OHSAA Continues to Work With Governor’s Office for Contact Sports

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The first of Ohio’s high school non-contact sports competitions begin the first full week of August, but the future for others may be determined late this week.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association reports work continues with Governor Mike DeWine’s office on plans for contact sports. The OHSAA tweeted a status update Tuesday evening, reminding participants associated with fall non-contact sports, golf, tennis and volleyball contests are permitted but was less definitive with the those listed as contact sports.

In his Tuesday news conference, Governor Mike DeWine addressed interscholastic sports. “We are living in a period of time where we don’t know what our future is” said DeWine. “Parents are making tough choices, and these choices are only going to get more difficult if we don’t get hold of this virus. Let’s get ahold of this virus.”

It’s believed DeWine may have more to say regarding sports in his news conference Thursday.

The state pulled the plug on OHSAA sanctioned sports in mid-March and cancelled Ohio’s spring sports in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.