Ohio High School Athletic Association

The Ohio bill still bans transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports and now says a student athlete would need to provide a birth certificate if their sex is disputed.

Sports commentator Terry Pluto says it's only a matter of time that Ohio high schools will be required to allow athletes to sign name, image and likeness deals, despite recently being voted down by the OHSAA.

The Lake Catholic boys varsity lacrosse player was photographed with a swastika on his leg during a match with Orange; Ohio high school principals have voted down a proposal that would allow athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness; FirstEnergy will replace six board members in the continuing fallout from the HB 6 bribery scandal; and more stories.

High school athletes in Ohio might soon be allowed to sign deals to capitalize on their name, image or likeness, but there's still a catch; COVID case numbers are rising again with a new Omicron subvariant; activists and family members of a North Royalton man killed by police are demanding justice again; and more stories.

The bill to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness passed the Ohio House, but not before Republican lawmakers attached a last-minute amendment that bans transgender women from participating in high school and college women sports; A controversial vaccine bill has passed after it was tacked onto another Senate bill; Former Canton McKinley football coaches lose their non-coaching jobs; and more stories.

Ohio recorded 98 COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, the second-highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state should be getting its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15; the Ohio High School Athletic Association says parents will still be allowed to attend high school sports through the end of year; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine says work will continue over the weekend to get guidelines in place for high school sports – and he says he’ll announce them on Tuesday...

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Northeast Ohio high schools could resume sports skills training last week. Many of them have been taking the reopening process slowly.At St. Vincent-St.…

Pending Ohio House legislation would make assaulting referees while they do their jobs a crime.