Ohio High School Athletic Association

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high school athletic association nonprofit organization

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body that regulates and oversees interscholastic athletic competition among member high schools throughout the state of Ohio.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ohio High School Athletic Association canonical	10
OHSAA	2
OHSAA Southwest District	1
Ohio high school basketball	1
Ohio high school football playoffs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6368813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ohio High School Athletic Association
Context triple: [St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, athleticsAssociation, Ohio High School Athletic Association]

A. Ohio Athletic Conference
The Ohio Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private liberal arts colleges in the state of Ohio.
B. Florida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body that oversees and regulates interscholastic sports and athletic competitions for high schools throughout the state of Florida.
C. Alabama High School Athletic Association
The Alabama High School Athletic Association is the statewide governing body that regulates and oversees interscholastic sports and athletic competitions for member high schools in Alabama.
D. National Federation of State High School Associations
The National Federation of State High School Associations is the governing body that writes rules and provides leadership for high school sports and performing arts programs across the United States.
E. Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising schools from the Midwestern and Southern United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ohio High School Athletic Association
Target entity description: The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body that regulates and oversees interscholastic athletic competition among member high schools throughout the state of Ohio.

A. Ohio Athletic Conference
The Ohio Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private liberal arts colleges in the state of Ohio.
B. Florida High School Athletic Association
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body that oversees and regulates interscholastic sports and athletic competitions for high schools throughout the state of Florida.
C. Alabama High School Athletic Association
The Alabama High School Athletic Association is the statewide governing body that regulates and oversees interscholastic sports and athletic competitions for member high schools in Alabama.
D. National Federation of State High School Associations
The National Federation of State High School Associations is the governing body that writes rules and provides leadership for high school sports and performing arts programs across the United States.
E. Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising schools from the Midwestern and Southern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high school athletic association ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	OHSAA ⓘ linked to: Ohio High School Athletic Association
appliesToJurisdiction	Ohio high schools ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
enforces	eligibility bylaws for member schools ⓘ
follows	NFHS playing rules for most sports ⓘ
foundedBy	Ohio high school principals and educators ⓘ
governs	member high school athletic programs in Ohio ⓘ
hasScope	many private high schools in Ohio ⓘ public high schools in Ohio ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Columbus, Ohio ⓘ
jurisdiction	Ohio ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	National Federation of State High School Associations ⓘ
organizes	Ohio high school basketball tournaments ⓘ Ohio high school football playoffs ⓘ linked to: Ohio High School Athletic Association state high school championships in Ohio ⓘ
oversees	officiating standards for Ohio high school sports ⓘ
purpose	to promote educational athletics in Ohio ⓘ to regulate and oversee fair competition among Ohio high schools ⓘ
regulates	high school sports in Ohio ⓘ interscholastic athletics in Ohio ⓘ
setsPolicy	academic eligibility standards ⓘ age limitations for participation ⓘ amateurism rules for high school athletes ⓘ eligibility rules for Ohio high school athletes ⓘ safety regulations for high school sports ⓘ season length and contest limits ⓘ sportsmanship guidelines ⓘ transfer rules for student-athletes in Ohio ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ bowling ⓘ competitive cheerleading ⓘ cross country ⓘ golf ⓘ gymnastics ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ soccer ⓘ softball ⓘ swimming and diving ⓘ tennis ⓘ track and field ⓘ volleyball ⓘ wrestling ⓘ
supervises	tournament regulations for Ohio high school sports ⓘ
website	https://www.ohsaa.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Vincent–St. Mary High School → athleticsAssociation → Ohio High School Athletic Association ⓘ

Alliance High School → hasAthleticsConference → Ohio High School Athletic Association ⓘ

Massillon Washington High School football program → governingBody → Ohio High School Athletic Association ⓘ

Massillon Washington High School football program → memberOf → Ohio High School Athletic Association ⓘ

Massillon Washington High School → league → Ohio High School Athletic Association ⓘ

Massillon Washington High School → athleticsAssociation → OHSAA ⓘ