News and Notes for Oct. 21
Volleyball sectionals
2A-South Adams at Churubusco in the South Adams sectional
Churubusco fell to South Adams in the first round of sectionals on Oct. 20. The Eagles ended their season in a 5-match battle, falling 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 14-16.
3A-Eastbrook at Whitko in the Norwell sectional
Whitko completed their tournament season with a loss to Eastbrook in three matches. The Wildcats fell 8-25, 13-25, 16-25.
4A-FW North Side at Columbia City in the Carroll sectional
It took Columbia City 5 matches to dispose of North Side in the first round of sectionals and with the victory the Eagles will battle against NHC foe East Noble on Saturday for the right to play in the sectional final. The Eagles beat the Redskins, 29-27, 25-21, 15-25, 20-25, 17-15.
Football sectionals
The 39th Annual IHSAA football tournament begins Friday, Oct. 21.
2A-Churubusco (9-0) at Woodlan (1-8) @ 7:00 pm
The Eagles are coming off a huge win against NECC rival Lakeland for the conference championship and look to keep their momentum going.
3A-Whitko (5-4) at FW Concordia (1-8) @ 7:00 pm
Whitko throttled Tippy Valley to ensure they had to share a piece of the TRC title. Concordia plays in the SAC, which means it plays a much tougher schedule. Should be a decent game.
4A-FW Dwenger (5-4) at Columbia City (6-3) @ 7:00 pm
Columbia City looks to finally avoid the road block of losing to Dwenger in the sectional. Dwenger's record doesn't show their very strong regular season schedule. However, Columbia City playing in the NHC isn't a pushover.
Tennis state tournament
In the individual state tournament, Columbia City's Derek Hinen looked to add to the Eagle sectional crown by bringing home an individual Regional championship. Hinen posted a victory in the first round of the regional bracket beating South Bend Riley's Aaron Zaderej 0-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the championship match, Hinen fell to the undefeated Luke Sanderson from Kankakee Valley 6-0, 6-0.
Cross Country tournament
In regional play, the Columbia City Lady Eagles advanced into the semi-state round, finishing behind first place Huntington North and second place Homestead. Taking home the individual regional championship was City sophomore runner Samantha Roush at 18:11.78. Also, finishing in the top 10 for the Eagles was junior Carlee Hearld at 19:39.34 in sixth.
On the boys' side, both Columbia City and Whitko advance onto the semi-state round. Whitko placed second with 77 points, behind Homestead's 51 points. Columbia City just got in at the fifth place spot with 135 points. Columbia City's top runner was Brenden Zoltek in the seventh spot at 16:24.09 and Whitko followed behind with Dylan Cozad in the ninth spot at 16:35.28.