Ohio High School Athletic Association

Fall Sports Can Return To Schools, With Some Restrictions

By Alison Holm • Aug 18, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is clearing the way for high school sports to return this fall.

High School Sports Officials Requesting Changes To Health Order

By Ohio Public Radio • Aug 3, 2020

A revised health order continues to state that contact sports teams cannot conduct games with other teams, and cannot allow spectators at their scrimmages.

OHSAA Trying To Quell Rumors Fall Sports Could Be Moved To Spring

By Jim Letizia • Jul 14, 2020

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is proceeding as if the fall contact sports season will occur as planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio High School Athletes Resume Workouts

By Mike Foley & Associated Press • May 26, 2020

The state's high school athletes are allowed to return to in-person training beginning today. The Ohio High School Athletic Association says skills training and conditioning for all sports, including contact sports, may resume under proper COVID-19 safety restrictions.

Winter High School Sports Tournaments Canceled

By Mike Foley • Mar 27, 2020

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has canceled all winter sports tournaments. The start of the spring sports season remains indefinitely postponed, according to OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass.

OHSAA Updates Status Of School Sports Programs

By Mike Foley • Mar 19, 2020

High school sports came to a halt with the statewide closure of schools. At a press conference today, Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass acknowledged the possibility of canceling winter sports tournaments, but the indefinite postponement remains in place for now.

Butter Sculpture Touts Chocolate Milk

By Associated Press • Jul 26, 2017

This year's Ohio State Fair butter sculpture includes the traditional cow and calf along with four student-athletes and a 6-foot-tall bottle colored to look like chocolate milk.

High School Football Championships Leaving Columbus

By Jim Letizia • Jan 20, 2017

The Ohio High School Athletic Association says high school football championship games will return to Canton in 2017 and 2018.

Dublin Coffman Football Team Placed On Probation

By Jim Letizia • Oct 26, 2016

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has placed the Dublin Coffman High School football team on probation through June of 2018 for recruiting violations.

OHSAA Reverses Decision Reassigning Public School Teams

By Alison Holm • Aug 6, 2015

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has reversed a decision that would have pitted many urban teams against schools with far larger enrollment.

Columbus Coaches Complain New OHSAA Classifications Hurt City Kids

By Alison Holm • Aug 5, 2015

City League coaches are turning to the Columbus Board of Education for help in battling a new ruling from the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Alison Holm explains.

OHSAA Rejects Competitive Balance Measure

By Jim Letizia & Associated Press • May 17, 2013

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has narrowly voted down for a third time an attempt at addressing competitive balance issues between public and private schools.