Miami County Courthouse

An historic building in Troy, Ohio



County seat of Miami County

Sports are everywhere to be enjoyed. These include professional football (Cincinnati Bengals), professional baseball (Cincinnati Reds), 16 college football teams, including Big Ten Ohio State, the Dayton Flyers and Wright State Raiders basketball teams, thoroughbred and harness racing at the area's five tracks, auto racing and Dayton Hydrobowl national championship power boat racing. The Grand American Trapshoot, the largest sporting event of its kind, is held annually 10 miles south of Troy in late summer. The U.S. National Volleyball team is headquartered in Dayton.

Golf enthusiasts look forward annually to the seniors at "Kings Island," the LPGA at Country Club of the North tournament, the PGA "Memorial" at Muirfield and the Nike at Heatherwood. The Dayton Pro Tennis Classic and the Nike Seniors LPGA is a regular stop on the annual pro tour. The Dayton Bombers play hockey at the Wright State University Nutter Center and minor league baseball's Dayton Dragons play at the new Dayton Baseball Stadium.