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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.