Preliminary fall sports divisional breakdowns assigned to Highland County teams
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the upcoming fall season, with Highland County teams set to see changes in several sports.
According to the OHSAA, “The divisional assignments and regional tournament representation should be considered preliminary, as OHSAA member schools may opt to move up to Division I if Referendum Issue 1B passes this spring. Results of the referendum voting will be announced May 16. Any changes to divisional assignments or tournament representation as a result of schools opting up to Division I will be announced by the OHSAA at a later date.
“As announced last February, girls and boys soccer will expand to five divisions this fall and girls volleyball will expand to seven divisions. In both sports, the largest 64 schools are placed in Division I, the next 64 largest schools are placed in Division II, and the remaining schools are divided as equally as possible into the other divisions.”
Below is a breakdown of the Highland County schools’ divisions, if approved by the OHSAA.
Hillsboro
• Boys Cross-Country: Div. II
• Girls Cross-Country: Div. II
• Football: Div. III
• Boys Golf: Div. I
• Girls Golf: Div. I
• Boys Soccer: Div. III
• Girls Soccer: Div. IV
• Girls Tennis: None listed
• Volleyball: Div. IV.
McClain
• Boys Cross-Country: Div. II
• Girls Cross-Country: Div. II
• Football: Div. IV
• Boys Golf: Div. II
• Girls Golf: Div. I
• Boys Soccer: Div. IV
• Girls Soccer: Div. IV
• Volleyball: Div. IV.
Lynchburg-Clay
• Boys Cross-Country: None listed
• Girls Cross-Country: None listed
• Boys Golf: Div. II
• Girls Golf: Div. II
• Boys Soccer: Div. V
• Girls Soccer: Div. V
• Volleyball: Div. VI.
Fairfield
• Boys Cross-Country: Div. III
• Girls Cross-Country: None listed
• Boys Golf: Div. III
• Girls Golf: Div. II
• Boys Soccer: Div. V
• Girls Soccer: Div. V
• Volleyball: Div. VI.
Whiteoak
• Boys Cross-Country: Div. III
• Girls Cross-Country: None listed
• Boys Golf: Div. III
• Girls Golf: None listed
• Volleyball: Div. VII.
Links to complete lists can be found at: https://highlandcountypress.com/sports-hillsboro-greenfield-lynchburg-c….
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