Sectional Champs Crowned, Seasons End for Area Volleyball Teams

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Photo courtesy Batesville High School.

(Southeast Indiana) - Sectional champions were crowned over the weekend in high school volleyball. 

In Class A, Oldenburg Academy hosted the Sectional 60 Semifinals and Championship matches on Saturday. The Twisters won the first semifinal matchup over Shawe Memorial. Oldenburg won decisively (25-7, 25-3, 25-7). 

In the second semifinal, Milan defeated Jac-Cen-Del 3-1 (19-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-17), setting up a championship match against Oldenburg. 

It was the Twisters who claimed the Sectional 60 Title with a 3-1 win (25-17, 26-24, 17-25, 25-22). Next up for the Twisters (20-10) is a regional championship match against Greenwood Christian Academy (23-8). The match will be played at Morristown on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 PM. 

South Ripley hosted Sectional 45 in Class 2A. After a first-round win against Switzerland County, the host Raiders fell in the semifinals to Trinity Lutheran (3-0). Trinity Lutheran would go on to win Sectional 45 with a 3-0 win over Brown County. 

In Class 3A, Greensburg defeated Lawrenceburg (3-0) and Batesville defeated South Dearborn (3-0) in the semifinals. Batesville then defeated Greensburg to win the Sectional 29 championship. The Bulldogs (25-7) will play Evansville Mater Dei (21-10) for a regional title on Saturday, October 24 at Bloomington North. The match is set for 1:00 PM. 

In Class 4A, East Central was knocked out in the semifinals by Columbus East. The host Olympians took the match three sets to none (27-25, 25-15, 25-21). Columbus East would go on to win Sectional 14 with a 3-2 victory over Franklin Community.