Ohio High School Athletic Association


The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio. The OHSAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the OHSAA-sanctioned sports.

Membership

There are approximately 820 member high schools and 850 more schools in the 7th-8th grade division of the OHSAA. Most public and private high schools in Ohio belong to the OHSAA.

Structure

Districts

The Association is divided into six districts, each with its own District Athletic Board, including the Central District, East District, Northeast District, Northwest District, Southeast District, and Southwest District.
The District boards conduct Sectional and District tournaments. The main OHSAA board conducts Regional and State tournaments.

Classifications and divisions

Member high schools are divided into three classifications. Prior to 1989 many sports held tournaments based on these classifications. Since then, each sport individually divides into numbered divisions based on enrollment, taking into account the total number of schools offering that varsity sport and placing an equal number of schools in each division.
The classifications are still used to fill spots on the six District Athletic Boards.
The number of divisions varies based on how many schools offer that sport. Football has the most, with seven divisions. Three sports have a single division: Boys' Ice Hockey, Girls' Field Hockey, and Gymnastics.

History

The OHSAA is an unincorporated, non-profit organization founded in 1907. Members of the Western Ohio Superintendents' Round Table had frequently discussed the need of a central organization for high school athletics. In 1906 they passed a resolution to appoint a committee, headed by George R. Eastman, the first President of the Board of Control.
The first OHSAA-sponsored state tournament, Track and Field, was held on May 23, 1908, at Denison University. Columbus North became the first state champions, finishing ahead of Dayton Steele.
The OHSAA is currently headed by a commissioner. Prior to 1925, the Board of Control officers handled duties now associated with the Commissioner.
In 1979, OHSAA adopted a bylaw prohibiting out-of-state students from competing in OHSAA-sponsored activities. This rule was affirmed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 1985 case Alerding v. Ohio High School Athletic Association, regarding St. Xavier High School students from Northern Kentucky.

Commissioners since 1925

Boys

Girls

Past team state champions

Schools with most team titles

Rank# of
Titles		SchoolCity# of
Boys'
Titles		# of
Girls'
Titles		Year of
First
Title		Year of
Last
Title
159St. EdwardLakewood59X*19782019
159St. XavierCincinnati59X*19572020
350Upper ArlingtonUpper Arlington262419372019
439Walsh JesuitCuyahoga Falls221719822016
439St. IgnatiusCleveland39X*19882019
439HawkenGates Mills63319772020
737MinsterMinster73019762019
832St. Vincent – St. MaryAkron211119272018
930Thomas WorthingtonWorthington121819382017
930GrahamSt. Paris28019302019
930Columbus AcademyGahanna181219772019
1229St. Francis DeSalesColumbus22719712019
1327Canton McKinleyCanton23419372010
1327Newark CatholicNewark171019782016
1526Brecksville-Broadview HeightsBroadview Heights52119812019
1526ColdwaterColdwater17919832020
1625Archbishop AlterKettering151019782019
1824Archbishop MoellerCincinnati24X*19722019
1824East TechCleveland23119202002
1824Beaumont SchoolCleveland HeightsX*2419862012
2122ElderCincinnati22X*19432005
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Schools with most team titles in one sport

Rank# of
Titles		SchoolCitySportFirstLast
141St. XavierCincinnatiBoys' Swimming19702020
233St. EdwardLakewoodWrestling19782019
330HawkenGates MillsGirls' Swimming19842020
421GrahamSt. ParisWrestling19822019
519Brecksville-Broadview HeightsBroadview HeightsGirls' Gymnastics19942019
617Upper ArlingtonUpper ArlingtonBoys' Golf19412006
716Beaumont SchoolCleveland HeightsGirls' Track19862008
716GlenvilleClevelandBoys' Track19592014
913Canton McKinleyCantonBoys' Swimming19371961
913East TechnicalClevelandBoys' Track19201955
913MinsterMinsterGirls' Track19762018
913MinsterMinsterGirls' Cross Country19822019
1312Columbus AcademyGahannaField Hockey19942019
1312ElderCincinnatiBaseball19432005
1312Upper ArlingtonUpper ArlingtonGirls' Swimming20032017
1611St. EdwardLakewoodIce Hockey19852008
1611Marion LocalMaria SteinFootball20002019
1611St. IgnatiusClevelandFootball19882011
1910Maple HeightsMaple HeightsWrestling19561974
1910MagnificatRocky RiverGirls' Gymnastics19902003
1910Walsh JesuitCuyahoga FallsGirls' Soccer20002016
1910DunbarDaytonBoys' Track19482017
1810Columbus AcademyGahannaBoys' Golf19832019

Schools with most consecutive team titles in one sport

SeasonSportSchool# of Consecutive State TitlesYears
FallBoys' Cross CountryCaldwell81985-92
FallGirls' Cross CountryAkron St. Vincent-St. Mary52009-13
FallField HockeyGahanna Columbus Academy31999-2001
FallField HockeyThomas Worthington32015-17
FallFootballCleveland St. Ignatius51991-95
FallBoys' GolfGates Mills Gilmour Academy41991-94
FallGirls' GolfDublin Jerome52011-15
FallBoys' SoccerCincinnati Summit Country Day42015-18
FallGirls' SoccerCuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit52012-16
FallVolleyballCincinnati St Ursula Academy61993-98
WinterBoys' BasketballCincinnati North College Hill32005-07
WinterBoys' BasketballColumbus Wehrle31988-90
WinterBoys' BasketballDayton Stivers31928-30
WinterGirls' BasketballShaker Heights Hathaway Brown52009-2013
WinterBoys' BowlingSpringfield Kenton Ridge22009-10
WinterGirls' BowlingColdwater22012-13
WinterBoys' GymnasticsCleveland East Tech51933-37
WinterGirls' GymnasticsBrecksville-Broadview Heights16*2004-19
WinterIce HockeyCleveland St. Ignatius4*2016-19
WinterBoys' Swimming and DivingCincinnati St. Xavier121970–81, *2009–20
WinterGirls' Swimming and DivingGates Mills Hawken22*1999–2020
WinterWrestling-IndividualSt. Paris Graham19*2001-19
WinterWrestling-Dual TeamSt. Paris Graham7*2013-19
SpringBaseballNewark Catholic32002-04
SpringBaseballCincinnati Elder31958-60
SpringGirls' LacrosseUpper Arlington3*2017-19
SpringSoftballNorth Canton Hoover42011-14
SpringSoftballSpringfield41992-95
SpringBoys' Track and FieldCleveland East Tech61939-44
SpringGirls' Track and FieldCleveland Heights Beaumont71986-92