News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – May 5, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Spring Tournament Information
Spring Sports Information, Brackets and Tournament Coverage
Tickets for All Tournament Contests
OHSAA Spring State Tournaments
Girls Flag Football – May 16 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton
7th-8th Grade Track and Field – May 16 at Hilliard Darby High School
Boys Tennis – May 28-29 at Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason
Boys Volleyball – May 29-30 at Pam Evans Smith Arena, Wittenberg University, Springfield
Softball – June 3-7 at Firestone Stadium, Akron
Track & Field – June 4-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Lacrosse – June 6 (boys) and 7 (girls) at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus
Baseball – June 11-14 at 7 17 Credit Union Park, Akron and Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, Canton
OHSAA Radio Network Coverage of Softball and Baseball State Tournaments
The OHSAA Radio Network will have the call for all 21 games from the softball and baseball state tournaments. Affiliates have reduced or waived fees during their own regional and state tournament broadcasts. Please contact Tim Stried at the OHSAA for details.
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.
The source for press releases, state tournament media credentials, photography and media regulations, tournament broadcast rates, record books, historical information and more.
NFHS Network and Broadcast Information
The NFHS Network has exclusive rights to live video broadcasts of those named spring tournament events. If a contest is covered by the NFHS Network, local broadcast media outlets can provide a live audio-only broadcast or a tape-delayed video broadcast (if the facility can accommodate additional broadcasts). Local media outlets can become production partners of the NFHS Network, which result in payment from the NFHS Network and waived fees from the OHSAA. Please contact Tim Stried for more information.
Attention Broadcasters: PSAs Available
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
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.
Additional Links
Ohio Prep Sports Media Association