A strong field marks the top of the OHSAA DIV Volleyball Van Wert District. The top 4 seeds went to teams ranked in latest OHSVCA DIV poll. Crestview took the # 1 and are ranked 4 in the latest poll, #2 seed Leipsic is ranked 8, #3 seed Miller City is ranked 17 and #4 seed Kalida is ranked 20. Crestview, Leipsic, and Miller City all took byes and will host Sectional finals. #6 seed Continental claimed the other bye in the upper bracket alongside Crestview. Continental will meet the winner of Kalida/Holgate for a Sectional Final game with game at Kalida if they win and Continental will host if Holgate wins.
Sectional Semifinals Tuesday Oct 17 6:00
#12 Holgate (6-13) at #4 Kalida (15-5)
#11 Columbus Grove (5-13) at #10 Pandora Gilboa (8-7)
#7 Ottoville (11-9) at #5 Lincolnview (10-9)
#9 Delphos St Johns (6-13) at #8 Patrick Henry (9-10)
Sectional Finals Thursday Oct 19 6:00
Holgate/Kalida winner vs #6 Continental (13-7) (better seeded site)
Columbus Grove/Pandora Gilboa winner at #1 Crestview (18-2)
Ottoville/Lincolnview winner at #3 Miller City (17-2)
Delphos St Johns/Patrick Henry winner at #2 Leipsic (16-3)
District Semifinals Thursday Oct 24 at Van Wert High School
Holgate/Kalida/Continental winner vs Columbus Grove/Pandora Gilboa/Crestview winner 6:00
Ottoville/Lincolnview/Miller City winner vs Delphos St Johns/Patrick Henry Leipsic winner 7:15
District Finals Thursday Oct 26 6:00 Van Wert High School.
District winner advances to Elida Regional to take on the Riverdale District winner Nov 11 7:30.
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
