COLUMBUS — In a post on its website, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released a tentative sports schedule if school would resume in May.

The current directive given by Gov. Mike DeWine has schools statewide being out of session through May 1. If schools return to session, sports will resume as well.

Schedules for each sport if school resumes May 4 are:

Baseball

  • Non-Interscholastic Date – May 4
  • Acclimation Period – May 4-8
  • Season Begins – May 9
  • Sectional Tournaments – May 23-30
  • District Tournaments – June 1-6
  • Regional Tournaments – June 11-12
  • State Tournament – June 19-21
  • Season Concludes – June 27

Softball

  • Non-Interscholastic Date – May 4
  • Acclimation Period – May 4-8
  • Season Begins – May 9
  • Sectional Tournaments – May 30-June 6
  • District Tournaments – June 8-13
  • Regional Tournaments – June 15-20
  • State Tournament – June 25-27
  • Season Concludes – July 4

Boys Tennis

  • Non-Interscholastic Date – May 4
  • Acclimation Period – May 4-8
  • Season Begins – May 9
  • Sectional Tournament – May 30-June 6
  • District Tournament – June 8-13
  • State Tournament – June 18-20
  • Season Concludes – June 27

Track and Field

  • Non-Interscholastic Date – May 4
  • Acclimation Period – May 4-8
  • Season Begins – May 9
  • District Tournament – June 9-13
  • Regional Tournament – June 17-20
  • State Tournament – June 26-27
  • Season Concludes – June 27

The OHSAA also released the follow reminders during the state-mandated school closure:

  • If schools are closed for the remainder of the school year, spring sports will be cancelled in Ohio.
  • The mandatory no-contact period remains in place until at least May 1.  No practices or group workouts may occur through this date.
  • No-contact does not mean “electronic” communication is not permitted.  In fact, we encourage coaches to maintain correspondence, provide workouts, etc. to INDIVIDUALS.
  • The dates for a spring season/tournaments are tentative.  We are continuing with the governor’s optimistic direction that schools will re-open on May 4.  We will adjust accordingly. However optimistic this may be, we must PLAN for the return even if that ends up changing.
  • With a current return on May 4, the following schedule has been adopted for spring sports. Specific information relative to sectional and district tournaments, playing dates, seeding procedures, game sites, will all be provided in communications from the respective six District Athletic Boards.
  • If for any reason specific sites are shut down due to governor’s orders, ALL sites will be shut down and a tournament will not be held.

OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass released the following statement on the state-mandated closure:

“We continue to applaud each of you for helping provide guidance and leadership to your coaches and your efforts to keep students engaged.  This crisis has heightened the awareness that students WANT to be back in the classroom.  Teachers want students back in the classroom.  In our solid belief that school-based athletic programs are an extension of the classroom, we hold that same belief for our student-athletes and coaches.  Getting kids back with coaches is much ‘more than winning’ and we feel it a vital part of returning life to normalcy.  Thank you for your support!”