04/28/26 – Spring Draw Show to Air Wednesday on NFHS Network

April 28, 2026 2025-2026 News Releases

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 28, 2026

Pairings for the KHSAA Lacrosse and Boys’ Volleyball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare, as well as the 2026 KHSAA Team Tennis State Tournaments and the 2026 KHSAA Softball and Baseball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare, will be unveiled on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET during the KHSAA’s annual Spring Championship Draw Show.

The 2026 Spring Championship Draw Show will air on khsaa.tv via the NFHS Network at no cost to viewers, live from the KHSAA offices in Lexington.

The Boys’ Volleyball State Tournament will begin May 11 with the first round played on campus sites. The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match of the Boys’ Volleyball State Tournament will be played on May 15-16 at George Rogers Clark in Winchester, while the Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse State semifinals and finals will conclude in Georgetown on May 18-20 at Great Crossing High School.

The Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis singles and doubles competition will be May 26-27 in Lexington with the Boys’ and Girls’ Team Tennis State Tournaments will be conducted May 28-29 in Lexington.

The Baseball and Softball State Tournaments are scheduled to begin June 4 in Lexington.  The Baseball State Tournament gets underway at Legends Field, home of the Lexington Legends.  Legends Field will host three consecutive days of first-round and quarterfinal baseball action (June 4-6), while John Cropp Stadium will facilitate the entire softball competition. The semifinal rounds of both events will continue on June 12, followed by the championship games on June 13. The Baseball semifinals and championship will be held on the University of Kentucky campus at Kentucky Proud Park.

Brackets for each tournament will be available on the KHSAA/Riherds Scoreboard at the conclusion of the Draw Show, with printable versions available on the homepage of each sport on khsaa.org.

– KHSAA –

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 290 member schools, both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 229 state championships to 59 teams and 178 individuals in 13 sports and six sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 109,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.

 

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