OHSAA winter sports realignment means big changes in Cincinnati basketball

Defending girls basketball state champion Purcell Marian will return to Division III next season to try for its fourth consecutive state title. Purcell Marian will move down from Division II under a draft realignment the Ohio High School Athletic Association released Monday. As part of the plan, basketball will expand to seven divisions from four beginning with the 2024-25 season. In the new basketball structure, the largest 64 schools are placed in Division I, the next 64 largest schools are placed in Division II, and the remaining schools are divided as equally as possible into the other divisions. The new...