COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association cross country state championships are moving to Fortress Obetz, a 50-acre multi-purpose sports complex with a 6,500-seat grandstand located on thesoutheast side of Columbus, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Wednesday. Fortress Obetz opened in 2017 on the former site of the [...]
A look back at the Fortress in 2019 Big Ten Rugby Finals November 9, 2019
A look back at the Fortress in 2019 Annual Obetz Zucchinifest August 30 - September 1, 2019
A look back at the Fortress in 2019 Scotty McCreery @ Annual Obetz Zucchinifest August 31, 2019
A look back at the Fortress in 2019 Obetz Halloween Party - Haunted Forest & Trunk or Treat October 29, 2019
