St. Charles soccer wins injunction to play in Division I tournament
According to St. Charles' soccer coach and court records, the Cardinals will compete in the OHSAA Division I postseason rather than Division II.
St. Charles boys soccer team has secured an injunction that allows it to participate in the Division I postseason, despite missing the deadline to be reassigned from Division II. The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) denied the school's request for a change of division, stating that the decision had already been finalized.
St. Charles' coach, Chris Vonau, confirmed the decision in a text message to The Dispatch. The school's legal team and the OHSAA did not respond to requests for further comment. The injunction means St. Charles will join 26 other teams in the Division I Central District tournament, which will take place on October 11. Division II now consists of 19 teams, 18 from the Central District and one from the Southeast District.
The tournament draw will be announced on October 11. St. Charles, with an enrollment of 615 boys, is one of the larger schools in Division II, just behind Thomas Worthington and three boys shy of the smallest school originally assigned to Division I, Elyria. The team had previously been a state runner-up in 2024, a state semifinalist in 2025, and had competed in the Division I postseason for several decades.
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