A decision on spectators at contact sports has not yet been made, however the OHSAA believes that at a minimum parents should be permitted to attend.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 9, 2020 - 2:00pm
Following a recommendation this week from the Governor’s Office to shorten the season due to concerns that COVID-19 may spike in early winter, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Friday that if high school football games are approved by the Governor, all teams will enter the playoffs beginning Oct. 9 and the state championship games will be played no later than Nov. 21.
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 6, 2020 - 11:38am
By Cort Reynolds
CLYDE - The Bluffton golf team teed off its 2020 campaign by finishing a strong second in the nine-team Woodmore Invitational at the Green Hills Golf Course in Clyde Tuesday.
Tourney host Woodmore finished first with 322 strokes, 34 shots ahead of the runner-up Pirates (356).
Old Fort came in third with 361 strokes, followed by Toledo Christian (368), Eastwood (384), Otsego (393), Lake (402), Gibsonburg (417) and Rossford (420).
Also has sports-specific and member-specific marks
Posted by Fred Steiner on August 4, 2020 - 11:32am
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) unveiled a bold, revitalized visual identity on Monday. The comprehensive redesign includes distinct primary and secondary logos, a complete suite of sport-specific and championship marks, and an exclusive custom font.
The HCAC partnered with Skye Design Studios (SDS - www.sdsbranding.com) – a national leader in sport branding – for the project. The HCAC and SDS engaged partners from all 10 member campuses throughout the rebranding initiative.
All fall sports can begin practice, while golf, tennis and volleyball have been approved by the Governor to have contests between schools
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 31, 2020 - 4:44pm
The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s fall sports of girls tennis, girls and boys golf, field hockey, girls and boys soccer, girls and boys cross country, volleyball and football officially begin practice Saturday, Aug. 1.
Gov. Mike DeWine’s Tuesday coronavirus briefing brought no update on the status of high school sports this fall, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association sent a memo later in the day to administrators alerting them of one change.
Scrimmages for football and other contact sports are suspended until further notice.
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents decision
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2020 - 3:31pm
After extensive deliberations, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to modify the timing of conference competition and championships for fall sports classified by the NCAA as high contact risk (football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball).
HCAC school are:
Bluffton
Anderson
Defiance
Earlham
Franklin
Hanover
Manchester
Mt. St. Joseph
Rose-Hulman
Transylvania