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IHSAA Executive Committee approves several fall postseason tournament sites

The first official day of the Indiana High School Athletic Association fall sports season is July 28. That is the first day high school girls golf teams can start practicing for the upcoming season.

The remaining fall sports begin on July 31.

Following the IHSAA’s recent Executive Committee meeting on June 22 in West Baden, Indiana, postseason tournaments for several fall sports were approved.

Girls Golf

The golf programs at Shelbyville and Southwestern will compete in the Greensburg Sectional played at the Greensburg Country Club.

Golfers from Morristown and Triton Central will compete at Hawk’s Tail Golf Course in the New Palestine Sectional.

Girls Soccer

Shelbyville will be a Class 3A sectional host in 2023. The six-team sectional also will feature East Central, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Richmond.

The sectional champion will advance to the Carmel Regional.

Triton Central will host a six-team Class A sectional which includes Knightstown, Morristown, Muncie Burris, Union County and Wapahani.

Knightstown will be the regional host for the Triton Central Sectional champion.

Boys Soccer

Shelbyville will head north for sectional competition at the Class 3A New Palestine Sectional. The field includes Connersville, East Central, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon and Richmond as well as the Golden Bears and Dragons.

The sectional champ moves on to the Carmel Regional.

The Class A Indianapolis Lutheran Sectional includes Southwestern.

The Spartans will compete against Central Christian Academy, Hauser, the host Saints, Indiana Math & Science Academy, Irvington Prep and Victory College Prep.

Waldron also is assigned to the Lutheran Sectional but has not fielded a team in recent years.

Morristown is part of the six-team field at the Knightstown Sectional that also includes Oldenburg Academy, Seton Catholic, Union County and Wapahani.

Both sectional champions at Lutheran and Knightstown will advance to the Knightstown Regional.

Volleyball

Shelbyville will travel west to Franklin for 2023 sectional competition.

The Class 4A sectional hosted by the Grizzly Cubs also will feature Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central and Whiteland.

The sectional champion qualifies for the Bloomington North Regional.

Triton Central will host a Class 2A sectional tournament with Eastern Hancock, Indianapolis Scecina, Irvington Prep and Riverside in the field.

The sectional champion advances to the Cascade Regional.

All three Shelby County Class A volleyball programs will compete in the Waldron Sectional along with Edinburgh, Jac-Cen-Del, Oldenburg Academy and South Decatur.

The Waldron Sectional champion qualifies for the Edinburgh Regional.

In other IHSAA Executive Committee news:

  • Approved Kipp Academy as a provisional member for another year before full membership will be considered.
  • Approved MTI School of Knowledge as a full member and eligible for state tournament participation in the 2023-2024 school year.
  • Approved three-year provisional membership periods for Mooresville Christian Academy, GEO Next Generation, Purdue Polytechnic North and Seven Oaks Classical School.
  • Shelbyville High School’s baseball program was issued a warning after a student-athlete participated in games without an approved transfer on file. The student-athlete was declared ineligible until a completed transfer report was submitted and ruled upon. All contests that student-athlete participated in were forfeited.

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