Semifinal Matches Set for IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament

Several local teams remain alive.

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(Southeast Indiana) - The IHSAA Girls Volleyball State Tournament got underway on Thursday night. 

In Class 3A, Sectional 29 at South Dearborn began with a Greensburg win over Franklin County. The Pirates cruised to victory winning 3-0 (25-8, 25-9, 25-10). That sets up a matchup with Lawrenceburg in the semifinals on Saturday at 11:00 AM. 

Lawrenceburg (25-5) and Greensburg (21-2) split their two regular season matches. Greensburg won the first contest 3-2 in late August. The Tigers returned the favor with a 3-2 win that counted as a conference victory in September - which proved to be a win that helped Lawrenceburg win the EIAC. 

Batesville, another team with over 20 wins this season, defeated Jennings County 3-1 on Thursday night. The Bulldogs lost the first set 25-19. Batesville would win three-straight, hard-fought sets to win the match (25-22, 25-23, 26-24).

Next up for Batesville (25-7) is host South Dearborn (7-17). The Bulldogs won both regular season matches (3-0, 3-0). This match is scheduled to start at 12:30 PM. 

The championship match will be played on Saturday evening at 6:00 PM. 

South Ripley is the host of Class 2A Sectional 45. The Raiders (16-11) were victorious over Switzerland County. The Raiders took the match 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-18). They will play Trinity Lutheran (19-10) on Saturday at 12:30 PM. 

Austin (4-26) will take on Brown County (14-17) in the first semifinal at 11:00 AM. The championship match is set for 6:00 PM. 

In Class A, Oldenburg Academy and Milan advanced at Sectional 60 in Rising Sun. 

The Twisters (17-10) defeated Rising Sun 3-1 (25-10, 25-11, 22-25, 28-26). Milan (20-11) defeated Crothersville 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-20). 

That sets up semifinal matchups between Oldenburg and Shawe (0-17) and Milan and Jac-Cen-Del (10-14) on Saturday. The first match is scheduled for 10:00 AM and the second at noon. 

The championship match starts at 6:00 PM. 

In Class 4A, East Central (15-15) has been waiting to play after receiving a bye. They will take on host Columbus East (12-16) in a semifinal match on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Franklin Community (16-12) and Columbus North (19-12) will play in the other semifinal match at noon. 

The championship match is set for 6:00 PM.