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Alabama High School Athletic Association

American athletics government body

Summary

American athletics government body

Field	Value
name	Alabama High School Athletic Association
image	AHSAA logo.PNG
size	220px
map	Map of USA highlighting Alabama.png
msize	250px
abbreviation	AHSAA
formation	1921
type	501(c)(3) - Tax Exemption
status	Association
purpose	Athletic/Educational
headquarters	7325 Halcyon Summit Dr.
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
region_served	Alabama
membership	401 senior high schools;
287 junior high schools
language	English
leader_title	Executive Director
leader_name	Heath Harmon
affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
num_staff	13
website	ahsaa.com
remarks	(334) 263-6994

Montgomery, Alabama 36117 287 junior high schools

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA), based in Montgomery, is the governing body for interscholastic athletics and activities programs for public schools in the U.S. state of Alabama. The AHSAA is a member National Federation of State High School Associations since 1924. The AHSAA merged with the Alabama Interscholastic Athletic Association (AIAA) in 1968, forming one high school athletic association for Alabama in accordance with a court order relating to athletics. The AIAA had previously governed athletics at segregated African-American schools.

The AHSAA sponsors state championship programs in 13 boys and 14 girls sports: Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Football, Flag Football, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Bowling, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Esports, Cheerleading and Indoor Track.

While the AHSAA is the primary sanctioning organization for high school sports in Alabama (and the only one allowed for public schools), it is not the only such organization. The Alabama Independent School Association sanctions athletics for approximately 40 private schools throughout the state. Other smaller organizations, such as the Alabama Christian Sports Conference and the Alabama Christian Athletic and Academic Association, sanction sports from smaller Christian schools and home schools, particularly in eight-man football.

The current executive director is Heath Harmon.

Championship locations

The AHSAA sponsors state championship events in various locations across the state of Alabama. Currently, championships are held in the following locations:

Football ("Super 7") alternates in a three stadium rotation between Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, and Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn
Basketball – Legacy Arena, Birmingham
Baseball – Paterson Field & Riverwalk Stadium, Montgomery
Cross Country – Oakville Indian Mounds, Lawrence County
Indoor Track and Field – Birmingham CrossPlex, Birmingham
Softball – Lagoon Park, Montgomery
Soccer – John Hunt Park, Huntsville
Swimming – James E. Martin Aquatics Center, Auburn
Tennis – Decatur, Mobile, and Montgomery
Outdoor Track and Field – Gulf Shores
Volleyball – Birmingham CrossPlex, Birmingham
Wrestling – Von Braun Center, Huntsville (traditional tournament); Bill Harris Arena at the Birmingham CrossPlex, Birmingham (dual team tournament)
Cheerleading – Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

History

The AHSAA was founded in 1921. Charter member schools were:

Abbeville
Albany
Aliceville
Andalusia
Auburn
Baldwin County
Barton Academy
Bessemer City
Bibb County
Buhl
Carrollton
Chambers County
Charles Henderson
Chilton County
Clio
Coffeeville
Colbert County
Conecuh County
Cullman
Dadeville
Demopolis
Dothan
Elmore County
Enterprise
Escambia County
Evergreen
Fayette County
Geneva County
Georgiana
Gordo
Greensboro
Greenville
Guntersville
Hackleburg
Hamilton
Headland
Highland Home
Jackson
Lamar County
Lauderdale County
Lincoln
Lowndes County
Marbury
Marengo County
Marion County
Monroe County
Mortimer Jordan
Munford
New Brockton
Notasulga
Oneonta
Opelika
Oxford
Palmetto School
Pell City
Phillips (Birmingham)
Pickens County
Pike Road
Prattville
Ramer
Russellville
Selma
Shelby County
Sidney Lanier
Simpson
Spring Hill
Springville
St. Clair County
Sylacauga
Tarrant
Thomasville
Tuskegee
UMS-Wright
Uniontown
Valley
Wagarville
Walker
Winston County

(Italicized schools indicate schools which have closed or are no longer members of the AHSAA.)

AIAA

AIAA schools included:

Tuscaloosa County Training School
Blount
Carver Birmingham
Carver Montgomery
East Highland
Jackson-Olin
Keith
LeFlore
Parker
R.C. Hatch
Talladega County Central
Wenonah
Williamson

Tuscaloosa County Training, which became Riverside, won 40 games, had no losses, and one tie between 1947 and 1952.

References

https://www.ahsfhs.org/articles2017/AIAASchools.asp
[http://www.aisaonline.org/Directory%2011-12.pdf Alabama Independent School Association 2011-2012 Directory] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-12-26 , retrieved November 18, 2011.)
"Seventy-Eight High Schools Are Admitted to State Organization. Alabama High School Athletic Association Organized at Birmingham", ''Montgomery Advertiser'', April 16, 1922.

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