Batesville topped Greensburg three sets to one (25-23, 14-25, 25-16, 25-22) to win the Class 3A volleyball sectional championship at South Dearborn heard as Saturday night on the Sports Voice, WRBI.
It’s the Bulldogs first volleyball sectional crown since 2013.
BHS started their sectional play against Jennings County on Thursday, winning in four sets, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 26-24.
In Saturday’s semifinal, they faced South Dearborn, winning in three sets, 25-12, 25-11, 25-11.
In the Championship match on Saturday evening, the Dogs faced Greensburg, who defeated them twice during the regular season, but Batesville came away with the Sectional 29 trophy.
The Bulldogs will meet Evansville Mater Dei in the Bloomington North regional on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Also winning a sectional championship on Saturday was Oldenburg Academy.
The host Twisters bested Milan in four sets (25-17, 26-24, 17-25, 25-22) to claim the Class 1A sectional at the Feldhaus.
The Twisters meet Greenwood Christian in the 1A regional at Morristown this Saturday night at 7.
In other volleyball sectional action involving local teams on Saturday…
- North Decatur was eliminated by the Greenwood Christian Cougars in the 1A Sectional 59 semifinals in four sets (20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-17) on the Chargers’ home court. ND’s Miley Scudder and Sarah Moeller, plus Taylor Sommers from South Decatur, were named to the Sectional All-Tournament Team.
- It was Trinity Lutheran in three sets over host South Ripley (25-13, 25-10, 25-17) in the 2A semis in Versailles.
- East Central fell to host Columbus East in three sets (27-25, 25-15, 25-21) in 4A semifinal action.