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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 17, 2024 The 2024-25 Operation UNITE Esports Fall State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to the University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on the University of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 12, 2024 The 2024 KHSAA Competitive Cheer State Championships presented by UK HealthCare and the 2024 KHSAA Dance State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to begin at George Rogers Clark in Winchester this w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 5, 2024 The 2024 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Football State Finals will kick off this weekend with all six championship games at Kroger Field on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. Competition gets underway...

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 per...

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 per...

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 per...

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 tha...

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 cre...

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 stat...

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' volley...

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 th...

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 th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 24, 2024 A decade after crowning the sport's inaugural champion in the Commonwealth's most populous city, the KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will kick off its 11th straight championship in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 21, 2024 The 2024 KHSAA Soccer State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare will kick off at campus sites around the Commonwealth this week, culminating in a central location for the final rounds in Lexington on Oct. 30-N...

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 2025 Kentucky Ag Athlete of the Year. The p...

Tee Times for the 2024 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Golf State Final Round presented by UK HealthCare have been posted to the KHSAA website and can be found on the golf page under the dropdown menu for State Finals Rounds Golf I...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 2, 2024 Pairings for the 2024 KHSAA Field Hockey, Soccer and Girls' Volleyball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare will be unveiled on Friday, Oct. 4, at 1:30 p.m. ET during the KHSAA's annual Fall Championship D...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 1, 2024 More than 115,000 participants occupied roster spots in KHSAA sports and sport-activities in the 2023-24 school year, marking an all-time record and an increase of more than 5% from the previous year. A total of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 29, 2024 Another year of KHSAA state championship events is set to begin with the 2024 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac Golf State Championships presented by UK HealthCare. The multi-week event will begin Sept. 30-Oct. 2 wit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 26, 2024 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its second regularly scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 academic year on Thursday in Lexington, approving a four-year site rotation for the Operation UNITE Bass Fishing State C...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 18, 2024 The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for fall state championships (golf, soccer, field hockey, cross country, girls' volleyball, football, esports) is now live and can be accessed via credentials.khsaa....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 16, 2024 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2024 football, girls' volleyball and field hockey seasons have been posted. Initial RPI rankings can be found through the links below: Foot...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among girls' volleyball participants for 2024-2025 is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leade...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 9, 2024 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2024 soccer season, as well as the initial statistical leader reports for the 2024 football, girls' volleyball and field hockey seasons, have bee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 3, 2024 The first official KHSAA statistical leader reports for the 2024 soccer season have been posted. Stat leader reports are updated every day at approximately 3 a.m. ET and include all teams missing stats for no mo...

For the 24th year, the KHSAA will host its HYPE Student Leadership Conference.  Mark your calendars to plan to attend one of the two events scheduled for September 19 or September 20 as both will be held at the Central Bank Center in Lexington WHAT ...

As the ongoing transition to ArbiterSports for KHSAA data management continues, the KHSAA member school directory and information page should be considered the authentic source for up-to-date information about KHSAA member schools: https://ly.kh...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG. 2, 2024 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 academic year on Friday in Newport, approving a review of proposals to be considered at the 2024 Annual Meeting and approvi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 31, 2024 MileSplit, a division of FloSports, has entered into an agreement with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to be the exclusive provider of online registration and live results for cross country and trac...

One-Way Electronic Communication Approved for High School Softball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – High school softball coaches will be able to use electronic devices in the dugout for one-way communication to the catcher while the team is on ...

Races to be Recalled in First 50 Meters in High School Track and Field When Contact Occurs Between Competitors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Effective with the 2025 season, races in high school track and field will be recalled in the first 5...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 9, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials, as well as a single supervisor of officials from among those sports. Finalists in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 9, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 8, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 8, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

Risk Minimization and Sportsmanship Addressed in 2025 Baseball Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – High school baseball players using non-wood bats will have greater flexibility in using substances to enhance their grip on the bat wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 24, 2024 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association introduced the newest addition to its staff on Monday with the hiring of Assistant Commissioner Abby Jackson. "Abby brings a wealth of experience in coaching, studen...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 24, 2024 SALT LAKE CITY/LEXINGTON – In a significant development, ArbiterSports and the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) unveiled an expanded five-year partnership where ArbiterSports will replace the KHS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 5, 2024 The 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare and the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare are set to begin with first- and quarterfinal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 6, 2024 The 2023-24 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year awards program culminated Tuesday on the campus of Midway University, as Carlie Thurmond of Bethlehem (Soccer) and Max Germann of Boyle County (Track...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 30, 2024 Game times are officially set for the first round of both the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare and the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament presented by U...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 29, 2024 The 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Track & Field State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will return to the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington on Thursday for the first of three meets in as many days....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 27, 2024 The 2024 KHSAA Tennis State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will begin Tuesday in Central Kentucky with the opening rounds of singles and doubles competition. The boys' singles and doubles tournaments wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 14, 2024 The first and second rounds of the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will return to the home of the Lexington Legends at Legends Field on June 6-8.  "We are thrilled to...

Flopping Addressed in 2024-25 High School Basketball Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – A new definition and subsequent warning for faking being fouled (flopping) has been added to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book for the 2024-25 seas...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 10, 2024 The pairings for the 2024 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball and Softball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare, as well as the 2024 KHSAA Team Tennis State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare, will be decided...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 9, 2024 Sixteen student-athletes from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been named members of the 2024-25 KHSAA Student Advisory Group. The leaders will represent the KHSAA at the NFHS National Student Leadership Su...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 9, 2024 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, adopting a football alignment effective for the 2025 and 2026 playing seasons. A dr...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 7, 2024 The 2024 Operation UNITE Bass Fishing State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to Kentucky Lake in Calvert City on Friday and Saturday. The two-day event will award an all-girls state champ...

Participants Now Inbounds with One Point of Contact in High School Wrestling FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning with the 2024-25 season, high school wrestlers will be inbounds with only one point of contact of either wrestler inside or ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 24, 2024 The 2023-24 KHSAA Esports Spring State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to the UKFCU Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington on Thursday, deb...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 10, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for 2024 spring state championships (archery, esports, bass fishing, tennis, track, softball, baseball) is now live and can be accessed via credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state champion...

Lexington, KY – 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...

Revisions Made in Fouls and Misconduct Rule in High School Soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Rule 12 of the NFHS Soccer Rules Book on Fouls and Misconduct has been revised and reorganized and includes a new section on “Stopping a Promisin...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 8, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2024 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2024 baseball and softball season have been posted. Initial RPI rankings can be found through the links below: Baseball Softball RPI Ba...

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 th...

Kentucky Department for Public Health 2024 Solar Eclipse Resources ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2024 The first official KHSAA statistical leader reports for the 2024 baseball and softball season have been posted. Stat leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m. ET and will include all teams...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 1, 2024 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

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 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 11, 2024 The 2024 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington starting Wednesday, March 13, at 11 a.m. ET. All 15 games of the tournament will be broa...

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 ...

The 2024 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington starting Wednesday, March 13, at 11 a.m. ET. All 15 games of the tournament will be broadcast live on khsaa.tv to sub...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 1, 2024 The inaugural KHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to debut at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville this weekend. Both the Class 3A an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 21, 2024 The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the 2024 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the 2024 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® is now live and can be accessed via credentials.khsaa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 20, 2024 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fifth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Tuesday in Lexington, approving an initial draft football realignment that would be effective for two yea...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 16, 2024 The KHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will open with state swimming first round competition across three different sites on Saturday, Feb. 17. Participants from Regions 1...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 14, 2024 The KHSAA Wrestling State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, taking place in full over three days from Thursday, Feb. 15, to Satur...

Home Team Uniform Requirements Clarified in High School Football Rules FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Language in the 2024 NFHS Football Rules Book will be changed in an effort to ensure consistent interpretation of the rule regarding require...

Line Judge Procedure Modified in High School Volleyball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Line judges will be required to change sides of the court between sets when teams remain on the same bench. The change in officiating procedure highlights ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 5, 2024 Pairings for the 2024 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® will be unveiled on Monday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. ET on the KHSAA's annual Sweet 16® Draw Show. Th...

Standard Procedure Added for Penalty Corners in High School Field Hockey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – A change in high school field hockey rules for 2024 establishes a standardized procedure for the starting of penalty corners. This revisi...

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 NF...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 2, 2024 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2024 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Sunday, April 28, at the Central Bank Center Ballroom in Lexingto...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 1, 2024 Championship season will officially kick off this calendar year with the 2024 KHSAA Bowling State Championships presented by UK HealthCare next week in Jeffersontown, taking place Feb. 5-7 at Kingpin Lanes. The t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 17, 2024 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving status reports regarding upcoming winter state championships and items...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 16, 2024 The start of this week's fourth regularly scheduled KHSAA Board of Control meeting of the 2023-24 academic year has been delayed two hours due to severe weather conditions. The Board will meet Wednesday, Jan. 17...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 4, 2024 The Dairy Alliance, a leader in the dairy industry raising awareness about the nutritional and wellness advantages of dairy milk, is teaming up with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association to be its Official...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 2, 2024 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2023-24 basketball season have been posted. Initial RPI rankings can be found through the links below: Boys' Basketball Girls' Basketball ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 18, 2023 The first official KHSAA statistical leader reports for the 2023-24 basketball season have been posted. Stat leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m. ET and will include all teams missing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 13, 2023 Two KHSAA coaches earned 2022-23 Section II Coach of the Year honors from the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association. Whitley County baseball head coach Jeremy Shope and South O...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 11, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 6, 2023 Tedi Henderson of DuPont Manual was selected to the inaugural NFHS National Student Advisory Council, which is planned for launch in January 2024. Henderson is one of 16 students nationwide selected to the newly ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 6, 2023 The 2023-24 KHSAA Competitive Cheer State Championships presented by UK HealthCare and the 2023-24 KHSAA Dance State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to George Rogers Clark in Winchester ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for 2023-24 winter state championships (competitive cheer, dance, esports, wrestling, swimming & diving) is now live and can be accessed via credentials.khsaa.org. The media credentialing system for ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 29, 2023 The 2023 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Football State Finals will kick off this weekend with all six championship games at Kroger Field on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. Action gets underway on ...

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 th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 21, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 21, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

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, has an immediate need to fill the position of Off...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 16, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 15, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its third regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving changes to the Swimming State Championship format and event implementat...

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 Tit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 11, 2023 Matchups for all six classes have been set for the third round of the 2023 KHSAA Football Playoffs, which concluded the opening two rounds of regionally based play last Friday. Third-round matchups, formatted wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 7, 2023 As part of a collective effort to address the shortage of licensed officials in Kentucky, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has partnered with an officiating education company called RefReps, as announ...

By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Participants in high school sports and performing ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 29, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Volleyball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will begin at multiple campus sites around the state on Monday, Oct. 30, culminating in a central location at George Rogers Clark in Wincheste...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 27, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Cross Country State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on Saturday, starting with the Class 1A races at 10 a.m. ET (boys) and 10:45 a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 18, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will begin at multiple sites around the city of Louisville this week, culminating in a central location at Christian Academy-Louisville for ...

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 p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 16, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Soccer State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare will kick off at multiple sites around the state this week, culminating in a central location for the final rounds in Lexington on Oct. 25-28 at ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 6, 2023 As part of its annual awards program, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association recognizes Coach of the Year honorees from each state. Those named Coach of the Year at th...

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 exper...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 26, 2023 On Thursday, Sept. 28, the pairings for the 2023 KHSAA Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare will be revealed during the annual Fall Championship Draw Show at 1:30 p.m....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 23, 2023 The 2023-24 KHSAA state championship season will kick off with the 2023 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac Golf State Championships presented by UK HealthCare. The multi-week event will begin Sept. 25-27 with first-rou...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for fall state championships (golf, field hockey, soccer, cross country, volleyball, football) is now live and can be accessed via the following link: credentials.khsaa.org Credentials to each KHSAA stat...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 13, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its second regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving the distribution of a member school referendum regarding Bylaw 9, an ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 12, 2023 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2023 football, volleyball and field hockey seasons have been posted on KHSAA.org. Initial RPI rankings can be found through the links below: ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 5, 2023 The first official KHSAA statistical leader reports for the 2023 football, volleyball and field hockey seasons, as well as the initial KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index rankings for the 2023 soccer season, have been...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUG. 28, 2023 The first official KHSAA statistical leader reports for the 2023 soccer season have been posted at KHSAA.org. Stat leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m. ET and will include all teams m...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 23, 2023 A statement from the Commissioner's Office: This information issues football playing rules interpretations and approved administrative remedies proposed by the local assigning secretary involving a crew of sev...

For the 23rd year, the KHSAA will host its HYPE Student Leadership Conference.  Mark your calendars to plan to attend one of the two events scheduled for September 7 or September 8 as both will be held at the Central Bank Center in Lexington WHAT IS...

At the September 22, 2022, Annual Meeting of the membership, the delegates approved an amendment to Bylaw 9 of the KHSAA related to the play of basketball players in competition prior to the start of the season. This change is now in effect. The enti...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 27, 2023 After a three-year stint at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course in Paris, the KHSAA Cross Country State Championships will return to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington starting in 2023-24. "We would like t...

The KHSAA, a private, non-profit entity designated by the Kentucky Board of Education to manage high school sports and sport-activities in the Commonwealth, has an immediate need to fill the part-time position of Supervisor of Officials Licensing. Th...

The KHSAA, a private, non-profit entity designated by the Kentucky Board of Education to manage high school sports and sport-activities in the Commonwealth, has an immediate need to fill the position of Office Manager and Administrative Assistant to ...

At its most recent meeting, the Board of Control approved recommended changes to the Spring Corresponding Dates Calendar impacting Tennis, Track and Field, Softball and Baseball. Please understand that this communication will be more lengthy than nor...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 18, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2023-24 academic year on Tuesday in Newport, approving revisions to spring 2024 state championship dates, adopting "playing-up" ru...

New Examples of False Starts Adopted in High School Track and Field Rules FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – In an effort to more clearly define false starts in high school track and field events, two new starting violations have been adopted for...

Changes in Pitching Delivery Requirements Approved in High School Softball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning next year, pitchers in high school softball will be allowed to disengage both feet from the playing surface if the pivot foot ...

Electronic Communication Devices from Dugout to Catchers to be Permitted in High School Baseball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – The use of a one-way communication device between a coach in the dugout and a team’s catcher for the purposes of c...

KHSAA Assistant Commissioner Darren Bilberry was one of eight individuals recognized on June 30, 2023 at the NFHS Annual Summer Meeting in Seattle. The eight 2023 state association Citation recipients are Larry White, Section 1, retired executive dir...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 30, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials, as well as a single supervisor of officials from among those sports. Finalists i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 30, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 30, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 30, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 8, 2023 The 2022-23 athletic season will officially come to a close this weekend as the semifinal and final rounds of the 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball and Softball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare wrap up...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 6, 2023 The 2022-23 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year awards program culminated this week on the campus of Midway University, as Rafaella Johnson of Elizabethtown (Cross Country) and George Ferree of Tri...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 31, 2023 The final state championship events of the 2022-23 school year are set to kick off in Lexington this week. The 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Track & Field State Championships, 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball Sta...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 29, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Tennis State Championships presented by UK HealthCare return to the Lexington area on Tuesday, with first serve scheduled for 8 a.m. ET and competition running throughout the morning, afternoon and ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 22, 2023 The first and second rounds of the 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare will now be played at the recently renovated home of the Lexington Counter Clocks on June 1, 2 and 3...

Free Throw Procedures and Foul Administration Amended in 2023-24 High School Basketball Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning next year, high school basketball teams will shoot two free throws for common fouls when in the “bo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 10, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, accepting reports of several member surveys and ballots regarding both new and exi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 9, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will cast on Kentucky Lake on May 12-13 in Calvert City. The two-day event will crown an inaugural girls' state champion in addition to a ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 4, 2023 The pairings for the 2023 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball and Softball State Tournaments presented by UK HealthCare will be decided during the KHSAA's annual Spring Championship Draw Show on Tuesday, May 9, at 1:30 p....

Changes in High School Wrestling Rules Include Allowance of Six Matches in One Day of Competition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS – High school wrestlers will be able to wrestle in six matches in any one day of competition beginning with the 202...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 1, 2023 Sixteen student-athletes from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been named members of the 2023-24 KHSAA Student Advisory Group. The leaders will represent the KHSAA at the NFHS National Student Leadership Su...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 24, 2023 After kicking off 2022-23 state competition with last December's winter event, five more state champions will be crowned at the 2022-23 KHSAA Esports Spring State Championships presented by UK HealthCare inside ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 17, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Archery State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to take off Tuesday, April 18, at Ephram White Gymnasium in Bowling Green. Gates will open for participants at 7 a.m. CT and for spe...

Risk Minimization Focus of 2023-24 High School Swimming and Diving Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS (April 14, 2023) – Swimming stroke changes and a new penalty for close diving board proximity stand out among the high school swimmi...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for spring state championships (archery, esports, bass fishing, tennis, track & field, baseball, softball) is now live and can be accessed via the following link: credentials.khsaa.org Credentials to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 11, 2023 Two KHSAA coaches earned 2021-22 Section II Coach of the Year honors from the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association. Conner boys' cross country head coach Ian Johnstone and Ba...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 3, 2023 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings and the initial stat leader reports for the 2023 baseball and softball seasons are now available. All data is based solely upon the statistical inf...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 29, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 29, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 29, 2023 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field...

Released Inversions, Tosses to Stunts Highlight High School Spirit Rules Changes for 2023-24 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS (March 24, 2023) – Two major rules changes for the 2023-24 high school spirit season involve released inversions and tos...

Nearly two years ago, the Board of Control approved revisions to the corresponding date calendar for basketball necessitated by the annual rollover of calendar dates, the periodic movement of the NCAA championships calendar and the availability of po...

Based on a series of inquiries in the last day or so, a couple of reminders are necessary for our football schools in an effort to prevent inadvertent violations of the bylaws surrounding football practice and off-season activity. NONE OF THESE PROVI...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 13, 2023 The 2023 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington starting Wednesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. ET. All 15 games of the tournament will be broadca...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 7, 2023 The 2023 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington starting Wednesday, March 8, at 11 a.m. ET. All 15 games of the tournament will be broa...

Fouls and Misconduct Clarifications Headline High School Soccer Rules Changes for 2023-24 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS (March 2, 2023) – High school soccer officials will now have a set of criteria to consider when determining misconduct for ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 27, 2023 Cody Ell of South Warren and Laura Neal of Powell County have been selected as recipients of the eighth annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. When former KHSAA Commissioner Lo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 22, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fifth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving the adoption of girls' wrestling, the solicitation of a site to hold th...

The media credentialing system for the 2023 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the 2023 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® is now available online and can be accessed via the following link: credentials.khsaa.org This year’s eve...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 16, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Wrestling State Championships presented by UK HealthCare will begin with the State First Round on Feb. 18 at both Atherton in Louisville and Ryle in Union. The event will conclude with the State F...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 14, 2023 The 2023 KHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are scheduled to take off Feb. 16-18 inside the Lancaster Aquatic Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. The three-...

The KHSAA is seeking applications to become a member of its Student Advisory Group (2023-24). 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 N...

Loose Equipment in Field of Play Ruled as Foul in High School Field Hockey Rules FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 7, 2023) – A change in high school field hockey rules for 2023 defines loose equipment in the field of play as a foul when the...

Coaching Protocols and Jewelry Allowances Highlight 2023-24 Volleyball Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 3, 2023) – The expansion of the coaching zone beyond the end line of the volleyball court and the allowance of one assista...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 3, 2023 Pairings for the 2023 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® will be drawn Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. ET on the KHSAA's annual Sweet 16® Draw Show. The d...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 3, 2023 The 2022-23 KHSAA Bowling State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to take place Feb. 6-8 at Kingpin Lanes in Jeffersontown. The three-day event will begin with Unified and Adapted competition on Mo...

Changes in Basic Spot for Penalty Enforcement Headline 2023 High School Football Rules Changes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 2, 2023) – A notable change to Rule 10 of the NFHS Football Rules Book will eliminate the excessive pena...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among Archery participants for 2022-2023 is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leader...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 20, 2023 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2023 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Sunday, April 30, at the Central Bank Center Ballroom in Lexingt...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 18, 2023 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving football realignment and revisions to the RPI calculations, as well as...

Class 1A 1- Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville 2- Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day 3- Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic 4- Bishop Brossart, Holy Cross (Covington), Ludl...

Class 1A 1- Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville 2- Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day 3- Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic 4- Bishop Brossart, Holy Cross (Covington), Ludl...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 20, 2022 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings and the initial stat leader reports of the 2022-23 boys' and girls' basketball seasons are now available. The RPI is a tool developed for all team...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 19, 2022 As part of its annual awards program, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association recognizes Coach of the Year honorees from each state. Those named Coach of the Year at t...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC.15, 2022 In the KHSAA's final state championship event of the 2022 calendar year, five state champions will be determined with the 2022-23 KHSAA Esports Winter State Championships presented by UK HealthCare inside the UKFC...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 8, 2022 The 2022-23 KHSAA Competitive Cheer and Dance State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are set to return to George Rogers Clark in Winchester this weekend. The KHSAA Competitive Cheer State Championships wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 7, 2022 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for winter sports championships (competitive cheer, dance, eSports, bowling, swimming & diving, wrestling) is now live and can be accessed via the following link: credentials.khsaa.org Credentials to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DEC. 1, 2022 The 2022 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine Football State Finals will kick off the first of six championship games at Kroger Field on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington on Friday. Reigning Class 1A state ...

Lexington, KY (November 17, 2022) – The OVG360 managed Rupp Arena is proud to partner with KHSAA to extend the contract to host KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 Tournament and KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 Tournament, keeping the tournament in Central KY for at least 3 mo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 16, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its third regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Wednesday in Lexington, approving items passed at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Schools and the authorizatio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 16, 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop and the KHSAA announced Wednesday that they have expanded their existing partnership to make Clark's Pump-N-Shop the Official Fuel of the KHSAA through 2025. "The partnership with Clark's Pum...

It is again time for us to turn on orders for the 2022 UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals. Here are some notes about this year’s finals and ticket sales: The games will again be played at Kroger Field at the University of Kentuc...

For the seventh 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 t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 10, 2022 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 2, 2022 For the third consecutive year, the final rounds of the KHSAA Volleyball State Tournament Presented by UK HealthCare will wrap up at George Rogers Clark in Winchester. Cardinal Arena will host four quarterfinal ma...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 1, 2022 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOV. 1, 2022 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 27, 2022 For the third year in a row, the KHSAA Cross Country State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare will be held at the Bourbon County XC Course in Paris. Fans can purchase digital tickets for each class of races...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 25, 2022 The semifinal and final rounds of the 2022 KHSAA Soccer State Tournaments Presented by UK HealthCare will come to an end this week at Frederick Douglass in Lexington. The girls' tournament will kick things off o...

The semifinals of the ninth annual KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament Presented by UK HealthCare are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, at Christian Academy-Louisville. The first match, featuring Christian Academy-Louisville vs. Assumption, is schedu...

Enough is Enough: Bad Behavior by Coaches, Parents and Fans Must Stop By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School A...

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 2023 Kentucky Ag Athlete of the Year. The p...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 11, 2022 On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the pairings for the 2022 KHSAA Field Hockey, Soccer and Volleyball State Tournaments Presented by UK HealthCare will be revealed during the annual Fall Championship Draw Show at 2 p.m. E...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 2, 2022 The state championship slate for the 2022-23 academic year will crown its first champions with the finals of the 2022 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac Golf State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare this week at ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for fall sports championships (golf, soccer, field hockey, cross country, volleyball, football) is now live and can be accessed via the following link: credentials.khsaa.org Credentials to each KHSAA Sta...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 19, 2022 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings for the 2022 football season have been posted for all classes at KHSAA.org. Due to the limited number of contests for football compared to the ot...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 13, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its second regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year on Tuesday in Lexington, approving an amended sponsorship policy for potential new sports and sport-activi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 7, 2022 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) rankings and the initial statistical leader reports for the 2022 volleyball, soccer and field hockey seasons, as well as the initial statistical leader repo...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Student Athlete-of-the-Year among volleyball participants for 2022-2023 is now open.  This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The li...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among Soccer participants for 2022-2023 is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leaders...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among golf participants for 2022-2023 is now open.  This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadersh...

Mark your calendars to plan to attend one of the two KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences scheduled for September 15 (Bowling Green) and September 16 (Lexington). WHAT IS HYPE? HYPE is a one-day student leadership conference where students wil...

The KHSAA and NFHS are aware of the many phishing attempts made by fake social media accounts. Scammers create these accounts to trick users into sharing posts that contain links to malicious sites and disclosing personal information. The scam accoun...

As discussed at the 7/22/22 Board of Control meeting, the process for realignment in the classified sports remains unchanged from various updates since 2021. The new alignments will be completed during the 2022-23 school year, to be implemented for 2...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 22, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its first regularly scheduled meeting of the 2022-23 academic year this week in Louisville, one of the six scheduled meetings throughout the school calendar. After compl...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 14, 2022) — Rules providing consistency and guidance to meet referees were among focal points addressed in the eight rules changes for the 2023 high school track and field and cross country seasons. Two of the most notable cha...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 12, 2022) — The NFHS Softball Rules Committee has approved the wearing of jewelry in the sport, effective with the 2023 season. Previously, only medical and religious medals were permitted. The removal of the previous Rule 3-2...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 11, 2022) — High school baseball players and coaches will be permitted to wear jewelry in 2023 after the NFHS Baseball Rules Committee voted to remove its prohibition from the rules. Previously, only medical and religious medal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 28, 2022 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 23, 2022 Compiler's Note: The agreed order was amended at the June 23 Board of Control  meeting and required approval and signatures following; The final document is located on the KHSAA website at https://khsaa.org/...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 22, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 23, at 10 a.m. ET inside the KHSAA Office in Lexington. The Board will meet to consider a proposed agreed order addressing an a...

Additional changes in guidance from the CDC as well as the conclusion of the 2021-22 competitive year have resulted in additional review by the Association and its sports medicine advisors. The KHSAA KMA Sports Medicine Committee met in late May to c...

THIS GUIDANCE DOCUMENT NOW SUNSET  AND SUPERSEDED BY 2023 SB145 EFFECTIVE JUNE 29, 2023 Background The Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 563 (HB 563) during the 2021 Regular Session, and it became law on June 29, 2021, with full impl...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 11, 2022 The 2021-22 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year awards program culminated this week on the campus of Midway University, as Renae Kopser (Ryle) and Ben Gloyd (Mayfield) were recognized as the overa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 8, 2022 The 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare and the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament presented by UK HealthCare are each set to conclude at the Barnhart Fami...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 2, 2022 The final state championship events of the 2021-22 school year are set to kick off on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington this week with the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Track & Field State Championship...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 31, 2022 The 2022 KHSAA Tennis State Championships presented by UK HealthCare are scheduled to begin Tuesday at 8 a.m. ET. The first and second rounds of the boys’ competition will kick off at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Co...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 17, 2022 Pairings for the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Baseball State Tournament Presented by UK HealthCare and the 2022 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Softball State Tournament Presented by UK HealthCare will be revealed Thursday, May 1...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 12, 2022 The ninth annual KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championship is set to begin Friday at the Kentucky Dam Marina in Gilbertsville. The two-day event will start each morning with the boat launch from Kentucky Dam Marina at...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 12, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its final regularly scheduled meeting of the 2021-22 academic year this week at the KHSAA Office, approving a variety of items that affect 2022-23 and beyond. The Board agreed...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 3, 2022) — The allowance of hair adornments made of hard material has been clarified in high school basketball. Adornments made of hard material are permitted provided they are securely fastened close to the head and do not pres...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 28, 2022 The Spring 2022 KHSAA Esports State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare will take place at the University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 27, 2022 Eleven student-athletes from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky have been named members of the 2022-23 KHSAA Student Advisory Group. The leaders will represent the KHSAA at the NFHS National Student Leadership ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 19, 2022 The 2022 KHSAA Archery State Championships will take place at Ephram White Gymnasium in Bowling Green on Tuesday. Competition will get underway at 9:30 a.m. CT. Following the event, full results will be posted o...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 18, 2022) — A collection of new markings for pool facilities constructed or renovated after January 1, 2023, stands out among the high school swimming and diving rules changes approved for the 2022-23 school year. The marking...

The NCAA today issued the following guidance document to the state associations to reflect changes, updates and allowances for students who will initially enroll in NCAA institutions in the fall of 2023. Please carefully review this material and cont...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for spring sports championships (archery, esports, bass fishing, tennis, track & field, softball, baseball) is now live and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSA...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 11, 2022   Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 11, 2022   The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings and the initial stat leader reports for the 2022 baseball and softball seasons have been posted at KHSAA.org. The RPI (https://khsaa.org/...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year among Baseball participants for 2021-2022 is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link ...

From the Desk of Chris Page, Executive Director, CSIET The past few years have challenged us to think about how we educate our students in new and different ways. As you look to the 2022-2023 school year, we hope you will continue your important par...

The KHSAA is seeking applications to become a member of its Student Advisory Group. One of the main duties of the group is the planning and execution of its HYPE Student Leadership Conferences. Those chosen attend the NFHS National Student Leadership...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 16, 2022 The 2022 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center starting Wednesday, March 16, at 11 a.m .ET. Fans can follow all the action through live webcasts at KHS...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 11, 2022) — In consideration of expanded inclusivity, rules allowing securely affixed hair adornments such as beads and other devices were recently adopted for the 2022-23 high school spirit season. The change allowing for su...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 9, 2022 The 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® is set to return to Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center starting Wednesday, March 9, at 11 a.m .ET. Fans can follow all the action through live webcasts at ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 8, 2022 Assumption volleyball head coach Ron Kordes will become the 11th individual from Kentucky to be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations National High School Hall of Fame on July 1 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2022 Ella Abney of Frankfort High School and Butler's James Howell have been selected as the recipients of the seventh annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. When former KHSAA Commi...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 3, 2022) – Hair adornments, including beads, may be worn by high school soccer players beginning next fall, provided they are secured in a bun and do not present a safety hazard to the player, teammates or opponents. This cha...

Tickets for the 2022 UK HealthCare Boys' Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament are on sale NOW. Go to www.khsaatickets.org to place your order. The bracket for the tournament is at the end of this post. Working closely with our partners at Rupp Aren...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 25, 2022 The 2022 KHSAA Wrestling State Championships are set to begin Friday in Winchester at George Rogers Clark. Each bout of the two-day competition will be broadcast live by Trackwrestling and available at KHSAA.tv f...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 23, 2022 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2022 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Sunday, May 15, in the Central Bank Center Ballroom in Lexington...

The online media credentialing system for the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the 2022 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® is now available online and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Both of this year’s ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 19, 2022 The 2022 KHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare concluded this weekend inside the Lancaster Aquatic Center at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. St. Xavier earned the Bo...

Tickets for the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls' Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament are on sale NOW. Go to www.khsaatickets.org to place your order. The bracket for the tournament is at the end of this post. Working closely with our partners at Rupp...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 17, 2022) – A new rules exception that allows a passer to intentionally throw an incomplete forward pass for the purpose of conserving yardage, and the redefining of the term “chop block” – both of which are intended to min...

The 2022 KHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships Presented by UK HealthCare continue with the Boys' and Girls' Swimming State Championships on February, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb.19, respectively, inside the Lancaster Aquatic Center at the U...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 17, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fifth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2021-22 academic year this week at the KHSAA Office, approving adjustments to football bracketing and selecting its 2022-23 Presid...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 11, 2022) — High school field hockey players may now wear adornments in the hair that do not present a risk to themselves, teammates or opponents beginning with the 2022 season. Previously, hair adornments were limited to t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 11, 2022 The KHSAA Diving State Championships will take place Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Falling Springs Center in Versailles. Gates will open and tickets will go on sale for fans at 9 a.m. ET. Team points accumulated duri...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 10, 2022) — Hair adornments such as beads are now legal in high school volleyball as long as they are securely fastened and do not endanger other players. This rule change, along with eliminating manufacturer reference...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 9, 2022 The 11th annual KHSAA Bowling State Championships concluded at Executive Strike & Spare in Louisville on Wednesday. Paul Laurence Dunbar (Boys' Team), Broox Golden of Paul Laurence Dunbar (Boys' Singles), Grav...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 8, 2022 Pairings for the 2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® will be revealed Friday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m. ET when the annual Sweet 16® Draw Show is tele...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEB. 5, 2022 The 11th annual KHSAA Bowling State Championships return to Executive Strike & Spare on Feb. 7-9 in Louisville. The girls’ team and singles competition will open the three-day event with the girls’ team compet...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for Winter Sports Championships (Bowling, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving) is now live and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA State Championship event are issue...

The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2021-22 academic year on Wednesday at the KHSAA Office and made some modifications to the playing and postseason schedule for baseball. This change on dates for regula...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 21, 2022 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association introduced two additions to its Executive Staff this week with the hiring of Event Services and Social Media Director Jenny Elder and Media Relations and Publications...

The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2021-22 academic year on Wednesday at the KHSAA Office and made some modifications to the playing and postseason schedule for Baseball. The Board previously approved ...

As a result of multiple recent changes and interpretations by the CDC, the KHSAA KMA Sports Medicine Committee met on September 18 to consider revisions to the return to play protocol. Please keep in mind that only the six-day gradual return to play ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAN. 19, 2022 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the 2021-22 academic year on Wednesday at the KHSAA Office, approving changes to the golf playoff format, effective fall 2022. The ch...

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...

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 2022 Kentucky Ag Athlete of the Year. The p...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student Athlete-of-the-Year among wrestling participants for 2021-2022 is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and lead...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2021 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings and the initial stat leader reports of the 2021-22 basketball season are now available on the Association’s website. The RPI (https://khsaa.or...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2021 Four state champions will be determined Thursday afternoon as the PlayVS/KHSAA Esports Winter State Championships head to the UKFCU Esports Lounge at The Cornerstone on UK’s campus. Tickets to the event are o...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2021 Ten state championship trophies will be claimed this weekend in Winchester as George Rogers Clark High School hosts the 2021-22 KHSAA State Competitive Cheer (Dec. 10-11) and 2021-22 KHSAA State Dance Champion...

For the sixth 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 tha...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2021 As part of its annual awards program, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association recognizes Coach of the Year honorees from each state. Those named Coach of the Year a...

For Immediate Release: December 1, 2021 The 2021 UK Orthopaedics State Football Finals begin Friday morning at 12 p.m. with the first of the weekend’s six championship games as Russellville (12-1) takes on Pikeville (13-2) in the 1A title bout at Kr...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2021 For the second straight year, the remaining rounds of the KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament will play out at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. GRC’s Cardinal Arena, which became just the ninth hom...

THE POSITION IS OPEN IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED, AND WILL NOT BE FILLED BEFORE NOVEMBER 14, 2021 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association is accepting applications for the position of Communications Director QUALIFICATIONS (...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2021 For the second straight year, the KHSAA State Cross Country Championships will be held at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course in Paris. Fans can purchase digital tickets for each class of races at khsaatic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Soccer Championships resume this week as play moves to Frederick Douglass High School for the boys’ and girls’ semifinals and finals. All six games will be webcast live by KHSAA.tv as part...

The eighth annual KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament gets started tonight with four quarterfinal matchups at campus sites. Tickets for the state tournament, including tonight’s quarterfinals, are available digital-only and can be purchased at khsaat...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2021 On Wednesday, Oct. 13 the pairings for the 2021 KHSAA Field Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer and Volleyball State Tournaments will be revealed during the annual Fall Championship Draw Show at 10 a.m. ET. The ...

As they have done since the start of the pandemic, the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) composed of Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) member doctors has held multiple special meetings to continually review the Return to Play Guidance and Re...

Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Vacancy Announcement for the position of Event Management Specialist DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESUMES AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION: OCTOBER 31, 2021 The Kentucky High School Athletic Associat...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2021 The state championship slate for the 2021-22 academic year gets started next week with the 2021 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships (Oct. 4-9) at the Bowling Green Country Club. This is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2021 The Board of Control held its second meeting of the 2021-22 academic year on Wednesday at the KHSAA offices, during which it approved a draft wrestling alignment that will go into effect for the 2021-22 se...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2021 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) standings for the 2021 football season have been posted at KHSAA.org for all classes. Due to the limited number of contests for football compared to t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2021 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) standings for the 2021 field hockey, boys’ and girls’ soccer and volleyball seasons have been posted at KHSAA.org. Football’s RPI rankings will be rel...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 1, 2021 The first statistical leader reports of the season for field hockey, football, boys’ and girls’ soccer and volleyball are available to view at KHSAA.org. The reports include all teams missing stats for no mor...

After the cancellation of last year's conference due to the pandemic, the KHSAA is planning to conduct its HYPE Student Leadership Conference in person on Sept. 24 at Central Bank Center in Lexington.  WHAT IS HYPE? HYPE is a one-day student leader...

First off, thank you to our member schools for your help last year in adjusting to a revised method to report scores and schedule updates to the Riherds / KHSAA Scoreboard. GENERAL NOTES FOR ALL SPORTS Some of the methods will necessarily change in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2021 KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett today announced the promotion of two members of the KHSAA staff to new positions. Communications Director Joe Angolia will move to serve as an Assistant Commissioner following t...

At its July 23, 2021 meeting, the KHSAA Board of Control heard an update on recent activity at the intercollegiate level regarding NCAA changes with Name, Image, and Likeness. On June 24, 2021, An Executive Order was entered by Governor Andy Beshear'...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2021 The Board of Control conducted its organizational meeting for the 2021-22 academic year on Friday, July 23rd in Newport, during which time it heard various operational reports and status updates from KHSAA staff....

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Boasting an ever-increasing number of participants, esports (or electronic sports) continues to rise as one of the more popular and unique activity programs for high school students. The National Federation of State High School Ass...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2021 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field/...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2021 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field/c...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2021 Each year, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association honors the top officials for the 10 sports in which it licenses officials. Finalists in each sport are selected through a combination of not only on-field/...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2021 Former Leslie County High School standout Tim Couch will become the 10th individual from Kentucky to be inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High School Hall of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Softball Tournament (June 18-20) culminates this weekend as the final eight teams head to the University of Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium. Tickets to the event are only available for purchase...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2021 The KHSAA State Baseball Tournament (June 16-19) concludes this week in Lexington as the final eight teams visit Legends Field to contend for the 2021 state championship. Tickets to the event are only available f...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2021 Friday's softball semi-state games have been postponed until Sunday, June 13 at John Cropp Stadium due to severe weather conditions. The rescheduled games will be played on Sunday as follows: 1:30 PM - Boyle Co...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Track and Field Championships (June 10-12) begin Thursday morning at 10 a.m. when the 1A Meet gets underway at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex. The 2A Championship...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2021 The 2020-21 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year awards program culminated on the campus of Midway University on Monday, as Claire Lehmkuhler (Woodford County) and Jackson Smallwood (Grant County) w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Tennis Championships (June 1-3) get underway Tuesday at 8 a.m. as the girls’ singles and doubles competition heads to the UK Boone/Downing Tennis Club while the boys’ tournament opens at Top S...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2021 The pairings for the 2021 KHSAA State Baseball and KHSAA State Softball Tournaments will be revealed Thursday, May 27 at 1 p.m. as the Draw Show will be conducted at the KHSAA offices and streamed online at KHSAA....

Information relative the additional flexibility granted on May 19, 2021, for 2020-21 seniors who return for supplemental education during 2021-22 is listed in the information at https://bit.ly/3dUJ9us    ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Beginning with the 2022-23 season, a 35-second shot clock will be permitted in high school basketball games by state association adoption. A proposal for a national rule mandating a shot clock was not approved. A shot clock was am...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2021 Multiple state champions will be determined this week in Winchester as George Rogers Clark High School hosts the 2020-21 KHSAA Competitive Cheer (May 13-14) and 2020-21 KHSAA Dance Championships (May 16). Both eve...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2021 Prestonsburg High School brothers Andrew Martin and Jacob Martin, and North Hardin’s Toné Melton have been selected as the recipients of the sixth annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships for the 2020-21 academic ...

Information specific to this topic is now included in the compiled SB128 SSYP Informational post at https://bit.ly/3dUJ9us    ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2021 The Board of Control conducted its final meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on Wednesday at the KHSAA Offices, during which time it addressed the football playoff structure after reviewing the results of a recent...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2021 The eighth KHSAA State Bass Fishing Championship begins Friday morning at the Kentucky Dam Marina when 90 teams compete for the 2021 state title. The two-day KHSAA State Bass Fishing Championship (May 7-8), with Ca...

Based on today's previously unannounced notice regarding masking from the Governor's Office and the Department for Public Health, immediate changes in all sports and sport-activities conducted outside are being implemented. For all outdoor sports an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2021 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings and the initial stat leader reports for the 2021 baseball and softball seasons have been posted at KHSAA.org. The RPI (https://khsaa.org/rpi-rati...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2021 The KHSAA State Swimming & Diving and KHSAA State Archery Championships will be conducted across various sites this week in response to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor events. The non-traditional format ensu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Archery Championships will be conducted next week across four sites in response to COVID-19 guidelines and capacity restrictions. Conducting the championship in this manner will allow the KH...

For a complete list of the provisions and information related to the implementation of SB128 and the SSYP, please see the following document- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE DOCUMENT...

With the conclusion of basketball season, member schools are reminded of the regulations regarding off-season play. There have been no additional adjustments enacted, considered or contemplated at this time by the Commissioner's office or the Board o...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 2021 The 2021 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® gets underway Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. when Knott County Central takes on Sacred Heart at Rupp Arena. The Valkyries played in the final game of last year’s G...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA Boys' Sweet 16® presented by UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine makes its return to Rupp Arena on Wednesday afternoon when Knott County Central squares off against Elizabeth...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2021 The 2021 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships conclude Saturday in Winchester as the event makes its inaugural appearance at George Rogers Clark HS for the final round. Due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions, Sa...

ELECTRONIC TICKETING This is the first year of a permanent change where the events (and nearly all Rupp Arena and major venue events) will be using electronic ticketing, and no more commemorative or traditional paper tickets will be issued. We ...

A limited number of sets of tickets (books of seats for the entire tournament) are available for the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® Tournament presented by UK HealthCare and Orthopaedics. The tournament will be held from March 31 to April 3. Due to current CO...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2021 The 10th-annual KHSAA State Bowling Championships return to Executive Strike & Spare this week with a modified three-day schedule. The boys’ team and singles competition will open the week on Monday, March 2...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2021 The Boys’ and Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® is back!!! Commemorate the return of the Greatest Show in Hoops to Rupp Arena by recognizing yourself or your loved ones with this once in a lifetime opportunity. Celebrate ...

From Commissioner Julian Tackett and the staff of the KHSAA. Hello to all of the members of both the Kentucky Press Association and Kentucky Broadcasters Association. When we gathered and then adjourned abruptly at Rupp Arena last March, most of us ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2021 The KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® and event participants around the Commonwealth received a boost this week as UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine reached an agreement to become the presenting s...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has chosen Kylen Running Hawk, a student at Morris Area High School in Morris, Minnesota, as the 2021 national recipient of the National High School Heart of the Arts...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life for almost a yea...

We have confirmed that officially, effective today, all of the guidance limitations within the Governor's orders on a variety of venues have been changed. The venue recommendations for limitation have been changed throughout the state increasing by t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2021 Pairings for the 2021 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Wednesday, March 10th at 12:30 p.m. (ET) when the annual Sweet 16® Draw Show is televised by Th...

Dates and sites for the 2021 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships have been determined. Postseason instructions and details will be released in a few days with many more details. These events will be managed through the KHSAA including ticket sales an...

(Updated 3/11/21) Following the February Board meeting, the staff has been working to re-confirm postseason sites while also finalizing plans for the swimming and diving postseason.  The following is the current status of those postseason plans: At...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2021 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2020 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Embassy Suites Lexington. The ba...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2021 The Board of Control conducted a virtual meeting this week in light of the State of Emergency declared for Kentucky due to severe weather conditions, during which time staff outlined postseason options for th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2021 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings of the 2020-21 basketball season are now available on the Association’s website (https://khsaa.org/rpi-ratings-percentage-index/). The RPI is a...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2021 Three KHSAA coaches were chosen as Section II Coach of the Year winners for 2019-20 by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association as part of its annual recognition pro...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2021 The first statistical leader reports of the 2020-21 season for girls’ and boys’ basketball have been posted at KHSAA.org. The leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m., and will include ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2020 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been rec...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2021 The Board of Control held its fourth regularly-scheduled meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on Thursday at the KHSAA Office, conducting a thorough status review of ongoing operations and championship plans. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2021 The dates for the 2021 Boys’ and Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments have been set, with the boys’ tournament taking place March 31 through April 3, followed by the Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Swee...

For the fifth 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 tha...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2021 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association today announced, in partnership with PlayVS, an expansion of its recognized varsity title offerings to include FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 for the upcoming Spring 202...

For Immediate Release: December 15, 2020 The 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals begin Friday morning at 11 a.m. with the first of the weekend’s six championship games as Kentucky Country Day (10-1) takes on Paint...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2020 The Board of Control conducted a special meeting on Thursday morning, upholding its earlier decision by a 12-5 vote to begin practice for winter sports on Dec. 14th and regular-season competition on Jan. 4th....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2020 Following the Board of Control meeting on November 18th, the Association has worked to finalize the order of games for the 2020 UK Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine State Football Finals. The games wil...

With the Governor's School Closing Order of this past Wednesday (details of which can be seen here) along with the Board of Control decision to delay the start of the indoor winter sports seasons to January 4 (details of which can be seen here), chan...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2020 The Board of Control conducted its third regularly-scheduled meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on Wednesday and elected to postpone the start of the winter sports season to January 4th by unanimous vote. I...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2020 The KHSAA notified member schools this morning that the start of the football playoffs will be delayed one week in an effort to provide schools and school systems time to review their situations and work ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2020 As part of its annual awards program, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association recognizes Coach of the Year honorees from each state. Those named Coach of the Year a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2020 The KHSAA State Volleyball Championship will debut in a new venue this weekend (Nov. 6-7) as George Rogers Clark High School hosts the remaining rounds of the tournament starting Friday morning. GRC’s Cardinal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 29, 2020 History will be made at the 2020 KHSAA State Cross Country Championships, as the meet makes its debut at the Bourbon County Cross Country Course in Paris. This will mark the first time since 1978 that a state cro...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 28, 2020 The championship game of the 2020 KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament has been rescheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12 at Christian Academy of Louisville’s Centurion Stadium. Provided both teams clear all follow-up pro...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2020 The 2020 KHSAA State Soccer Championships move to Henry Clay High School this week for the boys’ and girls’ semifinals and finals. Each game will be webcast live by KHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network, with l...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 After full consideration of the available data and the recommendations outlined in the KHSAA's Stage 3 Return To Competition guidelines, the Association has made the determination to move the 2020 State Volley...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2020 Tonight's championship game of the 2020 KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament is being postponed in response to a single positive COVID-19 test from a participant in Saturday's semifinal round. The Association was ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2020 The seventh annual KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament gets underway this evening with four semi-state matchups on campus sites, before moving to Christian Academy-Louisville’s Centurion Field for the semifina...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2020 The pairings for the 2020 KHSAA Field Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, and Volleyball State Tournaments will be revealed Monday, Oct. 19 when the annual Fall Championship Draw Show is conducted at the KHSAA Of...

As we approach the Cross Country postseason, the KHSAA wanted to update the membership regarding postseason meets for the sport of Cross Country.  STATE MEET SITE The 2020 KHSAA State Cross Country Meet will be held at the Bourbon County Cross...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2020 The first state championship of the 2020-21 academic year will take place next week, as the 2020 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships (Oct. 5-10) return to the Bowling Green Country Club f...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.       The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly caused...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2020 The first statistical leader reports of the season for football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, volleyball and field hockey have been posted at KHSAA.org. The leader reports will be updated every day at approximately...

UPDATED: 10/1/20 As reviewed at the July Board of Control meeting, the following procedure will apply to canceled games during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the calculation of RPI. These provisions are subject to revision during the pandemic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2020 The KHSAA Board of Control held its second regularly-scheduled meeting of the 2020-21 academic year Wednesday morning, approving practice and competition dates for the winter sports and sport-activities of b...

REVISED 9/16/20 PER BOARD ACTION REGARDING BASKETBALL PRACTICE STARTING As most school representatives are aware of information already distributed by this office following the meeting, the Board of Control approved a waiver of certain parts of Byla...

This is being sent to all KHSAA member schools through the Principal and Athletic Director. It is also as a courtesy, copied to Superintendents.   Good afternoon. As most of you are aware, the KHSAA Board of Control voted yesterday to stay on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2020 The Board of Control held a virtual Zoom meeting Thursday morning, affirming its July position by a 16-2 vote to begin practice for fall sports on August 24th with competition starting the week of September 7th...

THIS POST IS OBSOLETE AS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR AND IS MAINTAINED ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES The following Bylaw and policy considerations and revisions were reviewed by the Commissioner and approved by the Board of Control d...

This document represents questions received from KHSAA member schools and districts since the start of the Pixellot donation program. This program was first announced in a post and email from the KHSAA on July 14, 2020. That post is archived at https...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2020 The Board of Control conducted a virtual meeting Tuesday morning via Zoom, during which time it addressed the future of the 2020 fall sports season. With 17 members voting in favor (and one member abstaining), th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2020 Student-athlete participation increased for the third-straight year in Kentucky High School Athletic Association sports and sport-activities to reach record levels in 2019-20. A total of 107,166 rostered particip...

As announcements are made across the country regarding the return to athletics or specific sports, our office will continue to be informed but not necessarily controlled or bound by decisions from other levels of play, as well as other state associat...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2020 The Board of Control conducted its first meeting of the 2020-21 academic year on July 10 in Covington, examining various issues concerning the restart of school-based athletics in relation to the Covid-19 pandemi...

From the Commissioner: I realize that many of you were viewing the Board of Control work session on Friday morning as well as the full Board of Control meeting Friday afternoon, and between those webcasts and the news media coverage, most of wh...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 7, 2020) — As high schools nationwide continue to deal with the fallout from COVID-19 and make plans for the restarting of activities this fall, the NFHS Network – the leader in streaming live and on-demand high school sports –...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2020 Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the spring sports season, the Association will still honor the outstanding work and commitment to student-athletes put forth by licensed officials in each spring sport. Each...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 4, 2020) — The NFHS hopes to reach thousands of high school students from across the nation July 20-22 with its first virtual National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS). This year’s summit marks the 13th national conference for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2020 Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the spring sports season, the Association will still honor the outstanding work and commitment to student-athletes put forth by licensed officials in each spring sport. In r...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2020 Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the spring sports season, the Association will still honor the outstanding work and commitment to student-athletes put forth by licensed officials in each spring sport. In r...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2020 Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the spring sports season, the Association will still honor the outstanding work and commitment to student-athletes put forth by licensed officials in each spring sport. In r...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020 Following the completion of the 2020 KHSAA Basketball season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 1,782 licensed officials in basketball, Raymond Lightfoot (F...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020 Following the completion of the 2020 KHSAA Swimming & Diving season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 204 licensed officials in swimming, Ruth Ann Bode...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2020 Following the completion of the 2020 KHSAA Wrestling season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 94 licensed officials in wrestling, Brett Branson (Cincinnati...

04/30/20- Recommended Guidance issued by the Kentucky Department of Education on end-of-year procedures. Several schools have requested information on best practices for return of school-issued sports equipment, uniforms, and other important materia...

THESE REVISIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 1 to MAY 31. THESE POLICIES WILL BE REVIEWED REGULARLY FOR EXTENSION AFTER THAT PERIOD OR REVISION DURING THAT PERIOD AS NECESSARY AS STATE, FEDERAL AND CDC POLICIES AND DIRECTIVES CHANGE RESTRIC...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 28, 2020) — As the result of a concerted effort to accommodate the growing number of female wrestlers, the 2020-21 high school wrestling rules changes are headlined by significant adjustments to weigh-in protocol and appropria...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2020 Mollie Morris (Union County) and Ryan Maynard (Taylor County) have been selected as the recipients of the fifth annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships, which would have been presented during the 2020 Whitaker ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2020 With the announcement yesterday of the recommended closure of all K-12 schools to in-person instruction throughout Kentucky for the remainder of the school year, the KHSAA Board of Control today approved the Com...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2020 FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles announced the six Kentucky high school student-athletes involved in agriculture that have been named the 2020 Ag Athletes of the Year by the Kentuc...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 14, 2020) — Providing more clarity on a proper race finish and official timing procedures are among the noteworthy high school swimming and diving rules changes for the 2020-21 school year. These topics were among those discu...

This information is in effect, as stated below, through April 30, 2020. Prior to that time, revised guidance and policy will be issued to be effective May 1 as we all collectively work to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus on our campuses and...

Updated: 3/31/20, 8:00 a.m. This information is solely a summary of KHSAA events. Other specific information concerning options including the required Coronavirus Shutdown Period is listed elsewhere on the KHSAA website at https://khsaa.org/athletic...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (March 25, 2020) — Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access online education courses on the NFHS Learning Center for free through July 1. Since ...

The KHSAA was made aware of communication sent to member schools from Varsity Spirit (specifically Universal Cheer Association and Universal Dance Association) about "virtual tryouts". This notification was not approved by the KHSAA and as a reminder...

Today (March 18) should have been a day of celebration. Newly crowned Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA girls' state tournament champions and other participants should have been celebrating in their local communities. Downtown Lexington and the entire state sh...

In partnership with our State Department of Education, the Governor's office, our member schools, the NFHS and similar to many other state associations, KHSAA staff has been directed to work remotely from home until at least April 10 (revised 4/2/20)...

This is being distributed to all KHSAA member schools through the Principal, Superintendent, Athletic Director, Designated Representative. This notice also applies to any middle school (any participants grade 5-8 competing in any way with students en...

Based on additional information and guidance from both the Kentucky Department of Education and the Governor's office in the last hour, at this time, the girls' state tournament is postponed indefinitely effective with the conclusion of game five. Ne...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2020 The 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® (March 11-15) gets underway Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena when Elizabethtown faces Bullitt East at 12 p.m. Fans can follow all the action through live webc...

Seven Former Standout High School Athletes Headline 2020 Class of National High School Hall of Fame Matt Holliday, Alex English, Dave Logan, Tim Couch, Maicel (Malone) Green, Karyn Bye Dietz, Michele Smith Slated for Induction INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Mar...

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) is aware and continues to monitor the issues with COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We are keenly aware of the recently declared emergency status and the primary purpose for which those declarations were ma...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2020) – Lexington visitors and commuters will notice traffic changes in the University of Kentucky area soon. Avenue of Champions, from South Limestone to Lexington Avenue, will be restricted to one-way traffic beginning Mond...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 19, 2020 The Board of Control approved a motion during Wednesday’s meeting at the KHSAA Offices for the Association to continue offering Field Hockey as a sanctioned-sport. The vote followed a planned review and evaluatio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2020 The Pannell Swim Shop/KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships will have a different look this year, with the event moving to the Lancaster Aquatic Center on the University of Kentucky campus. The stat...

The media credentialing system for the 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Both of this year’s e...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2020 The 2020 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships, which begin Friday morning at Alltech Arena, will be broadcast by Trackwrestling this year and available at KHSAA.tv for subscribers to the NFHS Network. Tickets ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 6, 2020) — In an effort to eliminate a potential timing advantage gained by the defensive team in high school football, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds – effective with the 2020 season – when an official’s time-out...

It goes without saying that many schools have missed many days of school recently. While little has been for the weather, when we have likely half of our school districts out of school at various points these last two weeks for illness, it is obvious...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2020 The ninth-annual KHSAA State Bowling Championships begin Thursday at Executive Strike & Spare in Louisville with the Unified, Adapted and Singles competitions. The Unified Championship, which is in its fou...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2020 Following the completion of the 2019 KHSAA Football season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 938 licensed officials in football, Shaun Williams (Lewis...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2020 Pairings for the 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 11th at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Sweet 16® Draw Show is...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2020 State Champions will be crowned in Rocket League and League of Legends on Thursday, Jan. 30 when the PlayVS/KHSAA Esports Winter State Championship takes place at the Gatton Student Center on the University of...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Winter Sports Championships (Bowling, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving) is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 16, 2020)— Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2019 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. The NFHS, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2020 The Board of Control addressed several operational issues at its meeting at the KHSAA offices on Thursday. Among the actionable items on the agenda, the Board approved an offer from the University of Kentucky ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 9, 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky, family-owned in Kentucky since 1994, has become the title sponsor of the KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® beginning with the 2020 tournament. The agreement expands the existing corporate partnership be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2019 The first statistical leader reports of the 2019-20 season for girls’ and boys’ basketball have been posted at KHSAA.org. The leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m., and will include...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2019 The third KHSAA State Dance Championships will take place Saturday at Valley High School in Louisville, with the Jazz Small, Hip Hop Large, Pom Large and Jazz Large divisions competing at 9 a.m. The second se...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2019 The eighth annual KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships begin Saturday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. with the All-Girls Small, All-Girls Medium and Game Day Divisions at Alltech Arena. The afternoon session is sch...

For Immediate Release: December 4, 2019 The 2019 UK Orthopaedics/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl gets underway Friday afternoon at Kroger Field when the first of six championship games slated for this weekend kicks off at 2 p.m. Live webcasts of al...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 27, 2019 Following the completion of the 2019 KHSAA Volleyball season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 559 licensed officials in volleyball, Mike Wooten (Pad...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 26, 2019 Following the completion of the 2019 KHSAA Soccer season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 525 licensed officials in soccer, Terry Linscott (Radcliff...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 26, 2019 Following the completion of the 2019 KHSAA Field Hockey season, the Association has chosen the finalists for the sport's Official of the Year Award. Of the 43 licensed officials in field hockey, Megan McGrath...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2019 The Board of Control conducted a lengthy review of the recently completed fall sports and each respective championship, while also discussing ongoing operations and issues during the course of its meeting at ...

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UK Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, through its partnership with the KHSAA, seeks nominations for the Kentucky Comeback Athletes of the Year. This year, winners will be named for both male and female comeback athletes. Athletes should meet the follow...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2019 UK Healthcare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has expanded its corporate partnership with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association with a four-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the Commonwe...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Many people would agree that their years in high school were ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2019 The 2019 KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament gets underway Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. when Henderson County takes on Greenwood at Valley High School. The last of eight opening round matches will take place at 8...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2020 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Embassy Suites Lexington. This...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 30, 2019 The KHSAA State Cross Country Championships return to the Kentucky Horse Park this Saturday with the first race of the day slated for 9:30 a.m. A full meet schedule is available on the KHSAA website at http://bit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2019 The 2019 KHSAA State Soccer Championships culminate this week with the semifinals and finals at Bryan Station High School. Each game will be broadcast live by KHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network, with advance...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2019 The sixth annual KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament resumes Saturday evening with the Semifinals heading to Christian Academy-Lou. The first match of the night at Centurion Stadium will pit DuPont Manual (18-...

The Kentucky High School Scoreboard Show airs every Friday night starting at 10 p.m. (ET).  The Scoreboard Show recaps all of the night’s action from across the Bluegrass. The show can be heard online at WLAP.com, or via WLAP Radio 630 through t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2019 The fall championship season gets underway next week when the Bowling Green Country Club hosts the 2019 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships (Oct. 7-12). The girls’ tournament begins at 7 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2019 The matchups for the 2019 KHSAA Field Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, and Volleyball State Tournaments will be revealed Wednesday, October 2nd when the annual Fall Championship Draw Show is conducted at the KH...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2019 The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings are now available on the Association’s website (https://khsaa.org/rpi-ratings-percentage-index/) following a thorough development and implemen...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships (Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Competitive Cheer and Dance) is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Cred...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association and Midway University are expanding their partnership in the Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete of the Year Awards program to include recognition for males ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2019 The Board of Control approved a recommendation on Thursday to appoint a sport-specific focus group to study the sanctioning of boys’ and girls’ lacrosse following a survey of the membership. Earlier this mon...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2019 The first statistical leader reports of the season for football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, volleyball and field hockey have been posted at KHSAA.org. The leader reports will be updated every day at approximate...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2019 The 19th Annual KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences will be held this week at the Lexington Convention Center (Aug. 29-30). The conferences are a free service provided by the Association for student-athle...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2019 Student-athlete participation in Kentucky High School Athletic Association sports and sport-activities reached record levels in 2018-19 as 106,931 rostered participants competed across the KHSAA’s 13 sports and s...

With temperatures rising across the state and predictions for record temperatures in the coming days, now is a good time to remind all of our school administrators and coaches of the requirements of the Heat Index and Heat Illness prevention program....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2019 The Board of Control conducted its first organizational meeting of the 2019-20 academic year on Thursday in Covington, finalizing the format of the state golf tournament while also addressing the calendar for t...

Ferguson tabbed Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2018-19 June 21, 2019 The third annual Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year program concluded when the award winners from the past year were invite...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2019 After nearly continuous consultation with a variety of media outlets and weather professionals, the KHSAA has revised the schedule for the final rounds of the State Softball Tournament. The semifinals will be pl...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2019 Due to this weekend's long-range weather forecast in Lexington, the start of the 2019 KHSAA State Softball Tournament has been postponed to Friday, June 14. The quarterfinal games will be played in a continuous fo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2019 The KHSAA is proud to announce the recipients of the first Logan Billings Memorial Scholarships. Hazard's Bailey Blair and Rowan County's A.J. Hacker received the scholarships by virtue of their selection as Most ...

(Special notice courtesy of Midway University. Photo courtesy of Midway University. Photo of KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett, the 2019 winner Maci Ferguson of Russell High School, and Dr. John P. Marsden, President of Midway University) The third ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2019 The 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Baseball and 2019 KHSAA Softball State Tournaments will be held this week in Lexington, with the state baseball tournament returning to Whitaker Bank Ballpark while the state softball ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association today announced final counts for its “Triple Threat Award” and “Academic All-State” recognition programs for the 2018-19 academic year. In its second year of existence...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2019 The 2019 Top Seed Tennis Club/KHSAA State Tennis Championships and the 2019 KHSAA Track and Field State Meet will be contested this weekend in Lexington, with both events culminating on the campus of the Universit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has added a new corporate partner, with Top Seed Tennis Club signing on to become the title sponsor of the State Tennis Championships. Located at 777 E. Brannon Road i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019 Following yesterday’s Board of Control meeting, the KHSAA has reached an agreement with the University of Kentucky to hold the final two unscheduled Semi-State Baseball games at Kentucky Proud Park on June 1st. The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019 The seventh-annual KHSAA State Bass Fishing Championship begins Friday morning at the Kentucky Dam Marina when 90 teams compete for the 2019 state title. The 90 boats competing at this year’s state championship mar...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2019 The Board of Control conducted its final meeting of the 2018-19 academic year on Tuesday and Wednesday at the KHSAA Offices, approving sites for the upcoming baseball and softball semi-state games while also addres...

The preliminary field for the 2019 KHSAA State Fishing Championships is now set. This year's event will feature 90 boats, all of which qualified based on their performance in one of four regional competitions. All state championship anglers must pre...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association and longtime corporate partner Leachman Buick GMC have reached an agreement on a contract extension which will see the latter’s sponsorship of the state golf championsh...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. We communicate on smartphones, drive smart cars, make purchases us...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2019 The KHSAA honored the top officials for 2019 during the Association’s 26th Annual Officials Recognition Banquet today at the Association's headquarters. The ceremony recognized the finalists for each sport o...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2019 The KHSAA State Archery Championships will be contested in a new venue in 2019, with the event moving to Ephram White Park in Bowling Green. The state championship gets underway Tuesday, April 30th with the firs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2019 The draws for the 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA State Baseball and KHSAA State Softball Tournaments will take place Tuesday, April 23 at 12 p.m. The draw will be conducted at the KHSAA offices and can be viewed live ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships (Archery, Bass Fishing, Tennis, Track & Field, Baseball and Softball) is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2019 The KHSAA will honor the top officials for 2019 on April 28th at the Association’s 26th Annual Officials Recognition Banquet. The ceremony, conducted at the KHSAA Offices, honors the finalists for each sport...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2019 New for the 2019 season, box scores, cumulative team season statistics and state leaders for baseball and softball will be available at KHSAA.org. For the past two seasons, limited statistical information was...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2019 The KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® will make its debut at Rupp Arena this week (March 13-17), as the historic venue plays host to the girls’ basketball tournament for the first time. This year’s tournament will mark...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 The 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® gets underway Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena when Knox Central takes on Walton-Verona at 12 p.m. (ET). Fans can follow all the action through live webcasts at K...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2019 The KHSAA will present the fourth annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships during the 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® to Lance Butler of Paducah Tilghman and Brynne Galloway of Garrard County. Wh...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2018 The 2019 Pannell Swim Shop/KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships (Feb. 21-23) begin Thursday with the boys’ and girls’ diving preliminaries at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the University of Louisv...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2019 The Board of Control reviewed postseason formats and state qualifying for several fall sports during its meeting at the KHSAA Offices on Tuesday. Changes to the state golf qualifying process and golf alignmen...

The media credentialing system for the 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ and KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Both of this year’s events will be held...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 13, 2019 The 2019 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships sponsored by the U.S. Army ROTC begin Friday morning at Alltech Arena, with gates opening for fans at 8:30 a.m. and first round matches commencing at 9:30 a.m. Tic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 6, 2019 The eighth-annual KHSAA State Bowling Championships get underway Thursday at Executive Strike & Spare in Louisville with the Unified, Adapted and Singles competitions. The Unified Championship, which is in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2019 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will induct its Class of 2019 into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame presented by Roberts Insurance on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Hilton Downtown Lexington. T...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. If you are the mother or father of a high school athlete he...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 The Season Zero Esports State Championship will be determined Monday at Collins High School, when squads from St. Henry District and Boyle County square off to decide the first state champion in a best-of-thre...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2019 Pairings for the 2019 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2019 KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Monday, January 28th at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Sweet 16® Draw Show is televised ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2019 In its first meeting of the new year on Wednesday at the KHSAA Offices, the Board of Control finalized locations for two spring championships while addressing the future playoff structure for football and cont...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Winter Sports Championships (Bowling, Wrestling, Swimming & Diving) is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are ...

The playoffs for Esports Season Zero are underway! Congratulations to Wolves Blue from Wolfe County High School for an undefeated regular season. They will face off against BoCo Black from Boyle County High School in the semifinals next week. A huge...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2018 The first statistical leader reports of the 2018-19 season for girls’ and boys’ basketball have been posted at KHSAA.org. The leader reports will be updated every day at approximately 3 a.m., and will include...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2018 The second KHSAA State Dance Championships will be held this Saturday at Frederick Douglass High School, starting at 9 a.m. with the Jazz Small, Hip Hop Large, Pom Large and Jazz Large divisions. Awards for t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2018 The seventh annual KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships will take place Saturday, Dec. 8 at Alltech Arena beginning at 9 a.m. with the All-Girls Small, All-Girls Medium and Game Day Divisions. The after...

For Immediate Release: November 27, 2018 The KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl returns to Kroger Field for the second-straight year this weekend, when the state football finals are contested Nov. 30th through Dec. 2nd on the University of Kentucky ca...

Kentucky senior student-athletes with ties to agriculture may apply for one of six scholarships and the honor of being recognized as a 2019 Kentucky Ag Athlete of the Year. The program is a partnership of the Kentucky High School Athletic Associatio...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 14, 2018 During the course of its meeting at the KHSAA Offices on Wednesday, the Board of Control made adjustments to the 2019 fall sports seasons and finalized sites for this year’s State Baseball and Swimming & D...

By Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association From the Greatest Generation to Baby Boomers, Generation X to Mille...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2018 Eight state championship trophies will be awarded this weekend in Lexington with the 2018 KHSAA Cross Country State Meet taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park and the culmination of the KHSAA State Soccer Tourn...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 29, 2018 (UPDATED 11/5/18) Tickets for the 2018 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl are available for purchase online at KHSAA.org. Reserved sets (one seat for all six games) are available in the Woodford Reserve Club for $1...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2018 The 2018 KHSAA State Soccer Tournament sponsored by the U.S. ARMY ROTC continues Saturday morning with quarterfinal action at Paul Laurence Dunbar HS and Lafayette HS. Four matches will take place at each site...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2018 The 2018 KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament returns to Valley High School this weekend (Oct. 26-28), with first round action beginning Friday morning when Corbin takes on McCracken County at 9:30 a.m. The openi...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2018 The fifth annual KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament begins Saturday morning at Christian Academy-Louisville when Sacred Heart (22-1) takes on Ballard (14-5-1) at 10 a.m. Tickets to the 2018 KHSAA State Field ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2018 Sixty-Eight (68) KHSAA member schools have been identified as having zero disqualified players or coaches during the 2017-18 school year following a final review of the available data. With 596 disqualificatio...

UK Orthopedics 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 abil...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2018 The matchups for the 2018 KHSAA Volleyball, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, and Field Hockey State Tournaments will be revealed Wednesday, October 10th when the annual Fall Championship Draw Show is conducted at the K...

First Round play of the 2018 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Girls' Golf Championship was suspended tonight due to darkness with three groups still out on the course. The first round will resume at 7 a.m. (CT). There will be a short break to compil...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2018 The first state championship trophies of the 2018-19 season will be awarded this week at the Bowling Green Country Club with the 2018 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships. The girls’ tourn...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Fall Sports Championships is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2018 The Board of Control conducted its first meeting of the 2018-19 academic year on Thursday, September 20 at the Association offices. Much of the day’s agenda involved ongoing discussion of the future form...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2018 The KHSAA Annual Meeting of Delegates will be held Wednesday, September 19th at the Lexington Center, starting at 8 a.m. with three information and continuous improvement sessions for athletic administrators...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year for Field Hockey is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application...

The nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year for girls' golf is now open. This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2018 Student-athlete participation in Kentucky High School Athletic Association sports and sport-activities reached record levels in 2017-18 with 106,214 rostered participants across the KHSAA’s 13 sports and fiv...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2018 The 18th Annual KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conferences will take place next week, with both sessions taking place at the Lexington Convention Center (Aug. 27-28). The conferences are a free service provided ...

FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018 (7:45 AM EST) INDIANAPOLIS, IN (August 24, 2018) — Led by an additional 15,009 participants in girls sports programs, the overall number of participants in high school sports increased for the 29th consecutive ye...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2018 Eight student-athletes from across the state will represent the KHSAA at the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit, July 23-25, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis, Ind. The eight student-athletes will form th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2018 The KHSAA has received several inquiries from various parts of the state relative to the potential transferring of student-athletes among and between KHSAA member schools. With the end of the school year upon us, ...

Due to expected rain tomorrow morning, the sites for tomorrow's 2018 KHSAA State Tennis Championships have been adjusted. Please note the following changes for Thursday: BOYS’ MATCHES All Singles & Doubles 1st and 2nd Rounds will play at Top S...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2018 The 2018 KHSAA State Tennis Championships and the 2018 KHSAA Track and Field State Meet will be contested this weekend in Lexington on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The State Tennis Championships (May ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2018 The second annual Midway University/KHSAA Female Student-Athlete of the Year program culminated on the campus of Midway University on Monday as Russell High School’s Sara Hieneman (softball) was named the overall ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2018 In an effort to continue the national emphasis and the KHSAA’s own efforts to de-emphasize sports specialization in the athletic culture, the Association recently launched the “Triple Threat Award” program to ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2018 The draws for the 2018 Owensboro Health/KHSAA State Softball and 2018 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA State Baseball Tournaments will take place Thursday, May 3 at 11 a.m. The draw will be conducted at the KHSAA offices and ca...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2018 The 2018 KHSAA State Archery Championships get underway Thursday morning at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington, with the first of six flights starting at 9:30 a.m. The last flight of the day is set for...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2018 The 2018 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® gets underway Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena when Corbin takes on Estill County at 12 p.m. (ET). Fans can follow all the action through live webcasts at KHSAA....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2018 The 2018 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® gets started Wednesday afternoon at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights when Johnson Central faces Owensboro Catholic at 12 p.m. (ET). Fans can follow a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2018 The KHSAA State Softball Tournament will boast a new title sponsor in 2018, with Owensboro Health signing on to support an event which has called Owensboro’s Jack C. Fisher Park home for the last 10 years...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2018 The 2018 Pannell Swim Shop/KHSAA State Swimming & Diving Championships (Feb. 22-24) begin Thursday afternoon with the boys’ and girls’ diving preliminaries at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the University...

The media credentialing system for the 2018 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. The St. Elizab...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2018 The KHSAA has teamed with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to create new college scholarship opportunities for student-athletes involved in agriculture. As part of the 2018 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Swee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2018 Pairings for the 2018 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2018 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Wednesday, January 31st at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Sweet...

By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. They don’t normally make the headlines, their names are not in the box...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2018 Longtime corporate partner Roberts Insurance has expanded its involvement with the Association by agreeing to become the presenting sponsor of the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame. The new agreement will support t...

The KHSAA, a private, non-profit entity designated by the Kentucky Board of Education to manage high school sports and sport-activities in the Commonwealth, has an immediate need to fill at least two openings on its support (classified) staff for Adm...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2017 The KHSAA’s newest championship makes its debut Saturday at Frederick Douglass HS with the inaugural KHSAA State Dance Championships. In its first year as a KHSAA-sponsored offering, Dance is the fifth sport-...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2017 The KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships return to Alltech Arena this weekend, beginning with a new game day division on Friday, Dec. 8. The game day competition begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, with the awa...

For Immediate Release: November 29, 2017 The state football finals return to Lexington for the first time since 1976 on Friday at 2 p.m. when Beechwood (11-2) takes on Raceland (10-4) in the 1A Championship of the 2017 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonw...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2017 LEXINGTON – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2018 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA Offices. The 13 members in this year’s class will be the 31st induct...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 14, 2017 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will hold a press conference on Sunday, November 19 at 2 p.m. to announce the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2018. The Hall of Fame announcement will take ...

Recently, the ruling officer for Bylaw 9 handed down sanctions to student-athletes from Lafayette, Frederick Douglass, Scott County, Montgomery County and South Laurel after school administrators proactively self-reported violations to the Associatio...

Every high school hosting a KHSAA football playoff game is again asked to honor all veterans and active duty military at events near Veteran’s Day. This is a great way to recognize our veterans and active duty military and hopefully reinforce the imp...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2017 Nine team state titles will be awarded this weekend as the KHSAA’s Fall Championship weekend puts the finishing touches on the 2017 soccer, volleyball and cross country seasons. Six state championship trophies...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2017 The 2017 KHSAA State Soccer Tournament resumes Saturday morning with quarterfinal action at Frederick Douglass HS and Lafayette HS in Lexington. Four games will take place at each site, with the first games of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2017 The fourth annual KHSAA State Field Hockey Tournament gets underway Saturday morning with quarterfinal action at Assumption Green in Louisville. Sacred Heart (18-7) takes on Presentation (7-13) in the first ga...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 6, 2017 During the course of its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 28 at the KHSAA Offices, the Board of Control accepted a membership application from Danville Christian Academy and finalized sites for the 2017 State ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2017 The first state championships of the 2017-18 season will be contested this week at the Bowling Green Country Club with the 2017 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships. The boys’ tournament b...

UK Orthopedics 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 abil...

By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Julian Tackett, Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is he...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 3, 2017 The State Swimming and Diving Championships will have a title sponsor once again, as Pannell Swim Shop and the KHSAA have reached an agreement on a three-year deal beginning with the upcoming 2018 championships. P...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2017 With nearly 700 officials in attendance for the first-ever Officiate Kentucky Day, the KHSAA honored its top officials of the 2016-17 season during the day’s festivities at the Marriott Louisville Downtown. The t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2017 The KHSAA will host the first-ever Officiate Kentucky Day on Saturday, July 29 at the Marriott Louisville Downtown in conjunction with the 2017 National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) Annual Summit (Ju...

In celebration of the great work by so many individuals through the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches and their allied partners, the KHSAA wishes them the very best of luck as the induct the remainder of their Centennial Class this weekend. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 15, 2017 The start time for Saturday’s championship game of the 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament has been moved to 11 a.m. With the potential for heat index delays on Saturday, the schedule adjustment wa...

Statement of the Commissioner’s Office Regarding Class 3A Track and Field Meet Suspension and Termination At approximately 9:05 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2017 inclement weather (primarily a lightning storm) surrounding the UK Outdoor Track & Field Co...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2017 The draws for the 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament and the 2017 KHSAA State Softball Tournament will take place Monday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. The draw will be conducted at the KHSAA offices and ca...

KHSAA staff was shocked and saddened to learn of today’s tragic incident at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. “The absolute worst part of my job is getting a call like I received Wednesday night with the sudden loss of this young man. Our thoughts a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2017 The 2017 KHSAA State Archery Championships will take place Thursday at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington, with the first of six flights getting underway at 9:30 a.m. The last flight will compete at 2:...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of th...

Effective April 3, 2017, the KHSAA will have new office hours. The office will open each day at 7:30 a.m. and close at 4:00 p.m. ET. Logistical and traffic issues (both current and anticipated) in the surrounding area near the office, in particular,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2017 The KHSAA will present the second annual Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships during tonight’s semifinals of the Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® to David Chase Baker from Menifee County and Madison Lauer from T...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2017 The 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® gets underway Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena when Bowling Green squares off against Graves County at 12 p.m. (ET). Fans can follow all the action through live webc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2017 The 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® begins Wednesday afternoon at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights when Sacred Heart takes on Butler at 12 p.m. (ET). Fans can follow all the action through ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2017 The 2017 KHSAA Swimming & Diving State Championships (Feb. 23-25) begin Thursday with the boys’ and girls’ diving preliminaries at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville. Boys’ diving prelims are set f...

The media credentialing system for the 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. The St. Elizab...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2017 The 54th KHSAA State Wrestling Championships will be held this weekend (Feb. 17-18) at Alltech Arena. Gates will open to the public at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, with the first round matches set to begin at 9:30 a....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2017 The first winter championship gets underway Thursday morning with the 2017 KHSAA State Bowling Championships (Feb. 9-10) at Collins Eastland in Lexington. In addition to the singles and team events, this year’...

For the fourth year Whitaker Bank, as part of its continuing title sponsorship of the Boys’ Sweet 16®, and the KHSAA will be presenting four one-time $1,500 scholarships. The scholarships are open to high school seniors that participate in KHSAA sa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2017 Regional matchups for the 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and the 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® were revealed Wednesday afternoon when the annual Draw Show was broadcast on The CW Le...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Winter Sports Championships (Bowling, Wrestling and Swimming) is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2017 Pairings for the 2017 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2017 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Sweet 16® ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2017Calloway County senior Haley Glynn was chosen as the winner of the Kentucky high school basketball centennial logo contest, as chosen by the Centennial Committee, a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Asso...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2017 During the course of its regularly scheduled meeting at the KHSAA Offices on Thursday, the Board of Control addressed alignment issues and championship details in several sports, while also approving a requeste...

The first weekly statistical leader reports for girls’ and boys’ basketball have been posted at KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly throughout the season and will be posted to the KHSAA website each week.Statistical entry is required of all mem...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2016The fifth annual KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships will take place this Saturday, Dec. 10 at Alltech Arena in Lexington. The format of the state championship has changed for 2016, with the competition ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2016The 1A Championship will open the 2016 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl on Friday night at 7 p.m. (CT) when Beechwood (13-1) takes on Hazard (12-2) at Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium in B...

With Western Kentucky University's win tonight at Marshall University combined with Southern Mississippi's upset win over Louisiana Tech on Friday, WKU has qualified to again host the Conference USA championship game in Bowling Green. The game will b...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2016On Wednesday, the Board of Control approved a recommendation from staff to continue the sponsorship of Field Hockey through the 2019 state championship. With Field Hockey just completing its third season as a K...

Through the efforts of a veteran and concerned individual by the name of Robert Williams of Menlo Park, California, there is now a national movement to have every high school and college in the United States honor all veterans and active duty militar...

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...

It is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to the 2016 Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. Here are some notes about this year's finals.The games will be played at Feix Field, Houchens Industries - L.T. Smith Stadium at West...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2016A total of nine teams will earn the title of state champion on Saturday and Sunday as the KHSAA’s Fall Championship weekend wraps up the 2016 soccer, cross country and volleyball seasons. Six state champions wil...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2016The 2016 KHSAA State Soccer Tournament continues tomorrow morning with quarterfinal action at Paul Laurence Dunbar HS and Lafayette HS in Lexington. Four games will take place at each site, with the first games ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 23, 2016The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2017 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA Offices. The 11 members in this year’s class will be the 30th inducted into the Daw...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2016The bracket is set for the 2016 KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament, which begins Saturday afternoon with quarterfinal action at Assumption Green in Louisville. Christian Academy-Louisville (20-4-1) will take on...

UK HealthCare, through its partnership with the KHSAA, seeks nominations for the Kentucky Comeback Athlete of the Year, meeting the following criteria:Nominee must have overcome illness or injury that affected their ability to participate in KHSAA sa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2016The 2016 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships get underway tomorrow morning when the girls’ tournament begins with 7 a.m. (CT) tee times at the Bowling Green Country Club. The girls’ champio...

Information, pairings and Tee Times for day one of the 2016 Leachman Buick●GMC●Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships are now posted. You can access this information by going to the following links: 2016 Leachman/KHSAA Girls State Golf Results/Tee ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Fall Sports Championships is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org.Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of the me...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2016The pairings for the 2016 KHSAA Volleyball, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, and Field Hockey State Tournaments will be determined Friday, September 23rd when the annual KHSAA Fall Championship Draw Show is conducted ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2016During its regularly scheduled meeting at the KHSAA Offices on Wednesday, the Board of Control approved a proposal to add Unified and Adapted opportunities in the sport-activity of Bowling, beginning with the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2016The KHSAA is proud to announce a new partnership with UK Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, which will see the group continue to provide first-rate care at state championship events while also increasing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2016The KHSAA today issued sanctions regarding Bylaw 15 (Practice of Sportsmanship) violations from a pair of football contests, as well as final rulings concerning Bylaw 22 (Contests, Sanctions, Rules, Forfeiture...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2016Athletic Directors and school administrators from across the state will visit Lexington this week as the KHSAA hosts the first-ever Athletic Director Institute and its Annual Meeting of Delegates. The Athletic...

 The Concussion Legacy Foundation has created the first ever national concussion education day, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13. On Team Up Day, millions of athletes will hear a speech from their coach, captain and medical team that encourages t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2016The 16th Annual KHSAA HYPE Student Leadership Conference will take place this week in Lexington and Louisville. The conference is a free service provided by the Association for student-athletes to learn teamwork ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2016The first weekly statistical leader reports of the season for football and boys’ and girls’ soccer have been posted at KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly throughout the regular season and will be posted to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2016The Board of Control conducted its first meeting of the 2016-17 season on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. During the course of the two-day session, the board participated in a comprehensi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2016Six student-athletes from across the state will represent the Association this week at the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit, July 18-20, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis, Ind. The six student-athletes wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2016The Kentucky High School Athletic Association enjoyed record participation levels during the 2015-16 season, with 79,805 rostered participants across the KHSAA’s 13 sports and four sport-activities. Participation l...

KHSAA Associate Commissioner Butch Cope was one of eight recipients on Friday of the NFHS Citation for State Athletic and Activity Association personnel. The Citation award is designed to honor individuals who have made contributions to the NFHS, sta...

KHSAA Associate Commissioner Butch Cope was one of eight recipients on Friday of the NFHS Citation for State Athletic and Activity Association personnel. The Citation award is designed to honor individuals who have made contributions to the NFHS, sta...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2016 The KHSAA will present the first Louis Stout Memorial Scholarships to Buckhorn’s Abigail Abner and Henry County’s Jakob Beckley on Saturday during the quarterfinals of the Rawlings/KHSAA State Baseball Tournament....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2016The 2016 Rawlings/KHSAA Baseball and Worth/KHSAA Softball State Tournaments get underway Thursday at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington and Jack C. Fisher Park in Owensboro, respectively. The Rawlings/KHSAA State B...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2016The 2016 Republic Bank/KHSAA Track & Field State Meet gets underway Friday afternoon at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex with the 2A Championship starting at 4:30 p.m. The event conti...

In conjunction with the Bluegrass Sports Commission, the information below relative to the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series is listed below. Please consider attending this historic event that is being managed by our partners at the Bluegrass Sports C...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2016 The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its final meeting of the 2015-16 academic year over a two-day session at the Association’s headquarters May 10-11. Among the various items discussed, the Board reviewed the resu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2016State champions will be crowned in Lexington and Calvert City this weekend as the 2016 KHSAA Bass Fishing and 2016 Republic Bank/KHSAA State Tennis Championships get underway. The two-day State Bass Fishing Champion...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2016The KHSAA honored the top officials for 2016 during the 23rd Annual Officials Recognition Banquet today at the Association’s headquarters. The ceremony recognized the finalists for each sport or sport-activity in whi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2016The draws for the 2016 Republic Bank/KHSAA Tennis Team Championship, the Rawlings/KHSAA Baseball State Tournament and the Worth/KHSAA Softball State Tournament will be determined Wednesday, April 27th at 12 p.m. w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2016The 2016 KHSAA State Archery Championship gets underway Thursday morning at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington. The competition begins at 9 a.m. with the first of six hour-long flights. The four teams wi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2016The KHSAA is proud to announce Midway University as its first corporate partner to join the Association’s newly created Girls’ Sports Initiative, which aims to showcase and promote girls’ sports in Kentucky. As pa...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships is now live, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org.Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to working members of the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2016The KHSAA will honor the top officials for 2016 on May 1st at the Association’s 23rd Annual Officials Recognition Banquet. The ceremony, conducted at the KHSAA Offices, honors the finalists for each sport or sport...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2016The Board of Control conducted its fifth regularly scheduled meeting of the school year at the Lexington Center on March 18th, during which time it finalized the playoff format for 5A and 6A, approved the issuance...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2016The 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16® begins Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena when Buckhorn takes on Murray at 12 p.m. Fans can follow the action for all 15 games of the tournament by watching live video w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2016The 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® gets underway Wednesday afternoon at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights. Fans can follow all the action through live webcasts at KHSAA.tv or listen to the ga...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2016As part of its title sponsorship of the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen®, Whitaker Bank awards a one-time $1,000 scholarship to four deserving student-athletes. The winners of this year’s Whitaker Bank Scholarships are Samuel ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2016The 2016 KHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships (Feb. 25-27) get underway Thursday afternoon at Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville with boys’ diving preliminaries at 1 p.m., followed by the girls’ diving ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2016The media credentialing system for the 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2016The 2016 KHSAA Wrestling State Championships return to Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park this weekend (Feb. 19-20). Gates will open to the public on Friday at 8:30 a.m., with the first round matches set ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2016Brigid DeVries, the first female commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, will receive the 2016 Sue Feamster Trailblazer Award on Sunday, Feb. 21 when the University of Kentucky women’s ba...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2016The 2016 KHSAA State Bowling Championships (Feb. 11-12) get underway Thursday morning with the singles competition at Collins Eastland in Lexington. Team champions will be decided on Friday, with the boys’ team...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 4, 2016The pairings for the 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ and the 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® were unveiled Thursday afternoon when the annual Draw Show was broadcast on The CW Lexington ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2016The KHSAA unveiled a new corporate partnership with the American Dairy Association (ADA) and the Kentucky Dairy Farm Families on Monday, which will make Chocolate Milk an Official Beverage of the Association. Th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2016The Board of Control addressed a lengthy agenda during its regularly scheduled meeting at the KHSAA Offices on Thursday, approving a slight “midcourse” adjustment to the football alignment as required by the com...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2016The pairings for the 2016 St. Elizabeth Healthcare/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2016 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Draw Show ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2016KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett announced today that Hall of Fame journalist Mike Fields and his more than 41 years of experience covering high school sports will be joining KHSAA.org as a contributing writer....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 21, 2016 The KHSAA has handed down two-game suspensions to a total of seven girls’ basketball players following an altercation between Lafayette and Bryan Station on January 14, 2016. During the incident, violations of ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Winter Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials for the bowling, wrestling and swimming and diving state championships.Credentials t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2016 The KHSAA has handed down sanctions to Graves County High School resulting from improper open gym activities involving its boys’ basketball program during the 2014-15 academic year. During the course of its inv...

For the third year Whitaker Bank, as part of its continuing title sponsorship of the Boys’ Sweet 16®, and the KHSAA will be presenting four one-time $1,500 scholarships. The scholarships are open to high school seniors that participate in KHSAA sanct...

Per the provisions of Article IV, Section 2-B, of the KHSAA Constitution, this is to advise you that the term of office for Board of Control members will expire June 30, 2016. The terms of Board members Donna Bumps (at-large, Regions 1-8), Jeff Saylo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2015The first weekly statistical leader reports for girls' and boys' basketball have been posted at KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly throughout the season and will be posted to the KHSAA website each week....

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2015The fourth annual KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships will take place this Saturday, Dec. 12 at Alltech Arena in Lexington. Doors open to the public at 8 a.m. with the competition starting at 9 a.m. with the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2015The 2015 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl gets underway tonight as Pikeville takes on Beechwood in the 1A Championship game at Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green at 7 p.m. (...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 27, 2015With its win over Marshall on Friday, Western Kentucky University secured its right to host the Conference USA Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. (CT). WKU hosting the C-USA Championship means the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 22, 2015The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2016 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA Offices. The 12 members in this year’s class will be the 29th inducted into the Da...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 19, 2015On Wednesday, the Board of Control approved a proposal from KHSAA staff to revise the schedule for the state baseball tournament during its regularly scheduled meeting at the Association’s headquarters. In an e...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2015The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will hold a press conference on Sunday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m. to announce the KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The Hall of Fame announcement will take place at ...

Through the efforts of a veteran and concerned individual by the name of Robert Williams of Menlo Park, California, there is now a national movement to have every high school and college in the United States honor all veterans and active duty militar...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced a new corporate partner in a press conference at the BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University on Monday, revealing St. Elizabeth Health...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2015Championship trophies will be awarded to nine teams this weekend as the 2015 KHSAA Soccer and Volleyball State Tournaments, and the KHSAA Cross Country State Meet are conducted in Lexington and Louisville. Satur...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2015Commissioner’s Response to Home School Proposal:“Following the announcement of the bill (BR396) introduced by Representative Stan Lee (R-Lexington) and others on October 30, our office has again received a numbe...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2015The 2015 Russell Athletic/KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl State Football Finals are slated for Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium on the campus of Western Kentucky University the weekend of December 3-6. Th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2015During its meeting at the KHSAA Offices on October 20th, the Board of Control reviewed site options for the 2016 KHSAA Bass Fishing Championships. After examining options across the state, the Board ultimately e...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2015 The field is set for the 2015 KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournament, which begins with the quarterfinal round on Saturday at Bellarmine University’s Owsley B. Frazier Stadium. Saturday’s action begins at 2 p.m...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2015The first state championships of the 2015-16 season will be contested next week with the 2015 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Championships at the Bowling Green Country Club. The boys’ gol...

The pairings for the 2015 KHSAA Volleyball, 2015 KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, and the 2015 KHSAA Field Hockey State Tournaments will be determined Friday, October 2 when the annual KHSAA Fall Championships Draw Show is conducted at the KHSAA Office...

Riherds.com, a Kentucky-based company headquartered in Smiths Grove specializing in trophies, awards, name tags and signs, will provide the "Above and Beyond" award at each KHSAA state championship event for 2015-16. Riherds.com is proud to be the Of...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Fall Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials online.Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2015The KHSAA Annual Meeting of Delegates will take place Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Lexington Center. The day’s agenda will include three breakout sessions for athletic directors starting at 8 a.m., followed by the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2015 The KHSAA has handed down sanctions to Bell County and Taylor County High Schools for violations of Bylaw 23 (Limitation of Seasons) resulting from attendance at a preseason football camp the weekend of August...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2015The 15th Annual HYPE KHSAA Student Leadership Conference will take place this week in Lexington and Bowling Green. The conference is a free service provided by the Association for student-athletes to learn teamwo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2015 During Monday’s Board of Control meeting at the Owensboro Convention Center, KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett presented the results from the Association's triennial survey of the membership, conducted earlier ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2015The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its first meeting of the 2015-16 school year on Monday at the Owensboro Convention Center. Among the many agenda items discussed, the Board executed a lengthy review of its cu...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2015 The weekly statistical leader reports for football and boys’ and girls’ soccer have been updated at KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly throughout the regular season and will be posted to the KHSAA webs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2015KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett today announced the hiring of Sarah Bridenbaugh as the Association’s newest Assistant Commissioner. Among her many duties at the KHSAA, Bridenbaugh will oversee the sports of fie...

The delegates to the KHSAA Annual Meeting in 2014 passed revisions to Bylaw 9 to codify the previous exception to the prohibition on girls' basketball players participating in outside competition once the school year begins if they have been enrolled...

The delegates to the KHSAA Annual Meeting in 2014 passed revisions to Bylaw 9 to allow a limited exception to the prohibition on boys basketball players participating in outside competition once the school year begins if they have been enrolled in gr...

Funeral services have been set for long-time Physical Plant Director John Ginn who passed away on July 28. Johnny started working for the KHSAA on July 24, 1984, and at the time of his death, was the KHSAA's longest tenured employee, starting three d...

THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY FURTHER NOTICES AND IS NOT VALID FOR THE 2016 SEASON AND BEYONDWith the dead period ending and most of football coaches starting into fall workouts at various times in the coming days, it is timely to remind each of...

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESUMES AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION: THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015The Kentucky High School Athletic Association is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Commissioner. Due to the provisions of the Federal Cou...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2015KHSAA Assistant Commissioner Angela Brown Passafiume, a 1989 graduate of Assumption High School who has served as Assistant Commissioner with the Association since July of 2010, will return to Assumption this fall a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2015Six student-athletes from across the state have been selected by the KHSAA to represent the Association at the NFHS National Student Leadership Summit, July 20-22, at the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis, Ind. The six ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2015KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett announced today the addition of Leah Little as the Association’s new Marketing Director, effective June 15. Little comes to the Association from Brain Box Intelligent Marketing (for...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2015The 2015 KHSAA Track & Field State Championships begin Friday afternoon at the University of Kentucky’s Outdoor Track and Field Complex with the 2A meet starting at 4:30 p.m. The event continues Saturday morning...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2015The 2015 KHSAA Tennis State Championships and the 2015 KHSAA Bass Fishing State Tournament will be conducted this week in Lexington and Gilbertsville, respectively. The Bass Fishing weigh-ins will be webcast live ea...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2015In an effort to assist its member schools in properly regulating new safety standards in football, the Board of Control adopted new compliance forms during a meeting at the KHSAA headquarters on Wednesday. The new f...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2015 Following an incident in a varsity baseball game between Lawrence County and Pike County Central on May 5, which led to the termination of the game by the officiating crew in the 6th inning, the KHSAA conducted an ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2015 The annual Draw Show for the 2015 Rawlings/KHSAA Baseball State Tournament and the Worth/KHSAA Softball State Tournament will be conducted at the Association’s headquarters on Wednesday, April 29 at 2 p.m. The D...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2015 Graves County’s Emily Whitnell and Rowan County’s Justin Graham were named the 2015 Forcht Bank/KHSAA CLASS Awards statewide scholarship winners in a banquet at the Association’s headquarters on Sunday. Each hon...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2015 The KHSAA honored the top officials for 2015 at the Association’s 22nd Annual Officials Recognition Banquet on Sunday, April 26. The ceremony, conducted at the KHSAA Offices, recognized the official of the year ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2015 The KHSAA Board of Control addressed the NFHS Task Force recommendations on contact restrictions in football during a meeting at the Association’s headquarters on Tuesday, while approving the future order of foo...

At its regular meeting on April 21, the KHSAA Board of Control adopted policy changes including emergency changes to the bylaws and policies of the KHSAA related to football practice. The draft of changes was released to the membership in March for c...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2015 The 2015 KHSAA Archery State Championships will be held tomorrow morning at the Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington. The competition begins at 9 a.m. with the first of four hour-long flights. The four teams...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2015 Thirty-two regional winners have been selected as part of the 2015 Forcht Bank/KHSAA CLASS Awards Recognition Program. The 32 regional winners will each receive a $350 scholarship, an award from Forcht Bank an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2015 On April 26, the KHSAA will honor the top officials for 2015 at the Association’s 22nd Annual Officials Recognition Banquet. The ceremony, conducted at the KHSAA Offices, honors the finalists for each sport or sp...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2015 Fans can relieve all of the excitement from each KHSAA Championship event by visiting KHSAA.org to view and purchase official championship photos, commemorative programs, and complete game DVDs and highlight vide...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2015 Longtime Administrative Support Specialist Phyllis Sallee is retiring from the KHSAA at the end of March after 16 years with the Association. Sallee came to the KHSAA in 1999 from the Fayette Count...

Long-time KHSAA Administrative Support Specialist Phyllis Sallee is retiring from the KHSAA after many years of faithful service. As such, the KHSAA will be looking to fill a total of two positions, Mrs. Sallee's and another that had been vacant appr...

Commissioner Julian Tackett issued the following statement upon the death of Ira Combs- "Ira Combs was a larger than life figure whose regular appearance at the Sweet 16 was a source of personal pride, as was his legendary work with the Joe B. Hall ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2015 As part of its title sponsorship of the Boys' Sweet Sixteen®, Whitaker Bank awards a one-time $1,000 scholarship to four deserving student-athletes. The winners of this year's Whitaker Bank Scholarships are Sara...

Updated as of March 4, 2:30 p.m. Below is a list of updates to basketball region tournament schedules that have been relayed to the KHSAA.  Complete tournament schedules can be found on the KHSAA/Riherds.com Scoreboard. Boys - http://scoreboard.12...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 10, 2015 The 2015 KHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships (Feb. 26-28) begin tonight at the Ralph Wright Natatorium in Louisville with the boys’ diving preliminaries at 6 p.m. Competition resumes Friday morning with...

The media credentialing system for the 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. The Houchens Indust...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2015 In the interest of the safety and welfare of our competitors, coaches, workers and officials, and to ensure that participation experience for the student-athletes is optimal, the KHSAA has postponed the State...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 10, 2015 The 2015 KHSAA State Bowling Championships visit Collins Eastland in Lexington this week (Feb. 12-13), with the singles championship slated for Thursday and the team competition set for Friday. The team champ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 5, 2015 The pairings for the 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ and the 2015 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® were determined Thursday afternoon when the annual Draw Show was conducted at the WKYT Studios i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2015 The KHSAA Board of Control finalized competition rules and a new alignment for the sport-activity of Archery in a meeting at the Association’s headquarters on Wednesday morning. After extensive review, the new...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2015 The pairings for the 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2015 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® will be revealed on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. (ET) when the annual Draw Show is ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Winter Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials online. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2015 First Weekly Basketball Statistical Leader Reports Now Available The initial weekly statistical leader reports for boys’ and girls’ basketball have been posted to KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly thr...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 12, 2014 The third annual KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships will take place Saturday, Dec. 13 at Alltech Arena in Lexington. Doors open to the public at 9 a.m. with the competition starting at 10 a.m. with the A...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2014 The KHSAA has assessed sanctions against a crew of five football officials and an adjustment to the schedule for future playoff assignments for the local association involved, following a misapplication of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2014 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association officially extended its agreements with Russell Athletic and Western Kentucky University to partner and host the state football finals through 2018 in a press con...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2014 The Board of Control completed a special meeting on Wednesday morning at the KHSAA Offices to conclude the appeals hearing for sanctions levied against Cordia High School, which recessed on Oct. 22nd. Followi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 5, 2014 Nine state championships will be decided this weekend as the KHSAA Soccer and Volleyball State Tournaments, and the KHSAA Cross Country State Meet are conducted in Lexington and Louisville. Saturday morning wi...

KHSAA State High School Events Honoring Veterans At Events Closest To Veterans Day Through the efforts of a veteran and concerned individual by the name of Robert Williams of Menlo Park, California, there is now a national movement to have every hig...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 1, 2014 The calculations for the three-way tie-breaker in football have been posted online at  http://www.khsaa.org/football/2014/threewaytiebreakertodate.pdf. Playoff pairings as well as the instructions and details...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2014 Assumption made history on Wednesday night at Bellarmine University's Owsley B. Frazier Stadium, scoring a 4-0 victory over Mercy to capture the first-ever KHSAA Field Hockey State Championship. The Rockets to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2014 Fall Sports Postseason In Full Swing With the Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSAA Golf State Championships already in the books, the postseasons for the remaining KHSAA fall sports are in full swing. The in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2014 The matchups for the first-ever KHSAA Field Hockey State Championships were decided Thursday night when the quarterfinal draw was conducted at Assumption Green. Quarterfinal action begins Saturday at 2 p.m. wh...

It is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to the Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. We hope we can count on your continued support for the twelve teams that make it to the finals. Here are some notes about this year's fi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 20, 2014 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association and Special Olympics Kentucky announced a new partnership in a press conference at the KHSAA headquarters on Monday, unveiling plans to develop unified sports oppo...

St. Xavier carded a five-over par 293 in both rounds of the 2014 Leachman Buick?GMC?Cadillac/KHSAA Boys' Golf Championship to finish at 10-over par 586 and claim the team title. McCracken County (301-312) and Franklin County (303-310) shared second p...

6:15 PM (CT) - Play was halted in the first round of the 2014 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Boys' Golf State Tournament at 4:44 p.m. on Friday due to heavy rainfall and standing water on the course. After evaluating the course conditions, the dec...

Sacred Heart defeated Henry Clay on the first playoff hole, 21-23, to win the 2014 Leachman Buick?GMC?Cadillac/KHSAA Girls' Golf Championship, after both teams finished with matching 645 totals over 36 holes. Shelby County's Madison Thomas fired a 6...

6:00 PM (CT) - Monday's practice round for the 2014 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac/KHSAA Girls' Golf State Tournament is complete. Tuesday's first round competition is on as scheduled at this time, starting at 7 a.m. (CT). Please continue to check khsa...

Pairings and Tee Times for the Leachman Buick?GMC?Cadillac/KHSAA State Golf Championships are now posted on the KHSAA website. You can access this information by going to the following links and clicking on Pairings at the top of the page: http://kh...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2014 The pairings for the 2014 KHSAA Volleyball and 2014 KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer State Tournaments will be decided Thursday, October 2 when the annual Draw Show is conducted at the KHSAA Offices at 2 p.m. The ...

The KHSAA’s online media credentialing system for the Fall Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials online. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA to...

At the Annual Meeting of the membership of the KHSAA, four proposals received the votes necessary for approval. The membership was represented by 215 of the schools (out of 277 members), a turnout very comparable to the past few years, with 144 votes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 15, 2014 KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett will be awarded the 2014 Kentucky Medical Association Debra K. Best Outstanding Layperson Award during the KMA's President's Installation and Awards Dinner in Louisville on ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2014 The Board of Control conducted its first meeting since the start of the 2014-15 academic year at the KHSAA Office on Wednesday morning. In a meeting revolving mainly around board policies and procedures, the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2014 The initial weekly statistical leader reports for football and boys’ and girls’ soccer have been posted to KHSAA.org. Statistics are compiled weekly throughout the regular season and will be posted to the KHS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 21, 2014 The 14th Annual HYPE KHSAA Student Leadership Conference will be conducted next week in Lexington and Bowling Green. The conference is a free service provided by the Association for student-athletes to learn te...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2014  The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today announced the state-by-state winners of its inaugural High School Coach of the Year award. One boys coach and one girls coach w...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2014 Commissioner’s Response to Home School Proposal “Following the announcement of the bill introduced by Representative Stan Lee (R-Lexington) on Tuesday, our office has received a number of phone calls and emails...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2014 Despite the consolidation of three schools prior to the 2013-14 academic year, participation across Kentucky rose by 2.4 percent in 2013-14, with nearly 50,000 student-athletes occupying a total of 78,687 roster ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2014  The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has handed down sanctions to Cordia High School following a nearly yearlong investigation for violations of KHSAA bylaws including Bylaw 1 (Responsibility of Eligibi...

Board of Control Recommends Use of Protective Head Gear in Softball; Makes Football Alignment Adjustment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2014 The Board of Control conducted its first meeting of the 2014-15 academic year at the Bank of Kentucky Cent...

The changes that were made by the delegates at the 2013 Annual Meeting of schools have been given final approval in the last few days, and are therefore in effect immediately for the 2014 football preseason. The preseason has been restructured as fo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2014  DAWAHARES/KHSAA HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015 INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED LEXINGTON – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2015 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA...

During the 7th inning of game 14 of the Worth/KHSAA State Softball Tournament (a consolation bracket elimination contest) a judgement call was made by the umpiring crew which in hindsight, and upon postgame review by the KHSAA staff, was in error. Th...

TITLE PARTNERSHIP WITH WORTHWhen referring to the softball state tournament, the tournament’s full name, the Worth/KHSAA Softball State Tournament should be used in all first references, without exception. In subsequent references, it is acceptable t...

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will hold a press conference on Sunday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m. to announce the KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2015. The Hall of Fame announcement will take place at the KHSAA Offices in Lexington (2280 Executiv...

TITLE PARTNERSHIP WITH RAWLINGSWhen referring to the baseball state tournament, the tournament’s full name, the Rawlings/KHSAA Baseball State Tournament should be used in all first references, without exception. In subsequent references, it is accept...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2014  The 2014 KHSAA Tennis State Championships (May 14-17) begin tonight at 5 p.m. with the boys’ and girls’ team semifinals at the University of Kentucky’s Boone/Downing Tennis Complex. The team finals will take plac...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2014  During Tuesday’s scheduled meeting at the KHSAA Office, the Board of Control awarded the girls’ basketball state tournament to the Bank of Kentucky Center and Northern Kentucky University for 2016 and 2017, while...

The KHSAA's online media credentialing system for the Spring Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials online. Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2014 Regional Winners Announced For 2014 Forcht Bank/KHSAA CLASS Awards Recognition Program Thirty-two regional winners have been selected as part of the 2014 Forcht Bank/KHSAA CLASS Awards Recognition Program. The ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2014  2014 KHSAA Bass Fishing Championship Starts Friday The second annual KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championship gets underway Friday morning with the boat launch at 7 a.m. (CT) from the Kentucky Dam Marina in Gilbe...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2014  During Tuesday’s meeting at the KHSAA Office, the Board of Control approved a motion to add field hockey as a team sport beginning with the 2014-15 season and approved a draft of the football alignment for the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2014 On May 4, the KHSAA will honor the top officials for 2014 at the Association’s 21st Annual Officials Recognition Banquet. The ceremony, conducted at the KHSAA Offices, honors the finalists for each sport in whic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2014 Forty-six teams earned a spot in the second-annual KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championship during four regional tournaments conducted over the weekend. This year’s state championship will take place April 25-26 at ...

Results from the three regional Bass Fishing tournaments contested today (Region 1, 2 and 4) can be accessed through the links below. The Region 3 Tournament will take place Sunday, April 6 at the Conley Bottom Marina in Monticello. Region 1 Region...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 3, 2014 High-quality, multi-colored Baden Perfection VX5EC-210 game ball delivers maximum playability and performance RENTON, Wash. – Baden Sports, Inc., today announced its premium Baden Perfection® series volleyball h...

It has been nearly twenty years since a complete facility inventory/assessment has been conducted in our state regarding competitive swimming pools and available resources for high school competitions. As swimming continues to grow, it is important t...

RADIO OR TV PSA (30-SECOND) March is National Athletic Training Month! The Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society and the KHSAA would like to thank all athletic trainers across the state and especially those at the state tournaments this month for th...

The KHSAA Board of Control, at a special meeting on March 20, 2014, took action on several pending matters. At the meeting, the Board of Control: Approved SELECT SPORT as the official ball for postseason play in Soccer beginning with the 2014-2015...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 26, 2014 The 2014 KHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships take place this week (Feb. 27-March 1) at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on the University of Louisville’s campus. The state meet opens Thursday night wit...

"On Friday, Feb. 21 an unsporting act took place in a boys’ basketball game between Cordia and Perry County Central. The officials assigned to the game ejected one student-athlete from Cordia who was directly involved in the incident and two student-...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 21, 2014  Recently, the KHSAA received a notice and some newspaper clippings about a donation the Fifth Region Officials Association made to the Nelson County schools Youth Services Center. Upon receiving the note, th...

Updated statistical leaders for boys’ and girls’ basketball can be found through the links below. As a reminder, member schools are solely responsible for submitting statistical information. If a school or individual is omitted, or information is not...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 19, 2014  The 2014 KHSAA Wrestling State Championships head to Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park this week (Feb. 21-22). Gates will open to the public on Friday at 9 a.m., with the first round matches set to be...

The media credentialing system for the 2014 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ and Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournaments is now available online, and can be accessed by going to credentials.khsaa.org. The Houchens Indust...

Updated statistical leaders for boys’ and girls’ basketball can be found through the links below. As a reminder, member schools are solely responsible for submitting statistical information. If a school or individual is omitted, or information is not...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 10, 2014 The 2014 Ebonite/KHSAA Bowling State Championships will be held this week (Feb. 13-14) at Collins Eastland in Lexington. The individual state championship will be contested on Thursday, with doors opening to ...

Updated statistical leaders for boys’ and girls’ basketball can be found through the links below. As a reminder, member schools are solely responsible for submitting statistical information. If a school or individual is omitted, or information is not...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 3, 2014  The pairings for the 2014 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ and the 2014 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® were determined Monday afternoon when the annual Draw Show was conducted at the WKYT Studios in...

“We have received the restraining order issued by the Franklin Circuit Court, and will adhere to its requirements. That said, it is likely not possible for me to disagree more with the findings of the court in its order. While it is inappropriate for...

“The KHSAA has received information relative to alleged unsporting acts and comments made by representatives of the girls’ basketball team at Sayre High School following its game with Leslie County High School on Wednesday. As a sanctioned game under...

Updated statistical leaders for boys’ and girls’ basketball can be found through the links below. As a reminder, member schools are solely responsible for submitting statistical information. If a school or individual is omitted, or information is not...

January 28, 2014 TO: Superintendents, Principals, Athletic Directors and Coaches of Football Playing Schools FR: Commissioner Julian Tackett RE: Update on the Drafting of 2015 through 2018 Football Alignment, Opportunity to Play to a Higher Class ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 27, 2014 During its January meeting at the KHSAA Office on Monday, the Board of Control discussed at length football realignment for the 2015-18 seasons. The Board examined several options for establishing future class...

The year by year record of coach Billy Hicks has been reviewed on multiple occasions and been subject to scrutiny from various sources.     The following represents the updated records of the KHSAA with the following provisions: ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 15, 2014 The pairings for the 2014 Whitaker Bank/KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® and the 2014 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® will be unveiled on Monday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. when the annual Draw Show is broadca...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 9, 2014 Sites Finalized For 2014 Basketball Regional Tournaments The sites for the 2014 Basketball Regional Tournaments were finalized last week with the selection of Barren County (boys) and Allen County-Scottsville ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 9, 2013  The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced a new corporate partner in a press conference at the Association’s headquarters on Tuesday, revealing Whitaker Bank as the new title sponsor of the KHSA...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 9, 2013  Press Conference Called For Tuesday Regarding Boys’ Sweet 16® The KHSAA will hold a press conference at the Association’s headquarters on Tuesday afternoon regarding the future of the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen®. T...

After reviewing all of the available data/information and the most educated predictions, the KHSAA is making schedule adjustments for the rest of the weekend, and changes to a few of the event instructions to help with this weekend's weather situatio...

The KHSAA is closely monitoring the weather situation related to the football finals this weekend in Bowling Green, with both local weather information and public information from Kentucky Emergency Management. 12/5/2013 - 10:00 a.m.At this point, t...

KHSAA Partners With First String Media, PrepSpin.com For Enhanced Web Streaming Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 3, 2013 Through a new venture launched prior to the start of the 2013-14 season, the KHSAA has transitioned its online video bro...

Updated commemorative copies of each completed KHSAA fall championship event are now available for on-demand printing through TheBookPatch.com. Full color and black-and-white versions of this year’s championship programs (Golf, Cross Country, Soccer ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 12, 2013 The Board of Control conducted its November meeting at the KHSAA offices on Monday. Among the various items addressed during the meeting was a discussion on the emphasis placed on sportsmanship across the sta...

KHSAA Wraps Up Successful Fall Championship Weekend FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 11, 2013 A total of nine team and six individual state champions were crowned on Saturday and Sunday as part of the KHSAA’s first-ever three-sport Fall Championship...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Soccer Championships Resume Wednesday, Thursday Night The 2013 KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Championships continue Wednesday and Thursday night at Paul Laurence Dunbar, leading up to Saturday’s championship ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 1, 2013  The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has handed down sanctions to Fairview High School for violation of Bylaw 3 (Maximum Number of Years) and Bylaw 4 (Enrollment Requirements), penalties which includ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 28, 2013  2013 KHSAA Soccer Championships Begin Monday and Tuesday The 2013 KHSAA Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Championships begin tonight and tomorrow with the Semi-State Round on campus sites. Teams advancing from the Se...

Seems like the years continue to go faster, as it is again time for us to take orders for advance tickets to this year's Russell Athletic/KHSAA State Football Finals. We hope we can count on your continued support for the twelve teams that make it to...

The KHSAA's online media credentialing system for the Fall Sports Championships is now live. Media members can visit credentials.khsaa.org to apply for credentials online.   Credentials to each KHSAA state championship event are issued by the KHSAA...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 7, 2013 2013 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHSA Golf State Championships This Week The KHSAA will award its first state championship trophies of the 2013-14 season this week when the 2013 Leachman Buick•GMC•Cadillac/KHS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 Golf Regionals Monday and Tuesday; Leachman/KHSAA State Golf Championship Next Week Golfers from around the state will vie for a spot in the first state championship event of the 2013-14 season as regiona...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 Annual Meeting Of Delegates Set For Thursday, Sept. 19 The KHSAA Annual Meeting of Delegates will take place Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Lexington Center. Each KHSAA member school is represented by one delegat...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 12, 2013 HYPE Student Leadership Conferences Take Place Next Week The 13th Annual HYPE KHSAA Student Leadership Conference will be conducted next week in Lexington and Bowling Green. The conference is a free service pr...

New Track/XC Alignment Approved; Football Draft Alignments To Begin; Commissioner Receives Extremely Favorable Evaluation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 23, 2013 The Board of Control conducted its July meeting on Monday at the Bank of Kentucky Center ...

Case BL-23-19- When does contact football practice begin? The first date of contact practice is based on the first full day of classes for the student body in each school. Contact practice begins seven days prior to the first official day (which is ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 1, 2013 KHSAA Distributes More Than $33,000 In Royalties To Member Schools KHSAA member schools benefitted in the third year of a royalty program with the National Federation of State High  School Associations (NFHS) and...

CONVERSION CHART – 2012-2013 BYLAWS VS. 2013-2014 BYLAWSDue to significant changes approved by the membership, it was necessary to reorder many of the bylaws of the KHSAA. Below is a cross reference chart. You can also find this chart in PDF format...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 11, 2013  The 94th annual National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Summer Meeting will take place June 23-27 in Denver, Colo., during which time longtime Kentucky official Jerry Kimmel will be inducted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013 DAWAHARES/KHSAA HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2014 INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED LEXINGTON – The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 2014 was announced today in a press conference at the KHSAA O...

2014 KHSAA Hall of Fame Press Conference Set For June 2 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will hold a press conference on Sunday, June 2 at 1:30 p.m. to announce the KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2014. The Hall of Fame announcement will ta...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2013  2014 KHSAA Hall of Fame Press Conference Set For June 2 The Kentucky High School Athletic Association will hold a press conference on Sunday, June 2 at 1:30 p.m. to announce the KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2014....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2013 The Board of Control conducted its final meeting of the 2012-13 academic year at the KHSAA Offices in Lexington on Tuesday. Among the items discussed, the Board of Control approved a draft for new alignment in Trac...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2013 KHSAA Tennis, Track and Field State Championships Approaching Tennis regional tournaments got underway over the weekend, and will continue through Friday, May 10th leading up to the 2013 KHSAA Tennis State Champio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2013  Beechwood’s Alexis Hunter and Monroe County’s Chad Wilson were honored as the statewide winners of the 2013 Forcht Bank/KHSAA Sportsmanship Recognition program at the 17th annual awards banquet on Sunday in Lex...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2013  First KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championship This Weekend At KenLake Marina The first-ever KHSAA Bass Fishing State Championship will take place this weekend (April 26-27) at the KenLake Marina in Hardin. Forty...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2013 After reviewing the 2013 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16®, the Board of Control voted today in favor of a proposal to move the championship games of the boys’ and girls’ Sweet 16® to Sunday starting in 2014. The format cha...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2013 2013 KHSAA Hall of Fame Class To Be Honored Saturday The KHSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2013 will be honored at the Association’s annual banquet on Saturday, April 13th at the Lexington Center’s Bluegrass Ballroom....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 18, 2013 First-Ever KHSAA Archery Championships Begin Today In Louisville The inaugural KHSAA Archery State Championships begin this week (March 18-19) at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville (221 ...

Fans wanting to peruse and review the 2013 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® program can download the complete program at no charge from the KHSAA web site. Go to www.khsaa.org/basketball and select Girls State Tournament Information fo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 11, 2013 2013 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® This Week In Bowling Green The Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament returns to E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green this week...

Fans wanting to peruse and review the 2013 Boys' Sweet Sixteen® program can download the complete program at no charge from the KHSAA web site. Go to www.khsaa.org/basketball and select Boys State Tournament Information for the link. In addition, you...

The KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen® will go on as scheduled with no plans for delay or rescheduling. If there is any change in plans we will post this information on our website. Certainly, the KHSAA expects and encourages patrons to exercise an abundanc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 27, 2013 Sweet 16® Single-Session Tickets Available For Purchase  Single-session tickets for the KHSAA Boys’ and Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16® are available for purchase through khsaa.org. The KHSAA Boys...

The Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ State Tournament will take place March 13-16 at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. PARKING – GIRLS’ SWEET 16®Parking passes for the Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ State Tournament will be available on a first-...

The KHSAA Boys’ Sweet Sixteen® is scheduled for March 6-10 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING FRIDAY-SATURDAY SESSIONS OF THE BOYS’ SWEET 16®With the University of Kentucky playing Florida on Saturday afternoon, the KHSAA will be...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 18, 2013 PANNELL SWIM SHOP/KHSAA SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK IN LOUISVILLE The 2013 Pannell Swim Shop/KHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championships will be held this week (Feb. 21-23) at the Ralph W...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 11, 2013  The 50th annual KHSAA Wrestling State Championships will take place this week (Feb. 15-16) at Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The two-day event begins Friday, Feb. 15 with first- and s...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 4, 2013  2013 Ebonite/KHSAA Bowling Championships This Week The 2013 Ebonite/KHSAA Bowling State Championships will take place this week (Feb 7-8) at Executive Strike and Spare in Louisville. The two-day event begins...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2013 The KHSAA Board of Control approved new alignments for Basketball Region I and all eight Wrestling regions during its January meeting at the KHSAA office on Monday. Following the consolidation of schools in M...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 25, 2013 The pairings for the 2013 KHSAA Boys’ and Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ State Basketball Tournaments were unveiled today during the annual Draw Show on CWKYT. Brackets with official times and pairings are ...

10 a.m. ET, Friday, 1/25/13In the interest of everyone's safety and out of an abundance of caution, the State Competitive Cheer Championships have been postponed and will NOT be held on Saturday, January 26. The competition is being rescheduled for S...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 22, 2013 INAUGURAL KHSAA COMPETITIVE CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SATURDAY IN BOWLING GREEN  The inaugural KHSAA Competitive Cheer Championships will take place Saturday, Jan. 26 at E.A. Diddle Arena on the campus of West...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 18, 2013 During the KHSAA Region 6 Competitive Cheer competition on Jan. 12, a disqualification ruling was made in the Super-Large All-Girl division with regard to a National Federation rule. At the time the ruling was...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 14, 2013 SWEET 16® DRAW SHOW TO AIR FRIDAY, JAN. 25 The Draw Show for the 2013 KHSAA Boys’ and Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ State Basketball Tournaments will air on Friday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. (ET). CWKYT (Ch. 14) i...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 10, 2013 TIMES ANNOUNCED FOR BOYS’ SWEET 16® SEMIFINALS AND CHAMPIONSHIP Game times for the Semifinals and Championship of the 2013 Boys’ Sweet 16® at Rupp Arena have been finalized. The Semifinal round will begin at ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 7, 2013 NFHS NAMES LONE OAK’S LARRY HEFLIN ONE OF 22 NATIONAL COACHES OF THE YEAR Lone Oak High School girls tennis coach Larry Heflin has been named one of 22 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation o...

In light of seemingly endless discussion about possible alternative formats for the football playoffs, it seems prudent to be sure the public is reminded of the results of a 2011-2012 survey of the membership regarding this issue. Clearly the consens...

At its April, 2012 meeting, the Board of Control confirmed the schedule for the six 2012 football championship games. On Friday, November 30, the championships for Classes 1A, 3A and 4A will take place, at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. C...

Looking for a gift for a friend or family member who likes to hunt or fish? The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has an idea. See http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Ky-Fish-and-Wildlife-offering-gift-certificates-176595441.html and ...

COMMISSIONER’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF BILLY V. WISE Billy V. Wise, who served as the fourth Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association from 1991-1994 and spent twenty-five years with the KHSAA, passed away early Thursday afte...

KHSAA TABS ANGOLIA AS ITS NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Commissioner Julian Tackett today announced the hiring of Joe Angolia as the organization's new Communications Director. Angolia...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  OCTOBER 22, 2012 KHSAA STATE VOLLEYBALL THIS WEEKEND For the third consecutive year the KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament will be played in Louisville but the action shifts to a different venue. The 2012 edition of the KHSA...

For more information, watch the video below, or go to http://principalsmonth.org/. Thanks to all member school Principals for your work!   ...

Times have been set for the 2012 KHSAA State Volleyball Tournament to be held at J.C. Cantrell Gymnasium on the campus of Valley High School in Louisville.  Region vs. Region match-ups were conducted online back on Sept. 7.  For the State Tournament ...

To All Athletic Directors and/or NASP Coaches: We would like to invite any interested individuals to attend a BAI (Basic Archery Instructors) NASP certification class. We will be holding this class on November 17, 2012 from 8 am until 3:30 pm in the...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  OCTOBER 1, 2012  LEACHMAN BUICK-GMC-CADILLAC/KHSAA STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK Bowling Green will be the center of the Commonwealth’s high school golf activity this week as boys’ and girls’ individual and team champio...

The NFHS and NCAA have jointly announced a new course through their learning center that helps fully explain the requirements related initial collegiate eligibility. This FREE course should be viewed by Athletic Directors and Guidance Counselors who ...

The NFHS, supported by the member state associations including the KHSAA, has released a position opposing the new 10-month schedule proposed by the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. This proposed schedule is an effort to force kids to choose between ...

The family of former KHSAA Commissioner Louis Stout has established a memorial fund in lieu of flowers. Mrs. Anna Stout has requested that donations be made to the Louis Stout Memorial Fund for Students, c/o KHSAA, 2280 Executive Drive, Lexington, KY...

Voting Results for the 2012 Annual Meeting have been announced based on voting conducted September 18, 2012. Complete results can be found at http://khsaa.org/annualmeeting/20122013/finalvotingtallysheet2012.pdf RESULTS OF VOTING – SEPTEMBER 18, 201...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 DISQUALIFICATIONS DOWN IN 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEARMore student-athletes and coaches were able to see the conclusion of their teams’ contests during the 2011-2012 school year.  A total of 481 student-athletes a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2012COMMISSIONER’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF LOUIS STOUTLouis Stout, who served as the fifth Commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association from 1994-2002, passed away early Sunday morning followin...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 Volleyball, Soccer Draw Show to Air on Friday Volleyball and soccer postseason tournaments may not begin until October 8 but teams will soon find out the region it will face in the first round of the state t...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 23, 2012ARCHERY BECOMES LATEST CHAMPIONSHIP SPORT-ACTIVITY Kentucky’s elementary, middle and high schools have enjoyed archery competition for nearly a decade. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year the chance to comp...

Below is the agenda.  2012-13 OPTIONAL KHSAA ADMINISTRATORS WORKSHOP Check in: 7:30 a.m., Workshop: 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be from 12:00 to 12:45 for those that have indicated they will stay  Session I - Welcome, Introductions and Part ...

PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 23A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m. at the KHSAA office in Lexington. Representatives from the KHSAA, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the National Arc...

 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Vacancy Announcement for the position of Communications Director (fka Sports Information Director) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESUMES AND COVER LETTER FOR CONSIDERATION: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 POSTING REVISED...

Now that contests have been completed and individual statistics can be entered, there are steps to be taken to open and initialize rosters. This step was clearly detailed in the August 7 blog entry available at http://khsaa.org/87-2012-2013-rosters-a...

Please be advised that the BBCOR decertification process has been implemented for the Reebok Vector TLS 32-inch model. Effective immediately and until further notice, this bat (Reebok Vector TLS 32" length) should be considered a non-compliant bat a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 13, 2012 HYPE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES SET FOR LEXINGTON, BOWLING GREEN For the second consecutive year the HYPE KHSAA Student Leadership Conference will educate students in the eastern and western portions of t...

This reminder is for all member school Superintendents, Principals and Athletic Directors within the KHSAA. For the fall of 2012, the KHSAA has reinstituted an Athletic Administrator Workshop. The content for this non-mandatory workshop expand this ...

The schedule for the state track meet for 2012-2013 school year is set as follows: Friday, May 17 - 2A and Saturday, May 18 - 1A and 3A Please be sure to add this to your school calendar.  In years past we have found that schools appreciated the ea...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 31, 2012 2013 BOYS' SWEET 16® CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET FOR SUNDAY For the first time in the 95-year history of the KHSAA Boys' Sweet 16®, the tournament championship game will be played sometime other than Saturday night. ...

Batters in high school softball no longer will have to make an attempt to avoid being hit by a pitch in order to be awarded first base. This revision to Rule 8-1-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 24, 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND CREATED FOR FALL SPORTS Beginning in the fall of 2013 the first weekend of November will have a championship feel unlike any other in the Association’s 95-year history. The KHSAA Board of Co...

Details for the 2012 HYPE Conference are now posted to our website.Head over to our Student Conference page to learn more! ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 19, 2012 DAWAHARES/KHSAA HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2013 INTRODUCED Members of the newest class of the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame were introduced to the public and enjoyed around of golf at the 26th annual Dawahares/KHSAA H...

In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of participating in high school athletics, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has produced a free online course entitled “A Guide to Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prev...

New language has been added to the high school baseball rules to re-emphasize that non-wood bats cannot be altered. This additional note in Rule 1-3-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations...

Welcome to the new face of the KHSAA web site. We hope you find it easier to navigate and find items. Look around, you will probably find what you want without having to call or email the office. It will take a while to get all of the legacy content...

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We have received the following from the NFHS  It was brought to the NFHS's attention that some umpires have identified the Rip-It bat as being non-compliant due to the positioning of the BBCOR .50 certification mark on the taper instead of on ...