Ohio High School Athletic Association

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Ohio High School Athletic Association
Abbreviation OHSAA
Formation 1907
Legal status Association
Purpose/focus Athletic/Educational
Headquarters 4080 Roselea Pl.
Columbus, OH 43214
Region served Ohio
Official languages 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.

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[edit] 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]

[edit] Structure

[edit] Districts

The Association is divided into six districts, each with its own District Athletic Board.

  • Central District [1]
  • East District [2]
  • Northeast District [3]
  • Northwest District [4]
  • Southeast District [5]
  • Southwest District [6]

The District boards conduct Sectional and District tournaments. The main OHSAA board conducts Regional and State tournaments. [2]

[edit] 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 6 divisions. 5 sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey and Bowling, and Girls' Field Hockey, Bowling, and Gymnastics.

[edit] History

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, in 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]

[edit] Commissioners since 1925

The original logo of the OHSAA

[3]

  • H.R. Townsend (1925–1944)
  • Harold Emswiler (1944–1958)
  • W.J. McConnell (1958–1963)
  • Paul E. Landis (1963–1969)
  • Harold A. Meyer (1969–1977)
  • George D. Bates (1977–1980)
  • Richard L. Armstrong (1980–1989)
  • Clair Muscaro (1990–2004)
  • Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. (2004-Present)

Prior to 1925, the Board of Control officers handled duties now associated with the Commissioner.

[edit] OHSAA–sponsored sports tournaments

[3]

[edit] Boys

Fall

  • Cross Country – District, Regional, & State - 3 Divisions - Since 1928
  • Football – Regional & State - 6 Divisions - Since 1972
  • Golf – Sectional, District and State - 3 Divisions - Since 1927 (Spring sport - 1927-1974)
  • Soccer – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 3 Divisions - Since 1976

Winter

  • Basketball – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 4 Divisions - Since 1923
  • Bowling – Sectional, District, & State - 1 Division - Since 2007
  • Ice hockey – District & State - 1 Division - Since 1978
  • Swimming and Diving – Sectional, District, & State - 2 Divisions - Since 1928
  • Wrestling – Sectional, District, & State - 3 Divisions - Since 1938

Spring

  • Baseball – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 4 Divisions - Since 1928
  • Track and Field – District, Regional, & State - 3 Divisions - Since 1908
  • Tennis – Sectional, District, & State - Since 1922 **

[edit] Girls

Fall

  • Cross Country - District, Regional, & State – 3 Divisions - Since 1978
  • Field Hockey – State Qualifying & State - 1 Division - Since 1979
  • Golf – Sectional, District, & State - 2 Divisions - Since 1993
  • Soccer – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 2 Divisions - Since 1985
  • Tennis – Sectional, District, & State - Since 1977 **
  • Volleyball – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 4 Divisions - Since 1975

Winter

  • Basketball – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 4 Divisions - Since 1976
  • Bowling – Sectional, District, & State - 1 Division - Since 2007
  • Gymnastics – Sectional, District, & State - 1 Division - Since 1977
  • Swimming – Sectional, District, & State - 2 Divisions - Since 1977

Spring

  • Softball – Sectional, District, Regional, & State - 4 Divisions - Since 1978
  • Track and Field – District, Regional, & State - 3 Divisions - Since 1975
**(Individual/Doubles only, no Team championships)

[edit] Past team state champions

Main article: List of Ohio High School Athletic Association championships

[edit] Schools with most team titles

[2]

Rank # of
Titles		 School City # of
Boys
Titles		 # of
Girls
Titles		 Year of
First
Title		 Year of
Last
Title
1 41 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington 26 15 1937 2009
1 41 St. Xavier Cincinnati 41 X* 1957 2009
3 39 St. Edward Lakewood 39 X* 1978 2009
4 32 Walsh Jesuit Cuyahoga Falls 22 10 1982 2008
5 26 Canton McKinley Canton 23 3 1937 2006
5 26 Hawken Gates Mills 5 21 1977 2009
7 24 Newark Catholic Newark 14 10 1978 2007
7 24 Thomas Worthington Worthington 10 14 1938 2007
9 23 Beaumont School Cleveland Heights X 23 1986 2008
10 22 Elder Cincinnati 22 X* 1943 2005
10 22 Minster Minster 1 21 1976 2008
10 22 St. Ignatius Cleveland 22 X* 1988 2008
* X = single-sex school

[edit] Schools with most team titles in one sport

[2]

Rank # of
Titles		 School City Sport First Last
1 30 St. Xavier Cincinnati Boys Swimming 1970 2009
2 25 St. Edward Lakewood Boys Wrestling 1978 2009
3 19 Hawken Gates Mills Girls Swimming 1984 2009
4 17 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington Boys Golf 1941 2006
5 16 Beaumont School Cleveland Heights Girls Track 1986 2008
6 15 Glenville Cleveland Boys Track 1959 2007
7 13 Canton McKinley Canton Boys Swimming 1937 1961
7 13 East Technical Cleveland Boys Track 1920 1955
9 12 Elder Cincinnati Boys Baseball 1943 2005
9 12 Minster Minster Girls Track 1976 2004
11 11 St. Edward Lakewood Boys Ice Hockey 1985 2008
11 11 Graham St. Paris Boys Wrestling 1982 2009
13 10 Maple Heights Maple Heights Boys Wrestling 1956 1974
13 10 Magnificat Rocky River Girls Gymnastics 1990 2003
13 10 St. Ignatius Cleveland Boys Football 1988 2008

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Fred Dafler. "The History of the OHSAA". http://www.ohsaa.org/general/about/history.htm. Retrieved on 2009-01-23. 
  2. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/general/about/default.asp. Retrieved on 2009-01-23. 
  3. ^ a b OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. 
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National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations (NFHS)

AL: AHSAA • AK: ASAA • AZ: AIA • AR: AAA • CA: CIF • CO: CHSAA • CT: CIAC • DE: DIAA • DC: DCIAA • FL: FHSAA • GA: GHSA • HI: HHSAA • ID: IHSAA • IL: IHSA • IN: IHSAA • IA: IHSAA / IGHSAU • KS: KSHSAA • KY: KHSAA • LA: LHSAA • ME: MPA • MD: MPSSAA • MA: MIAA • MI: MHSAA • MN: MSHSL • MS: MHSAA • MO: MSHSAA • MT: MHSA • NE: NSAA • NV: NIAA • NH: NHIAA • NJ: NJSIAA • NM: NMAA • NY: NYSPHSAA • NC: NCHSAA • ND: NDHSAA • OH: OHSAA • OK: OSSAA • OR: OSAA • PA: PIAA • RI: RIIL • SC: SCHSL • SD: SDHSAA • TN: TSSAA • TX: UIL • UT: UHSAA • VT: VPA • VA: VHSL • WA: WIAA • WV: WVSSAC • WI: WIAA • WY: WHSAA
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