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2.)    State Tournament

• 2009-10 Media Regulations - Click to view

• CREDENTIALS: No advance requests needed. Media members must show company identification (company ID card or letter from superior on company letterhead) for admittance. No credentials will be issued to school, student or freelance photographers.

The following information was prepared to assist you with your coverage of the upcoming OHSAA state field hockey, cross country, volleyball and soccer tournaments. Please contact Tim Stried (tstried@ohsaa.org or 614-267-2502, ext. 124) at the OHSAA office should you have additional questions. Previews and additional information will be posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) the week of each state tournament.

DATE: Semifinals Friday, Nov. 6, and finals Saturday, Nov. 7, at Upper Arlington High School, Columbus.
LOCATION: Upper Arlington High School is located at 1650 Ridgeview Rd., Columbus 43221. Take the Lane Ave. exit off of State Route 315 and head west. Follow Lane Ave. until you pass the Lane Ave. Shopping Center on your left. After the shopping center, turn right (north) onto Northwest Blvd. Follow Northwest Blvd. for 0.4 miles and turn right onto Ridgeview Rd., where you will see the school and stadium.
TIMES AND FORMAT: Semifinals contests on Friday begin at noon and 2:30 p.m. The two winners will come back on Saturday and play in the finals at 1:00 p.m.
CREDENTIALS: No advance requests needed. Media members must show company identification (company ID card or letter from superior on company letterhead) for admittance. No credentials will be issued to school, student or freelance photographers.
PARKING: Parking is on a first-come, first-served basis around the school. Additional parking is available at Kingsdale Shopping Center, located off of Northwest Blvd., north of Ridgeview Road.
WORK SPACE/TELEPHONES/INTERVIEWS: Space is available in the press box for media members to work after each contest and file stories. A telephone is available for use for credit card, collect or toll-free calls only. Wireless internet access is also available. Players and coaches are available on the field (following the awards ceremony on Saturday). For additional information, contact Dr. Greg Sullivan at the athletic department at Upper Arlington (614-487-5212).
BROADCASTING AVAILABILITIES, RATES: Radio-Live or tape-delayed is permitted. There is no rights fee charge. Stations are also permitted to stream to their company web sites on a live or tape-delayed basis.
Audio Streaming-Live or delayed is permitted. There is no rights fee charge. Video Streaming-Delayed streaming is permitted. The cost is $400 per semifinal and $500 for the finals for companies located in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus and $200 per semifinal and $250 for the finals for all other companies. Television-Delayed telecasts of the semifinals or finals are permitted. The cost is $400 per semifinal and $500 for the finals for commercial stations in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus and regional cable companies with over 750,000 subscribers and $200 per semifinal and $250 for the finals for all other stations.
RESULTS: Will be posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) as soon as possible after each day’s competition.
YOUR HOSTS: OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Deborah Moore, the Association’s administrator for field hockey, and Dr. Greg Sullivan, the site manager at Upper Arlington.