April 20th, 2020
Governor’s Announcement to Cancel Schools
As we have stated in our previous communications, today’s announcement by Governor DeWine to close schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year also will now result in the cancellation of OHSAA-sponsored spring sports seasons including tournaments.
April 8th, 2020
Information Relative to Spring Sports & Beyond
First, we continue to stay in close contact with the state’s leadership relative to stay-at-home orders. Additionally, we continue to collaborate with the OASSA to make certain we have each other’s support as it relates to a return to school and activities.A few important updates/reminders:
If schools are closed for the remainder of the school year, spring sports will be cancelled in Ohio
The mandatory No-Contact period remains in place until at least May 1. No practices or group workouts may occur through this date.
No-contact does not mean ‘electronic’ communication is not permitted. In fact, we encourage coaches to maintain correspondence, provide workouts, etc. to INDIVIDUALS.
The dates below for a spring season/tournaments are tentative. We are continuing with the Governor’s optimistic direction that schools will re-open on May 4. We will adjust accordingly. However optimistic this may be, we must PLAN for the return even if that ends up changing.
With a current return on May 4, the following schedule has been adopted for spring sports. Specific information relative to Sectional and District Tournaments, playing dates, seeding procedures, game sites, will all be provided in communications from the respective six District Athletic Boards.
If for any reason specific sites are shut down due to governor’s orders, ALL sites will be shut down and a tournament will not be held.
Restructured 2020 Spring Sport Dates - as of April 8
BASEBALL
Non-Interscholastic Date - May 4Acclimation Period - May 4-8
Season Begins - May 9
Tournament Entry/Withdrawal - May 11
Tournament Entry/Withdraw w/penalty - May 12-15
Tournament Draw/Coaches Meeting - May 17
Sectional Tournaments* - May 23-30
District Tournaments - June 1-6
Regional Tournaments - June 11 & 12
State Tournament - June 19-21
Season Concludes - June 27
* Sectional competition shall NOT begin earlier than the date provided.
SOFTBALL
Non-Interscholastic Date - May 4
Acclimation Period - May 4-8
Season Begins - May 9
Tournament Entry/Withdrawal - May 18
Tournament Entry/Withdraw w/penalty - May 19-22
Tournament Draw/Coaches Meeting - May 24
Sectional Tournaments* - May 30-June 6
District Tournaments - June 8-13
Regional Tournaments - June 15-20
State Tournament - June 25-27
Season Concludes - July 4
* Sectional competition shall NOT begin earlier than the date provided.
LACROSSE
Non-Interscholastic Date - May 4
Acclimation Period - May 4-8
Season Begins - May 9
Tournament Entry/Withdrawal - May 18
Tournament Entry/Withdraw w/penalty - May 19-22
Tournament Draw/Coaches Meeting - May 25
Regional Qualifying - May 26-30
Regional Quarterfinals - June 1-4
Regionals - June 4-7
State Semi-Finals - June 8-10
State Finals - June 13
Season Concludes - June 13
TENNIS
Non-Interscholastic Date - May 4
Acclimation Period - May 4-8
Season Begins - May 9
Tournament Entry/Withdrawal - May 18
Tournament Entry/Withdraw w/penalty - May 19-22
Tournament Draw/Coaches Meeting - May 24
Sectional Tournament* - May 30-June 6
District Tournament - June 8-13
State Tournament - June 18-20
Season Concludes - June 27
* Sectional competition shall NOT begin earlier than the date provided.
TRACK & FIELD
Non-Interscholastic Date - May 4
Acclimation Period - May 4-8
Season Begins - May 9
Tournament Entry/Withdrawal - May 25
Tournament Entry/Withdraw w/penalty - May 26-29
Tournament Draw/Coaches Meeting - May 31
District Tournament - June 9-13
Regional Tournament - June 17-20
State Tournament - June 26-27
Season Concludes - June 27
MARCH 12, 2020
Spring sports at St. Francis DeSales High School have been suspended through Sunday, April 5, 2020. No games or practices will be allowed during this time. The affected programs are baseball, lacrosse, softball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. When further athletic updates are available, they will be posted to stallionpride.com.
MARCH 12, 2020
OHSAA Postpones All Remaining Winter Tournaments
Includes boys basketball regional and state tournaments, along with ice hockey, wrestling and girls basketball state tournaments
COLUMBUS, Ohio – At 12:45 p.m. Thursday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that all remaining winter tournament contests are immediately postponed due to the growing situation with the coronavirus COVID-19.
The suspended tournaments include the girls state basketball tournament; the state individual wrestling tournament; the state ice hockey tournament, and the boys regional and state basketball tournaments.
“We will use this time to work with the appropriate state authorities and health experts to determine our next steps moving forward,” Snodgrass said. “We realize this is disappointing for our participants and their fans, but the overall health and safety of everyone involved in our tournaments is our priority.”
No timetable has been determined for possible rescheduling for the tournaments.
The announcement was made after state and local officials recommended that no public gatherings take place to help stop the spread of the virus.
The OHSAA will send further updates regarding ticket refunds.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to our athletes and coaches who have dedicated so much time into their sport for the opportunity to play in the OHSAA State Tournament. We respect the steps being taken for the saftey of all of those involved. We hope our athletes will have the opportunity to compete on Ohio's Biggest Stage very soon. #GoStallions
-St. Francis DeSales Athletic Department