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Buster Daniel Alabama News
Lee-Scott Academy football coach Buster Daniel announced as AHSAA's assistant director for independent schools

A state championship-winning head football coach is leaving his position for a job with the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

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AHSAA pledges compliance with new law dictating school choice athlete participation — ‘The law has been clarified’

Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) executive director Heath Harmon recently stated that the association would comply with the law recently signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, clarifying the participation of student-athletes who receive funds from the state's school choice program.

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AHSAA finalizes postseason schedule, implements separate divisions for public, private schools in wake of CHOOSE Act controversy

Crushing the hopes of some for a reversal, the Alabama High School Athletic Association on Wednesday solidified its decision to separate private and public schools in postseason play earlier this year.

Kay Ivey signs SB342 Let the Kids Play Signing, 4/14/2026 Alabama News
Ivey signs law preventing athletic discrimination against school choice participants: 'Every child deserves a fair shot'

Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law on Tuesday, granting participants in the state’s school choice system protection from discrimination when participating in high school athletics after Ivey and other state leaders filed a lawsuit last year.

Heath Harmon Alabama News
Legislation protecting school choice participants from discrimination in athletics going to Ivey for signature

The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate legislation allowing participants in a new school choice program to sue the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in certain eligibility disputes.

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Heath Harmon and Dr. Karissa Niehoff: Keeping education first in high school sports

The purpose of high school sports – helping students learn and grow as people – is what we are here to protect and preserve for generations to come.

Scottsboro 1 Alabama News
AHSAA reverses course, reclassifies Scottsboro High School to 4A

Scottsboro High School will stay in 4A despite the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) initially denying Scottsboro’s appeal of its recent reclassification from 4A to 5A.

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Alabama Court of Civil Appeals backs AHSAA ruling Oakwood Adventist basketball ineligible for postseason play

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals sided with the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s (AHSAA) ruling that Oakwood Adventist will be ineligible for the upcoming postseason.

Will Ainsworth on APTV, 2/7/2025 Alabama News
Ainsworth on AHSAA splitting public, private schools: 'I don't think it's a good idea to separate kids'

As he continues to push for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) to reconsider its recent decision to separate public and private school playoff competition, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth questioned the scheduling balance and the travel difficulties that would accompany the separate divisions.

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AHSAA Southeast District director resigns over DEI policy for officials, public-private postseason split

Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Southeast District director Kevin Hawkins said he resigned recently over the association’s policy of assigning officials based off of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and splitting up public and private school playoff competition.

Will Ainsworth Alabama News
Ainsworth urges AHSAA to reconsider vote splitting public, private school playoffs

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth urged the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) on Sunday to reconsider their recent decision to separate public and private school playoff competition.

3A State Championship Game between Bayside Academy and Mars Hill Bible School Alabama News
AHSAA splits public and private school postseason competition

The Alabama High School Athletic Association announced on Friday that it was restructuring postseason athletics by splitting public and private school postseason competition.

Will Ainsworth at Oak Hollow Farm, Fairhope, Ala. 9/24/2024 Alabama News
‘Extinguishing the flame of competitiveness’: Ainsworth slams AHSAA's public and private school playoff split

Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth criticized the Alabama High School Athletic Association on Friday for splitting up public and private school playoff competition.

Donnie Chesteen Alabama News
State Sen. Chesteen ‘tapping the brakes’ on AHSAA board overhaul bill

State Sen. Donnie Chesteen (R-Geneva) said on Tuesday he was “tapping the brakes” on legislation he recently filed to overhaul the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA).

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Pro-Tem Gudger: AHSAA reform bills coming in 2026 session

There will likely be legislation introduced focusing on the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in the 2026 session, according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

Moody high Alabama News
AHSAA suspends Moody High school coaches, players involved in postgame state championship celebration for 'flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct'

The Moody High School football program has been fined and placed on probation for "flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct" following its state football championship game earlier this month.

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CHRIS ELLIOTT Alabama News
'These guys are going down with the ship': Elliott says judge-ordered mediation in CHOOSE Act-AHSAA lawsuit opportunity for legislature to 'mediate' the issue

Last week, Montgomery County Circuit Judge J.R. Gaines ordered the State of Alabama and the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) to enter into mediation to resolve a lawsuit brought by Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) over their rule requiring transfer students using CHOOSE Act funds to sit out from athletics for a year.

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Heath Harmon Alabama News
AHSAA: Meeting with private schools was for ‘open dialogue’ on reclassification

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) met with private school officials from across the state on Wednesday to discuss reclassification concerns, according to AHSAA executive director Heath Harmon.

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AHSAA set to meet with private schools on Wednesday

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) will meet in Montgomery with private schools on Wednesday.

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Long time sports writer Ron Ingram retires as AHSAA communications director ahead of looming 2026 legislative session

Ron Ingram is retiring as the Alabama High School Athletic Association's (AHSAA) communications director, the AHSAA announced on Monday.

Will Ainsworth Alabama News
Ainsworth says ‘AHSAA is dangerous’ without ‘accountability,’ vows legislative action

On a recent episode of “1819 News: The Podcast,” Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth heavily criticized the AHSAA for their decision to double down on the rule stating that transfer students who accept CHOOSE Act funding must sit out a year before competing in athletics.

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