IHSAA volleyball pairings released
The IHSAA released its pairings for the 2023 volleyball state tournament Sunday night.
Below are the results. Times and dates are according to MaxPreps.
3A (Norwell)
Norwell (15-9) vs. Peru (4-17-1), 6 p.m. Oct. 12.
The Knights and Tigers did not play during the regular season. Other quarterfinal matchups include Mississinewa and No. 1 Bellmont and Maconaquah and Northwestern. Oak Hill received the lone bye.
2A (Bluffton)
Bluffton (9-18) vs. Whitko (14-11), 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12.
The Tigers and Wildcats didn’t play during the regular season. The winner will play No. 5 South Adams in the semifinal. Other quarterfinal matchups include Winchester Community vs. Muncie Burris, Lapel, and Wapahani. Wes-Del received the lone bye and will play the winner between Lapel and Wapahani.
1A (Southwood)
Southern Wells (0-20) vs. Lakeland Christian (7-9), 7 p.m. Oct. 12.
The Raiders face the Cougars in the regular just one day after the pairings were released. The winner will face Northfield in the semifinal. The other side features No. 4, Southwood, and Caston.
Tigers drop 2 at Jay County v-ball Invite
Bluffton fell in both games at the Jay County volleyball Invitational on Saturday.
The Tigers lost to Marion and Wabash, falling to 9-18 on the season.
The Tigers lost in three sets to Marion (25-21, 25-13, 25-12) and in three sets to Wabash (25-21, 25-13, 25-12).
Stat leaders for the day were Maryn Schreiber with 28 kills and 11 blocks, Haley Gibson with seven aces and 48 assists, and Marly Drayer with 47 digs.
The junior varsity team fell at Adams Central, South Adams, and Heritage and defeated Southern Wells.
Bluffton will head to Norwell at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2.
Knight boys place 4th, girls 5th at NE8 XC meet
Norwell competed at the Northeast 8 Conference meet at Columbia City High School Saturday morning.
Results were not sent or available online.
The boys finished fourth, while the girls finished fifth.
Norwell will be at the Delta Eagle Invite at Taylor University starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7.
