Sports & Outdoors

flag_football.jpgEvanston Recreation Division

The Recreation Division offers many sports year 'round including basketball, fencing, figure skating, flag football, lacrosse, T-ball, gymnastics, hockey, martial arts, racquetball, tennis and volleyball.

More information about these and other programs are available in Recreation & Arts Activities Guide, which is mailed to Evanston households four times a year.

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Links to Evanston sports organizations:

Northwestern Sports
crowd.jpgThe City of Evanston is home to the Northwestern Wildcats. The Wildcats are Division 1 and play in the Big Ten Conference. All Northwestern football home games are played at Ryan Field and the basketball games are played at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Along with football and basketball, the Wildcats boast many very successful teams, including tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, golf and baseball teams. Northwestern athletic facilities include a state-of-the-art indoor tennis center, four gyms and an indoor swimming pool.

 

Getting to Ryan Field/Welsh-Ryan Arena:

  • Follow Sheridan Road north from downtown Evanston
  • Turn left at Central Street
  • Follow Central Street west for about 6 blocks
  • Ryan Field is on the right
  • Welsh-Ryan Arena is one block north on Ashland Avenue