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Ross, Ph.D. Winter Sports Tournaments Release No. 3 (of 6) - March 6, 2012 4080 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Informa on Services, [email protected] 2012 OHSAA Winter Sports Tournament Overview Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Sport Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Mar. 19 Swimming & Diving Sec onal District State Wrestling Sec onal District State Bowling Sec onal District State Gymnas cs District District State Ice Hockey District District District State Girls Basketball Sec onal Sec onal District Regional State Boys Basketball Sec onal Sec onal District Regional State Winter Sports Tournament Information Saturday, March 10 Thursday, March 22 Ice Hockey - Na onwide Arena, Columbus Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - Semifi nals Scho enstein Center, OSU 10:45 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Division IV Semifi nals Sunday, March 11 5:15 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Division III Semifi nals Ice Hockey - Na onwide Arena, Columbus 11:00 a.m. - Finals Friday, March 23 Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Thursday, March 15 Scho enstein Center, OSU Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome 10:45 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Division II Semifi nals Scho enstein Center, OSU 5:15 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Division I Semifi nals 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. Division IV Semifi nals 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Division III Semifi nals Saturday, March 24 Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Friday, March 16 Scho enstein Center, OSU Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome 10:30-Division IV Final Scho enstein Center, OSU 1:30-Division III Final 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. Division II Semifi nals 4:30-Division II Final 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Division I Semifi nals 8:30-Division I Final Saturday, March 17 Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Scho enstein Center, OSU 10:45-Division IV Final 2:00-Division III Final 5:15-Division II Final Follow the OHSAA on Twitter: 8:30-Division I Final @OHSAASports www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Winter Release No. 3 Winter Media Memo Notes IMPORTANT STATE TOURNAMENT LINKS OHSAA Homepage: OTHER GENERAL MEDIA NOTES AND LINKS: http://www.ohsaa.org 1. Do you have a good sportsmanship feature story from your community News & Media Home: posted on your website? Email the link to Tim Stried for posting on http://www.ohsaa.org/news/default.htm OHSAA.org. State Tournament Credentials and Media Info: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/credentials/info.htm 2. The OHSAA’s general media regulations are posted at: Broadcast Rates: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/OHSAA-Media-Regulations.pdf http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/rates/BroadcastRates.pdf Photography Regulations: 3. The OHSAA’s new “Working with the Media” brochure was mailed to all http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/PhotographyRegulations.pdf schools and emailed to all offi cials in September. It is posted at http://www. OHSAA Radio Network: ohsaa.org/news/media/WorkingwithMedia.pdf http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp Carry the free, commercial-split network feed of any basketball state 4. OHSAA Magazine is published three times per year and mailed to media tournament game members. Media who have not been receiving OHSAA Magazine may Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association: request a free subscription from Tim Stried. The magazine can also be http://www.ohsaa.org/news/OPSWA/default.htm found online at http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Magazine/maghome.asp OHSAA WINTER SPORTS STATE TOURNAMENTS Sport Dates Credential Application Deadline CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS INDUCTION CEREMONY: The Ohio High Ice Hockey March 10-11 Thursday, March 8 at Noon School Athletic Association will introduce its 2012 induction class into the Girls Basketball March 15-17 Tuesday, March 13 at Noon Circle of Champions during this years boys state basketball tournament. Boys Basketball March 22-24 Tuesday, March 20 at Noon Beginning during the 2006-07 school year in conjunction with the Ohio High School Athletic Association centennial, the OHSAA has selected MEDIA NOTES FOR WINTER 2012: individuals who had prominent roles in the history of Ohio interscholastic 1. The OHSAA Radio Network, which will broadcast every game from athletics to become members of the OHSAA’s Circle of Champions. The the girls and boys basketball state tournaments, is a free, commercial- honorees not only had outstanding achievements at the high school level, split radio feed available via a 48K stereo broadband stream or a 32K but also have had outstanding achievements after their prep careers ended, telephone connection. Radio stations may carry all or selected games at have displayed outstanding character and serve as role models. no charge. Stations are not prohibited in any way from broadcasting games Inductees are: 2011 - Harrison Dillard, Wayne Embry, John Havlicek, Jim themselves (both over the air and streaming; rights fees apply). All media Houston, Madeline Manning Mims, Phil Niekro 2010 - Howard “Hopalong” outlets, including streaming websites, newspaper websites, etc., may post Cassady, Jerry Lucas, Al Oliver, Jesse Owens, Tony Trabert 2009 - Robin the link to the network audio feed. Please contact Tim Stried for details. Freeman, Lebron James, Dick Schafrath, Larry Siegfried, Mary Wineberg 2008 - Galen Cisco, Jim Lachey, Susan Nash Sugar, Bill Willis 2007 - 2. Media outlets desiring photos from state tournaments are encouraged Todd Blackledge, Jay Burson, Dean Chance, Archie Griffi n, Bill Hosket, to contact the OHSAA’s offi cial photographer, Impact Action Sports Clark Kellogg, Dante Lavelli, Cindy Noble Hauserman, Katie Smith Photography. Please contact Tim Stried to coordinate, or click on the ‘Media Request Form’ link in the upper right corner of www.ImpactActionPhotos. com. Note that media may not request credentials on behalf of parents, freelance photographers, coaches or school photographers. 3. In cooperation with the Associated Press, the OHSAA is utilizing the AP Marketplace (www.apexchange.com) to upload media advisories, regional and state tournament pairings, and recaps and results from state tournament contests. Please contact Ohio Assistant Bureau Chief Nancy Nussbaum in Columbus at [email protected] or 614-885-2727 to acquire AP Marketplace login information. 4. The OHSAA will send a confi rmation email to media acknowledging Watch the OHSAA State Bowling, Ice Hockey, receipt of credential applications. In addition, please check the credential Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball Finals website at OHSAA.org to confi rm that your media outlet has been added to live on SportsTime Ohio. the ‘received’ list. 5. The OHSAA will publish a weekly winter sports press release beginning Friday, Feb. 17. Releases will be posted at OHSAA.org and will not be emailed except by request. 6. SportsTime Ohio, the OHSAA’s offi cial television partner, will televise the bowling state tournament fi nals and the ice hockey state championship game, along with all four championship games of the girls and boys basketball state tournaments. In addition, Time Warner Cable will televise the ice hocky state semifi nal games. 7. Live audio (over-the-air and streaming) is permitted of any OHSAA Listen live to the OHSAA Girls and tournament contest. Any video (television or streaming) of an OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament tournament contest must be on tape-delay. on the OHSAA Radio Network. 8. For credentials to sectional, district and regional tournament contests, please contact the tournament manager or the appointed media coordinator for that venue. Please visit the respective sport pages at OHSAA.org for more information. 2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Winter Release No. 3 37th Annual Girls State Basketball Tournaments MEDIA/COACHES TELECONFERENCE, MARCH 12: The OHSAA will host a media/coaches teleconference on Monday, March 12. The QUICK INFO WHAT: 37th Annual Girls State Basketball Tournaments teleconference is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m, beginning with Division WHEN: Thursday, March 15- Saturday, March 17 IV and ending with Division I. Each coach will have 15 minutes to respond WHERE: Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center to questions from the media. For the schedule and call-in information, The Ohio State University, Columbus please contact Tim Stried at [email protected]. EVENT SCHEDULE: COMPLETE STATEWIDE BRACKETS AVAILABLE: Complete statewide Thursday, March 15 - Semifi nals Friday, March 16 - Semifi nals brackets for all divisions, beginning at the sectional tournament level, are 1:00 & 3:00 - Division IV 1:00 & 3:00- Division II available on the OHSAA Web site (www.ohsaa.org) by going to the girls 6:00 & 8:00 - Division III 6:00 & 8:00 - Division I basketball state coverage page or by going to the “Sports” dropdown box in the left-hand corner of the home page followed by the “Basketball-Girls.” Saturday, March 17 - Finals 10:45 a.m. - Division IV FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL: A state panel of sports 2:00 p.m. - Division III writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams 5:15 p.m. - Division II weekly during the season. The AP poll is available on the OHSAA Web 8:30 p.m. - Division I site (www.ohsaa.org) by going to the girls basketball state coverage page or by going to the “Sports” dropdown box in the left-hand corner of the home page followed by the “Basketball-Girls.” Columbus Bishop Hartley, Dayton Chaminade Julienne, Garfi eld Heights MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR SECTIONAL, DISTRICT AND REGIONAL Trinity, Kalida, Millersburg West Holmes, Shaker Heights Hathaway TOURNAMENTS: Contact the specifi c tournament manager.