MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Spring Tournament Information

May 9, 2022

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Executive Director Doug Ute

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May 9, 2022

OHSAA Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Media Relations, [email protected]

MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Spring Tournament Information

Spring Tournament Coverage

Tickets for All Tournament Contests

Fans can visit www.OHSAA.org/tickets for OHSAA tournament tickets in all sports.

OHSAA Spring State Tournaments

Media Information and State Tournament Credentials: https://www.ohsaa.org/news/credentials

Boys Tennis – May 27-28 at Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason (media do not need to request credentials in advance)

Softball – June 2-4 at Firestone Stadium, Akron (Credential application deadline is noon on Tues., May 31)

Track & Field – June 3-4 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, OSU (Credential application deadline is 10 a.m. on Wed., June 1).

Lacrosse – June 4 at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus (Credential application deadline is noon on Fri., June 3)

Baseball – June 9-11 at Canal Park, Akron (Credential application deadline is noon on Tues., June 7)

Broadcast Information

Live audio broadcasts are permitted for all OHSAA tournament contests per the rights fee chart linked below. Live video broadcasts are also permitted for sectional, district and regional spring sports tournament contests. The NFHS Network will provide exclusive live video streaming of the track and field, softball, lacrosse (finals only) and baseball state tournaments. OHSAA tournament broadcast rates are posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/News/Media/TournamentBroadcastRates.pdf

Credentials for Sectional, District and Regional Tournament Contests

Please contact the site manager regarding credential requests for OHSAA sectional, district and regional tournament contests. Contact information can be found on the sport pages at OHSAA.org and on the brackets for team sports.

OHSAA News and Media Center: https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media

The source for press releases, state tournament media credentials, photography and media regulations, tournament broadcast rates, record books, historical information and more.

Attention Broadcasters: PSAs Available

The OHSAA provides numerous public service announcements to promote sportsmanship, officiating, supporting school sports and more. Many of the PSAs are produced in cooperation with the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA). Audio PSAs are available for download at: https://www.ohsaa.org/RTG/PSA and video PSAs are available on the OHSAA’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/OHSAAvideos/videos

Information Posted Weekly on Sport Pages at www.OHSAA.org

Each sport page at www.OHSAA.org contains information such as state polls, tournament information, brackets (for team sports), state tournament coverage, sport-specific releases, regulations, state tournament histories and state record books.

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