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OHSAA Boys Tennis and Boys Volleyball State Tournament Pairings 104th boys tennis state tournament and second annual boys volleyball state tournament information; regional softball and track & field information COLUMBUS, Ohio – This week the Ohio High School Athletic Association will conduct the 104th annual boys tennis state tournament and the second annual boys volleyball state tournament. The boys tennis state tournament begins Thursday morning at The College of Wooster, while the boys volleyball state tournament begins Saturday afternoon at Pam Evans Smith Arena at Wittenberg University in Springfield. Tickets for all OHSAA tournament contests are available at www.OHSAA.org/tickets. Boys Tennis Brackets and coverage of the 104th...

OHSAA Member Schools Pass All Six Referendum Items Issue 1B passes, which allows schools to request to move up to Division I on a sport-by-sport basis COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools passed all six proposed revisions to the OHSAA Constitution and Bylaws, Executive Director Doug Ute announced Thursday. The OHSAA’s annual referendum voting period is from May 1 through May 15 and ended at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Each member school has one vote on each referendum item, which is cast by the high school principal. OHSAA Constitution Article 8-1-9 requires every member high school to submit a ballot. The passage of Issue 1B now allows schools to request to move up to Division I on a sport-by-sport basis for...

OHSAA Announces Preliminary Winter Sports Divisions and Representation Wrestling divisions will be announced in June; basketball expanding to seven divisions COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the 2024-25 winter sports postseason tournaments. The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions and tournament representation for all winter sports except wrestling at its April board meeting, which included the previously announced fall sports divisions. Wrestling will be announced June 10 pending board approval. The divisional assignments and regional tournament representation should be considered preliminary, as...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 2, 2024) — A new definition and subsequent warning for faking being fouled (flopping) has been added to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book for the 2024-25 season. This revision to high school basketball rules was one of 12 changes approved by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at its April 9-11 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommended changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. “The committee approved changes addressing a variety of different areas,” said Lindsey Atkinson, NFHS Director of Sports. “Maintaining a focus on player safety, fairness, balance and rules that officials can effectively adjudicate continue to be the focus of the committee.” Faking being fouled is defined in Rule...

OHSAA Announces Preliminary 2024 Fall Sports Divisions and Representation Soccer expanding to five divisions and girls volleyball expanding to seven divisions COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the upcoming fall sports. The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions and tournament representation last week during its April board meeting, which included the previously announced football divisions and regions. The divisional assignments and regional tournament representation should be considered preliminary, as OHSAA member schools may opt to move up to Division I if Referendum Issue 1B passes this spring...

OHSAA Celebration of Officiating to Honor 70 Officials Annual banquet will enshrine new class of hall of fame inductees, award officials of the year in each sport and recognize officials with 50 years of service COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fifteen individuals will be enshrined in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame and 21 individuals will be honored as the OHSAA Official of the Year in their respective sport during the OHSAA’s annual Celebration of Officiating banquet this summer. Additionally, the OHSAA will recognize 34 individuals who have dedicated 50 years of service as state-certified officials in Ohio. The banquet is set for June 22 at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus. The 15 Hall of Fame inductees are being...

OHSAA Announces Golf State Tournament Courses and Dates NorthStar, Firestone and NCR will host state tournaments; season start date moved to July 29 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the host courses and dates for the girls and boys golf state tournaments in October, which include two new venues. NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury will continue to host a state tournament, while Firestone Country Club in Akron and NCR Country Club in Kettering will both host two state tournaments for the first time. All three venues are under contract for only the 2024 state tournaments. The Ohio State University Golf Club, which has hosted the OHSAA golf state tournaments since 1929 except during renovation years...

OHSAA Member Schools to Vote on Six Referendum Issues Annual OHSAA referendum voting period is May 1-15 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association will vote on six proposed changes to the OHSAA bylaws during the annual referendum voting period May 1-15. Results will be announced on Thursday, May 16. A simple majority of the votes cast by the OHSAA membership is the only way to amend the bylaws and constitution. Member schools are required to submit a ballot. The full text of the referendum details and more information about the process are posted at: https://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/referendum-voting Referendum Update Meetings Scheduled The OHSAA staff will conduct meetings with school...