CLEVELAND – Court action continues while the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Division III football playoffs sit in limbo for another day. The OHSAA issued the following response to Tuesday’s order issued by the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court regarding the preliminary injunction issued Oct. 30 on behalf of two student-athletes from the Cleveland Glenville […]
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Judge orders Cleveland Glenville reinstated to Ohio high school football playoffs
CLEVELAND — A Cuyahoga County judge ruled Friday that Cleveland Glenville’s football team will be allowed to participate in the high school playoffs, throwing a wrench into the Ohio prep postseason just hours before the tournament begins. The Ohio High School Athletic Association barred the Tarblooders from the Division III playoffs in an announcement released […]
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OHSAA removes Glenville from football playoffs amid probe
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has removed Cleveland Glenville High School from the 2026 football playoffs as part of an ongoing investigation into Cleveland Metropolitan School District inaccurately assigning student participation opportunities to Glenville. The announcement was issued in a press release late Thursday afternoon.
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OHSAA releases Oct. 13 football computer ratings
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released the official football computer ratings on Tuesday afternoon. The weekly ratings report is released each Tuesday for the remainder of the season, leading up to the final report on Sunday, Oct. 25. The top 12 in each region will qualify for the playoffs, with the top […]
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Ohio ranks third nationally for high school sports participation
COLUMBUS – Ohio ranks as the third-largest state for high school sports participation with almost 350,000 high school student-athletes during the 2025-26 school year, according to the annual NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, trailing only Texas and California. Ohio ranked in the Top 5 nationally in participation of most sports and is now the national […]
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Girls flag football recognized as OHSAA’s 29th prep sport
COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has elevated girls flag football to a fully recognized sport for the 2026-27 school year, following a unanimous vote of the OHSAA Board of Directors at its June meeting. Girls flag football becomes the OHSAA’s 29th recognized sport, including 15 sports for girls and 14 for boys. There […]
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New process for distributing cards among 13 changes in high school soccer rules
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at the Ohio High School Athletic Association website. COLUMBUS — —Several rules updates were approved in high school soccer for next school year, including new guidance on carding, penalty kick encroachment, a longer time limit for goalkeepers to release the ball, and additional clarifications on equipment and electronic […]
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OHSAA basketball state tournament tickets on sale Wednesday
COLUMBUS – All-session tickets for the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2026 girls and boys basketball state tournaments go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 11 at www.OHSAA.org/tickets. Both state tournaments return to the traditional Final Four format in 2026, with semifinal and state championship games in all seven divisions being held in the Dayton area.
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Libero rules adjusted in high school volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS — High school volleyball teams will now be permitted to designate up to two libero players during each set, creating additional participation opportunities without needing to use a substitution. In all, seven rules changes were recommended by the NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee at its annual meeting Jan. 11 to 13. All rules changes were […]
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OHSAA state basketball tournaments return to Dayton-area sites
The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys basketball state tournaments return to the Dayton area for a sixth consecutive year in 2026. University of Dayton Arena, which has hosted the tournaments since 2021, will once again serve as the site for all seven girls and boys state championship games as well as several […]