November, 2024
2024 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals Worker Reminders, Assignments and Information
THANK YOU FOR GIVING OF YOUR TIME AND TALENTS!
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
We appreciate your flexibility to work again this year in whatever role in which you are able to work.
Thanks to all of you who we have talked with throughout the fall about working! If you have issues contact Kara Howard (khoward@khsaa.org or 502-682-7564) Julian Tackett (jtackett@khsaa.org or 859-229-3916) or Butch Cope (bcope@khsaa.org or 859-351-1833). Please contact any of the three of these people if you have a conflict and cannot work.
We will let you know if anything changes on assignments.
Additional Communication
Any additional written communication will come from Kara Howard, who is doing a wonderful job in her new position as a member of the event services team. Mr. Tackett and Mr. Cope will be your primary on-site contacts for this event. Mr. Tackett will primarily be working at field level while Mr. Cope will supervise the […]
11/26/24 – Anderson Named 2024-25 Girls’ Volleyball Official of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 26, 2024
Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field performance but also local association activity and leadership, training efforts and the mentoring of newer officials.
One official in each sport is named Outstanding Official of the Year in appreciation of their dedication and service to schools and student-athletes across the state. Winners are selected following consultation with local assigning secretaries, veteran officials’ observers and coaches throughout the state, as well as additional staff review.
The Outstanding Official of the Year for the 2024-25 girls’ volleyball season is Dave Anderson of Grayson. Each finalist will receive a commemorative watch and certificate courtesy of the Officials Trust Fund, with the Official of the Year receiving an additional recognition award.
With officiating numbers declining at the national level, […]
11/26/24 – Boys’ Volleyball Frequently Asked Questions
(Last Updated 11/26/24)
Following the board announcement regarding the boys’ volleyball postseason and format, the office has received additional questions about the upcoming season.
Programs that have competed outside of KHSAA sanction are going through a transition to the various Bylaws and Competition Rules that KHSAA-sanctioned play requires. Hopefully, this will help those new individuals in the transition.
To ensure consistent communication, we’ve put together this Frequently Asked Questions blog post, addressing some of the common queries we’ve received about boys’ volleyball. Please note that this post will be updated as new questions come in and should serve as a helpful reference for our coaches. Since boys’ volleyball will follow similar guidelines to our other sports regarding coaching requirements, schedules/scores, postseason, and championships, your Athletic Director will also continue to be a valuable resource for additional information and is required to be involved for the sport to comply with Federal OCR guidelines.
Frequently Asked Volleyball […]
11/26/24 – Sabanovic Named 2024-25 Soccer Official of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 26, 2024
Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field performance but also local association activity and leadership, training efforts and the mentoring of newer officials.
One official in each sport is named Outstanding Official of the Year in appreciation of their dedication and service to schools and student-athletes across the state. Winners are selected following consultation with local assigning secretaries, veteran officials’ observers and coaches throughout the state, as well as additional staff review.
The Outstanding Official of the Year for the 2024-25 soccer season is Azer Sabanovic of Louisville. Each finalist will receive a commemorative watch and certificate courtesy of the Officials Trust Fund, with the Official of the Year receiving an additional recognition award.
With officiating numbers declining at the national level, the […]
11/26/24 – Niblock Named 2024-25 Field Hockey Official of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 26, 2024
Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field performance but also local association activity and leadership, training efforts and the mentoring of newer officials.
One official in each sport is named Outstanding Official of the Year in appreciation of their dedication and service to schools and student-athletes across the state. Winners are selected following consultation with local assigning secretaries, veteran officials’ observers and coaches throughout the state, as well as additional staff review.
The Outstanding Official of the Year for the 2024-25 field hockey season is Chris Niblock of Louisville. Each finalist will receive a commemorative watch and certificate courtesy of the Officials Trust Fund, with the Official of the Year receiving an additional recognition award.
With officiating numbers declining at the national level, […]
11/26/24 – Frequently Asked Lacrosse Questions
Following the board announcement regarding boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, our office has received additional questions about the upcoming season. We fully understand that many of our bylaws and procedures are new to many of our member school teams and representatives from the time when it was managed as a club sport (not sanctioned for a KHSAA championship).
To ensure consistent communication, we’ve put together this Frequently Asked Questions blog post, addressing some of the common queries we’ve received about lacrosse. Please note that this post will be updated as new questions come in and should serve as a helpful reference for our coaches. Since lacrosse will follow similar guidelines to our other sports regarding coaching requirements and championships, your Athletic Director will also continue to be a valuable resource for additional information and is required to be involved for the sport to comply with Federal OCR guidelines.
Frequently Asked Lacrosse […]
11/25/24 – Competitive Cheer & Dance Workers Instructions
Thank you for agreeing to work at the 2024-25 State Competitive Cheer & Dance Championships. These instructions highlight your duties and report times for the event and please feel free to send any questions you may have.
EVENT DETAILS
- December 13-14-15
- George Rogers Clark High School
- 2745 Boonesboro Rd, Winchester
CHECK-IN/PARKING/MEALS
- Worker check-in is at the front entrance of the school.
- Parking – No parking pass is needed, please look for the KHSAA signs for worker parking.
- A boxed lunch will be provided on Friday night (after), once on Saturday (lunch), and once on Sunday.
WORKERS ASSIGNMENTS
- MEDIA/WORKER/TEAM CHECK-IN: Marsha Day (All 3 days)
- Marsha will be checking in media/workers/pass gate and will assist Jeanie Molloy & Sara McClain(KHSAA) with team check-in and counting squads.
- Arrival time, Friday – 3:15 PM
- Arrival time, Saturday – 7:00 AM
- Arrival time, Sunday – […]
- Marsha will be checking in media/workers/pass gate and will assist Jeanie Molloy & Sara McClain(KHSAA) with team check-in and counting squads.
2024-2025 KHSAA Region/State Entries/Results
KHSAA State Swimming and Diving Presented by UK HealthCare
11/22/24 – UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Seeks Nominations for Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year Award
For the ninth 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 2023-24 academic year.
- Nominations should be submitted by January 31, 2025, 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 […]
11/21/24 – Winter Media Credential Applications Now Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 21, 2024
The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for winter state championships (competitive cheer, dance, swimming & diving, bowling, wrestling, indoor track & field) is now live and can be accessed via credentials.khsaa.org.
Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of the media who regularly cover high school athletics. Credentials must be requested prior to the established deadline for each sport through the online credentialing system.
Credentials should be requested by the sports editor/director for all members of their organization needing to attend an event. Credentials for freelance photographers and stringers must be requested by the sports editor/director at the outlet the freelancer will be representing. Media outlets are responsible for the actions of all individuals representing their organization, including compliance with KHSAA policies and procedures. No credentials will be issued outside of the online credentialing system. The KHSAA reserves […]
11/19/24- Football Schools Reminded to Submit Spring Practice Dates, Helmet Reconditioning
Helmet Reconditioning
A reminder to all schools that the helmet reconditioners always need to receive the equipment as soon as practical in order to have it back in time for spring practice.
Delays in sending the equipment off for reconditioning should not be a reason to delay spring practice if you send them well in advance.
See the links found at the KHSAA website, football page under the heading “Football Helmet Guidance Documents, and Rules, Mechanics, Officials and Equipment Information” for additional notes and clarifications.
Spring Practice Dates
Per KHSAA Bylaw 23, each school must submit its spring practice dates on or before December 15, 2024, for the spring, 2025 spring practice period.
Each football school may conduct ten (10) spring practice periods of not more than two (2) hours in length and not more than one practice per day over ten (10) days during three consecutive calendar weeks, which shall be chosen by the […]
11/18/24 – State Dance Time Schedules & Instructions Released
Congratulations to all participants and coaches who have qualified for the 2024-25 KHSAA State Dance Championships presented by UK HealthCare! First and foremost, we would like to thank the regional host schools for all of their hard work and the success of the regional competitions.
There are several items for your review on the Dance page of the KHSAA website, including the state instructions, time schedules, order of appearance, maps, and more. Slight changes may occur as each school reviews the time schedule for accuracy.
TIME SCHEDULES
PARTICIPATING TEAMS CONFERENCE CALL
- Participating Teams are also invited to join the KHSAA in a conference call that will take place on Monday, December 9 at 2:30 PM (ET).
- Details about joining the call will be sent to participating coaches. State Championship details, including parking, check-in procedures, ticketing, and other pertinent details […]
11/18/24 – State Competitive Cheer Time Schedules & Instructions Released
Congratulations to all participants and coaches who have qualified for the 2024 KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships presented by UK HealthCare! First and foremost, we would like to thank the regional host schools for all of their hard work that contributed to the success of the regional competitions.
There are several items for review on the Competitive Cheer page of the KHSAA website, including the state instructions, time schedules, order of appearance, maps, and more. Slight changes may occur as each school reviews the time schedule for accuracy.
TIME SCHEDULES
PARTICIPATING TEAMS CONFERENCE CALL
- Teams qualifying for the state championships are also invited to join the KHSAA in a conference call that will take place on Monday, December 9 at 1:30 PM (ET).
- Details about joining the call will be sent to participating coaches. State Championship details, including parking, […]
11/18/24 – KHSAA Awards 2023-24 NFHS State Coaches of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 18, 2024
As part of its annual awards program, the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association recognizes Coach of the Year honorees from each state. Those named Coach of the Year at the state level then advance for consideration for Sectional Coach of the Year honors. Winners are chosen through a combination of their coaching accomplishments, particularly for the season in question, as well as their contributions outside of competition to help grow their respective sports. These awards are announced following the recognized year.
The complete list of 2023-24 honorees from Kentucky is below.
- Baseball: Brad Burns, Pleasure Ridge Park
- Boys’ Basketball: Ryan Perry, Lyon County
- Boys’ Cross Country: Chris Davis, Bishop Brossart
- Football: Mark Spader, Bowling Green
- Boys’ Golf: Chris Cunningham, South Oldham
- Boys’ Soccer: Chris Grimm, Lafayette
- Boys’ Swimming & Diving: Jamie Palumbo; Bryan Station, Great Crossing, Lexington Catholic, Madison Central, Sayre, Scott County
- Boys’ […]
11/15/24 – Board of Control Adopts Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse Alignment & Postseason Format
At its November 14 meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control approved the alignment, postseason format and dates, and officials’ fees for the 2025 Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse season. Each year, all aspects of the season and event will be reviewed and evaluated after its conclusion.
ALIGNMENT
The alignment will be comprised of eight regions.
- Region 1 – Bowling Green High School, Greenwood High School, Owensboro High School, South Warren High School
- Region 2 – Central Hardin High School, Desales High School, Dupont Manual High School, Mercy Academy, North Hardin High School, Presentation Academy
- Region 3 – Assumption High School, Atherton High School, Louisville Collegiate School, Male High School, Sacred Heart Academy, Saint Xavier High School
- Region 4 -Ballard High School, Christian Academy-Louisville High School, Eastern High School, Fern Creek High School, Kentucky […]
11/15/24 – Board Adopts Boys’ Volleyball Alignment & Postseason Format
The KHSAA Board of Control, at its November 14 meeting, adopted an alignment, postseason format and dates, and officials fees for the inaugural Boys’ Volleyball in the spring of 2025. All aspects of the season and event will be evaluated following the season each year.
ALIGNMENT
The approved alignment will be comprised of eight regions.
- Region 1 – Adair County, Allen Co.-Scottsville, Daviess County, Fort Campbell, Hart County, Ohio County, South Warren, Trinity (Whitesville).
- Region 2 – Casey County, Danville Christian Academy, East Jessamine, John Hardin, Marion County, North Hardin Christian, Pulaski County, Southwestern, Thomas Nelson, West Jessamine.
- Region 3 – Beth Haven, DeSales, Doss, Fairdale, Holy Cross (Louisville), Iroquois, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley, Western.
- Region 4 – Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Jeffersontown, Male, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca, Whitefield.
- Region 5 – Atherton, Ballard, Brown, Central, DuPont Manual, Eastern, St. Xavier, Trinity (Louisville), Waggener.
- Region 6 – Calvary Christian, Collins, Dayton, North […]
11/15/24 – Board of Control Approves Alignment for Lacrosse, Boys’ Volleyball; Revisions to Alignment for Field Hockey, Regions 6-7 Basketball, Region 1 Soccer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 15, 2024
The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its third regularly scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 academic year this week in Lexington, approving alignments for the upcoming inaugural seasons of lacrosse and boys’ volleyball, as well as a handful of alignment revisions across the sport of field hockey, Regions 6-7 of basketball and in Region 1 of soccer.
Lacrosse was approved for an eight-region format and an eight-team postseason state tournament, with the semifinals and finals of both the boys’ and girls’ tournaments culminating at Shelby County and Collins in Shelbyville on May 19-21. Both of these schools have unified lacrosse field markings, which gives the Association tremendous scheduling flexibility to assist with the contests in this first season.
Boys’ volleyball was also approved for an eight-region geographically based alignment with the winner and runner-up of each region advancing to a 16-team state tournament. The semifinals and championship match are scheduled […]
11/15/24 – Operation Unite Fall Esports State Tournament Kicks Off On 11/18
The 2024 Operation UNITE Fall Esports State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare, will begin online at multiple campus sites around the state on Monday and end at a central location in Lexington at The University of Kentucky’s Federal Credit Union Esports Lounge for the semifinal and championship rounds on Wednesday, December 18.
To view the playoff brackets, along with the schools and teams participating, you can click on the game title link below, or go to our PlayVS Kentucky Standings page:
https://www.playvs.com/kentucky
Nintendo Switch Titles:
First-round matchups for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate™ begin Monday, November 18 (64-team bracket)
First-round matchups for Super Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe begin November 21 (32-team bracket)
First-round matchups for Splatoon™ 3 begin December 3 (8-team bracket)
PlayStation 5 Titles:
First-round matchups […]
2024 State Volleyball Honors and Awards
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM PRESENTED BY MORGAN & MORGAN
PLAYER SCHOOL Amirra Bailey Bowling Green Addison Hart McCracken County Kylie Kinner Paintsville Faith Pollard Knott County Central Brooklyn Helm Scott Elise Manhardt Scott Audrey Dyas Notre Dame Julia Grace Notre Dame Madelyn Yaden Mercy Academy Madisyn Green Mercy Academy Emma Cronen Mercy Academy Kristen Simon Assumption Emilee Fuller Assumption
ALL-TOURNAMENT AND MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PRESENTED BY MORGAN & MORGAN
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The KHSAA would like to invite member schools to share details of regular season swimming & diving meets. Please use this form to provide your regular season meet information to the Association for publication on the KHSAA Swimming & Diving website (under the General and Regular season dropdown menu). Please indicate if the meet will have starting wedges available for use, whether or not the electronic touch pads for relay start verification will be used, and whether or not diving will be contested.
FORM FOR REGULAR SEASON SWIM & DIVE MEET
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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 289 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 […]
11/07/24 – Future Swimming First Round Sites Solicitation
The KHSAA is seeking swimming pools and schools to serve as sites and hosts for future Swimming State First Rounds. The KHSAA Staff and Board are seeking a three-year advance selection for seasons 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Those interested in hosting should complete the form below which includes site specifications and requirements. The deadline for application consideration for 2025 is November 12th as the Board hopes to review/approve sites at its November 14th meeting.
FORM: https://forms.gle/QEtdcevLFcWQo8776
2024-24 Season Reminders
- October 1 – First Day of Practice/Tryouts
- November 4 – First Competition Date
- January 19 to January 25 or January 26 to February 1 – Regional Meets
- Local regions may choose to hold the regional meet in one of two allowable weeks to address local issues and maximize flexibility. It will be a determination on local schools to decide whether to have the regions in week 29 or week 30.
- February […]
11/05/24 – Dance State Qualifiers Numbers Released for 2024
STATE QUALIFIERS
- The number of qualifiers for each region and each division of Dance is released in this notice.
- Declaration numbers are pro-rated by region so as not to penalize larger regions.
- After reviewing the declarations/withdrawals, this chart illustrates the updated number of squads per division and per region that will qualify for state competition.
11/05/24 – Competitive Cheer State Qualifiers Numbers Released for 2024
STATE QUALIFIERS
- The number of qualifiers for each region and each division of Competitive Cheer is released in this notice.
- Declaration numbers are pro-rated by region so as not to penalize larger regions.
- After reviewing the declarations/withdrawals, this chart illustrates the updated number of squads per division and per region that will qualify for state competition.
11/04/24- Required Rules Clinic Available for Licensed Officials in Basketball
This message is being sent to all Licensed KHSAA Basketball Officials. Our apologies for any duplicate notification; however, during our transition with the movement of our school data system, we are trying to ensure that notice is sent through a variety of means.The online KHSAA Rules Clinic for officials in the sport of basketball is available through Arbitersports at khsaaofficials.org. Please excuse the production delay as there have been issues with planned elements and video review that have now resulted in those being removed and the clinic posted. This clinic is a part of the requirements for postseason eligibility in basketball for 2025.
For full instructions on how to access your Eligibility options to complete the Online Rules Clinic, see the following:
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11/04/24- Required Rules Clinic Available for Coaches in Basketball
This message is being sent to all Athletic Directors (including assistants), Coaches in the sport of Basketball, and anyone with the role of District Admin in Arbitersports.
The mandatory online KHSAA Rules Clinic for the sport of Basketball is available through your KHSAA360/ArbiterSports Eligibility Dashboard. Please excuse the production delay as there have been issues with planned elements and video review that have now resulted in those being removed and the clinic posted.
The clinic is required of all coaches (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen), regardless of whether or not the coach receives pay.
New for the 24-25 school year: You no longer log into the KHSAA Member School Portal to view your rules clinic or complete your other Bylaw 25 requirements. All Coaching functions have been migrated to the newly developed KHSAA360 System (in ArbiterSports).
If you have yet to log into the KHSAA360 (Arbitersports.com) system, you will need to set your password on the More
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11/04/24 – Girls’ Volleyball State Tournament to Begin at First-Round Sites
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 4, 2024
The 2024 KHSAA Girls’ Volleyball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will begin at multiple campus sites around the state on Monday and end at a central location in Winchester at George Rogers Clark for the quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds this weekend.
First-round matchups begin with Region 15 champion Paintsville (25-11) at Region 13 champion Whitley County (29-10) on Monday at 6 p.m. ET. The night’s seven remaining matches will start an hour later, including Region 4 champion Bowling Green (33-6) at Region 2 champion Heritage Christian (24-5) and Region 3 champion Owensboro (24-14) at Region 1 champion McCracken County (34-5) at 6 p.m. CT and Region 8 champion North Oldham (28-9) at Region 6 champion Mercy Academy (25-14), Region 12 champion West Jessamine (24-16) at Region 10 champion Scott (29-11), Region 16 champion Ashland Blazer (33-6) at Region 14 champion Knott County Central (30-9), Region 9 champion […]
2024 RPI Running Bracket Helper – Rounds 3/4
RPI VALUES FINAL FOR 2024
List of remaining teams updated weekly with remaining teams ranked in RPI order by class
Values for RPI remain unchanged after regular season is complete.
11/01/24 – Cross Country State Championships to Take Off in Lexington
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 1, 2024
The 2024 Kentucky Beef Council Cross Country State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to begin on Saturday morning at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
This year’s competition will start with the Class 3A races at 10 a.m. ET (girls) and 10:45 a.m. (boys), followed by the Class 2A races at 12:30 p.m. (girls) and 1:15 p.m. (boys), and end with the Class 1A races at 3 p.m. (girls) and 3:45 p.m. (boys).
Following a three-year stint away from the Kentucky Horse Park, the event returned to its home venue of more than four decades last season.
Each race will be broadcast live on khsaa.tv to subscribers of the NFHS Network, while tickets are available online only at khsaatickets.org.
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