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Meetings will continue through the end of April for members to discuss a proposed Ohio High School Athletics Association bylaw that would allow high school athletes to get paid for use of their name, image or likeness.

Both sports have been played in Ohio for years, but recognition as an “emerging sport” means the girls and boys will be able to compete in the OHSAA state championship tournaments.

They are sponsoring a resolution they say will help schools make that transition.

The bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports at the high school and college level, which is widely opposed by Democrats, is facing more opposition. This comes just hours after Ohio House Republicans attached the legislation as an amendment to an unrelated and popular bill and passed it.

The Save Women's Sports Act would end the OHSAA's decade-long policy of ensuring fairness and inclusion for transgender athletes

A family turns to newer technology to watch its favorite sport and support one of its own, while some high schools teams embrace the challenges, explore the opportunities, and deal with the financial impact of running sports programs during the time of COVID-19.

A local athletic director is relieved with Governor DeWine’s directive that allows fall sports to move forward. St. Vincent-St. Mary Athletic Director…

The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) unveiled a plan Wednesday to resume spring sports – if Gov. Mike DeWine decides to reopen schools in early May. The governor’s current school closure order expires on May 1, with classes resuming May 4. In the update sent to Ohio high schools, OHSAA said the May 4 start is optimistic, but its plan would allow spring sports seasons to begin as early as May 9.

The state’s largest health system will be the official health care partner of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), providing services at…