Ohio High School Athletic Association

Ohio High School Athletic Association
Abbreviation OHSAA
Formation 1907
Legal status Association
Purpose Athletic/Educational
Headquarters 4080 Roselea Pl.
Columbus, OH 43214
Region served
 Ohio
Official language
 English
Commissioner
 Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.
Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff
 20
Website ohsaa.org
Remarks (614) 267-2502

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.

Membership

There are approximately 820 member high schools and 850 more schools in the 7th-8th grade division of the OHSAA. Most public and private high schools in Ohio belong to the OHSAA.[1]

Structure

Districts

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.[2]

Classifications and divisions

Member high schools are divided into 3 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 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 District Athletic Boards (2 representatives from each class).

The number of divisions vary based on how many schools offer that sport. Football has the most, with 7 divisions (Division 1 being the largest schools). 3 sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey and Girls' Field Hockey and Gymnastics.

History

OHSAA's 100th Anniversary logo.

The OHSAA is an unincorporated, non-profit organization founded in 1907. Members of 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 the first state champions, finishing ahead of Dayton Steele.[1]

The OHSAA is currently headed by a commissioner.[3] Prior to 1925, the Board of Control officers handled duties now associated with the Commissioner.

Commissioners since 1925

OHSAA–sponsored sports tournaments

[3]

Boys

Season Sport Tournament Structure # of Divisions 1st Tournament 2015-2016 State Tournament Location
Fall Cross Country District, Regional, & State 3 1928 National Trail Raceway, Hebron
Fall Football Regional & State 7 1972 Ohio Stadium, Columbus
Fall Golf Sectional, District & State 3 1927
(Spring sport 1927-1974) 		The Ohio State University Golf Club, Columbus Scarlet Course (Div I & III)
North Star Golf Resort, Sunbury (Div II)
Fall Soccer Sectional, District, Regional & State 3 1976 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus
Winter Basketball Sectional, District, Regional, & State 4 1923 Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Winter Bowling Sectional, District, & State 2 2007 Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, Columbus
Winter Ice Hockey District & State 1 1978 Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Winter Swimming and Diving Sectional, District, & State 2 1928 C. T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Winter Wrestling Sectional, District, & State 3 1938 Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Winter Wrestling-Dual Meet Regional & State 3 2013 St. John Arena, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Spring Baseball Sectional, District, Regional, & State 4 1928 Huntington Park, Columbus
Spring Track and Field District, Regional, & State 3 1908 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Spring Tennis Sectional, District, & State 2** 1922 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason

Girls

Season Sport Tournament Structure # of Divisions 1st Tournament 2015-2016 State Tournament Location
Fall Cross Country District, Regional, & State 3 1978 National Trail Raceway, Hebron
Fall Field Hockey State Qualifying & State 1 1979 Marv Moorehead Stadium, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington
Fall Golf Sectional, District & State 2 1993 The Ohio State University Golf Club, Gray Course, Columbus
Fall Soccer Sectional, District, Regional & State 3 1985 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus
Fall Tennis Sectional, District, & State 2** 1976 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
Fall Volleyball Sectional, District, Regional, & State 4 1975 Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton
Winter Basketball Sectional, District, Regional, & State 4 1976 Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Winter Bowling Sectional, District, & State 2 2007 Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, Columbus
Winter Gymnastics Sectional, District, & State 1 1977 Hilliard Bradley High School, Hilliard
Winter Swimming and Diving Sectional, District, & State 2 1977 Branin Natatorium, Canton
Spring Softball Sectional, District, Regional, & State 4 1978 Firestone Stadium, Akron
Spring Track and Field District, Regional, & State 3 1975 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus
**(Individual/Doubles only, no Team championships)

Past team state champions

Schools with most team titles

[3]

Rank # of
Titles		 School City # of
Boys'
Titles		 # of
Girls'
Titles		 Year of
First
Title		 Year of
Last
Title
153 St. Edward Lakewood 53X*19782016
251 St. Xavier Cincinnati 51X*19572016
346 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington 262019372016
437 Walsh Jesuit Cuyahoga Falls 221519822015
534 Hawken Gates Mills 52919772016
632 St. Ignatius Cleveland 32X*19882016
730 St. Vincent – St. Mary Akron 191119722013
828 Minster Minster 52319762014
927 Canton McKinley Canton 23419372010
1026 Newark Catholic Newark 161019782015
1026 Thomas Worthington Worthington 101619382015
1225 Columbus Academy Gahanna 151019772014
1324 Graham St. Paris 24019302016
1324 Beaumont School Cleveland Heights X*2419862012
1523 Coldwater Coldwater 15819832015
1622 Elder Cincinnati 22X*19432005
1622 Brecksville-Broadview Heights Broadview Heights 51719812016
1821 Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati 21X*19722015
1821 St. Francis DeSales Columbus 16519712015
1821 Archbishop Alter Kettering 14719782016

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* X = single-sex school

Schools with most team titles in one sport

[3]

Rank # of
Titles		 School City Sport First Last
137 St. Xavier Cincinnati Boys' Swimming 19702016
230 St. Edward Lakewood Wrestling 19782016
326 Hawken Gates Mills Girls' Swimming 19842016
418 Graham St. Paris Wrestling 19822016
517 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington Boys' Golf 19412006
616 Beaumont School Cleveland Heights Girls' Track 19862008
616 Glenville Cleveland Boys' Track 19592014
616 Brecksville-Broadview Heights Broadview Heights Girls' Gymnastics 19942016
913 Canton McKinley Canton Boys' Swimming 19371961
913 East Technical Cleveland Boys' Track 19201955
1112 Elder Cincinnati Boys' Baseball 19432005
1112 Minster Minster Girls' Track 19762004
1311 St. Edward Lakewood Boys' Ice Hockey 19852008
1311 St. Ignatius Cleveland Football 19882011
1311 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington Girls' Swimming 20032016
1610 Maple Heights Maple Heights Wrestling 19561974
1610 Magnificat Rocky River Girls' Gymnastics 19902003
1610 Columbus Academy Gahanna Girls' Field Hockey 19942013

Schools with most consecutive team titles in one sport

[3]

Season Sport School # of Consecutive State Titles Years
Fall Boys' Cross Country Caldwell 8 1985-92
Fall Girls' Cross Country Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 5 2009-13
Fall Field Hockey Gahanna Columbus Academy 3 1999-2001
Fall Football Cleveland St. Ignatius 5 1991-95
Fall Boys' Golf Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 4 1991-94
Fall Girls' Golf Dublin Jerome 5 *2011-15
Fall Boys' Soccer Dayton Carroll 3 2010-12
Fall Girls' Soccer Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 4 *2012-15
Fall Volleyball Cincinnati St Ursula Academy 6 1993-98
Winter Boys' Basketball Cincinnati North College Hill 3 2005-07
Winter Boys' Basketball Columbus Wehrle 3 1988-90
Winter Boys' Basketball Dayton Stivers 3 1928-30
Winter Girls' Basketball Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 5 2009-2013
Winter Boys' Bowling Springfield Kenton Ridge 2 2009-10
Winter Girls' Bowling Coldwater 2 2012-13
Winter Gymnastics Brecksville-Broadview Heights 13 *2004-16
Winter Ice Hockey Bowling Green 3 1997-99
Winter Ice Hockey Lakewood St. Edward 3 1994-96
Winter Boys' Swimming and Diving Cincinnati St. Xavier 12 1970-81
Winter Girls' Swimming and Diving Gates Mills Hawken 18 *1999-2016
Winter Wrestling-Individual St. Paris Graham 16 *2001-16
Winter Wrestling-Dual Team St. Paris Graham 4 *2013-16
Winter Wrestling-Dual Team Delta 4 *2013-16
Spring Baseball Newark Catholic 3 2002-04
Spring Baseball Cincinnati Elder 3 1958-60
Spring Softball North Canton Hoover 4 2011-14
Spring Softball Springfield 4 1992-95
Spring Boys' Track and Field Cleveland East Tech 6 1939-44
Spring Girls' Track and Field Cleveland Heights Beaumont 7 1986-92
  • active streak

See also

External links

References

  1. 1 2 Fred Dafler. "The History of the OHSAA". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
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