The following information was prepared to
assist you with your coverage of the upcoming OHSAA state baseball tournaments. Please
contact Bob Goldring at the OHSAA (e-mail: bgoldring@ohsaa.org; phone: 614-267-2502, ext.
116; fax: 614-267-1677) should you have further questions.
DATES: Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, June 5, 6 and 7, Columbus Cooper Stadium.
LOCATION/DIRECTIONS: Cooper Stadium (1155 West Mound Street) is located just off of
I-70 on the west side of downtown Columbus. From the east, take the Mound Street exit
(98B); from the west, take the West Broad Street exit (97); then follow the signs to the
stadium.
PAIRINGS:
Thursday, June 5
10:00 - Division II Semifinal (Tiffin regional winner vs. Springfield regional winner)
1:00 - Division II Semifinal (Zanesville regional winner vs. Hudson regional winner)
4:00 - Division I Semifinal (Cincinnati regional winner vs. Shelby regional winner)
7:00 - Division I Semifinal (Canton regional winner vs. Dublin regional winner)
Friday, June 6
10:00 - Division III Semifinal (Fairborn regional winner vs. Chillicothe regional winner)
1:00 - Division III Semifinal (Massillon regional winner vs. Elida regional winner)
4:00 - Division IV Semifinal (Hamler regional winner vs. Huber Heights regional winner)
7:00 - Division IV Semifinal (Lancaster regional winner vs. Lorain regional winner)
Saturday, June 7
10:00 - Division II Final
1:00 - Division I Final
4:00 - Division III Final
7:00 - Division IV Final
MEDIA CREDENTIALS: When you know a team you will be following has qualified for the
state tournament, fax requests to Bob Goldring (614-267-1677) at the OHSAA office. The
deadline to submit credential applications is 12:00 noon on Tuesday, June 3. Credentials
will be held for pickup at Gate 2 of Cooper Stadium. Please be prepared to show
identification. If the team you are covering wins its semifinal game, use the same
credential for the championship game.
CREDENTIAL CONFIRMATION: The OHSAA will post a list on its web site of those media
members who have requested and been approved for credentials. The list will be posted by
noon on Wednesday, June 4.Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), the list can be
found under the heading “OHSAA News & Media”
PARKING: Parking is on a first-come, first served basis in the public lots around
the stadium.
TELEPHONES: One line is available in each radio booth for play-by-play for the
school’s “designated station” for credit card, collect, toll-free or
call-backs only. A line will also be available for print media members and photographers
to file stories or photos on a first-come, first-served basis for credit card, collect or
toll-free calls only. To install a personal line, contact Joe Santry at Cooper Stadium at
614-462-5250.
BROADCAST RIGHTS FEES: None for radio; $50 per day per camera for television.
YOUR HOSTS: Event Coordinator Mark Galuska (work: 614-462-5250; cell:
614-266-2938); Media Coordinator Joe Santry, plus OHSAA Assistant Commissioner John
Dickerson, the Association’s administrator for baseball.
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS: Regional pairings will be available on the OHSAA web
site (www.ohsaa.org) on Sunday, May 25 (provided there are no weather delays), by viewing
the “2008 Statewide Tournament Brackets/Results.” Those can be accessed by going
to “Sports & Tournaments” followed by “Baseball.”
The following media outlets
have been approved for media credentials to cover the 2008 State Baseball Tournament.
June 5-7, 2008
Credentials being held can be picked up at the Media Entrance unless indicated.
| MEDIA OUTLET |
Media |
Photo/TV |
Mail/Hold |
| Akron Beacon Journal |
2 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Akron WCER-Radio |
|
2 |
Held |
| Associated Press |
|
2 |
Mailed |
| Beachwood Sun Newspapers |
1 |
3 |
Held |
| Buckeye Sports Bulletin |
1 |
1 |
Mailed |
| Bucknuts Media Network |
2 |
1 |
Mailed |
| Canton Repository |
3 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Canton WHBC |
2 |
|
Held |
| Celina Daily Standard |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Celina WCSM Radio |
2 |
|
Held |
| Celina WKKI Radio |
2 |
|
Held |
| Chagrin Valley Times |
|
1 |
Held |
| Chance Brockway Jr. |
|
2 |
Mailed |
| Cincinnati Enquirer |
3 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Cincinnati WCPO TV |
|
2 |
Held |
| Cincinnati WKRC TV |
|
2 |
Held |
| Cleveland Plain Dealer |
3 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Coldwater Mercer Co.
Chronicle |
2 |
2 |
Held |
| Columbus Dispatch |
2 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Columbus Messenger |
|
1 |
Held |
| Columbus Sports Network |
|
3 |
Mailed |
| Columbus Suburban News |
2 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Columbus ThisWeek News |
2 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Columbus WBNS-TV |
|
3 |
Mailed |
| Columbus WCMH-TV |
|
3 |
Mailed |
| Columbus WSYX-TV |
|
3 |
Mailed |
| Cuyahoga Falls News Press |
1 |
|
Held |
| Dayton Daily News |
3 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Dayton WDTN-TV |
|
2 |
Held |
| Dayton WHIO |
|
1 |
Held |
| Dayton WKEF |
|
2 |
Held |
| Defiance Crescent News |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Deshler Flag |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Findlay Courier |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Fort Loramie Yearbook |
|
1 |
Held |
| Geauga Local Access Cable |
|
3 |
Held |
| Hamilton Journal News |
3 |
2 |
Held |
| Hamilton WMOH |
3 |
|
Held |
| Lancaster Eagle Gazette |
2 |
1 |
Held |
| Lancaster
WFCO |
2 |
|
Held |
| Lima Fox 25 |
|
1 |
Held |
| Lima News |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Lima WLIO TV |
|
2 |
Held |
| Lima WTLW-TV |
|
2 |
Held |
| Martins Ferry Times
Leader |
1 |
|
Held |
| Massillon ESPN 990 Radio |
1 |
|
Held |
| Massillon Independent |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Millersburg Graphic
Publications |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Millersburg WKLM radio |
1 |
|
Held |
| Minster Community Post |
1 |
2 |
Held |
| Napoleon Northwest Signal |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Napoleon WNDH Radio |
2 |
|
Held |
| New Philadelphia Times
Reporter |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| North Olmsted Sun News |
2 |
1 |
Held |
| Ohio High Magazine |
1 |
1 |
Mailed |
| Ohio News Network |
|
3 |
Mailed |
| OHSAA Dick Zunt |
1 |
|
Held |
| OHSAA Larry Larson |
2 |
|
Mailed |
| Piqua WPTW Radio |
3 |
1 |
Mailed |
| Portsmouth WNXT |
2 |
|
Held |
| Ross Media |
1 |
|
Mailed |
| Scioto Voice Newspaper |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Sidney Daily News |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Springfield News Sun |
2 |
1 |
Held |
| SpringfieldYappi.com |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Sugarcreek Budget |
1 |
1 |
Held |
| Toledo Blade |
3 |
2 |
Mailed |
| Toledo WTOL |
|
2 |
Held |
| Toledo WTVG |
|
1 |
Held |
| Westfirebirds.com |
|
4 |
Held |
| Willoughby News Herald |
2 |
1 |
Held |
| Wooster Daily Record |
2 |
1 |
Held |
|
