Athletic Department Blog Updates
04/15/2024 – Esports Spring Championship Update
The postseason kicks off this week for the 2024 KHSAA Spring Esports Championships Presented by UK HealthCare. Brackets for all seven sanctioned titles can be found at the following links:
- League of Legends (PC)
- Rocket League (PC)
- Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)
- Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)
- Splatoon™ 3 (Nintendo Switch)
- Madden NFL 24 (Sony Playstation 4/5)
- NBA 2K (Sony Playstation 4/5)
The semifinalists and finalists in each sanctioned offering will compete in person on Thursday, April 25 at the UKFCU Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on the campus of the University of Kentucky.
Please Note:
Due to increased participation in certain titles, there is going to be a short window of turnaround between the Quarterfinal rounds and the in-person events at UK. This means that we will need to have the quarterfinalists of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate join the conference call next […]
04/11/24 – Bass Fishing Regional Instructions Available
Instructions for KHSAA Regional Bass Fishing Tournaments are now posted on the KHSAA website. Manager information is posted on the KHSAA website and can be found here:
https://khsaa.org/bassfishing/2024/regionalmanagers.pdf
Participant Release of Liability Form:
Current Alignment of Bass Fishing Teams:
https://khsaa.org/current-bass-fishing-alignment/
The KHSAA will also be conducting a female-division-only Regional and State Championship in 2024.
- In order for a regional female-only division to occur, there has to be a minimum of one launched female-only division boat on the day of competition.
- For female-only division, a school may enter a maximum of four boats.
- These four shall not count against the limit of six in the coed division.
- All athletes assigned to boats in the female division, including substitutes, must be female.
- Entries in the coed division can be all male, all female, or a combination of both genders, including all substitutions.
- All boats entered in the female-only division are not […]
04/09/24- KHSAA Partners with Advance NIL for Comprehensive Education Effort
Lexington, KY [4/9/2024] – Advance NIL (ADVANCE), an industry leader in Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Education, Life Skills Programming and Athlete Development, has partnered with The Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) to provide its award-winning NIL education and advisory platform to Kentucky athletic directors (ADs), coaches, student-athletes and their families.
“We greatly value the education ADVANCE is able to provide to our high school athletes in today’s NIL marketplace. While our students are strictly precluded from accepting NIL (or pay for play), representing their school or for his school play, we also know that they are able by statute to be involved in NIL once permitted by the collegiate governing bodies,” said KHSAA Commissioner, Julian Tackett. “Education is the key to helping these students avoid mistakes related to NIL, and this suite of products will really help our student-athletes make wise decisions.”
As part of the agreement, ADVANCE will provide support for ADs, […]
04/02/24- Advisory Concerning Outdoor Sports, Monday April 8
We received late this week, some reminders from our partners at the Kentucky Department for Public Health regarding the Solar Eclipse on Monday. Each school and district will have to make its own decision regarding activity, but there are cautions that should be exercised during outdoor athletic competitions on Monday, April 8.Please see the information they have provided to our office and therefore to our member schools. There is no mandatorily directed action, but clearly, any outdoor sports (including simulating warm-up activities) should not occur until after the period of totality that is visible in your specific area.
There are several ways to see the anticipated path including websites at https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/kentucky-2024-eclipse and https://www.weather.gov/lmk/eclipse_2024.
The resource documents from the Kentucky Department for Public Health, including social media post information that may be shared, at located at https://khsaa.org/04-02-2024-kdph-resource-documents-related-to-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse/.
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04/02/24- KDPH Resource Documents Related to April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse
Kentucky Department for Public Health 2024 Solar Eclipse Resources
4/2/24 – KHSAA Archery State Championship Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2024 Boys/Coed and Girls State Archery Championships is now open. Registration shall remain open through Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Use the links below to register for this event:
For additional information on the Archery Championships, please see the 2024 KHSAA State Archery Instructions at: https://khsaa.org/archery/2024/stateinstructions.pdf
The top two teams from each Region Tournament advance to qualify for the State Tournament. Additionally, the top three individuals at each Region Tournament, who were not on an advancing team, also advance to the State Tournament. A list of the teams and individuals who qualified in the Boys/Coed Division can be viewed HERE. A list of the teams and individuals who qualified in the Girls Division can be viewed HERE.
Once registration is closed, range/lane assignments will be made and sent out in advance of the […]
04/02/24 – Baseball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Award
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year among Baseball participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant. Nominations must come from a member school but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards ceremony at Midway University in early June. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year and announced at the recognition. All winners will receive their honors at that event.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in the sport of Baseball is April 25. We look forward to your participation!
4/2/24 – Softball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year among Softball participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant. Nominations must come from a member school but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards ceremony at Midway University in early summer. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year and announced at the recognition. All winners will receive their honors at that event.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in the sport of Softball is April 25. We look forward to your participation!
4/1/24 – 2023-2024 Title IX Annual Report and Participation List Submission
Schools are now able to access all of the required online forms to submit their 2023-2024 Title IX Annual Reports. The information in this post presents a summary for each school as you work to complete the required Annual Participation Report as well as the Title IX Report for 2023-2024.
- The deadline for submission is May 1, 2024.
- The online system is currently available for entry and is the only acceptable means of submitting the report.
- If you have specific questions about Title IX and the law itself, our office should be able to help get you some assistance. Asst. Commissioner Darren Bilberry dbilberry@khsaa.org is our primary contact for your questions related to the law and its interpretations, and the Commissioner and General Counsel are available should you have other inquiries of that type.
- As for the reports, Information Technology Director Rob Catron rcatron@khsaa.org can assist you with electronic issues, including login and […]
2023-2024 Archery State Championship Qualifiers By School
The list of individuals and teams that have qualified for the upcoming Operation UNITE Archery State Championship has been compiled and is now listed on the KHSAA website and can be viewed by going to the following links:
https://khsaa.org/2024-complete-girls-entry-listing-by-school/
https://khsaa.org/2024-complete-boys-coed-entry-listing-by-school/
Please check to ensure your individuals or teams have been properly identified. If there are any issues, please let this office know via email by Monday, April 1, 4:00 p.m. EST to either Darren Bilberry (dbilberry@khsaa.org) or Chad Collins (ccollins@khsaa.org).
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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 285 member schools both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 215 state championships to 51 teams and 164 individuals in […]
03/26/24 – Tennis Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Tennis participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in […]
3/19/24 – Bass Fishing Nominations Sought For Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year Awards
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award among Bass Fishing participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards banquet at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the overall 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year and announced at the banquet. All winners will also receive their recognition at that banquet.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete […]
03/18/24- KHSAA Seeks Fifth Assistant Commissioner (new position)
Assistant Commissioner – Job description and application process.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA), a private, non-profit entity designated by the Kentucky Board of Education to manage high school sports and sport-activities in the Commonwealth, must fill the position of Assistant Commissioner. This opening is created by an approved expansion of staff to aid in the conduct of high school championships, and the successful candidate should be prepared to begin the position with the close of the 2023-2024 school year.
This opening is a regular, full-time position with a work week of at least 37.5 hours, twelve months a year, and is not an hourly wage position. This position does not offer regular remote work options due to the nature of the business and operational needs of the member schools and the championships.
The KHSAA operates regular business […]
03/11/2024- Expansion Announced of KHSAA Partnership with ArbiterSports To Include School/Coach Data Management
At its regular meeting in February, the Board heard a report from the Commissioner regarding the KHSAA online data system. The Association has long offered a first-in-class system for its Athletic Directors to manage the vast amount of data related to the athletic program, in particular, the monitoring of the various requirements for coaches. With the landscape continually changing in new and additional requirements, the Association has been reviewing, some formally and some informally, various options for the future of this vital program for a good length of time.
It is not lost on anyone on the staff the value that this service is to the membership. The system encompasses a litany of different tools to manage schedules, scores, rosters, coach data and so much more. From that data, such projects as stats, results, RPI, Title IX analysis and so many things are derived and expanded upon. This all-in-one package has served the membership well […]
03/21/24 – Recipients Announced for Ninth Annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2024
Kaydon Custard of Harrison County and Katherine Murphy of Barren County have been selected as recipients of the ninth annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year.
When former KHSAA Commissioner Louis Stout died in 2012, his late widow Anna directed that donations on his behalf go to the Louis Stout Memorial Fund for students. Mrs. Stout felt this was an opportunity for the KHSAA to honor student-athletes who excel in athletics, academics, school service, and community service.
Winners will receive a one-time $2,000 non-renewable scholarship payable directly to an institution of higher learning. Murphy and Custard were chosen after careful review, with selection criteria based on athletic activities, non-athletic activities, non-school activities, and an essay on the role a student-athlete should play in the community.
Custard is a four-year captain of the football team, a five-year member of the basketball team, a three-year member of the […]
03/09/24 – Spring Esports Enrollment Update + Splatoon 3 and NBA 2K 24 Make it to State
New Spring State League Game Offerings
We are happy to announce that we had enough participation to move Splatoon 3 (Nintendo Switch) and NBA2K24 (Playstation 4) from our two regional leagues to the KHSAA State League. This means that these two titles will move up to the PlayVS/KHSAA postseason and in-person championships at the University of Kentucky on Thursday, April 25. The KHSAA now offers all seven available titles at the state league level.
Our Kentucky PlayVS State League site has been updated with the addition of the two new titles: https://www.playvs.com/kentucky
NBA 2K 24, like Madden NFL24, is what PlayVS refers to as “Solos” (or a 1 versus 1 title). It allows KHSAA student-athletes to step onto the court with their favorite NBA teams in the 25th installment of the NBA2K Professional Basketball franchise. Solo teams play a 1v1 match, selecting from a pool of 30 NBA teams from the 2022-2023 season (No […]
03/08/24 – Competitive Cheer & Dance Tryout Window and Spring Allowances Reminders
As a reminder to KHSAA member schools, there is a specific allowance in Bylaw 23 for Competitive Cheer and Dance teams to have a tryout period in the spring. During April, schools are permitted to designate a single two-week tryout period following which there shall be no further practice or competition outside of the defined season as detailed in Bylaw 23. Portions of Bylaw 23 are below for reference.
Bylaw 23) 1) f) states…
f) Organized Play and Involvement of Members of the Coaching Staff Out of Season During the School Year
03/07/24 – Track & Field Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The 2024 Online Rules Clinic that is required for all head and assistant coaches and licensed officials in the sport of Track & Field is now available. The clinic is required of all officials as well as all coaches, varsity, junior varsity, and freshman, and whether or not the coach receives pay.
As a reminder, here are some important dates for the upcoming season:
First Practice: December 1
First Contest: January 8
Maximum Number of Scrimmages: 2
Maximum Number of Meets: 19
Region Window: May 6 – May 22
State Dates: May 30-31, June 1
OFFICIALS
- TO TAKE THE CLINIC, LOG IN TO YOUR ARBITERSPORTS ACCOUNT
- Go to https://officials.khsaa.org
- Login using your arbiter username and password
OFFICIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR VIEWING CLINICS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://officials.khsaa.org, select […]
3/7/24 – Bass Fishing Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sports activity of Bass Fishing is available beginning February 28 – March 21. Remember, the clinic is required of all coaches at the varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen levels, and whether or not the coach receives pay.
Below is additional information:
- February 28 to March 21 – the Bass Fishing Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- March 22 to April 5 – the Bass Fishing Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- April 6 to April 20 – the Bass Fishing Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) per the Bylaw 27 schedule during this period.
- After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
The presentation can be viewed on most PC or Mac desktops and laptops, […]
3/7/24 – Softball Online Rules Clinic Now Available for Coaches & Umpires
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Softball is now available. The clinic is required of all officials as well as all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
OFFICIALS
TO TAKE THE CLINIC, LOG IN TO YOUR ARBITERSPORTS.COM ACCOUNT
Go to https://officials.khsaa.org
Login using your arbiter name and password
OFFICIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLINICS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://officials.khsaa.org, select ELIGIBILITY
- Select that you want the 2023-24 Softball Postseason Eligibility by clicking on 23-24 Postseason
- You will see a Blue Hyperlink that says Take Online Clinic
- Go through the clinic following the instructions including any requirements
- Please note it may be as much as 24 hours before your score is posted
DEADLINE FOR OFFICIALS
- March 7 to April 4 (Officials) – the […]
03/07/24 – 2024 KHSAA & UTR Sports Tennis Information
The KHSAA will once again be requiring all tennis schools to be activated on UTR Sports, add full rosters, and report scores this 2024 Spring season.
All tennis schools should do the following ASAP:
If you need further assistance with your Universal Tennis team page, please schedule 15 minutes directly with UTR’s High School Director, Jonathan Hicks here.
Some common UTR questions to note:
- The overview tab will have last year’s season displayed until your first match is published. You can publish your first match even […]
03/07/24 – Baseball Online Rules Clinic Now Available for Coaches & Umpires
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Baseball is now available. The clinic is required of all officials as well as all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
OFFICIALS
TO TAKE THE CLINIC, LOG IN TO YOUR ARBITERSPORTS.COM ACCOUNT
Go to https://officials.khsaa.org
Login using your arbiter name and password
OFFICIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLINICS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://officials.khsaa.org, select ELIGIBILITY
- Select that you want the 2023-24 Baseball Postseason Eligibility by clicking on 23-24 Postseason
- You will see a Blue Hyperlink that says Take Online Clinic
- Go through the clinic following the instructions including any require
- Please note it may be as much as 24 hours before your score is posted
DEADLINE FOR OFFICIALS
- March 7 to April 4 (Officials) – the Baseball […]
03/07/24 – Tennis Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Tennis is now available. The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
COACHES
For member schools, the clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ and — under the section entitled Rules Clinics — click on the link that says “View Online Rules Clinics“.
- March 7 to April 4 (Coaches) – the Tennis Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- April 5 to April 19 (Coaches) – the Tennis Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- April 20 to May 4 (Coaches) – the Tennis Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) during this […]
02/29/24 – State Indoor Track & Field Final Details
The competition field is set for the 2024 KHSAA Inaugural State Track & Field Championships presented by UK HealthCare! The KHSAA website has been updated to reflect lane assignments, competitor numbers, etc. Each school should review their student-athletes and let us know immediately of any necessary changes (i.e. misspelling of names, incorrect grade, etc.) by emailing us at trresults@khsaa.org. You must send corrections to this email address to ensure all parties are aware of the changes.
We are still missing relay names for some schools. If you need to submit relay names, please use this form: RELAY NAME FORM
CLASS 1A
CLASS 2A
CLASS 3A
02/25/24 – Inaugural State Indoor Track & Field Meet Qualifiers
The initial release of state qualifiers for the KHSAA Inaugural State Track & Field Indoor Championships is now available. Changes could occur as coaches MUST double-check for accuracy. An email will be sent once all changes are made and performance lists are finalized.
PLEASE READ ALL THE DETAILS BELOW AS THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO ENSURE YOUR ATHLETES/TEAMS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE.
ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
- On the school subdomain (schools.khsaa.org) be sure your school has checked “Indoor Track – Boys” and/or “Indoor Track – Girls”.
- Be sure all athletes are listed on the Postseason Roster.
- Ensure all coach’s contact information is updated.
PERFORMANCE LIST
- To see the performance lists, select the State Track Entries and Results pull-down menus, and select the link for each class.
- The Class 1A Performance lists are located at https://ly.khsaa.org/qzng.
- The Class 2A Performance lists are located at https://ly.khsaa.org/yznq.
- The Class […]
02/23/24 – Updated Details for State Indoor Track & Field
Prior to the final release of the Top 50 performances, the KHSAA wanted to try to answer questions that coaches have submitted this week as we head into the final day of the regular season.
REMINDERS/UPDATES
- The State Meet event-by-event schedule has been posted: https://ly.khsaa.org/dgmg
- Only Indoor performances will be accepted for the purpose of qualification.
- Deadlines for indoor performances to be submitted to the MileSplit website for possible qualification to the KHSAA Indoor Championships will be Saturday, February 24th at 9:00 PM ET.
- There is a limit of 2 athletes per school per event and 1 relay team per school, and excess qualifiers for a school will be noted on the performance list each week, and removed for the final listing.
*NEW THIS WEEK
- The KHSAA will release an initial list of the top 24 performances on Sunday, February 25th.
- Coaches will have time to […]
02/21/24 – State Swimming & Diving Final Details
The KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships presented by UK HealthCare are being held February 22-24 at the Lancaster Aquatics Center, University of Kentucky. Coaches should review the final information that is available for the State Finals Meet.
PARKING ON CAMPUS (BY DAY)
- Thursday
- Team buses park in Green Lot
- Patrons park in Green Lot and east end of Blue Lot, nearest Joe Craft Football training facility.
- Patrons are available to park in PS7 and pay appropriate rate to exit. Additional parking available in the Sports Center Drive lot as capacity allows starting at 1:00pm
- Parking is not permitted in Kroger Field Purple Lots or Parking Structure #1.
- Friday
- Team buses park in Green Lot
- Patrons park in Green Lot and east end of Blue Lot, nearest Joe Craft Football training facility.
- Patrons are available to park in PS7 and pay appropriate rate to exit. Additional parking available […]
02/17/24 – State Swimming & Diving Psych Sheet and Meet Information Now Available
First and foremost, the KHSAA would like to thank the State First Round host schools, workers & officials for all of their hard work. The results for all sites of the 2024 KHSAA State First Round Swimming Meets, as well as the Psych Sheet for the 2024 KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships Presented by UK HealthCare, are posted on the KHSAA website.
STATE SWIMMING & DIVING QUALIFIERS
- State Boys Swimming Psych Sheet
- State Girls Swimming Psych Sheet
- State Boys Diving Psych Sheet
- State Girls Diving Psych Sheet
- Changes may occur as coaches and officials have an opportunity to double-check spelling and results. An email will be sent once all changes are made and lane assignments are finalized.
- Each school should review their student-athletes and let us know immediately of any necessary changes (i.e. misspelling of names, incorrect grade, etc.) by emailing us at swresults@khsaa.org.
- It is important that […]
02/16/24 – Updated Top Performances for Indoor Track & Field
As we head into the final two weekends of competition, we wanted to update coaches on some details for the KHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championships.
REMINDERS/UPDATES
- The event-by-event schedule has been posted: https://ly.khsaa.org/dgmg
- Only Indoor performances will be accepted for the purpose of qualification.
- Deadlines for indoor performances to be submitted to the MileSplit website for possible qualification to the KHSAA Indoor Championships will be Saturday, February 24th at 9:00 PM ET.
- There is a limit of 2 athletes per school per event and 1 relay team per school, and excess qualifiers for a school will be noted on the performance list each week, and removed for the final listing.
- Once the qualifiers list is released, coaches will have time to review and withdraw any athletes from events by completing the appropriate online form.
- Deadlines will be announced for withdrawal.
- There will be no substitutions by coaches for withdrawn […]
02/15/24 – State First Round Swimming Final Details
The 2024 KHSAA State First Round Swimming Championships presented by UK HealthCare will be held Feb. 17 at various sites across the state. Final details are available for coaches, athletes and fans. The state instructions are available for review on the Swimming homepage at https://ly.khsaa.org/mjmq. Time Schedules for each site are also available at https://ly.khsaa.org/yzna.
STATE FIRST ROUND SITES
- Site #1 (Russell County High School, Russell Springs) *Central Time
- Site #2 (University of Louisville, Louisville) *Eastern Time
- Site #3 (Scott High School, Taylor Mill) *Eastern Time
SWIMMING HEAT SHEETS/LANE ASSIGNMENTS
SWIMMING WARM-UP LANE ASSIGNMENTS
TICKETS FOR SWIMMING FANS
- Everyone must enter and exit through the admission gate.
- Due to space limitations and […]
02/12/24 – Board of Control Election Procedures
BOARD OF CONTROL BALLOT – BOARD OF CONTROL ELECTIONS – INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BALLOT:
- Balloting is ONLY done online for these positions.
- All schools from Basketball Regions 1 to 8, as well as regions 13 to 16 have at least one election in which to ballot. Other schools may disregard this notice if received.
- All non-public schools in Regions 9-16 may vote in the election for the non-public school representative, per state law.
- Balloting was available per the Constitution on or before February 15.
- Only the Principal or Designated Representative may vote. The names on file as verified by the KHSAA website at the time of this ballot distribution are listed on the school directory page at http://khsaa.org/general/resources/member-school-directory/.
- If the wrong individual is listed as the Designated Representative, the correction may be made by anyone with Athletic Director system rights (Principal, AD) prior to the ballot being submitted. For support […]
2/12/24 – Archery Regional Instructions Available
Instructions/information for KHSAA Regional Archery Tournaments are now posted on the KHSAA website. Manager information is also posted on the KHSAA website and can be found here:
https://khsaa.org/archery/2024/archeryregionalmanagers.pdf
Regional Archery will be from March 4 – March 23 with the KHSAA State Archery Tournament to take place April 16 at Central Bank Center in Lexington. You can view the regional tournament instructions by clicking on the following link:
Please contact Assistant Commissioner Darren Bilberry (dbilberry@khsaa.org) should you have any questions.
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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 285 member schools both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 215 state championships to 51 teams and 164 individuals […]
02/12/24 – Brackets Now Available for Boys’/Coed Wrestling Championship
Brackets for the boys’/coed championship have been published to KHSAA.org and TrackWrestling. The brackets were developed based on the random draw table, which can be viewed on the KHSAA website.
Qualifiers for the boys’/coed wrestling championship are available for review at https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-wrestling-boys-coed-entries-by-school/. Rosters were pulled directly from TrackWrestling data, but staff should be alerted of any spelling corrections by 12 p.m. ET today so corrected information can be shared with TeamIP for event merchandise.
The 2024 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships presented by UK HealthCare will be held Feb. 15-17 at Alltech Arena inside the Kentucky Horse Park. The boys’/coed championship will take place Feb. 15-16 followed by the girls’ championship on Feb. 17. The competition schedule is available at https://khsaa.org/2024-state-wrestling-schedule/.
The state instructions are available for review on the Wrestling homepage at https://ly.khsaa.org/tgmq. Tickets to the event are available for purchase online-only at khsaatickets.org, including discounted single-day, two-day or three-day all-session […]
02/11/24 – State Wrestling Championships Update
First and foremost, the KHSAA would like to thank the region tournament hosts, as well as the coaches and officials for their continued contributions this season. Congratulations to those who have qualified for the 2024 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships presented by UK HealthCare. The event will be held Feb. 15-17 at Alltech Arena inside the Kentucky Horse Park, with the boys’/coed championship taking place Feb. 15-16 followed by the girls’ championship on Feb. 17. The competition schedule is available at https://khsaa.org/2024-state-wrestling-schedule/.
The state instructions are available for review on the Wrestling homepage at https://ly.khsaa.org/tgmq. Tickets to the event are available for purchase online-only at khsaatickets.org, including discounted single-day, two-day or three-day all-session passes. The advance discount tickets are available up until the day of the event, at which time only the game day tickets will be available. Tickets can be purchased via credit card at the admission gate but no tickets will […]
02/11/24 – State First Round Swimming Psych Sheets & Information Available
All 2024 Regional Swimming & Diving Meets have concluded and results are now posted to the KHSAA website. The KHSAA Swimming State Qualifiers have been determined for the State First Round. State Finals Diving Qualifiers were released earlier this week: https://ly.khsaa.org/e4nw
STATE FIRST ROUND SWIMMING QUALIFIERS
- All State First Round sites will run a timed final and will not use starting wedges.
- From Regions 1-3:
- The top 2 per region per swimming event advance to the state First Round Site #1 = 6 total
- After the automatic qualifiers from each region (6 total), the next best 10 times from Regions 1-3 will also advance for a total of 16 per event at Site #1.
- From Regions 4-6:
- The top 2 per region per swimming event advance to the state First Round Site #2 = 6 total
- After the automatic qualifiers from each region (6 total), the next […]
2/9/24 – Esports Spring Enrollment Update & Additional Information
I want to keep the line of communication open as our enrollment deadline for the Spring Season is now one week from today, Friday, February 16.
I hope you all are having fun and taking advantage of preseason play (which continues through next week). I highly recommend that all teams participate in at least one preseason match for team readiness as technical questions may arise depending on your esport. This affects new coaches & experienced coaches alike.
A few updates for you this week:
Spring Enrollment Update (Team Dashboard)
Our Team Dashboard has been updated from the list posted on 1/26. Please review the link below to see a current snapshot of the number of schools and teams we have enrolled:
https://ly.khsaa.org/dgwa
As you can see by the totals on the sheet, we now have 1,439 players enrolled on 376 teams across 105(!) schools with still one week to go.
If your […]
02/02/24 – Indoor Track & Field Updates
As plans continue to be finalized for the Inaugural KHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championships, the KHSAA has received several inquiries from member schools. In an effort to address the expressed concerns for travel, school transportation availability on Friday, and to minimize the financial impact of the trip, the KHSAA has worked with the venue to secure March 2-3 as the dates for competition.
Class 2A & 3A will compete on March 2, while Class 1A will compete on March 3. The schedule has also been adjusted to reduce the need for overnight stays by member schools and to eliminate, at least for 2024, the need for busses to be used on Friday during peak school travel periods. A draft of the schedule is being finalized and will be released next week.
In addition, other common questions that the KHSAA office has received:
- Events to be conducted (as approved by the Board of […]
02/02/24 – Nominations for KHSAA Student Advisory Group-NFHS National Student Leadership Summit Being Accepted
The KHSAA is seeking applications to become a member of its Student Advisory Group for 2024-2025. One of the main duties of the group is the planning and execution of its HYPE Student Leadership Conferences. Those chosen are required to attend the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit in July in Indianapolis and then manage the KHSAA HYPE Conferences September 19-20 in Lexington.
The National Federation of State High School Associations offers a student leadership initiative – the National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS). The NSLS will focus on relevant and contemporary issues affecting today’s students in education-based athletics and performing arts. Students will sharpen their leadership skills and will realize the privilege and power of their influence in their school, community, and state.
The NFHS Summit is scheduled for July 22-25, 2024 in Indianapolis. If selected, expenses from Lexington to Indianapolis are covered (meals, lodging, transportation). By applying and being selected, the student is acknowledging that […]
2/2/24 – KHSAA / PlayVS Spring 24 Esports Dashboard and Other Updates
I hope your preparations are going well for this season. I’d like to use this opportunity to share a few updates since enrollment closes two weeks from today (2/16).
PlayVS is FREE:
Beginning this Spring 2024 season, PlayVS will no longer charge competition fees, enabling high schools to play in our state and regional leagues at no cost. All games and all leagues are FREE!
Preseason
The Preseason action kicks off next Monday, February 5!
Spring 2024 Enrollment Update
I get the question quite a bit from coaches and ADs asking if they have enrolled properly in PlayVS for this upcoming season. I have created a post – a team dashboard – alpha by school, that was updated as of 1/26. This list does not update live directly from PlayVS’ online system, but it will be updated when my contact updates the Google Sheet. Here is the link to that dashboard:
https://ly.khsaa.org/dgwa
Enrollment […]
01/31/24 – Diving Postseason Reminders
Diving coaches are reminded that in addition to entering athletes through Hytek, each contestant shall submit a description of dives on www.divemeets.com which includes the number, the position, the degree of difficulty, and the order in which dives will be attempted for all levels of the competition (preliminaries through the finals).
- Deadlines and step-by-step instructions are detailed in the REGIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The schedule for regional diving is as follows:
- February 5: Regions 1, 3, 6, 8, 9
- February 6: Regions 2, 4, 5, 7
- Boys Warm-up 8:30 AM, Dive 9:30 – 12.
- Girls Warm-up 4:30, Dive 5:30 – 9
- For questions regarding the regional diving events, the on-site manager is Wayne Kraus kraus@trinityrocks.com
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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky […]
1/30/24 – State Bowling Lane Assignments and Roster By School Posted
The roster by school for the 2024 KHSAA State Bowling Tournament is now available for review on the KHSAA website. The roster listing includes unified & adapted participants and can be found through the links below.
Each school should review its student-athletes and let us know immediately of any necessary changes (i.e. misspelling of names) by emailing us at bwresults@khsaa.org. It is important that you send corrections to bwresults@khsaa.org to ensure all parties are aware of the changes.
The deadline for these changes is Wednesday, January 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Championship Roster By School – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-championship-roster-by-school/
The lane assignments for the 2024 State Bowling Championships have also been posted on the KHSAA website.
Girls’ Team Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-girls-team-lane-assignments/
Girls’ Singles Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-girls-singles-lane-assignments/
Boys’ Team Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-boys-team-lane-assignments/
Boys’ Singles Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-boys-singles-lane-assignments/
Unified Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-unified-lane-assignments/
Adapted Lane Assignments – https://khsaa.org/2023-2024-adapted-lane-assignments/
01/26/24 – Bowling State Information
State Instructions, a Time Schedule, and other pertinent information for the 2024 KHSAA State Bowling Tournament are now posted on the KHSAA website. You can view the State Championship Instructions, Time Schedule, ticket information, oil patterns, and hotel information by clicking on the links below:
Oil patterns for the state tournament have also been released and pattern information can be found here:
For the 2024 Team Competition, the oil pattern will be Helium
For the 2024 Singles Competition, the oil pattern will be Gateway Arch
For the 2024 Unified/Adapted Competitions, the oil pattern will be Stonehenge
Teams can find hotel information and book rooms by going to one of the following links:
Comfort Suites Louisville East
Embassy Suite by Hilton Louisville East
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Louisville
Lane assignments are being posted […]
01/24/24 – Basketball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among boys’ and girls’ basketball participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at […]
1/24/24 Archery Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year Awards
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among Archery participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the […]
01/24/24 – Archery Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport-activity of Archery is now available today, January 24. The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman) whether or not the coach receives pay.
The clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ and — under the section entitled Rules Clinics — click on the link that says “View Online Rules Clinics“.
- January 24 to February 8 – the Archery Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- February 9 to February 23 – the Archery Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- February 24 to March 2 – the Archery Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) during this period. After this time, postseason penalties per Bylaw 27 will apply.
01/24/24- Spring Esports Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
The online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the spring sport activity of Esports is now available. This clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman, paid or unpaid).
FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
I cannot stress this enough: though your student-athletes and coaches have to be loaded into and be active in PlayVS’ system in order to play the games, they have to be loaded into the KHSAA online roster and coaching databases to be eligible to play the games. Just like any other KHSAA sport or sport activity and for both the regular and postseason. So please make certain all of your student-athletes and coaches are loaded into the KHSAA Online System as soon as possible.
I found out in the fall when I compared both the number of athletes and coaches in PlayVS’ system vs. the KHSAA system and found quite a few discrepancies that I had to get school admins to clean up once the season […]
01/23/24 – Wrestling Postseason Updates
The KHSAA wanted to update member schools about Wrestling postseason dates and sites.
As we approach the first postseason for girls’ wrestling as a sanctioned sport, it is imperative that member schools continue to be diligent in maintaining accurate rosters in both the KHSAA subdomain and TrackWrestling. Coaches must also be entered on the KHSAA subdomain and meet all Bylaw 25 requirements for those entering the girls’ only competition.
Female student-athletes have a choice of which postseason to enter (Boys/Coed or Girls) but cannot enter both due to weight management/class requirements and the concurrence of the championship events. Any female entered in the girls’ postseason may not also be entered in the boys’ tournament, and vice versa. Once entered into the postseason, the student-athlete shall compete in that division for the remainder of the postseason.
Female student-athletes desiring to enter the girls’ wrestling postseason should have a profile in TrackWrestling and be entered into the […]
01/22/24 – Postseason Diving Entry Requirements Adjusted Due to Weather
The KHSAA competition rules state that for risk minimization reasons, to be eligible to participate in the KHSAA Regional and State Diving meets, a contestant must have competed in at least four (4) diving meets on a team representing a member school. However, due to several cancellations last weekend as a result of inclement weather, it may be more challenging through no fault of the competitors, to meet that requirement.
As a result, for the 2023-24 season, the four (4) minimum number of Diving meets to enter the postseason is reduced to three (3) meets, all of which must be while representing a member school. Upon entering divers into the Regional Championship, the coach and athletic director of the member school are required to certify that all divers and diving alternates have participated in the required meets.
As plans are made for future years, all coaches and meet managers should be aware of this important […]
01/18/24 – PlayVS Nintendo Switch System Spring ‘24 Promotion
On the heels of the announcement that PlayVS is now 100% free to play for all KHSAA Member High Schools, we want to make certain that you are aware of an exciting promotional offer. Offer: High schools enrolling in a Nintendo Game league (Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate, Splatoon™ 3, or Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe) for Spring 2024 are eligible for a Nintendo Switch bundle and game codes. Supplies are limited; schools will be notified by their representatives if they qualify.Offer Eligibility: Offer is limited to high schools in the United States enrolled in a PlayVS Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate, Splatoon™ 3, or Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe league for the Spring 2024 season OR a PlayVS Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe PlayVS Unified League. Offer is limited to schools that have not previously received a Nintendo Switch System bundle from PlayVS.
Requirements: Eligible high schools must enroll at least one team in a KHSAA/PlayVS Nintendo […]
01/16/24 – Indoor Track & Field State Meet Updates
The inaugural KHSAA indoor Track and Field state championships will take place the first weekend in March at the Norton Healthcare Indoor Track Complex in Louisville. It is important that we get you qualifying details while the final logistics and scheduling are being completed in the next couple of weeks. Details that have been determined are below, additional details will be distributed once finalized. A finalized schedule should be released in the next ten days.
YOUR SCHOOL’S NEXT STEP IS CRITICAL AS WE NEED YOU TO BE SURE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS DESIGNATED THAT YOU WILL HAVE A TEAM, HAS LISTED COACHES, AND HAS LISTED ATHLETES ON THE KHSAA ROSTER.
STATE ENTRIES AND QUALIFYING
- Due to the lack of indoor facilities across the state of Kentucky to conduct regional qualifying meets, the KHSAA will utilize documented regular-season indoor performances to be considered for state qualifiers as follows:
- The best 24 times/performances (while representing a […]
01/11/24 – Swimming & Diving Regional Instructions and Additional Postseason Information
The KHSAA wanted to update member schools about the details available for the postseason in the sport of Swimming & Diving.
REGION SWIM & DIVE
- All information pertaining to the regional events, including regional instructions for participating teams, can be found here: REGIONAL MEET INSTRUCTIONS
- Regional swimming sites and information have been collected from host schools and manager information can be found here: SWIMMING MANAGERS
- Detailed information about each site can also be found here: REGION 2024
- Regional diving will all take place at the University of Louisville:
- Regions 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 will dive on February 5 (Boys Warm-up 8:30 AM, Dive 9:30 -12. Girls Warm-up 4:30, Dive 5:30 – 9)
- Regions 2, 4, 5, 7 will dive on February 6 (Boys Warm-up 8 AM, Dive 9 -12. Girls Warm-up 4:30, Dive 5:30 – 9)
DIVING ENTRIES FOR REGION
- *EDITED 1/22/24: To be eligible […]
01/09/24 – Regional Bowling Entries for Unified & Adapted Athletes
The KHSAA will continue to offer Unified (in partnership with Special Olympics Kentucky) and Adapted events to include regional and state bowling competitions. While most unified and/or adapted athletes have been participating throughout the season, it is important to review the following information prior to the start of the postseason.
Unified partner athletes and special athletes must be listed on the Unified roster in the KHSAA database and each school needs to check the box for a Unified Team if they wish to compete in the regional and/or state competition. The bowling head coach or Athletic Director for each participating member school should enter Unified student-athletes on its postseason roster on the KHSAA database for Unified bowling.
From that postseason roster, coaches can submit regional entries to the Regional Manager, via Form BW 127, four (4) days prior to the first day of each regional tournament. A student-athlete must be listed on the roster in […]
01/09/24 – Regional Bowling Entries
In preparation for the 2024 Regional Bowling tournaments, the KHSAA wanted to remind member schools of the entry process. The bowling head coach or Athletic Director for each participating member school should designate student-athletes to its postseason bowling roster on the KHSAA database under the member school system. From that postseason roster, coaches will be able to submit regional entries via BW 110 to the Regional Manager. Entries are now being accepted via BW 110. The deadline to submit entries is four (4) days prior to the first day of each regional tournament start date. A student-athlete must be listed on the postseason roster on the KHSAA website in order to participate in the postseason.
BW 110 is an online form that is now open and accepting entries. The head coach or Athletic Director for each team may submit entries through this form. Entries will automatically be sent to Regional Managers to make final arrangements […]
01/09/24 – REMINDER: KHSAA/PlayVS Spring 2024 Esports Interest Survey with Special Offer
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great holiday season. The fall Championships at the University of Kentucky were super exciting, and I know everyone is looking forward to this upcoming Spring season.As a reminder, starting Spring ‘24, PlayVS will now offer competition on the platform at no cost. For an unlimited number of teams and players, you will be able to compete for free on the most robust competition platform across the largest selection of titles with the most reliable and prompt coach support.
Spring ‘24 enrollment is OPEN! If you are interested in participating, please take this short survey here: https://ly.khsaa.org/dmma Select schools that fill out the interest survey above and participate in the upcoming Spring season will have the opportunity to receive a Nintendo Switch bundle* (a value of $650) and/or a game copy of Madden NFL 24 and/or a game copy of NBA2K24 […]
01/08/24 – Applications Being Accepted for Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for 2023-2024
When former Commissioner Louis Stout passed away in 2012, his widow Anna directed that donations on his behalf go to the Louis Stout Memorial Fund for Students. She felt this was a chance for the KHSAA to honor student-athletes who excel in athletics, academics, school service, and community service. The award process for 2023-2024 is now underway.
Applications are being accepted for students to apply for those awards through February 16, 2024. The award winners will be announced in conjunction with the boys’ state basketball tournament in March. Two grants, each in the amount of a one-time scholarship of $2,000 payable to an institution of higher learning, will be awarded. The scholarship is not renewable and is not endowed for expansion. The minimum criteria is a 3.5 (converted to 4.0 scale) grade point average; involvement in varsity sports or sport-activities; involvement in other school activities, a record of community service/involvement, and being a member of […]
01/05/24 – Bowling Regional Instructions Available
Instructions/information for KHSAA Regional Bowling Tournaments are now posted on the KHSAA website. Manager information is also posted on the KHSAA website and can be found here:
https://khsaa.org/bowling/region/2024/bowlingregionalmanagers.pdf
Regional bowling will be from January 15 – January 30 with the KHSAA State Bowling Tournament to take place February 5-7 at Kingpin Lanes in Jeffersontown. You can view the regional tournament instructions by clicking on the following link:
Please contact Assistant Commissioner Darren Bilberry (dbilberry@khsaa.org) should you have any questions.
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About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 285 member schools both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 215 state championships to 51 teams and 164 individuals in 13 […]
01/02/24 – Bowling Postseason Updates
The KHSAA wanted to update member schools about Bowling postseason dates and sites as well as initial information about the upcoming Regional Tournaments:
REGIONAL BOWLING
- Regional Bowling will take place from January 15 – January 30.
- All 8 regional bowling host schools & sites have been finalized and are listed below for reference.
- Region 1 – South Warren/Southern Lanes – January 25-26
- Region 2 – John Hardin/B&B Lanes – January 25-27
- Region 3 – Southern/King Pin Lanes – January 22-28
- Region 4 – Eastern/Ten Pin Lanes – January 22-27
- Region 5 – Dayton/Super Bowl Bellewood – January 22-23
- Region 6 – St. Henry District/Strike and Spare – January 18-20
- Region 7 – Franklin County/King Pin Lanes – January 24-25
- Region 8 – Corbin/Richmond Galaxy Bowl – January 24-26
The oil patterns for the 2024 regional competitions have been selected. All regions will utilize the same patterns again […]
01/01/24 – Wrestling Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among wrestling participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in […]
12/18/23 – Swimming & Diving Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete-Of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among Swimming & Diving participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete […]
12/15/23 – List of Items Needed for Annual Required Financial Aid Report
ALL KHSAA member schools are required to complete the annual financial aid report in compliance with Bylaw 11 for the 2022-2023 academic year. To assist Principals and Athletic Directors in preparing for this report, this checklist of information is provided so that you can spend a few days gathering the required data and information before the deadline to complete the report.
Member schools will have until February 2 to submit this year’s survey. Gathering this information before clicking the link to submit should allow you to quickly complete the report in an expedited fashion. Assistant Commissioner Sarah Bridenbaugh (sbridenbaugh@khsaa.org) will be the contact for sending out the request for submissions and should be able to address any of your questions. The link to submit the report will be sent to the Designated Representative on January 5th.
The following is a list of information you should have available when submitting the 2022-2023 Financial Aid Report:
[…]12/15/23 – Nominations Sought For Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Year among Bowling participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at: https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards banquet at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year and announced at the banquet. All winners will also receive their recognition at that banquet.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year (male and female) in the sport-activity […]
12/05/23 – State Outdoor Track & Field Postseason Dates & Reminders
As you plan for spring events in 2024, we would like to remind schools about the postseason dates for outdoor Track & Field. Please make sure all parties involved in planning graduation dates, spring activities, etc. are aware of the postseason dates which should help fans, coaches and administrators avoid scheduling conflicts.
- First Date of Practice: December 1
- First Allowable Contest Date: January 8
- Region Meets: May 6 – May 22
- As regions begin preparation, please remember that all scheduling is led by the regional host, but discussions and planning should include all schools involved.
- The KHSAA State Track & Field Meet will return to the University of Kentucky on May 30-31, June 1, 2024.
- Class 1A will compete on May 30, followed by Class 2A on May 31, and Class 3A on June 1.
In addition, the KHSAA wanted to make schools aware that the city of Lexington will be hosting the […]
12/14/23 – Wrestling Mat Offer & Scholarship Opportunity
Member schools interested in purchasing a new mat for their wrestling program are encouraged to take advantage of the discount offer from EZ Flex detailed below. Information is also included in this message regarding a new scholarship opportunity created for a senior wrestler by the family of Max Emerson.
EZ FLEX MAT OFFER
Take advantage of the year’s biggest savings with a tournament demo mat from the 2024 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships! Customize a 42′ x 40′ x 1-5/8″ EZ Flex wrestling mat with your colors and artwork (additional charge for artwork) for your school for use at the 2024 State Tournament, and save up to $2,000. Mats are backed by the standard EZ Flex Five-Year Limited Warranty and are available for pickup immediately following the event.
Don’t miss out, contact Ben Anderson at EZ Flex asap to reserve a tournament mat today!
Ben Anderson
Phone: 877-939-3539
Email: ben@ezflexmats.com
12/5/23 – Esports Winter Championship Update
The schedule for the 2023 KHSAA Winter Esports Championships Presented by UK HealthCare has been released at khsaa.org. The semifinalists and finalists in each sanctioned offering will compete in person on Tuesday, December 12 at the UKFCU Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on the campus of the University of Kentucky.
Brackets for all five sanctioned titles can be found at the following links:
- League of Legends (PC)
- Rocket League (PC)
- Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)
- Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)
- Madden NFL 24 (Sony Playstation 4/5)
Teams that qualify for the in-person event will be sent instructions to join a Zoom video conference call on Thursday, December 7 at 2 PM (ET). Event details including parking, check-in procedures, ticketing, and other pertinent information related to the event will be discussed during the call. Details about joining the call will be sent to participating […]
12/4/2023 – KHSAA/PlayVS Spring 2024 Esports Interest Survey With Special Offer
With Fall championships already upon us, we are excited to gear up and plan for the upcoming Spring, 2024 season.
As a reminder, our official esports partner, PlayVS, will now offer competition on the platform for an unlimited number of teams and players at no cost. Starting Spring ‘24, you will be able to compete for free on the most robust competition platform across the largest selection of titles with the most reliable and prompt coach support.
Spring ‘24 enrollment is NOW OPEN! If you are interested in participating at no cost, please take this short survey here: https://playvs022936.typeform.com/to/BA65GBLA
Select schools that fill out the interest survey and participate in the upcoming Spring season will have the opportunity to receive a Nintendo Switch bundle* (a value of $650) and/or a game copy of Madden NFL 24 and/or a game copy of NBA2K24 if they previously haven’t received one.
*The bundle includes a […]
11/30/23 – State Archery to be Held at Central Bank Center in Lexington
The Board of Control has approved the location for the Archery State Championships at the Central Bank Center Exhibit Halls in Lexington beginning in 2024. The date of this year’s state championship for the sports activity of Archery is Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
More details in regard to a specific time schedule for the state championship as well as regional information will be forthcoming.
We want to thank the folks at Ephram White Park in Bowling Green for being such gracious hosts the last few years and for their partnership in growing high school archery at the state level. We are hopeful that this next move and space may allow for future consideration of the expansion of the event field and a potentially shorter duration of the event to promote less overnight travel for participating schools.
Please contact Assistant Commissioner Darren Bilberry with any initial questions you may have.
– KHSAA –
About […]
11/28/23 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
For the eighth year, UK Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, through its partnership with the KHSAA, seeks nominations for the Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year, meeting the following criteria:
- The nominee must have overcome illness or injury that affected their ability to participate in KHSAA-sanctioned sports.
- The nominee must have returned to their sport(s) and demonstrated excellence and achievement beyond expectations.
- The student-athlete must consistently demonstrate good sportsmanship and ethical behavior on and off the playing field.
- The nominee must be in verified good academic standing with their school.
- The student must have participated and been a member of an athletic team during the 2022-23 academic year.
- Nominations should be submitted by January 31, 2024, to the KHSAA via form GE36 at http://khsaa.org/ge36-uk-healthcare-comeback-athlete-of-the-year/.
- Nominees will then be sent to UK Orthopedics and Sports Medicine for review and selection.
Nominees will be automatically forwarded to UK HealthCare and the Sports Medicine Staff for […]
11/21/2023 – KHSAA Winter Esports State Championship Presented by UK HealthCare Field Is Set
The field is set for the 2023 KHSAA Esports Winter Championships Presented by UK HealthCare following the conclusion of the regular season last week. This week is a break week for teams to allow them to ready themselves for the upcoming State Championship rounds.
As a reminder, the Semifinal and Final rounds for all titles will be held in person once again on Tuesday, December 12 at the UKFCU Esports Lounge located in the Cornerstone Facility on the Campus of the University of Kentucky.
Below is a breakdown of the opening-round postseason schedule for all five KHSAA-sanctioned game titles.
Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
The state opening round of 16 kicks off on Monday, December 4, followed by the quarterfinal found on Wednesday, December 6
Complete standings including the State Championship Bracket can be found at the following link:
https://app.playvs.com/app/explore/leagues/kentucky-khsaa-mario-kart/standings
Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
The state opening round of 32 kicks off on Wednesday, […]
11/16/23 – KHSAA Inaugural Indoor Track & Field Meet
As previously approved, the inaugural KHSAA indoor Track and Field state championships will take place on March 2-3 at the Norton Healthcare Indoor Track Complex in Louisville. Norton’s facility has 8 lanes for the 60M races and 6 lanes for all others.
STATE ENTRIES AND QUALIFYING
- Due to the lack of indoor facilities across the state of Kentucky to conduct regional qualifying meets, the KHSAA will utilize documented regular-season indoor performances to be considered for state qualifiers as follows:
- The best 24 times/performances (while representing a KHSAA member school) including ties per class to be considered qualifiers for the dashes and runs, and
- The best 24 times/performances (while representing a KHSAA member school) plus ties to be considered qualifiers for the field events.
- To accomplish this task, the following steps were approved:
- The KHSAA will continue to utilize Milesplit as the exclusive, official source of entry/qualifying.
- Coaches and designated representatives […]
11/16/23 – Swimming Postseason Updates
At its most recent meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved changes to the Swimming State Championship format.
First and perhaps most importantly, they approved an increase of the total number of qualifiers advancing from the swimming region meets to the State First Round to 48 per event statewide, including approval of the format structure for those three first-round events.
DIVING
- At this point, the intent is to run the diving portion of the state championships very much like 2023 due to participation levels.
- It is hoped that if efforts to get more kids out for diving, the diving events can be similar to the new swimming meet formula soon.
- At this point, statewide participation in diving is down from past years, despite more opportunities being created for diving these past few years.
- We can all work together to try and attract more students to this event.
- To be eligible to participate in the […]
11/15/23 – Girls’ Wrestling Weight Classes and Season Implementation
Today, the Board of Control took action on a recommendation from staff regarding weight classes for girls’ wrestling.
Our office received considerable feedback following the results of the survey conducted earlier this fall, which was directed to the designated representative of each school as required by KHSAA Bylaws, regarding weight classes for girls’ wrestling. The survey resulted in membership preference for the use of 12 weight classes for girls’ competition while utilizing the boys’ weight classes.
After reviewing the concerns that were relayed to our office, we began working to find a solution that would address those concerns and, as much as possible, honor the results of the survey. Last week, following our request, the NFHS accepted an experimental “12 + 1” proposal from our office that will allow us to conduct the girls’ competition with the Federation’s 12 girls’ weight classes while adding an experimental 285-lb. class on the girls’ side for the 2023-24 […]
11/15/2023 – Esports Spring 2024 Enrollment Is Now Open
On the heels of yesterday’s exciting announcement that beginning with the Spring, 2024 season PlayVS has removed their competition fees, Spring 2024 Esports enrollment is now open!
For detailed enrollment steps, please refer to the link below:
https://help.playvs.com/en/articles/4919261-high-school-enrollment-steps
Here are important dates for the Spring season:
- Spring ’24 Enrollment is open as of 11/14/23
- The enrollment deadline for all state leagues is 2/16/2024
- Preseason: Weeks of 2/5/24 & 2/12/24
- Regular Season: Weeks of 2/19/24 – 4/8/24
- Playoffs: Weeks of 4/15/24 – 4/26/24
- Spring Championships: Currently slated for the week of April 22 in Kentucky
Titles offered for the Spring include:
- Hearthstone
- League of Legends
- Madden 24 (PS4 version – which can be played on the PS5)
- Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
- NBA 2K24 – (PS4 version – which can be played on the PS5)
- Rocket League
- Splatoon™ 3
- More
11/13/2023 – Starting Spring 24, PlayVS and KHSAA Announce That Esports Will be Free To Participate
At both PlayVS and the KHSAA, our goal is to continue to make esports even more accessible, equitable, and inclusive. We want as many students as interested to be able to experience the benefits of esports. With this school year being a mandatory Title IX Student Interest Survey year for the KHSAA, we fully expect that we will see interest numbers increase exponentially – especially after this morning’s announcement.
It is with much excitement that we, along with our official esports partner PlayVS announce that, beginning with the upcoming Spring 2024 season, PlayVS will be free to participate – yes, free. This should eliminate an obstacle that several schools have faced: the previous $80 per player per game cost to participate.
Both PlayVS and the KHSAA realize that for a number of our participating schools, monies budgeted for esports, along with monies raised through team fundraising efforts have had to have been allocated to cover […]
11/14/23 – Basketball Roster/Schedule Entry/Prime Date Reminder
This reminder to Athletic Directors and Basketball Coaches to have your rosters and schedules entered through the school login page of the KHSAA website.
With regard to girls’ schedules, schools are reminded of the KHSAA Prime Date Board Policy that was revised significantly for the 2023-2024 school year as detailed in the rules clinic and communication with member schools.
To meet the Association requirements, at least 40% percent of your games are required to be played on a prime date. This can be accomplished in one of two methods.
- Method 1 – Play at least forty (40) percent of its girls’ home basketball games on a prime date, defined as Friday night, Saturday or Sunday, wherein tournaments shall only count as one game played toward this requirement; or
- Method 2 – Play at least forty (40) percent of its girls’ basketball schedule (all games) on a prime date, defined as Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, […]
10/17/23- Wrestling Schools Reminded about Needed Information, Girls’ Wrestling; Wrestling Survey Results
ROSTER UPDATE
Member schools are reminded that if you are going to compete in Girls’ Wrestling in competition against other girls’ wrestling teams, it is imperative that the School Control Panel be updated to indicate that you will be doing such. Much information will need to be gathered from those schools as postseason logistics are formulated. It is the staff’s intention to have a model near final to report this data to the Board of Control at their November meeting as this first year of an implemented championship in girls’ wrestling is executed. Such things as qualifying rounds and sites cannot be determined until there is a realistic estimate of those schools competing.
In addition, schools are reminded that (per the notice earlier this month at https://ly.khsaa.org/ndaa), the rosters for girls’ competition and boys’ competition are separate. In the case of a girl who competes in girls-only competition AND boys/coed competition, be sure they […]
10/16/23 – KHSAA member school students invited to apply for 2024 Kentucky Ag Athletes-of-the-Year
KDA-KHSAA partnership to award six scholarships to Kentucky student-athletes
Kentucky student-athletes who are involved in agriculture are invited to apply for one of six scholarships and recognition as a 2024 Kentucky Ag Athlete of the Year.
The program is a partnership of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA).
“Athletics and agriculture have a lot in common. They both teach the value of effort, discipline, and teamwork,” Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles said. “We are pleased to join our partners at the KHSAA for the sixth year to reward the Commonwealth’s best young athletes and agriculturists. We hope these scholarships help cover the ever-rising cost of higher education for those striving for excellence in athletics and agriculture.”
To qualify, student-athletes must be Kentucky farmers or involved in agriculture; must be graduating seniors in high school; and must be accepted to a college, university, or trade school following graduation. […]
10/16/23- REMINDER- KHSAA to Again Conduct Title IX Meetings, See Registration for 2023-2024
The KHSAA will be conducting two Title IX Webinars for 2023-24 via Zoom. Due to the geographic disparity of those schools being audited this year, it is a positive membership service to conduct these remotely this year.
- The first will be on Tuesday morning, October 24 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
- The second will be on Thursday morning, October 26 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
This workshop should be extremely beneficial for all member schools, especially as schools prepare for re-visits during the coming years. Since these meetings are being held as Zoom Webinars, attendees will be muted but can submit questions to the panelists via the Q&A feature of the webinars.
EILA Credit has been applied for in order to help the appropriate administrators who attend and in addition, this meeting will count four (4) hours toward the Bylaw 25 required hours for Athletic Directors.
The meetings should conclude no later than […]
10/12/23 – KHSAA School Subdomain Control Panel/Sports Offerings Update
The KHSAA School Subdomain has been updated for the 2023-2024 school year to include all new and upcoming sanctioned sports and sport-activities. You will notice this updated “School Control Panel/Sports Offerings” panel once logged into https://schools.khsaa.org/ (direct link: https://schools.khsaa.org/schools_update/)
It is very important at this time to ensure that both your coaches and athletes are properly distributed to these additional teams.
When roster maintenance was executed over the July 4th holiday weekend, the following sport and sport activities were divided by gender (they were coed prior to this school year):
- Archery
- Bass Fishing
- Rifle
- Wrestling
In addition, during this same time, the following sport/sport activities were added to the grid:
- Bowling – Adapted
- Diving – Boys
- Diving – Girls
- Flag Football – Girls
- Indoor Track – Boys
- Indoor Track – Girls
- Team Tennis – Boys
- Team Tennis – Girls
- Track – Adapted
- Trap Shooting – Boys
- Trap Shooting – Girls
10/11/23 – Bowling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sports activity of Bowling is now available. The clinic is required of head and assistant coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
COACHES
For member schools, the clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ and — under the section entitled Rules Clinics — click on the link that says “View Online Rules Clinics“.
- Oct. 9 to Dec. 14 (Coaches) – the Bowling Clinic will be online only and may be viewed at no charge during this period.
- Dec. 15 to Dec. 29 (Coaches) – the Bowling Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($100) during this period.
- Dec. 30 to Jan. 13 (Coaches) – the Bowling Clinic will be online only and may be viewed for the makeup fee ($200) during this period. After this […]
10/11/23 – Wrestling Online Rules Clinic Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Wrestling is now available. The clinic is required of all officials as well as all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
OFFICIALS
TO TAKE THE CLINIC, LOG IN TO YOUR ARBITERSPORTS.COM ACCOUNT
Go to https://khsaaofficials.org
Login using your arbiter name and password
OFFICIALS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLINICS
- As they are a condition of postseason eligibility, in the top black bar on the main page for https://khsaaofficials.org, select ELIGIBILITY
- Select that you want the 2023-24 Wrestling Postseason Eligibility by clicking on 23-24 Postseason
- You will see a Blue Hyperlink that says Take Online Clinic
- Go through the clinic following the instructions including any require
- Please note it may be as much as 24 hours before your score is posted
DEADLINE FOR OFFICIALS
- Oct. 9 to Dec. 28 […]
10/03/23 – KHSAA Hires Longtime Official Scott Bottoms as Supervisor of Officials Licensing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 3, 2023
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association introduced the newest addition to its staff on Tuesday with the hiring of Supervisor of Officials Licensing Scott Bottoms.
“Scott Bottoms brings an abundance of experiences to this newly created position within the Association” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “He excelled on the courts, and frankly, in the business world, but more importantly, he brings the right demeanor and enthusiasm to the position.
“He will be vital in advancing our implementation of several new initiatives to help garner more officials and retain many of those having second thoughts about continuing with today’s contest environment,” Tackett said. “And though the KHSAA does not employ officials or supervise their game-by-game activities, we will be able to use his expertise to streamline processes and make a concerted effort to ensure no contests fail to be played due to a lack […]
10/02/23- Board of Control Referendum to the Membership – Bylaw 9
Proposed by the KHSAA Board of Control. Ballot Deadline – October 16, 2023.
Amend Bylaw 9, Basketball/Football Contestant On Other Teams, Postseason And All-Star Games, to remove restrictions on organized play in basketball during the school year and prior to the first legal date for practice.
The complete text of the proposed amendment including the rationale and procedures (PDF), is on the KHSAA website at https://ly.khsaa.org/cymq.
The complete description of the proposed amendment including the rationale and procedures, is on the KHSAA website at https://ly.khsaa.org/axnw.
To complete your vote, go to https://ly.khsaa.org/tkna. You must be a Principal or Designated Representative per Bylaw 1 to vote.
At its September meeting, the Board of Control gave final approval to the distribution of a referendum of the membership for the purpose of amending Bylaw 9. At the September annual meeting of the membership, there was a discussion of this proposal which was not […]
9/28/23- Wrestling Class Survey Issued for Member Schools
As authorized by the Board of Control through the Commissioner’s office, member schools are requested to respond to two surveys regarding wrestling weight classes for girls’ competitions. Bylaw 22, Sec. 5 of the KHSAA Bylaws requires the Association expressly to use NFHS playing rules in sports for which those rules are written and the KHSAA sponsors a championship. Therefore, the events cannot by rule be run in the manner that prior events were run, including the past events managed by KWCA, with a hybrid set of weight classes and the KHSAA must conform to NFHS rules. The survey must be received by the close of business on October 12, 2023.
SURVEY VOTE ONE
The first survey requests the Designated Representative (per Bylaw 1) of each wrestling school to select between 12, 13 and 14 weight classes. A preliminary survey in 2021 has 35 schools select 12 weight classes, 33 select 14 weight classes and 11 […]
09/27/23 – Clarifications about Participation in Individual Sports
The KHSAA has received several inquiries pertaining to the participation in individual sports against home school students, club teams, students from other non-member schools or unattached/unaffiliated athletes from its member schools. It is the member school’s responsibility to understand the Bylaw 23 restrictions (Limitation of Seasons) and who the athletes are competing against;
IF EVENT IS HOSTED BY A KHSAA MEMBER SCHOOL OR IS A SCHOOL COMPETITION
- KHSAA Member schools cannot compete against schools or teams located in Kentucky who are eligible to join the KHSAA but have decided not to do so at this time.
- A list of current KHSAA member schools can be found here: SCHOOL DIRECTORY
- Member schools may, during the regular season, permit entries from homeschool units or homeschool students enrolled in Kentucky per state statute, provided they are on the approved list provided by the KHSAA: APPROVED HOME SCHOOL/GROUP
- Meets where all athletes are entered under the […]
09/29/23 – Tee Times Published for State Golf Final Round
Tee Times for the 2023 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Golf State Final Round presented by UK HealthCare have been posted to the KHSAA website (https://khsaa.org/sports-activities-events/fall/golf/) and can be found on the golf page under the dropdown menu for State Finals Rounds Golf Information.
Tickets to the events are available for purchase online (https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA), with a discounted $12 advance ticket (including fees) available prior to the day of each round. For those who wait to purchase on the day of the round, only the $14 Game Day ticket will be available. Tickets to the event are only available online. There will be no cash sales at Bowling Green Country Club.
Participants who qualified to compete in Bowling Green and coaches listed on the member school’s directory, and meeting all Bylaw 25 requirements, will not need to purchase a ticket. Student-athletes not participating in the event will be required to purchase a ticket to […]
09/22/23 – Tee Times Published for State Golf First Round
Tee Times for the 2023 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Golf State First Round presented by UK HealthCare have been posted to the KHSAA website (https://khsaa.org/sports-activities-events/fall/golf/) and can be found on the golf page under the dropdown menu for First Round Golf Information.
The opening rounds will be played at Calvert City CC, Kenton County GC (Willows Course) and Winchester CC. All three sites have scheduled the girls’ tournament for Monday, Sept. 25 and the boys’ event for Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Tickets to the events are available for purchase online (https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA), with a discounted $10 advance ticket (including fees) available prior to the day of each event. For those who wait to purchase on the day of the event, only the $12 Game Day ticket will be available. Tickets to the event are only available online. There will be no cash sales at the events.
Participants in the first round events and coaches […]
9/21/23 – Kentucky Esports – The Status of League of Legends and Other Titles
League of Legends
With a registration deadline of tomorrow, September 22, and the fall/winter season set to start next Monday — I want to share the status of one of our two longest-standing Esports titles in the state of Kentucky.
League of Legends, along with Rocket League, launched Esports in Kentucky. From our first in-person State Championship at Collins High School back on January 28, 2019, through this spring’s exciting championship at the University of Kentucky, League of Legends has been a staple of Kentucky Esports. It has offered one of the most exciting in-person championships we have — one that has consistently had a number of fans watching the action either in person or via Twitch.
Being 5v5, it offers the highest participation opportunities thus far of any title that we offer (though we do have two titles close at 4v4).
To give a little perspective, enrollment in Super Smash Bros. is outpacing LoL […]
9/19/23- Winter Esports Online Rules Clinic for Coaches Now Available
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the winter sport activity of Esports is now available. I continue to appreciate the support that you’ve given me thus far this school year after I assumed the lead manager role for Esports in our office. This clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshman) whether or not the coach receives pay.
FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTORS
I cannot stress this enough: though your student-athletes and coaches have to be loaded into and be active in PlayVS’ system in order to play the games, they have to be loaded into the KHSAA online roster and coaching databases to be eligible to play the games. So please make certain all of your student-athletes and coaches are loaded into the KHSAA Online Roster System as soon as possible.
FOR COACHES
For member schools, the clinics are located on the School Log-in Page. To access the clinic, go to https://schools.khsaa.org/ and — under the section […]
9/18/2023 – Disabling the Hidden Browser on District-Owned Nintendo Switch Consoles
In a continued effort to communicate eSports best practices for games being played on the Nintendo Switch, and continue the discussion with the Kentucky Department of Education regarding what is and is not permissible on the KY K-12 Internet Service, KHSAA is providing the following information on disabling the hidden browser on Nintendo Switch consoles.
For district-owned Nintendo Switch and other eSports gaming consoles, schools should disable browsing and enable parental control features before signing up for a gaming season.
For reference, the following matrix represents the district’s responsibility level relative to the ownership of the device or network being used.
The hidden browser can be accessed on Nintendo Switch devices through any network connection (wireless or ethernet) by manually setting DNS to 45.55.142.122. This connection provides unfiltered access to the web, and presents internet safety compliance issues.
The Hidden Browser can be completely […]
09/12/23 – Volleyball Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Volleyball participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in June of 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in the sport […]
9/12/23 Soccer Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Soccer participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in […]
9/11/2023 – Esports in Public Schools on the KY K-12 Internet Service – An Update on the Nintendo Switch Titles
The KHSAA has received feedback from a number of member schools regarding games being played on the Nintendo Switch from their campus. KDE understands and is for KY K-12 students being part of all the different types of KHSAA teams and competitions, including eSports. KDE also understands the importance of and is for members of any type of KHSAA team to be together when practicing and competing, including eSports.
All the non-Nintendo Switch games (i.e., League of Legends, Rocket League, Madden) played by KY K-12 students who are members of a KHSAA eSports team, always have and continue to work well over the existing KY K-12 Internet service that is also used daily by all 171 KY K-12 public school for instructional and mission-critical operational purposes. This also means these three non-Nintendo Switch games work well with the cybersecurity and cyber safety services […]
09/06/23 – Field Hockey Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Field Hockey participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in the […]
09/06/23 – Golf Nominations Sought for Midway/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year
The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among Golf participants for 2023-2024 is now open.
This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2023-2024 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-female-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/.
The winner will be announced early in the postseason and recognized at an awards event at Midway University in early summer 2024. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2023-2024 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year announced at the event. All individual winners will also receive their recognition awards at that time.
The deadline for nominations for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year in […]
08/28/23 – PlayVS Fall Intro to Esports Webinar Recording Is Now Available
This email is being sent to all KHSAA member high school Athletic Directors and current Esports Coaches
Good afternoon, everyone. I hope your school year and your Esports program are both off to a great start! I have had quite a few inquiries from schools wanting to sign up for Esports this fall, so it is good timing that last Tuesday’s Intro to Esports Webinar recording is now available for all to view. Though primarily for new schools & teams, I think it would be beneficial for returning schools as PlayVS go over some important information for this upcoming fall season.
The recording can be found on PlayVS’ YouTube channel and is available for viewing at the following link:
A couple of notes concerning the webinar. It was […]
08/28/23 – Golf Regional Instructions Available and Postseason Reminders
Instructions for participating in the upcoming regional golf championships have been published online at KHSAA.org (https://ly.khsaa.org/mymw). All coaches and competing schools should take the time to review the instructions carefully, even veteran coaches, to ensure familiarity with all KHSAA rules and regulations regarding these events.
As a reminder, any coach listed on the school directory who has met the KHSAA Coaching requirements (Rules Clinic, CPR, Sports Safety, Coaching Education, etc.) will be eligible to coach during the postseason. However, only one coach may give advice to a student-athlete at a time.
Entries must be submitted using the GF101 form contained within the instructions and referenced below. Regional managers are copied on the entry submissions to assist with the preparation of pairings.
REGIONAL INSTRUCTIONS/POSTSEASON UPDATES
- Region Tournaments are scheduled for September 18-20.
- A list of host/region managers can be found through the link below:
08/18/23 – 2023 Fall Esports Enrollment Information
Good afternoon, everyone. I hope your school year is getting off to a great start!
Many of you have already done so, but member schools interested in participating in the 2023 Fall Esports season are encouraged to sign up and begin registering for the upcoming season. The registration deadline for the fall season is Friday, September 22.
Titles offered for the fall include:
- Hearthstone
- League of Legends
- Madden 24 (PS4 version – which can be played on the PS5)*
- Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
- NBA 2K24 (Release date 9/8/23. PS4 version – which can be played on the PS5)*
- Rocket League
- Splatoon™ 3
- Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
Join us next Tuesday, August 22, 2023, from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET, where our esports partner and provider, PlayVS, will be conducting an Intro to Esports Webinar to discuss the benefits of esports, […]
08/18/23- Offer EXTENDED for AED Pricing from CPR of Indiana
ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 8, 2023
OFFER EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 2023
A few years ago, CPR Institute of Indiana partnered with the NFHS and subsequently with the KHSAA to offer a huge discount on AED purchases to our schools. After months of working with that group throughout the discussions of HB331, they are again offering a special price specifically on the Phillips units that were so popular in our state. A copy of that information is attached by keeping in mind the offer is NOW GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER 1, 2023.
As many of you know, AED preparedness and training was a main point in HB331 that passed the General Assembly and was signed into law to go into effect on June 29. While AEDs being required at all athletic events and activities were only strongly recommended by the passage of the bill, and certainly remain strongly recommended by the Association, this would be an optimal […]
08/17/23 – Additional Reminder for Schools – Bylaw 9 Basketball Organized Play Prior to Practice
We have had several inquiries about multiple events in the fall for boys’ and girls’ basketball players who have both been enrolled in grade nine and subsequently represented the school at any level, therefore being subject to Bylaw 9.
A student is NOT subject to Bylaw 9 and its restrictions if they have not been enrolled in grade nine and subsequently played in a contest representing the school OR their school year has not begun.
Students who are subject to Bylaw 9 and for whom the academic year has begun are prohibited from attending events outside of the NCAA collegiate live periods when coaches can attend per Bylaw 9.
For 2023-24, the dates when our students subject to Bylaw 9 can attend recruiting events for males at September 7 to October 14.
For 2023-24, the dates when our students subject to Bylaw 9 can attend recruiting events for females from September 7 to October […]
08/15/23- Roster/Schedule/Score/Photo, Etc. Reminder for Fall Sports
With fall sports back in full swing, this is a reminder to all coaches and athletic administrators concerning your varsity team schedules, scores, statistics and team photos in the team sports of Field Hockey, Football, Soccer and Volleyball, as well as your rosters (in all sports at all levels).
ROSTERS:
- Students may not participate in interscholastic competitions (including scrimmages and contests) without a valid roster online. The KHSAA system for roster and schedule entry is the only system that meets KHSAA rules and requirements in all sports.
- Athletic Directors (and coaches if your AD has assigned you those rights):
- Please enter your full roster (including freshman, junior varsity and varsity) in the KHSAA School Subdomain. Rosters are required to be submitted to the KHSAA (no other third-party roster system is accepted) prior to any scrimmage or contest.
- To enter your rosters (if you have those rights assigned by your school), log into the […]
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