Ohio Supreme Court lets Massillon's Feister brothers keep playing
The gist
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed OHSAA's lawsuit, keeping an appellate order that lets the Feister brothers play.
The ruling settles nothing on eligibility, so the transfer fight continues in appeals court.
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2026A Stark County judge granted an injunction to families of six Massillon Tigers players ahead of any OHSAA eligibility ruling, after the players sued to block the transfer rule from sidelining them after Game 6.
- Sep 28, 2026OHSAA denied eligibility to the Feister brothers, formerly of Archbishop Hoban.
- Oct 2, 2026In a Stark County court filing, OHSAA said one Massillon Washington transfer had been cleared, two brothers had been denied and three cases remained pending.
Key terms
- OHSAA
- Governing body for junior and senior high school athletics in the U.S. state of Ohio.
- injunction
- A court order requiring a party to do or stop doing a specific act.
- jurisdiction
- A legal entity's authority to enact and apply law, usually limited by geography or subject matter.
Source: Wikipedia