The Ohio High School Athletic Association ( OHSAA ) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio . The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports.
6-420: The Midland Athletic League was an OHSAA athletic league located in northwest Ohio that was formed in 1985. Mark King was the last commissioner. The league folded following the 2013-14 school year as its members found new league homes. The last day of league operation was June 30, 2014. Bettsville, New Riegel and Old Fort never fielded football teams for league play. St. Wendelin's football team competed in
12-892: The 7th-8th grade division of the OHSAA. Most public and private high schools in Ohio belong to the OHSAA. The Association is divided into six districts, each with its own District Athletic Board, including the Central District, East District, Northeast District, Northwest District, Southeast District, and Southwest District. The District boards conduct Sectional and District tournaments. The main OHSAA board conducts Regional and State tournaments. Member high schools are divided into three classifications (A, AA, AAA). Prior to 1989 many sports held tournaments based on these classifications. Since then, each sport individually divides into numbered divisions based on enrollment, taking into account
18-578: The MAL from 1986-2008, then in the Northwest Central Conference for 2009 and 2010. St. Wendelin spent 2011-2013 as a football independent, but since it remained a member of the MAL for every other sport, the MAL kept track of St. Wendelin's football record in the league standings. Ohio High School Athletic Conferences Ohio High School Athletic Association There are approximately 820 member high schools and 850 more schools in
24-537: The Western Ohio Superintendents' Round Table had frequently discussed the need of a central organization for high school athletics. In 1906 they passed a resolution to appoint a committee, headed by George R. Eastman, the first President of the Board of Control. The first OHSAA-sponsored state tournament, Track and Field, was held on May 23, 1908, at Denison University . Columbus North became
30-414: The largest schools). Three sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey, Girls' Field Hockey, and Gymnastics. Beginning with the 2024-25 School year Baseball, boys and girls basketball, softball and girls volleyball will grow from four to seven postseason divisions and boys and girls soccer will go from three to five. The OHSAA is an unincorporated, non-profit organization founded in 1907. Members of
36-426: The total number of schools offering that varsity sport and placing an equal number of schools in each division. The classifications (A being the smallest schools, AAA the largest) are still used to fill spots on the six District Athletic Boards (two representatives from each class). The number of divisions varies based on how many schools offer that sport. Football has the most, with seven divisions (Division I being
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