OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

State Basketball & Wrestling Tournament Tickets Available

Feb. 5 - Tickets are available for the 2010 OHSAA state basketball and wrestling tournaments that will be held at Ohio State's Jerome Schottenstein Center in March, and the Association has announced procedures for ordering single- and all-session tickets. The state wrestling tournament is March 4-6, the girls state basketball tournament is March 18-20 and the boys state basketball tournament is March 25-27.
Click for state basketball tournament ticket info | Click for state wrestling tournament ticket info
Click to order tickets directly through Ticketmaster

State Basketball Tournament Group Value Packs Available

Feb. 5 - The OHSAA is offering Championship Saturday Value Packs for groups to attend the 2010 girls and boys state basketball tournaments that will be held at Ohio State's Jerome Schottenstein Center. Groups of 10 or more can purchase reduced price tickets for either tournament. Value packs are currently available for $20 each for the girls tournament March 18-20 and $30 each for the boys tournament March 25-27.
Click for Girls State Basketball Tourn. Value Packs | Click for Boys State Basketball Tourn. Value Packs

2010 State Farm Scholar Athlete Award Certificate

Jan. 4 - The OHSAA is soliciting nominations for the State Farm Scholar Athlete Awards. These awards are given to senior student-athletes (one male and one female) at each of the OHSAA member schools. The award reflects the commitment of both the OHSAA and State Farm Insurance to the academic excellence of Ohio student-athletes. Click to access the nomination form.

What's New At The OHSAA

Leading by Example
Feb. 8 - Fremont St. Joseph Central Catholic head coach Gary Geller demonstrates a lesson in sportsmanship at a girl�s high school basketball game against Bettsville high school. Click here for the full story.

Miracle on the Mat
Feb. 4 - He was once labeled "nonrestorable." Today, Nick Hyndman has gone from a wheelchair to the running track, writes music, attends mainstream classes and improves daily as a wrestler for Perrysburg High School in Northwest Ohio. Toledo Blade sports writer Dave Hackenberg caught up with Nick for an in-depth look at this truly amazing and inspiring story of how Nick has overcome cerebral palsy. Click here for the full story at the Toledo Blade.

Sports-Related Head Injury Clinic Announced
Feb. 3 - Given the recent attention to and the need to continually focus on the problem of head injuries in interscholastic sports, a sports-related head injury clinic will be conducted April 23 at the Cintas Center at Xavier University. Click here for the brochure.

OHSAA Foundation Names Kimberly Combs Executive Director
Feb. 3 - Kimberly Combs, who served as a consultant to the OHSAA for three years, takes over leadership of the OHSAA Foundation. Click here for more.

Council on Standards for International Educational Travel
Jan. 26 - School officials are encouraged to join OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Roxanne Price in attendance at the CSIET Conference. Click here for information.

Signature Moment
Jan. 25 - Adam Van Houten's scorecard gesture at the 2005 OHSAA state golf tournament lands him on Sports Illustrated's list of the decade's best examples of sportsmanship. Mansfield News Journal Story | SI's Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments of the Decade

Benefit Game Raises Money for Injured Hockey Player, Sets Attendance Record
Jan. 21 - A New Year's Day game between Oregon Clay and Whitehouse Anthony Wayne raised money for Kyle Cannon, a Clay hockey player who suffered a neck injury in a game in November, and set a new Ohio high school hockey attendance record. Click here to read the story from the Toledo Blade.

January Board of Directors Meeting Highlights
Jan. 14 - The OHSAA Board of Directors held its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. Click here for the highlights.

Announcements

Ohio State Announces Two-Day Sports Turf Short Course
Public Health/Safety Policy Adopted for OHSAA Tournaments
Click for myOHSAA Update
2009-10 Student-Athlete Eligibility Guide Now Available
Instructional Program Regulations Information
Chocolate Milk Named Official Beverage of Ohio High School Sports
OHSAA Coaching Education Requirements Information
In June 2008, the OHSAA Board of Directors approved a recommendation that coaches in Ohio be required to take the National Federation of State High School Association�s Fundamentals of Coaching course.
- Click to view the entire information packet.
- Click to view clarification regarding Coaching Education finances
Guidance for Member Schools (Non-Interscholastic Competition, Instructional Programs, Open Facilities, Physical Fitness Programs, etc.)