Sports Commission

Host Your Next Victory In Buffalo

At the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission, we’ll champion your event from its earliest planning stages until the last team heads home. Our staff will help you find the perfect competition venue and provide every service needed to make sure your tournament goes off without a hitch.

Come discover why our region is a premier destination for amateur athletic tournaments – and why we are the perfect next host for your event. Contact our pro team below!

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Slam dunk service

“Throughout the process, the Buffalo Niagara Sports Commission provided insight on venue selection and pointed me in direction of contacts to partner with. Their instrumental advice made this once in a lifetime event possible.”

Paddy Gorman

Bridges Beyond Boxing Tournament Organizer

“You’re going to have a great time when you’re in Buffalo.”

Rich Ensor

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

“If you bring a team into town, that’s the first call you should be making. The Sports Commission can help with everything.”

Traci Murphy

Daemen College

“The hotels and restaurants provide great hospitality to people from out of town as if they were their own neighbor.”

TJ Day

STAR Swimming

“It’s everyone doing their part to make an event that children will remember for the rest of their lives.”

Bob Schell

Amherst Youth Hockey

MEET OUR STAFF

Lauren Vargo

Sports Services Manager
716-218-292
vargo@visitbuffaloniagara.com

Fast Fact

I am a passionate advocate for competition, the joy it brings to youth, the lessons it teaches, and the sense of camaraderie it fosters within a community.

Greg Gelinas

Director of Sports Development
716-218-292
gelinas@buffalosportscommission.com

Fast Fact

I’ve combined my lifelong passion for sports with my love for Buffalo. My career in tourism reflects my commitment to enhancing the local economy and contributing to a community I deeply cherish.

James Adler

Director of Sport Sales
716-218-292
adler@buffalosportscommission.com

Fast Fact

The innovation and entrepreneurial spirit is what I enjoy most about working with clients, the idea of “what can we do different or what has not been done before” when working on sporting events to make them “uniquely Buffalo.”

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