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OHSAA indefinitely suspends August scrimmages

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 29, 2020 - 1:57pm

 Gov. Mike DeWine’s Tuesday coronavirus briefing brought no update on the status of high school sports this fall, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association sent a memo later in the day to administrators alerting them of one change.

Scrimmages for football and other contact sports are suspended until further notice.

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University football, soccer and volleyball will be spring sports in 2021

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents decision
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 27, 2020 - 3:31pm

After extensive deliberations, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Council of Presidents has unanimously voted to modify the timing of conference competition and championships for fall sports classified by the NCAA as high contact risk (football, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball).

HCAC school are:
Bluffton
Anderson
Defiance
Earlham
Franklin
Hanover
Manchester
Mt. St. Joseph
Rose-Hulman
Transylvania

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OHSAA releases sport-specific return to play guidelines

The OHSAA said it is offering the recommendations with the objective of commencing fall sports seasons on Aug. 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2020 - 5:02pm

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released Wednesday sport-specific return to play guidelines.

The OHSAA said it is offering the recommendations with the objective of commencing fall sports seasons on Aug. 1.

The OHSAA fully intends to support its member schools and the student-athletes who desire to compete in interscholastic athletics and will continue to assess all areas as more information becomes available.

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Ohio Athletic Conference (ONU is a member) pulls the plug on fall intercollegiate sports

Includes football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2020 - 3:34pm

The Ohio Athletic Conference Presidents Council and its 10-member schools have postponed all intercollegiate competition through Dec. 31, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Members schools include:
Ohio Northern University
Mt Union
Marietta
John Carroll
Baldwin Wallace
Capital
Heidelberg
Wilmington
Otterbein

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2011 Bluffton grad named assistant track and field coach at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 23, 2020 - 10:55am

Jason Fisher has been named a full-time assistant coach for the Ohio Northern men's and women's track and field teams.

Fisher becomes the first full-time throws coach in ONU history and will work with the team's discus, javelin, shot put and weight throw student/athletes.

He spent the 2019-20 season as a part-time assistant coach for the Polar Bears and will be in his second season at Ohio Northern.

He came to ONU after five seasons as a throws coach for Bluffton University and three more as a throws coach at Parkway High School.

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4 Beavers on 2019-20 Honors Court

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 16, 2020 - 2:46pm

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) had 13 student athletes amongst its ranks.  The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. 

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