Rising Sun Volleyball Withdraws From Sectional Due To Positive COVID Case

The Shiners were set to play West Washington on Saturday.

Photo by Rising Sun Athletics. 

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The run for a volleyball sectional championship has abruptly ended for the Rising Sun Shiners.

Athletic director Abby Friend announced this week that the Shiners have withdrawn from their Class 1A Sectional 62 semifinal match on Saturday due to a positive COVID-19 case. 

Rising Sun was set to play West Washington in the semifinals after a 3-0 win over Medora in the first round of sectional play. 

There will be no makeup date for the sectional semifinal and West Washington has advance to the championship round. 

While its unfortunate that Rising Sun will not be able to compete for a sectional championship, the team had a successful season going 17-8 and capturing an ORVC title. 

More from Local Sports

Comments

Add a comment

Log in to the club or enter your details below.
Rating *

Events

Gov. Braun Directs State to Reimburse Local Governments for Gas Tax Holiday Revenue

Local governments are expected to be made whole no later than November 1.

Former Argosy Casino Riverboat Now on the Bottom of the Gulf

The riverboat was intentionally sunk to create one of the largest reef sites off the coast of Alabama

Rushville Native Wins Lions Pride 5K to Kickoff 2026 SIRC

Four more events will be held locally to support cross country programs

On Air

Eagle Country 99.3 playing
George Strait - I Gotta Get To You

Merle Haggard Fightin' Side Of Me 11:49
Terri Clark Better Things To Do 11:43
Frank Ray Country'd Look Good On You 11:40
Michael Ray Kiss You in the Morning 11:36