Ready To Serve / Local teams set for volleyball postseason to begin

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The volleyball postseason gets under way tonight with one first-round game in each of the state’s seven-team sectionals. Brown County will play Edgewood in the Class 3A Owen Valley Sectional and Class A No. 1 Trinity Lutheran will host Crothersville in the Trinity Sectional.

The other first-round games will be on Thursday, with both the semifinals and finals being played on Saturday. Columbus North will play Bloomington South on Thursday at Bloomington North in 4A, and Hauser will face Waldron on Thursday at Edinburgh in Class A. Columbus East drew a first-round bye and will play the Bloomington North-East Central winner in the semifinals at Bloomington North.

Here are the pairings for those and other sectional sites involving area teams:

Bloomington North (Class 4A)

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Today

7 p.m.: Bloomington North vs. East Central

Thursday

6 p.m.: Columbus North vs. Bloomington North

7:30 p.m.: Martinsville vs. Bedford North Lawrence

Saturday

11 a.m.: Columbus East vs. Bloomington North-East Central winner

12:30 p.m.: Columbus North-Bloomington North winner vs. Martinsville-Bedford North Lawrence winner

7 p.m.: Championship

Floyd Central (Class 4A)

Thursday

6 p.m.: Jennings County vs. Providence

7:30 p.m.: Seymour vs. Jeffersonville

Saturday

11 a.m.: Jennings County-Providence winner vs. Floyd Central

12:30 p.m.: Seymour-Jeffersonville winner vs. New Albany

7 p.m.: Championship

Edinburgh (Class A)

Thursday

6 p.m.: Hauser vs. Waldron

7:30 p.m.: Morristown vs. Greenwood Christian Academy

Saturday

11 a.m.: Hauser-Waldron winner vs. Southwestern (Shelby)

12:30 p.m.: Edinburgh vs. Morristown-Greenwood Christian Academy winner

7 p.m.: Championship

Trinity Lutheran (Class A)

Today

7 p.m.: Trinity Lutheran vs. Crothersville

Thursday

6 p.m.: Rising Sun vs. Jac-Cen-Del

7:30 p.m.: West Washington vs. Oldenburg Academy

Saturday

11 a.m.: Trinity Lutheran-Crothersville winner vs. Medora

12:30 p.m.: Rising Sun-Jac-Cen-Del winner vs. West Washington-Oldenburg Academy winner

7 p.m.: Championship

Owen Valley (Class 3A)

Today

7 p.m.: Brown County vs. Edgewood

Thursday

6 p.m.: Brownstown Central vs. West Vigo

7:30 p.m.: Northview vs. Owen Valley

Saturday

11 a.m.: Brown County-Edgewood winner vs. South Vermillion

12:30 p.m.: Brownstown Central-West Vigo winner vs. Northview-Owen Valley winner

7:30 p.m.: Championship

South Ripley (Class 2A)

Thursday

6 p.m.: North Decatur vs. Switzerland County

7:30 p.m.: South Decatur vs. South Ripley

Saturday

11 a.m.: North Decatur-Switzerland County winner vs. Southwestern (Hanover)

12:30 p.m.: South Decatur-South Ripley winner vs. Milan

7 p.m.: Championship

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Here are the statistical leaders for Bartholomew County schools:

Team;Columbus East (23-7);Columbus North (8-16);Hauser (18-9)

Kills;Rilee Jessee 195;Emma Tynan 200;Hannah Johnson 266

Assists;Mady Foster 329;Reagan Kane 484;Aunaka Wasil 725

Blocks;Gabby Dean 52;S. Bennett/M. White 48;Hannah Johnson 67

Digs;Rilee Jessee 251;Jalynn Reardon 202;Kylie Lock 362

Aces;Kenzie Foster 27;Reagan Kane 31;A Clark/M. Branum 45