COLUMBUS – The golf season begins Monday, July 28 for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, which marks the OHSAA’s 120th year for interscholastic athletics in Ohio.
All other fall sports begin practice next Friday, Aug. 1, with the regular-season start dates listed below.
Updated season information, calendars, regulations and tournament information for the fall sports is posted at www.OHSAA.org.
Although football practice does not officially start until August 1, teams can already be fulfilling their required acclimation days so that full pads can be worn on the first day of practice.
The golf state tournaments in the first half of October are the first state tournaments of the school year.
A new course has joined the state tournament lineup, as Heatherwood Golf Club in Springboro will host the girls Division II state tournament Oct. 6-7.
NCR Country Club in Dayton will host the boys Division II state tournament Oct. 6-7, while Firestone Country Club in Akron will host the girls and boys Division I state tournaments Oct. 12-13. NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury will host boys Division III Oct. 13-14.
The OHSAA Ready Reference Calendar for the 2025-26 school year, showing all sanctioned sports, is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Calendar/ReadyReferenceHS.pdf
Golf
OHSAA Golf: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/golf
Practice Begins: Monday, July 28
Regular-Season Begins: Monday, July 28
Tournament Draw: Sept. 7
Girls tennis
OHSAA Girls Tennis: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/girlstennis
Practice Begins: Aug. 1
Regular-Season Begins: Aug. 8
Tournament Draw: Sept. 21
Field hockey
OHSAA Field Hockey: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/fh
Practice Begins: Aug. 1
Regular-Season Begins: Aug. 15
Tournament Draw: Oct. 5
Cross country
OHSAA Cross Country: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/cc
Practice Begins: Aug. 1
OHSAA Early Season Invitational: Aug. 16 at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park
Regular-Season Begins: Aug. 18
Tournament Draw: Oct. 5
Soccer
OHSAA Soccer: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/soccer
Practice Begins: Aug. 1
Regular-Season Begins: Aug. 15
Tournament Draw: Oct. 5
Volleyball
OHSAA Girls Volleyball: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/volleyball
Practice Begins: Aug. 1
Regular-Season Begins: Aug. 15
Tournament Draw: Oct. 5
Football
OHSAA Football: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/football
Practice Begins: Aug. 1 (schools may complete five acclimation period prior to August 1)
Regular-Season Begins: Week of Aug. 18 (first Friday is August 22)
Playoff Qualifiers Announced: Oct. 26