Golf season starts; practices elsewhere on Friday

COLUMBUS — The golf season started Monday for member schools of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. This marks the OHSAA's 120th year for interscholastic athletics in Ohio. All other fall sports begin practice this Friday, Aug. 1, with the regular-season start dates listed below. Updated season information, calendars, regulations and tournament information for the fall sports is posted at OHSAA.org. Although football practice does not officially start until Friday, teams can already be fulfilling their required acclimation days so that full pads can be worn on the first day of practice. The golf state tournaments in the first half of October are the first state tournaments of the school year. A new course has joined the state tournament lineup, as Heatherwood Golf Club in Springboro will host the girls Division II state tournament Oct. 6-7. NCR Country Club in Dayton will host the boys Div. II state tournament Oct. 6-7, while Firestone Country Club in Akron will host the girls and boys Div. I state tournaments Oct. 12-13. NorthStar Golf Club in Sunbury will host boys Div. III Oct. 13-14. OHSAA FALL SPORTS KEY DATES GOLFPractice begins: July 28Regular season begins: July 28Tournament draw: Sept. 7 GIRLS TENNISPractice begins: Aug. 1Regular season begins: Aug. 8Tournament draw: Sept. 21 CROSS COUNTRYPractice begins: Aug. 1Early Season Invite: Aug. 16 at Fortress Obetz and Memorial Park Regular season begins: Aug. 18Tournament draw: Oct. 5 SOCCERPractice begins: Aug. 1Regular season begins: Aug. 15Tournament draw: Oct. 5 VOLLEYBALLPractice begins: Aug. 1Regular season begins: Aug. 15Tournament draw: Oct. 5 FOOTBALLPractice begins: Aug. 1Regular season begins: Week of Aug. 18 (first Friday is Aug. 22)Playoff qualifiers announced: Oct. 26