Wellsville High School had a student-athlete on the varsity football team transfer to the school last March and an affidavit of bona fide residence was not originally submitted to the OHSAA. While the student had been participating for the school, it was discovered that the family does not live in the school district and that falsified information regarding the residence had been provided. Therefore, in accordance with Bylaw 4-1-2, Eligibility (falsified information), the Commissioner's Office has ruled the student ineligible for interscholastic athletics at Wellsville or any other member high school for one year beginning December 8, 2014, and, in accordance with Bylaw 10-2-1, Forfeitures - Exception, no contests in which the ineligible student participated shall be forfeited due to the falsified information. Additionally, it has been determined that the school failed to adhere to Bylaw 3-1-1, Administrative Responsibility and Institutional Control, and, in accordance with Bylaw 11, Penalties, the Commissioner's Office has placed Wellsville on probation until August 1, 2016, ordered the school's principal and athletic administrator to attend the OHSAA New Administrators Workshop next August and fined the school $10,000, with $2,500 of that amount returned to the school should there be no additional eligibility violations through the probationary period.
