Sectional, District, Regional and State Semifinal Tournament Requests: Notify the tournament site manager to arrange for media credentials.  Click here to go to the Boys Soccer or Girls Soccer web pages to access sectional and district tournament information. Then click on the district you are covering. Tournament site manager's contact information is located there.

State Tournament Media Credential Information: The following information was prepared to assist you with your coverage of the upcoming OHSAA soccer state 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.

Note: Media credentials are required for news media personnel. For state semifinal games, fax requests in advance to the tournament manager at each site.  For state final games, fax the above request form in advance to Tim Stried, OHSAA office.  Fax: 614-267-1677

DATES: Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, Columbus Crew Stadium.

LOCATION: Crew Stadium is located at One Black & Gold Blvd., Columbus 43211 at the northeast corner of the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Take the Hudson Street Exit off of I-71. If coming from the north, proceed straight onto Silver Dr., which winds around directly to the stadium. If coming from the south, turn left onto Hudson St., cross I-71 and turn left onto Silver Dr., which winds around directly to the stadium. The stadium is visible from Interstate 71.

TIMES AND FORMAT:

Friday	12:00 P.M.	Division III Boys
Friday	3:30 P.M.	Division II Boys
Friday	7:00 P.M.	Division I Boys
Saturday	10:00 A.M.	Division II Girls
Saturday	1:30 P.M.	Division I Girls

CREDENTIALS: Fax in your form for the finals to Tim Stried at the OHSAA office (614-267-1677) as soon as you know that you will be covering the state finals in Columbus. The deadline to request credentials for the state finals is 12:00 noon on Thursday, Nov. 12. You must contact the tournament manager of the state semifinals personally to request media credentials. If you do not know your plans now, fax in your request as soon as possible after the regional tournaments. Credentials will be held at Gate 8 on the northwest side of Crew Stadium. The press box is located in the northeast corner of the stadium on the upper concourse.

CREDENTIAL CONFIRMATION: The OHSAA will post a list on its web site of those media members who have requested and been approved for credentials. The list will be posted by noon on Thursday, Nov. 12. Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), the list can be found under the “OHSAA News and Media” dropdown box, then go to "Credentials".

PARKING: Media parking is available on the west side of the stadium. The name of those media outlets that contact the OHSAA in advance will be given to all attendants, who will direct you to the media parking area.

WORK SPACE/TELEPHONES/INTERVIEWS: Seating in the press box is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Media members are also welcome to work in the press box during and following each game and file stories. Plenty of telephones are available for use for local, 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.

OhioHSsports.com TO PROVIDE STREAMING: The OHSAA’s official web-based sponsor, Cleveland.com, will provide exclusive live audio and video streaming of all five championship matches on its OhioHSsports.com web site. No other streaming of audio or video will be permitted on either a live or delayed basis.

ADDITIONAL BROADCASTING AVAILABILITIES, RATES: Radio-Live or tape-delayed is permitted. The cost is $60 per contest or $200 for all five matches. Stations are not permitted to stream to their company web sites on a live or tape-delayed basis. Audio or Video Streaming-None permitted due to Cleveland.com exclusivity. Television-Delayed telecasts are permitted. The cost is $500 per contest for commercial stations in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus and regional cable companies with over 750,000 subscribers and $250 per contest for all other stations.

RESULTS: Complete box scores will be posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) as soon as possible following each contest.

YOUR HOSTS: Tournament Manager Dave Siess; OHSAA Director of Information Services Tim Stried; Columbus Crew staff members Jason Smith and Dave Stephany, plus OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Jerry Snodgrass, the Association’s administrator for soccer.