Columbus North’s Elaina Penrod (2) and Lexi Denny (12) block at the net against Columbus East’s Chloe Gill during Thursday’s match in the Orange Pit at Columbus East High School.
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Columbus East drew a first-round matchup with Franklin, and Columbus North will get the winner in the semifinals of a Class 4A girls volleyball sectional at Franklin.
The IHSAA conducted its postseason tournament draw Sunday evening.
The Olympains and Grizzly Cubs will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 16. Whiteland will play East Central in the first semifinal at 10 a.m. Oct. 18, followed by the Bull Dogs taking on the East-Franklin winner at around noon. The final will be at 6 p.m. that evening.
Franklin beat East in four sets early in the season. North beat East in three sets last week and will host Franklin Thursday.
Hauser huddles during a break in the action Sept. 4 at Hauser High School.
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Hauser will host a Class A sectional that will include top-ranked and defending state champion Trinity Lutheran. The Jets will play Jac-Cen-Del in the opener at 6 p.m. Oct. 14, followed by Shawe Memorial facing Rising Sun. Milan and Oldenburg Academy will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 16, with Trinity and Crothersville to follow. The sectional semifinals will be at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Oct. 18, with the final at 6 p.m.
Also in Class A, Edinburgh and South Decatur will face each other at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 in the opener at Morristown. The winner will play Tri or Southwestern (Shelby) in the semifinals at 11 a.m. Oct. 18.
Jennings County will play South Dearborn at around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the first round of the 3A South Dearborn Sectional. The winner will face the Franklin County-Batesville winner in the semifinals at 11 a.m. Oct. 18.
Brown County will meet Austin Oct. 16 in the opener of the South Ripley Sectional. The winner will play South Ripley in the semifinals at around 12:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
The regional round will be Oct. 25. Jennings County will be one of the host sites for a semistate Nov. 1. The state finals are No. 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
