Ohio High School Athletic Association
AbbreviationOHSAA
Formation1907
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters4080 Roselea Pl.
Columbus, Ohio U.S.
Region served
Ohio
Official language
English
Executive Director
Doug Ute
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff
22
Websiteohsaa.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 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 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 the largest schools). Three sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey, Girls' Field Hockey, and Gymnastics.[2]

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.

In 1979, OHSAA adopted a bylaw prohibiting out-of-state students from competing in OHSAA-sponsored activities. This rule was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1985 case Alerding v. Ohio High School Athletic Association, regarding St. Xavier High School students from Northern Kentucky.

Commissioners since 1925

  • 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. (2004–2018)
  • Jerry Snodgrass (2018–2020)
  • Doug Ute (2020–present)

OHSAA–sponsored sports tournaments

[3]

Boys

Season Sport Tournament Structure # of Divisions 1st Tournament 2021–2022 State Tournament Location
FallCross CountryDistrict, Regional, & State31928Fortress Obetz, Obetz
Memorial Park, Obetz
FallFootballRegional & State71972Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
FallGolfSectional, District & State31927
(Spring sport 1927–1974)		The Ohio State University Golf Club, Columbus Scarlet Course (Div I & II)
North Star Golf Resort, Sunbury (Div III)
FallSoccerSectional, District, Regional & State31976Lower.com Field, Columbus
WinterBasketballSectional, District, Regional, & State41923UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton
WinterBowlingSectional, District, & State22007Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, Columbus
WinterIce HockeyDistrict & State11978Nationwide Arena, Columbus
WinterSwimming and DivingSectional, District, & State21928C. T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
WinterWrestlingSectional, District, & State31938Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus
WinterWrestling-Dual MeetRegional & State32013–2020 (discontinued)
WinterGymnasticsSectional, District, & State11926–1937; 1965–1993 (discontinued)
SpringBaseballSectional, District, Regional, & State41928Canal Park, Akron
SpringTrack and FieldDistrict, Regional, & State31908TBA
SpringTennisSectional, District, & State2**1922Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
SpringLacrosseState22017Selby Field, Delaware
SpringVolleyballState22023

Girls

Season Sport Tournament Structure # of Divisions 1st Tournament 2021-2022 State Tournament Location
FallCross CountryDistrict, Regional, & State31978Fortress Obetz, Obetz
Memorial Park, Obetz
FallField HockeyState Qualifying & State11979Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington
FallGolfSectional, District & State21993The Ohio State University Golf Club, Gray Course, Columbus
FallSoccerSectional, District, Regional & State31985Lower.com Field, Columbus
FallTennisSectional, District, & State2**1976Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
FallVolleyballSectional, District, Regional, & State41975Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton
WinterBasketballSectional, District, Regional, & State41976UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton
WinterBowlingSectional, District, & State22007Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl, Columbus
WinterGymnasticsSectional, District, & State11977Hilliard Bradley High School, Hilliard
WinterSwimming and DivingSectional, District, & State21977C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Winter Wrestling Sectional, District, & State 1 2023 Value City Arena, Columbus
SpringSoftballSectional, District, Regional, & State41978Firestone Stadium, Akron
SpringTrack and FieldDistrict, Regional, & State31975TBA
SpringLacrosseState22017Selby Field, Delaware
**(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
164St. EdwardLakewood64X*19782023
261St. XavierCincinnati61X*19572021
351Upper ArlingtonUpper Arlington272419372022
444St. IgnatiusCleveland44X*19882022
542HawkenGates Mills73519772022
640MinsterMinster83219762022
739Walsh JesuitCuyahoga Falls221719822016
8t34St. Vincent – St. MaryAkron231119272022
8t34Columbus AcademyGahanna201419772023
1032GrahamSt. Paris32019302022
1131Thomas WorthingtonWorthington121919382022
1230St. Francis DeSalesColumbus23719712022
1329Brecksville-Broadview HeightsBroadview Heights52419812022
1428ColdwaterColdwater181019832021
15t27Canton McKinleyCanton23419372010
15t27Newark CatholicNewark171019782016
15t27Archbishop AlterKettering161119782022
18t24Archbishop MoellerCincinnati24X*19722019
18t24East TechCleveland23119202002
18t24Beaumont SchoolCleveland HeightsX*2419862012
21t22ElderCincinnati22X*19432005
21t22Archbishop HobanAkron101219802021
21t22Marion LocalMaria Stein16619752022
* X = single-gender school

Schools with most team titles in one sport

[3]

Rank # of
Titles		 School City Sport First Last
142St. XavierCincinnatiBoys' Swimming19702021
235St. EdwardLakewoodWrestling19782022
332HawkenGates MillsGirls' Swimming19842022
423GrahamSt. ParisWrestling19822021
522Brecksville-Broadview HeightsBroadview HeightsGirls' Gymnastics19942022
617Upper ArlingtonUpper ArlingtonBoys' Golf19412006
6t17GlenvilleClevelandBoys' Track19592022
816Beaumont SchoolCleveland HeightsGirls' Track19862008
915MinsterMinsterGirls' Cross Country19822022
10t13Canton McKinleyCantonBoys' Swimming19371961
10t13East TechnicalClevelandBoys' Track19201955
10t13MinsterMinsterGirls' Track19762018
10t13Marion LocalMaria SteinFootball20002022
14t12Columbus AcademyGahannaField Hockey19942019
14t12ElderCincinnatiBaseball19432005
14t12Upper ArlingtonUpper ArlingtonGirls' Swimming20032017
14t12Columbus AcademyGahannaBoys' Golf19832021
14t12St. IgnatiusClevelandSoccer20042022
19t11St. EdwardLakewoodIce Hockey19852008
19t11St. IgnatiusClevelandFootball19882011
21t10Maple HeightsMaple HeightsWrestling19561974
21t10MagnificatRocky RiverGirls' Gymnastics19902003
21t10Walsh JesuitCuyahoga FallsGirls' Soccer20002016
21t10DunbarDaytonBoys' Track19482017
21t10WoodridgePeninsulaBoys' Cross Country20062020
21t10Mount Notre DameCincinnatiGirls' Volleyball19952020
21t10St. Vincent–St. MaryAkronBoys' Basketball19842022

Schools with most consecutive team titles in one sport

[3]

Season Sport School # of consecutive state titles Years
FallBoys' Cross CountryCaldwell81985–1992
FallGirls' Cross CountryAkron St. Vincent-St. Mary52009–2013
FallField HockeyGahanna Columbus Academy31999–2001
FallField HockeyThomas Worthington32015–2017
FallFootballCleveland St. Ignatius51991–1995
FallBoys' GolfGahanna Columbus Academy52017–2021
FallGirls' GolfDublin Jerome52011–2015
FallBoys' SoccerCleveland St. Ignatius42019–2022
FallGirls' SoccerCuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit52012–2016
FallVolleyballCincinnati St Ursula Academy61993–1998
WinterBoys' BasketballCincinnati North College Hill32005–2007
WinterBoys' BasketballColumbus Wehrle31988–1990
WinterGirls' BasketballShaker Heights Hathaway Brown52009–2013
WinterBoys' BowlingSpringfield Kenton Ridge22009–2010
WinterBoys' BowlingMechanicsburg2*2021–2022
WinterGirls' BowlingColdwater22012–2013
WinterGirls' BowlingGahanna Lincoln2*2020–2021
WinterBoys' GymnasticsCleveland East Tech51933–1937
WinterGirls' GymnasticsBrecksville-Broadview Heights19*2004–2022
WinterIce HockeyCleveland St. Ignatius42016–2019
WinterBoys' Swimming and DivingCincinnati St. Xavier132009–2021
WinterGirls' Swimming and DivingGates Mills Hawken24*1999–2022
WinterWrestling-IndividualSt. Paris Graham20*2001–2019, 2021
WinterWrestling-Dual TeamSt. Paris Graham72013–2019
SpringBaseballNewark Catholic32002–2004
SpringBaseballCincinnati Elder31958–1960
SpringGirls' LacrosseUpper Arlington32017–2019
SpringSoftballNorth Canton Hoover42011–2014
SpringSoftballSpringfield41992–1995
SpringBoys' Track and FieldCleveland East Tech61939–1944
SpringGirls' Track and FieldCleveland Heights Beaumont71986–1992

* active streak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fred Dafler. "The History of the OHSAA". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. 1 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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