Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
February 4, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY: OHSAA Winter State Tournament Information
Winter Tournament Coverage
Tickets for All Tournament Contests
Fans can visit
www.OHSAA.org/tickets for OHSAA tournament tickets in all sports. All-session tickets for the girls and boys basketball state tournaments go on sale February 11. All-session tickets for the wrestling state tournament at the Schottenstein Center will go on sale February 17 for returning ticket purchasers and February 19 for all others.
OHSAA Winter State Tournaments
Swimming & Diving – Feb. 24-28 at C.T. Branin Natatorium, Canton
Bowling, Div. II – Feb. 27-28 at HP Lanes, Columbus Bowl (no advance media registration required)
Bowling, Div. I – March 6-7 at HP Lanes, Columbus (no advance media registration required)
Gymnastics – March 7-8 at Hilliard Bradley High School
Girls Basketball – March 12-14 at University of Dayton Arena, Wright State University Nutter Center, Vandalia Butler High School
Wrestling – March 13-15 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University
Ice Hockey – March 14-15 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Boys Basketball – March 19-22 at University of Dayton Arena and Wright State University Nutter Center
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.
Spectrum News 1 is the Official Television Partner of the OHSAA
Spectrum News 1 will provide exclusive video play-by-play coverage of the OHSAA girls and boys basketball state semifinals and championships. Spectrum’s coverage is also available at OHSAA.tv.
NFHS Network
The NFHS Network is the official streaming partner of the OHSAA and will provide exclusive video streaming coverage of selected tournament contests in basketball (some district and regional tournament contests), swimming and diving (some district and all state), wrestling (state) and ice hockey (state). NFHS Network coverage is available at:
www.NFHSNetwork.com
OHSAA Radio Network
The OHSAA Radio Network will cover all 42 gamers of the girls and boys basketball state tournaments. Radio stations can contact Tim Stried for affiliate options. Skyview Satellite provides distribution for the games at Dayton.
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.
Other Links:
Ohio Prep Sports Media Association