News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – March 8, 2026
OHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament Pairings
51st annual girls state tournament begins Thursday at three venues in the Dayton area
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 51st Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament tips off Thursday at three sites in Southwest Ohio. For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton Arena will serve as the epicenter of the Final Four, while state semifinal games will also be hosted at the Nutter Center at Wright State University and Vandalia Butler High School.
All 21 games of the state tournament will be streamed live by Spectrum at OHSAA.tv and
http://SpectrumNewsApp.com, with the seven championship games televised live on Spectrum News 1. The OHSAA Radio Network will have live radio coverage of every game.
2026 OHSAA Girls Basketball State Championships
All games covered by Spectrum and OHSAA Radio Network
Home team listed first.
Division I
Semifinal #1: Wadsworth (24-2) vs. Cincinnati Princeton (22-4), Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena at 6 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Pickerington Central (22-3) vs. Kettering Fairmont (26-0), Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena at 8 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena at 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Semifinal #1: Akron Archbishop Hoban (20-4) vs. Olmsted Falls (22-4), Friday, March 13 at Vandalia Butler at 6 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Sunbury Big Walnut (23-4) vs. Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (25-0), Friday, March 13 at Vandalia Butler at 8 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena at 5:15 p.m.
Division III
Semifinal #1: Dayton Chaminade Julienne (22-4) vs. Copley (21-5), Thursday, March 12 at Nutter Center at 11 a.m.
Semifinal #2: Chillicothe Unioto (25-2) vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (21-5), Thursday, March 12 at Nutter Center at 1 p.m.
State Championship: Friday, March 13 at UD Arena at 3:45 p.m.
Division IV
Semifinal #1: Cincinnati Purcell Marian (22-6) vs. Shaker Heights Laurel (20-4), Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena at noon
Semifinal #2: Circleville (23-4) vs. Bellevue (28-0), Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena at 2 p.m.
State Championship: Friday, March 13 at UD Arena at 12:30 p.m.
Division V
Semifinal #1: Ottawa-Glandorf (27-0) vs. Proctorville Fairland (23-4), Friday, March 13 at Nutter Center at 5 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Creston Norwayne (24-2) vs. Portsmouth (22-4), Friday, March 13 at Nutter Center at 7 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena at 2 p.m.
Division VI
Semifinal #1: St. Henry (25-1) vs. Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (22-3), Thursday, March 12 at Nutter Center at 5 p.m.
Semifinal #2: Castalia Margaretta (26-1) vs. Canton Central Catholic (22-5), Thursday, March 12 at Nutter Center at 7 p.m.
State Championship: Friday, March 13 at UD Arena at 7 p.m.
Division VII
Semifinal #1: Ottoville (25-4) vs. Strasburg-Franklin (23-5), Friday, March 13 at Nutter Center at 11 a.m.
Semifinal #2: Attica Seneca East (18-7) vs. Russia (24-3), Friday, March 13 at Nutter Center at 1 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena at 10:45 a.m.
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