The 2026 Ohio high school fall sports season is underway.
Boys and girls golfers began practices and even some tournaments July 29, and all other sports started practicing on the traditional date of Aug. 1.
The girls tennis regular season begins Aug. 7, followed by remaining fall sports staggered throughout August.
Here is a list of dates to remember for the rest of 2026, including the early portion of the winter sports season. Exact schedules and some sites for most team state tournaments have yet to be determined or announced:
August
September
October
November
December
High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Most important dates for Ohio high school fall sports in 2026
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