Ohio ranks third nationally in high school sports participation for 2025-26
What happened
Ohio ranked as one of the top states in the country for high school sports participation numbers for the 2025-26 school year. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) released its data Wednesday, Sept. 9, showing Ohio had the third-most student-athletes across the country play at least one sport. Ohio had 347,994 total athletes — 189,902 boys and 158,092 girls — play a ...
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