OHSAA Announces Winter Sports Tournament Divisions for 2026-2027 Season
ZANESVILLE, OH – The warm weather may be here for now, but before we know it, cooler temperatures will take over, bringing the high school winter sports season along with it.
The Ohio High School Sports Athletic Association (OHSAA) officially announced the tournament divisional breakdown for the 2026-2027 season for basketball, bowling, plus swimming and diving on Tuesday afternoon.
Wrestling divisional breakdowns will be announced in the fall. Ice hockey, gymnastics, and girls wrestling each have one division.
Local area schools for each sport are listed below, and any division changes from the previous season are noted.
BOYS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
- Newark (Central District)
DIVISION III
- Granville (Central District)
- Licking Valley (Central District)
- Maysville moves up to Division III from Division IV
- Sheridan (Southeast District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
- Zanesville (East District)
DIVISION IV
- Cambridge (East District)
- Heath (Central District)
- John Glenn (East District)
- Lakewood (Central District)
- Maysville (East District)
- New Lexington (Southeast District)
- Philo (East District)
- West Muskingum (East District)
- West Muskingum moves up to Division IV from Division V
DIVISION V
- Coshocton (East District)
- Meadowbrook (East District)
- Morgan (East District)
- Morgan moves down to Division V from Division IV
- Ridgewood (East District)
- River View (East District)
DIVISION VI
- Buckeye Trail (East District)
- Caldwell (East District)
- Crooksville (East District)
- Newark Catholic (Central District)
- Newark Catholic moves up to Division VI from Division VII
- Shenandoah (East District)
DIVISION VII
- Granville Christian Academy (Central District)
- Granville Christian Academy moves down to Division VII from Division VI
- Miller (Southeast District)
- Rosecrans (East District)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
DIVISION I
- Newark (Central District)
DIVISION III
- Granville (Central District)
- Sheridan (Southeast District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
- Zanesville (East District)
DIVISION IV
- Cambridge (East District)
- Heath (Central District)
- Heath moves up to Division IV from Division V
- John Glenn (East District)
- Lakewood (Central District)
- Lakewood moves up to Division IV from Division V
- Licking Valley (Central District)
- Maysville (East District)
- New Lexington (Southeast District)
- New Lexington moves up to Division IV from Division V
- Philo (East District)
- River View (East District)
- West Muskingum (East District)
- West Muskingum moves up to Division IV from Division V
DIVISION V
- Crooksville (East District)
- Crooksville moves up to Division V from Division VI
- Meadowbrook (East District)
- Meadowbrook moves up to Division V from Division VI
DIVISION VI
- Buckeye Trail (East District)
- Caldwell (East District)
- Caldwell moves up to Division VI from Division VII
- Ridgewood (East District)
- Ridgewood moves down to Division VI from Division V
- Shenandoah (East District)
DIVISION VII
- Granville Christian Academy (Central District)
- Miller (Southeast District)
- Newark Catholic (Central District)
- Rosecrans (East District)
BOYS BOWLING
DIVISION I
- Granville (Central District)
- Licking Valley (Central District)
- Maysville (East District)
- Maysville moves up to Division I from Division II
- Newark (Central District)
- Sheridan (Southeast District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
- Zanesville (East District)
DIVISION II
- Crooksville (East District)
- Heath (Central District)
- Lakewood (Central District)
- New Lexington (Southeast District)
- Philo (East District)
- Ridgewood (East District)
- River View (East District)
GIRLS BOWLING
DIVISION I
- Granville (Central District)
- Newark (Central District)
- Sheridan (Southeast District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
- Zanesville (East District)
DIVISION II
- Crooksville (East District)
- Heath (Central District)
- Lakewood (Central District)
- Maysville (East District)
- New Lexington (Southeast District)
- Philo (East District)
- Ridgewood (East District)
- River View (East District)
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
DIVISION I
- Newark (Central District)
DIVISION II
- Cambridge (East District)
- Granville (Central District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
DIVISION I
- Granville (Central District)
- Newark (Central District)
- Tri-Valley (East District)
DIVISION II
- Coshocton (East District)
- John Glenn (East District)
- Lakewood (Central District)
