Ohio High School Athletic Association

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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
Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff22
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 U.S. 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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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] 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. [3]

History

OHSAA's 100th Anniversary logo. OHSAA 100 Anniversary logo.png
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. [4] 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

OHSAA–sponsored sports tournaments

[4]

Boys

SeasonSportTournament Structure# of Divisions1st Tournament2025-26 State Tournament Location
Fall Cross country District, Regional, & State31928 Fortress Obetz, Obetz
Memorial Park, Obetz
Fall Football Regional & State71972 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
Fall Golf Sectional, District & State31927
(Spring sport 1927–1974)		 Firestone Country Club, Akron (Div I)
NCR Country Club, Dayton (Div II)
North Star Golf Resort, Sunbury (Div III)
Fall Soccer Sectional, District, Regional & State51976 Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
Winter Basketball Sectional, District, Regional, & State71923 UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton
Winter Bowling Sectional, District, & State22007HP Lanes, Columbus
Winter Ice hockey District & State11978 Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Winter Swimming and diving Sectional, District, & State21928C. T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Winter Wrestling Sectional, District, & State31938 Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, Ohio State University, Columbus
Spring Baseball Sectional, District, Regional, & State71928 7 17 Credit Union Park, Akron
Spring Track and field District, Regional, & State31908 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus
Spring Tennis Sectional, District, & State2**1922 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
Spring Lacrosse State22017 Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
Spring Volleyball State22023 Wittenberg University, Springfield

Girls

SeasonSportTournament Structure# of Divisions1st Tournament2025-26 State Tournament Location
Fall Cross country District, Regional, & State31978 Fortress Obetz, Obetz
Memorial Park, Obetz
Fall Field hockey State Qualifying & State11979 Thomas Worthington High School, Worthington
Fall Golf Sectional, District & State21993 NCR Country Club, Firestone Country Club, Akron (Div I)
Heatherwoode Golf Club, Springboro (Div II)
Fall Soccer Sectional, District, Regional & State51985 Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
Fall Tennis Sectional, District, & State2**1976 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
Fall Volleyball Sectional, District, Regional, & State71975 Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton
Winter Basketball Sectional, District, Regional, & State71976 UD Arena, University of Dayton, Dayton
Winter Bowling Sectional, District, & State22007HP Lanes, Columbus
Winter Gymnastics Sectional, District, & State11977 Hilliard Bradley High School, Hilliard
Winter Swimming and diving Sectional, District, & State21977C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Winter Wrestling Sectional, District, & State32023 Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, Ohio State University, Columbus
SpringGirl's flag football Regional & State-2026 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
Spring Softball Sectional, District, Regional, & State71978 Firestone Stadium, Akron
Spring Track and field District, Regional, & State31975 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus
Spring Lacrosse State22017 Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
**(Individual/Doubles only, no team championships)
Formerly sanctioned OHSAA sports

Boys

SeasonSportTournament Structure# of Divisions1st Tournament
Winter Wrestling-dual meetRegional & State32013–2020 (discontinued)
Winter Gymnastics Sectional, District, & State11926–1937; 1965–1993 (discontinued)

Past team state champions

Schools with most team titles

[4]

* X = single-gender school
Rank# of

titles

SchoolCity# of

boys' titles

# of

girls' titles

Year of

first title

Year of

last title

Totals by sport
168 St. Edward Lakewood68X*19782025Boys: 38 wrestling, 11 hockey, 7 football, 5 dual meet wrestling, 3 baseball, 2 track, 2 basketball
265 St. Xavier Cincinnati65X*19572025Boys: 44 swimming, 6 cross country, 5 golf, 4 football,2 lacrosse, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 soccer, 1 volleyball
357 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington282919372026Boys: 17 golf, 3 swimming, 2 baseball, 2 track, 1 football, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 lacrosse

Girls: 15 swimming, 6 cross country, 4 lacrosse, 1 basketball, 1 gymnastics, 1 track

450 St. Ignatius Cleveland50X*19882025Boys: 14 soccer, 11 football, 8 ice hockey, 4 cross country, 4 golf, 2 track, 2 baseball, 2 basketball, 1 wrestling, 1 volleyball, 1 bowling
543 Minster Minster93419762024Boys: 4 baseball, 3 football, 1 golf, 1 track

Girls: 13 track, 17 cross country, 4 basketball

642 Hawken Gates Mills73519772022Boys: 4 swimming, 2 golf, 1 soccer

Girls: 32 swimming, 2 track, 1 golf

740 Walsh Jesuit Cuyahoga Falls221819822023Boys: 8 wrestling, 4 golf, 4 baseball, 3 soccer, 2 cross country, 1 football

Girls: 11 soccer, 3 golf, 3 softball, 1 basketball

8t36 Graham St. Paris35019302026Boys: 27 wrestling, 7 dual meet wrestling, 2 baseball
8t36 Columbus Academy Gahanna201619772025Boys: 12 golf, 4 track, 2 football, 1 baseball, 1 soccer

Girls: 12 field hockey, 4 golf

10t34 St. Francis DeSales Columbus25919712025Boys: 7 soccer, 4 gymnastics, 3 wrestling, 3 football, 3 baseball, 3 lacrosse, 1 basketball, 1 volleyball

Girls: 4 soccer, 2 volleyball, 3 lacrosse

10t34 St.Vincent-St.Mary Akron231119722022Boys: 11 basketball, 6 football, 2 baseball, 2 track, 1 wrestling, 1 golf

Girls: 5 cross country, 3 basketball, 2 softball, 1 track

10t34 Thomas Worthington Worthington122219382025Boys: 3 golf, 3 soccer, 3 track, 1 baseball, 1 cross country, 1 gymnastics

Girls: 10 field hockey, 5 gymnastics, 5 swimming, 2 cross country

1333 Brecksville-Broadview Heights Broadview Heights52819812026Boys: 3 soccer, 1 football, 1 dual meet wrestling

Girls: 26 gymnastics, 1 cross country, 1 volleyball

14t31 Archbishop Alter Kettering201119782025Boys: 8 golf, 5 soccer, 4 basketball, 2 football, 1 cross country

Girls: 5 basketball, 3 volleyball, 2 soccer, 1 cross country

14t31 Coldwater Coldwater191219832025Boys: 7 baseball, 8 football, 4 bowling

Girls: 5 bowling, 4 track, 2 basketball, 1 volleyball

1628 Newark Catholic Newark171119782025Boys: 8 football, 9 baseball

Girls: 9 volleyball, 1 basketball, 1 track

17t27 Canton McKinley Canton23419372010Boys: 13 swimming, 3 football, 3 basketball, 2 baseball, 1 golf, 1 track

Girls: 3 volleyball, 1 basketball

18t26 Archbishop Moeller Cincinnati26X*19722023Boys: 9 football, 9 baseball, 5 basketball, 1 golf, 1 lacrosse, 1 volleyball
18t26 Marion Local Maria Stein20619752024Boys: 15 football, 3 basketball, 2 track

Girls: 5 volleyball, 1 basketball

2025 Bishop Watterson Columbus17819722026Boys: 5 golf, 3 baseball, 3 football, 2 basketball, 2 wrestling, 1 soccer, 1 lacrosse

Girls: 5 field hockey, 1 lacrosse, 1 soccer, 1 cross country

21t24 Beaumont School Cleveland HeightsX2419862012Girls: 16 track, 7 cross country, 1 volleyball
21t24 Archbishop Hoban Akron121219802024Boys: 5 football, 2 track, 2 golf, 2 basketball, 1 baseball

Girls: 6 softball, 4 volleyball, 1 basketball, 1 soccer

21t24 East Technical Cleveland23119202002Boys: 13 track, 5 gymnastics3 basketball, 2 swimming

Girls: 1 basketball

2423 St. Henry St. Henry15819792026Boys: 7 football, 4 basketball, 3 baseball, 1 bowling

Girls: 7 volleyball, 1 basketball

25t22 Dublin Jerome Dublin13920042025Boys: 10 golf, 2 lacrosse, 1 soccer

Girls: 8 golf, 1 swimming

25t22 Elder Cincinnati22X*19432005Boys: 12 baseball, 5 cross country, 3 basketball, 2 football
26t21 Glenville Cleveland21019592025Boys: 18 track, 3 football
26t21 Mount Notre Dame CincinnatiX*2119952021Girls: 10 volleyball, 8 basketball, 2 golf, 1 soccer
2920 St. Ursula Academy CincinnatiX*2019912024Girls: 9 volleyball, 4 soccer, 3 swimming, 2 golf, 1 cross country, 1 field hockey
3019 Gilmour Academy Gates Mills81119712026Boys: 5 golf, 2 ice hockey, 1 track

Girls: 4 track, 4 volleyball, 1 cross country, 1 soccer, 1 basketball

31t18 Summit Country Day Cincinnati12619952025Boys: 9 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 cross country

Girls: 6 soccer

31t18 Versailles Versailles81019652021Boys: 7 football, 1 baseball

Girls: 3 track, 3 volleyball, 2 cross country, 2 basketball

31t18 Centerville Centerville61219282022Boys: 1 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 gymnastics, 1 hockey, 1 soccer, 1 bowling

Girls: 5 cross country, 2 bowling, 2 golf, 1 gymnastics, 1 swimming, 1 track

31t18 Magnificat Rocky RiverX*1819902024Girls: 10 gymnastics, 4 cross country, 2 track, 1 volleyball, 1 golf
31t18 Beavercreek Beavercreek9919412025Boys: 3 baseball, 3 bowling, 1 soccer, 1 swimming, 1 cross country

Girls: 3 basketball, 3 cross country, 2 bowling, 1 soccer

31t18 University School Hunting Valley18X*19902026Boys: 11 swimming, 5 golf, 2 hockey
37t17 Bishop Hartley Columbus8919762016Boys: 4 football, 3 track, 1 baseball

Girls: 5 track, 3 basketball, 1 volleyball

37t17 Pickerington Central Pickerington8919852025Boys: 2 football, 3 track, 1 cross country, 2 basketball

Girls: 8 basketball, 1 softball

37t17 Mason Mason71020002024Boys: 5 cross country, 1 soccer, 1 baseball

Girls: 3 golf, 3 cross country, 2 swimming, 1 basketball, 1 track

40t16 Villa-Angela/St. Joseph Cleveland13319652017Boys: 7 basketball, 4 cross country, 1 football, 1 wrestling

Girls: 2 volleyball, 1 basketball

40t16 Dunbar Dayton15119482017Boys: 10 track, 5 basketball

Girls: 1 basketball

40t16 Cincinnati Ursuline Academy CincinnatiX*1619752022Girls: 8 volleyball, 7 swimming, 1 golf
40t16 Woodridge Cuyahoga Falls12419952024Boys: 11 cross country, 1 track

Girls: 2 cross country, 2 track

40t15 Hiland Berlin10619922026Boys: 4 baseball, 4 basketball, 2 golf

Girls: 6 basketball

45t15 Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights11419322008Boys: 4 swimming, 3 track, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 wrestling

Girls: 4 track

45t15 Jefferson Township Dayton12319572010Boys: 9 track, 3 basketball

Girls: 3 track

45t15 Dublin Coffman Dublin7819772021Boys: 4 golf, 1 baseball, 1 cross country, 1 lacrosse

Girls: 3 gymnastics, 2 soccer, 1 golf, 1 swimming, 1 lacrosse

45t15 Fort Loramie Fort Loramie8719772024Boys: 3 basketball, 3 baseball, 2 cross country

Girls: 4 basketball, 2 volleyball, 1 cross country

Schools with most team titles in one sport

[4]

Rank# of

titles

SchoolCitySportFirstLast
144 St. Xavier CincinnatiBoys' swimming19702024
238 St. Edward LakewoodWrestling19782025
332 Hawken Gates MillsGirls' swimming19842022
427 Graham St. ParisWrestling19822026
526 Brecksville-Broadview Heights Broadview Heights Girls' gymnastics 19942026
618 Glenville ClevelandBoys' track19592023
7t17 Upper Arlington Upper ArlingtonBoys' golf19412006
7t17 Minster MinsterGirls' cross country19822025
916 Beaumont School Cleveland HeightsGirls' track19862008
1015 Marion Local Maria SteinFootball20002024
11t14 St. Ignatius ClevelandSoccer20042024
11t14 Upper Arlington Upper ArlingtonGirls' swimming20032025
13t13 Canton McKinley CantonBoys' swimming19371961
13t13 East Technical ClevelandBoys' track19201955
13t13 Minster MinsterGirls' track19762018
16t12 Columbus Academy GahannaField hockey19942019
16t12 Columbus Academy GahannaBoys' golf19832021
16t12 Elder CincinnatiBaseball19432005
19t11 St. Edward LakewoodIce hockey19852008
19t11 St. Ignatius ClevelandFootball19882011
19t11 Walsh Jesuit Cuyahoga FallsGirls' soccer20002023
19t11 Woodridge PeninsulaBoys' cross country20062025
19t11 University School Hunting ValleyBoys' swimming20092026
23t10 Strasburg-Franklin StrasburgGirls' softball19872024
23t10 Maple Heights Maple HeightsWrestling19561974
23t10 Magnificat Rocky RiverGirls' gymnastics19902003
23t10 Dunbar DaytonBoys' track19482017
23t10 Mount Notre Dame CincinnatiGirls' volleyball19952020
23t10 St. Vincent–St. Mary AkronBoys' basketball19842022
23t10 Dublin Jerome DublinBoys' golf20042025
23t10 Thomas Worthington WorthingtonGirls' field hockey19882025

Schools with 5+ consecutive team titles in each sport

[4]

SeasonSportSchool# of consecutive state titlesYears
WinterGirls' Swimming and diving Gates Mills Hawken 241999–2022
Winter Girls' gymnastics Brecksville-Broadview Heights 232004–2026*
Winter Wrestling-individual St. Paris Graham 182001–2019
WinterBoys' Swimming and diving Cincinnati St. Xavier 132009–2021
Fall Boys' Cross country Caldwell 81985–1992
Winter Wrestling-dual team St. Paris Graham 72013–2019
Spring Girls' Track and Field Cleveland Heights Beaumont 71986–1992
Fall Boys' Soccer Cleveland St. Ignatius 62019–2024
Fall Volleyball Cincinnati St Ursula Academy 61993–1998
Spring Boys' track and field Cleveland East Tech 61939–1944
Winter Wrestling-individual St. Paris Graham 52021–2026
Fall Girls' Cross country Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 52009–2013
Fall Football Cleveland St. Ignatius 51991–1995
Fall Boys' Golf Gahanna Columbus Academy 52017–2021
Fall Girls' Golf Dublin Jerome 52011–2015
Fall Girls' Soccer Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 52012–2016
Winter Girls' Basketball Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown 52009–2013
Winter Boys' Gymnastics Cleveland East Tech 51933–1937

* active streak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fred Dafler. "The History of the OHSAA". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  2. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Purpura, Dace (February 15, 2024). "OHSAA votes to add postseason tournament divisions in seven sports, including basketball". Dispatch.com. Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site" . Retrieved December 31, 2006.
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