OHSAA: Key dates, data for 2012-13 Ohio high school sports year

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Here is a first look at the significant dates and data for the upcoming 2012-13 Ohio high school sports year, courtesy of ohsaa.org:

FALL
1st Practice
Scrimmages
1st Contest
# Reg. Season Contests
State Tournament
Site

Cross Country (boys & girls)
Aug. 6
None permitted
Aug. 20
16
Nov. 3/Nat. Trail Raceway, Hebron (B III/II/I; G III/II/I)

Field Hockey (girls)
Aug. 6
4 scrimmages after practice begins plus 1 preview*
Aug. 18
16
Nov 2-State Semis/Upper Arlington H.S.
Nov. 3-State Finals/Upper Arlington H.S.

Football (boys)
July 30
2 scrimmages or 1 scrimmage/1 preview plus 1 Jamboree game between Aug. 7-18
Aug. 20
10
Nov. 2-Reg. Quarterfinals (Div. II, IV, VI)
Nov. 3-Reg. Quarterfinals (Div. I, III, V)
Nov. 9-Reg. Semis (Div. II, IV, VI)
Nov. 10-Reg. Semis (Div. I, III, V)
Nov. 16-Reg. Finals (Div. II, IV, VI)
Nov. 17-Reg. Finals (Div. I, III, V)
Nov. 23-State Semis (Div. II, IV, VI)
Nov. 24-State Semis (Div. I, III, V)
Nov. 30-State Finals (Div. VI-Massillon; Div. IV-Canton; Div. II-Massillon)
Dec. 1-State Finals (Div. III-Canton; Div. V-Massillon; Div. I-Canton)

Golf (boys & girls)
Aug. 6
1 scrimmage any time during season
Aug. 10
18
Oct. 12-13 (BII, BIII, GII/OSU & North Star, Sunbury)
Oct. 19-20 (Boys Div. I & Girls Div. I/Ohio State)

Soccer (boys & girls)
Aug. 6
4 scrimmages after practice begins plus 1 preview*
Aug. 18
16
Nov. 6-7-State Semis/Girls-Tue., Boys-Wed. (Sites TBA)
Nov. 9-State Finals/Columbus Crew Stadium (Girls Div. III, II & I)
Nov. 10-State Finals/Columbus Crew Stadium (Boys Div. III, II & I)

Tennis (girls)
Aug. 6
1 scrimmage prior to first match
Aug. 13
20 (see Handbook for match type)
Oct. 19/OSU Varsity Tennis Courts (1st & 2nd rounds)
Oct. 20/To Be Announced (Semis & Finals)

Volleyball (girls)
Aug. 6
5 scrimmages after practice begins plus 1 preview*
Aug. 25
22 (on 20 dates)
Nov. 8-State Semis/Wright St. Nutter Ctr. (Div. II & I)
Nov. 9-State Semis/Wright St. Nutter Crt. (Div. IV & III)
Nov. 10-State Finals/Wright St. Nutter Center (all 4 divs.)

WINTER
1st Practice
Scrimmages
1st Contest
# Reg. Season Contests
State Tournament
Site

Basketball (boys)
Nov. 2
5 scrimmages after practice begins plus 1 preview*. OHSAA Foundation Game may replace 1 scrimmage.
Nov. 30
22
Mar. 21-State Semis/Ohio State Value City Arena (Div. III & II)
Mar. 22-State Semis/Ohio State Value City Arena (Div. IV & I)
Mar. 23-State Finals/OSU Value City Arena (all 4 divs.)

Basketball (girls)
Oct. 26
5 scrimmages after practice begins plus 1 preview*. OHSAA Foundation Game may replace 1 scrimmage.
Nov. 23
22
Mar. 14-State Semis/Ohio State Value City Arena (Div. III & II)
Mar. 15-State Semis/Ohio State Value City Arena (Div. IV &. I)
Mar. 16-State Finals/OSU Value City Arena (all 4 divs.)

Bowling (boys & girls)
Nov. 2
None permitted
Nov. 16
24
Mar. 1-Girls/Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl
Mar. 2-Boys/Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl

Gymnastics (girls)
Nov. 2
None permitted
Dec. 3
14
Mar. 1-Team/Hilliard Bradley H.S.
Mar. 2-Indiv. & AA/Hilliard Bradley H.S.

Ice Hockey (boys)
Nov. 2
4 scrimmages after practice begins or 3 scrimmages/1 preview*
Nov. 23
35
Mar. 9-State Semis/Columbus Nationwide Arena
Mar. 10-State Finals/Columbus Nationwide Arena

Swimming/Diving (boys & girls)
Nov. 2
None permitted
Nov. 26
16
Feb. 20-21, 23-Diving/Canton Branin Nat. (GII, BII, GI, BI)
Feb. 21-23-Swimming/Canton Branin Nat. (GII, BII, GI, BI)

Wrestling (boys)
Nov. 9
4 scrimmages after practice begins or 3 scrimmages/1 preview*
Nov. 30
20 points (see Handbook for event points)
Feb. 28-Mar. 2/Ohio State Value City Arena

SPRING
1st Practice
Scrimmages
1st Contest
# Reg. Season Contests
State Tournament
Site

Baseball (boys)
Feb. 25
4 scrimmages after practice begins or 3 scrimmages/1 preview
Mar. 30
27
June 6-State Semis/Cols. Huntington Park (Div. III & II)
June 7-State Semis/Cols. Huntington Park (Div. IV & I)
June 8-State Finals/Cols. Huntington Park (all 4 divs.)

Softball (girls)
Feb. 25
4 scrimmages after practice begins or 3 scrimmages/1 preview
Mar. 30
27
June 6-State Semis/Akron Firestone Stad. (Div. I & IV)
June 7-State Semis/Akron Firestone Stad. (Div. III & II)
June 8-State Finals/Akron Firestone Stad. (all 4 divs.)

Tennis (boys)
Mar. 11
1 scrimmage prior to first match
Apr. 1
20 (see Handbook for match type)
May 31/OSU Varsity Tennis Courts (1st & 2nd rounds)
June 1/OSU Varsity Tennis Courts (Semis & Finals)

Track & Field (boys & girls)
Mar. 11
None permitted
Mar. 30
16
June 7-8/Ohio State Jesse Owens (Div. III, II, I)

* Indicates to See Specific Preview Date in the OHSAA Handbook
# Indicates number of regular season contests permitted
Dates and locations are subject to change.