Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. Winter Sports Tournaments Release No. 3 (of 6) - March 7, 2011 4080 Roselea Place • Columbus, Ohio 43214 • 614-267-2502• Fax: 614-267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org Contact: Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected] OHSAA 2011 Winter Sport Tournaments Overview Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Week of Sport Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Mar. 21 Swimming & Diving Sectional District State Wrestling Sectional District State Bowling Sectional District State Gymnastics District District State Ice Hockey District District District State Girls Basketball Sectional Sectional District Regional State Boys Basketball Sectional Sectional District Regional State OHSAA 2011 Winter Sports State Tournaments Information Saturday, March 12 Important State Tournament Links Ice Hockey - Nationwide Arena, Columbus - 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 OHSAA Homepage: p.m. - Semifinals http://www.ohsaa.org Sunday, March 13 News & Media Home: Ice Hockey - Nationwide Arena, Columbus - 12:00 p.m. - Finals http://www.ohsaa.org/news/default.asp Thursday, March 17 State Tournament Credentials and Media Info: Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/credentials/info.htm 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. Division II Semifinals 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Division IV Semifinals Broadcast Rates: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/rates/BroadcastRates.pdf Friday, March 18 Photography Regulations: Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/PhotographyRegulations.pdf 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. Division III Semifinals 6:00 & 8:00 p.m. Division I Semifinals OHSAA Radio Network: http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Radio/radiohome.asp Saturday, March 19 Carry the free, commercial-split network feed of any basketball state Girls Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU tournament game 10:45-Division II Final 5:15-Division III Final 2:00-Division IV Final 8:30-Division I Final Thursday, March 24 OHSAA Winter Sports State Tournaments Credentials Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU Sport Dates Credential Application Deadline 10:45 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Division II Semifinals Ice Hockey March12-13 Thursday, March 10 at noon 5:15 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Division IV Semifinals Girls Basketball March 17-19 Tuesday, March 15 at noon Boys Basketball March 24-26 Tuesday, March 22 at noon Friday, March 25 Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU 10:45 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Division III Semifinals 5:15 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Division I Semifinals Saturday, March 26 Boys Basketball - Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center, OSU 10:30-Division II Final 4:30-Division III Final 1:30-Division IV Final 8:30-Division I Final 2011 Girls and Boys Basketball Bowling, Wrestling, Ice Hocky and Girls & Boys State Tournament Coverage Basketball State Tournament Coverage www.ohsaa.org 1 OHSAA Winter Release No. 3 Winter Media Memo Notes Media Notes for Winter 2011 6. SportsTime Ohio, the OHSAA’s official television partner, will televise the 1. The OHSAA Radio Network, which will broadcast every game from bowling state tournament finals and the ice hockey state championship the girls and boys basketball state tournaments, is a free, commercial- game, along with all four championship games of the girls and boys split radio feed available via a 48K stereo broadband stream or a 32K basketball state tournaments telephone connection. Radio stations may carry all or selected games 7. Live audio (over-the-air and streaming) is permitted of any OHSAA at no charge. Stations are not prohibited in any way from broadcasting tournament contest. Any video (television or streaming) of an OHSAA games themselves (both over the air and streaming; rights fees apply). All tournament contest must be on tape-delay. media outlets, including streaming websites, newspaper websites, etc., 8. For credentials to sectional, district and regional tournament contests, may post the link to the network audio feed. Please contact Tim Stried please contact the tournament manager or the appointed media for details. coordinator for that venue. Please visit the respective sport pages at 2. Media outlets desiring photos from state tournaments are encouraged OHSAA.org for more information. to contact the OHSAA’s official photographer, Impact Action Sports Photography. Please contact Tim Stried to coordinate, or click on the ‘Media Other General Media Notes and Links Request Form’ link in the upper right corner of www.ImpactActionPhotos. 1. Do you have a good sportsmanship feature story from your community com. Note that media may not request credentials on behalf of parents, posted on your website? Email the link to Tim Stried for posting on freelance photographers, coaches or school photographers. OHSAA.org. 3. In cooperation with the Associated Press, the OHSAA is utilizing the 2. The OHSAA’s general media regulations are posted at: AP Marketplace (www.apexchange.com) to upload media advisories, http://www.ohsaa.org/news/media/OHSAA-Media-Regulations_2010- regional and state tournament pairings, and recaps and results from state 11.pdf tournament contests. Please contact Ohio Assistant Bureau Chief Nancy 3. The OHSAA’s new “Working with the Media” brochure was mailed to Nussbaum in Columbus at [email protected] or 614-885-2727 to all schools and emailed to all officials in September. It is posted at http:// acquire AP Marketplace login information. www.ohsaa.org/news/media/WorkingwithMedia.pdf 4. The OHSAA will send a confirmation email to media acknowledging 4. OHSAA Magazine is published three times per year and mailed to receipt of credential applications. In addition, please check the credential media members. Media who have not been receiving OHSAA Magazine website at OHSAA.org to confirm that your media outlet has been added may request a free subscription from Tim Stried. The magazine can also to the ‘received’ list. be found online at http://www.ohsaa.org/news/Magazine/maghome. 5. The OHSAA will publish a weekly winter sports press release beginning asp. Sunday, Feb. 20. Releases will be posted at OHSAA.org and will not be emailed except by request. Ice Hockey Tournaments COMPLETE STATEWIDE BRACKETS AVAILABLE QUICK INFO Complete statewide brackets for all four district tournaments are available on the OHSAA Web site (www.ohsaa.org) by going to the “Sports” dropdown WHAT: 34th Annual Ice Hockey State Tournament box in the left-hand corner of the home page followed by the “Ice Hockey.” WHEN: Saturday, March 12 - Sunday, March 13 The Web site also includes score updates the day following each game. WHERE: Nationwide Arena, Columbus EVENT SCHEDULE: MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS March 12 - Semifinal #1 - 12:00 p.m. - Toledo St. Francis Contact the specific tournament manager: Brooklyn Rec Center—Mike deSales vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty; Semifinal #2 - 3:00 p.m. Hadl (216-642-3664); Kent State University—Bill Switaj (330-672-2415 or [email protected]); Sylvania Tam O’Shanter—Tim Erickson (419-536-8429 or Lakewood St. Edward vs. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy [email protected]), and Nationwide Ice Haus—Jeremy Rogers (614-791- March 13 - Finals- 12:00 p.m. 9999, ext. 123 or [email protected]). MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR STATE TOURNAMENT Fax requests to Tim Stried at the OHSAA at (614) 267-1677. Credential applications as well as a list of media members who have been approved for credentials is available. The approved list will be posted no later than Thursday, March 10. The deadline for submitting a request is noon Thursday, March 10. Credentials will be held at the media pass gate, which is located at Road to Nationwide Arena... the Tower Entrance at the corner of Nationwide Blvd. and Front St. Stations The No. 1 seed out of the Sylvania district Toledo St. Francis deSales (32- 4-1) has scored 23 goals in three games of the 2011 tournament. The Knights interested in broadcasting must request credentials through the OHSAA and defeated crosstown foe Toledo St. John’s Jesuit to advance to the final four. also contact Russ Mollohan with the Columbus Blue Jackets (614-246-4304, The two seed from the Columbus district, Powell Olentangy Liberty (27-8-1) [email protected]) to review setup and details. has won four games to advance to the final four. In two of those games, the Patriots have shut out their opposition and defeated Dublin Jerome 3-2 in the CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ONLINE regional final. State tournament results will be posted following each tournament session. Third seeded Lakewood St. Edward (25-14-3) of the Brooklyn district To find the information on the Web site, go to “Ice Hockey” under the has scored an astounding 35 goals in the four games leading up to the state “Sports” dropdown box in the left-hand corner of the home page.In addition, tournament. The Eagles blanked Parma Padua Franciscan 1-0 to advance to the recaps and results will be uploaded to the Associated Press Marketplace at final four. apexchange.com for AP members. The number two seed out of the Kent district, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (31-8-2) scored 28 goals while holding opponents to two leading up to the final four. The Lancers defeated Shaker Heights 4-0 to advance to the state semifinals. 2 www.ohsaa.org OHSAA Winter Release No. 3 Girls Basketball State Tournaments COMPLETE STATEWIDE BRACKETS AVAILABLE QUICK INFO Complete statewide brackets for all divisions — beginning at the WHAT: 36th Annual Girls State Basketball Tournaments sectional tournament level — are available on the OHSAA Web site WHEN: Thursday, March 17 - Saturday, March 19 (www.ohsaa.org) by going to the “Sports” dropdown box in the left- hand corner of the home page followed by the “Basketball-Girls.” WHERE: Value City Arena inside the Jerome Schottenstein The Web site will also include score updates the day following each Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus game.