Volleyball, soccer sectional pairings set

Van Wert independent sports

Volleyball and soccer draws were held around northwest Ohio and the state on Sunday. Here are local results.

Volleyball

Division II

No. 8 seed Van Wert (7-11) will host No. 9 seed St. Marys Memorial (7-12) in semifinal sectional action at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15. The winner will play No. 1 seed Bryan on Thursday, October 17, with the champion advancing to the Ottawa-Glandorf district.

Division IV

Lincolnview and Crestview are the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds at Kalida, behind No. 1 seed St. Henry and No. 2 seed Fort Recovery.

Lincolnview (18-2) took a first round bye and will play the winner of No. 5 seed Lima Central Catholic and No. 10 seed Ottoville in the sectional championship game at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 at Fort Recovery.

Statewide brackets can be found at: https://ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Volleyball/Volleyball-2019/2019-OHSAA-State-Volleyball-Tournament-Brackets.

Soccer

Division II girls

Van Wert (1-10-2) will play at St. Marys Memorial (8-3-3) in the Division II sectional semifinals at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, with the winner moving on to face Bath (12-3) in the finals. The sectional champion will advance to the Elida district.

Division II boys

Van Wert (2-10-1) will play at St. Marys Memorial (8-2-4) in the Division II sectional semifinals on at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 14. The winner will return on 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, to play Ottawa-Glandorf (6-7-2) for the sectional title and the right to advance to the Elida district.

Division III girls

No. 7 seed Crestview (6-4-2) will host No. 9 seed Columbus Grove in the Division III sectional semifinals at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, with the winner advancing to the sectional finals against No. 3 seed Coldwater on Thursday, October 17. The winner will qualify for the Ottoville district.

Division III boys

Lincolnview (2-11-2) will play NWC foe Spencerville (2-10-1) in the Division III sectional semifinals at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16. The winner will face Kalida in the finals at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, with the sectional champion advancing to the Kalida district.

Statewide brackets can be found at https://ohsaa.org/sports/soccer.