L'Burg, OA Boys, Batesville, Switz. Co. Girls Win Sectional Titles

These four teams will represent SEI in the regional semifinals this week.

(Southeast Indiana) - Sectional champions have been crowned in boys and girls soccer.

Lawrenceburg and Oldenburg Academy were victorious in boys soccer on Saturday night, winning sectional titles. 

In Class 2A, Lawrenceburg and Madison matched up in the championship match. The Tigers were confident heading into the match having scored a narrow regular season win against the Cubs. 

It was another hard-fought win for the Tigers on their home pitch, winning the sectional title by a score of 2-1. All three goals were scored in the second half. 

Charlestown (10-2-4) will host Lawrenceburg (10-6-2) in a regional semifinal matchup on Thursday at 6:00 PM.  

Oldenburg Academy made it five straight sectional championship wins with a 3-1 victory over South Ripley at Class A Sectional 44. 

The 4th ranked Twisters will host #3 Shawe Memorial (15-2) after the Hilltoppers defeated Trinity Lutheran in Sectional 43. The match is set for Thursday at 6:00 PM.

The East Central Lady Trojans (#17 in 3A) faced their third straight ranked opponents on Saturday afternoon when they clashed with #5 Center Grove in the Sectional 13 final. Center Grove took a 1-0 lead into halftime, and tacked on two more goals in the second half for the 3-0 victory. 

East Central finishes the season with a 13-3-1 record. The Trojans split the EIAC championship with Lawrenceburg and Batesville. 

In Class 2A, #7 Batesville defeated South Dearborn 5-1 to claim the sectional title. The match was tight at halftime with the Bulldogs leading 1-0. Batesville would score four second half goals to move on to the regional semifinals. 

Junior Hailee Weisenbach led the way with two goals and an assist. Addie Reding, Kenzi Lacey and Marley Denning scored one goal each. Elia Wade had two assists

The Bulldogs will travel to Silver Creek (9-6-2) in the next round. Kickoff is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:00 PM. 

In Class A, #6 Switzerland County avenged a regular season loss to #1 Oldenburg Academy with a 2-1 victory in the Sectional 44 championship. 

Both teams battled throughout the first half in what was a physical match with the score at the end of the frame knotted at 0-0. The Pacers scored two second half goals from Taylor Kappes and Aubrey Craig. The Twisters got a goal back with three minutes left in the match but ran out of time for an equalizer. 

Switzerland County will host #13 Shawe Memorial in a regional semifinal on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.