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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. 

 

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. 

 

Golf  |  Girls Tennis  |  Field Hockey  |  Cross Country  |  Soccer  |  Volleyball  |  Football  

 

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

No Advance Registration Required For: 

   Division II & III Golf – Oct. 15 & 16 at OSU Scarlet (Boys Div. III) and Gray (Girls Div. II) Golf Courses and NorthStar Golf Club (Boys Div. II), Sunbury 

   Division I Golf – Oct. 22 & 23 at OSU Scarlet (Boys Div. I) and Gray (Girls Div. I) Golf Courses 

   Girls Tennis – Oct. 22 & 23 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason (indoor facilities TBA if raining)  

   Field Hockey – Nov. 4 & 6 at Thomas Worthington High School 

 

   Cross Country – Nov. 6 at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.) 

   Volleyball – Nov. 11-13 at Wright State University, Irvin J. Nutter Center (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 9 at noon) 

   Soccer – Nov. 12 (girls) & 13 (boys) at Lower.com Field, Columbus (application deadline is Thurs., Nov. 11 at noon) 

   Football – Dec. 2-4 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton (application deadline is Tues., Nov. 30 at noon)  

 

Spectrum News 1 is the official television partner of the OHSAA and will provide exclusive television play-by-play coverage of the OHSAA football state championship games Dec. 2-4 in Canton, along with selected games each weekend during the playoffs. Spectrum’s coverage is also available at OHSAA.tv. In addition, the NFHS Network will stream selected football playoff games. If neither Spectrum nor the NFHS Network is covering a game, it is available to local media for live streaming and delayed television coverage. All games are available for live audio broadcasting.  

     Broadcast rates are posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/News/Media/TournamentBroadcastRates.pdf  

 

In consultation with the OHSAA’s Media Advisory Committee, a priority scale has been established for press box seats during the football playoffs. Host sites are asked to follow the priority scale according to the media list submitted by the two schools participating at their site. The priority scale is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/Football/FB-MediaPressBoxMemo.pdf  

 

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  

 

Media members who would like to receive a complimentary 2021-22 OHSAA Handbook should email their name and mailing address to Tim Stried at [email protected] with the subject line “Handbook Request.” The PDF version of the Handbook is posted at: https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/SchoolResources/Handbook.pdf   

 

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.  

 

Other Links: 

Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association 

 

 

Tim Stried 

Director of Media Relations  

Ohio High School Athletic Association 

614-267-2502, ext. 124  office 

[email protected] 

www.OHSAA.org  

www.Twitter.com/OHSAASports  

www.Facebook.com/OHSAASports  

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