COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that its annual track and field state championships in early June will be named after track and field legend and pioneer Jesse Owens, while the OHSAA also unveiled the schedule and format for this year’s event with the expansion to five divisions. The OHSAA Board of […]
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RPI data for boys & girls basketball tourney seeding now live at OHSAA website
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys basketball MaxPreps Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings are now live on the OHSAA web site. The RPI rankings update daily as final scores are entered into the MaxPreps database.
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Growing is the Purpose: Keeping education first in high school sports
High school sports is experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure. Across the country, young athletes are training earlier, competing year-round and navigating expectations shaped by a rapidly expanding youth sports economy. For many families, athletics now feel like increasingly high stakes.
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OHSAA launches boys and girls basketball RPI Resource Center
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys basketball MaxPreps Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings are now live on the OHSAA web site. The RPI rankings update daily as final scores are entered into the MaxPreps database. Girls Basketball: https://www.ohsaa.org/MaxPreps-RPI/Gender/Girls/Sport/Basketball
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OHSAA announces new boys & girls state basketball tourney format
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and host sites for the upcoming girls and boys basketball state tournaments in March. The University of Dayton Arena will continue to serve as the epicenter of both state tournaments, while Wright State University with host some girls and boys state semifinal games and […]
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ANALYSIS: OHSAA football title scores grow more lopsided with smaller crowds
You were not alone this past weekend in feeling the seven high school state football title games resulted in lopsided scores and with fewer people in the stands.
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Ohio becomes 45th state to allow NIL at the high school level
COLUMBUS – Member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association have voted in favor of an emergency bylaw referendum on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), making Ohio the 45th state to allow NIL at the high school level. The voting period ended Nov. 21, with the final voting results being 447 schools in favor of the […]
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OHSAA removes Ironton from prep football playoffs
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has removed Ironton High School from participation in the upcoming football playoffs due to numerous violations of the OHSAA’s recruiting bylaws over the last seven years. During the last several weeks, the violations were discovered by the OHSAA and shared with administrators and the coaching staff at Ironton.
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OHSAA announces text & voting dates for emergency NIL bylaw
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors on Thursday set the dates that member high schools will vote on an emergency bylaw referendum on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). Schools will cast their votes from Nov. 17 to 21, with the high school principal submitting the vote on behalf of the school. […]
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OHSAA to conduct emergency vote of member schools on NIL issue
COLUMBUS – In response to a lawsuit filed by a student-athlete on October 15 against the Ohio High School Athletic Association regarding Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), a Franklin County judge opened the case on Monday by issuing a 45-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the OHSAA. The 45-day TRO prevents the OHSAA from enforcing its […]