East Central Indiana volleyball sectional brackets revealed. Here's the IHSAA pairings

The 2025 IHSAA volleyball state tournaments are right around the corner. Sectional first-round matches will be played Tuesday, Oct. 14, followed by semifinals on Thursday, Oct. 16 and sectional championships on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Volleyball regional championships are set for Saturday, Oct. 25, and semi-state tournaments will take place on Saturday, Nov. 1.

For the first time since 2006, volleyball state championships will not be played in Muncie at Ball State's Worthen Arena. The IHSAA announced in March that the four state championship matches would be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Here are the full sectional bracket draws for each East Central Indiana volleyball team. ECI teams are listed in bold.

Class 4A

Sectional 9 at Yorktown

• Match 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
• Match 2:Muncie Central vs. Anderson
• Match 3: Greenfield-Central vs. Richmond
• Match 4:Yorktown vs. Match 1 Winner
• Match 5: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner

Yorktown — the reigning state runner-up and winner of five-straight sectionals — will host Sectional 9. The Tigers drew a bye and will take on a Hoosier Heritage Conference rival, one of Pendleton Heights or Mt. Vernon, in the first semifinal match. Muncie Central will also take on a conference foe in its first postseason match, as the Bearcats drew North Central Conference rival Anderson in the first round.

Class 3A

Sectional 24 at New Castle

• Match 1:New Castle vs. Delta
• Match 2:Jay County vs. Connersville
• Match 3: Match 1 Winner vs. Hamilton Heights
• Sectional Championship: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner

New Castle will host Sectional 24 and open the action against Hoosier Heritage Conference rival Delta, with the winner advancing to play Hamilton Heights in the semifinals. Jay County will take on Connersville in the first semifinal match.

Class 2A

Sectional 40 at Madison-Grant

• Match 1:Wapahani vs. Madison-Grant
• Match 2: Eastbrook vs. Alexandria-Monroe
• Match 3:Muncie Burris vs. Match 1 Winner
• Match 4:Blackford vs. Match 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner

Two Delaware County powerhouses could meet in the postseason once again. Wapahani will take on the host Madison-Grant in the opening match of Sectional 40, and a win would set up a rematch with Muncie Burris, which eliminated Wapahani in the sectional championship last season. In the bottom half of the bracket, Blackford drew a bye and will take on the winner of Eastbrook vs. Alexandria in the second semifinal match.

Sectional 44 at Hagerstown

• Match 1:Shenandoah vs. Hagerstown
• Match 2: Northeastern vs. Union County
• Match 3: Centerville vs. Match 1 Winner
• Match 4:Winchester Community vs. Match 2 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner

Shenandoah will open Sectional 44 action against the host Hagerstown, while reigning sectional champion Winchester drew a bye and will take on the winner of Northeastern vs. Union County as the Golden Falcons seek a return to semi-state.

Class 1A

Sectional 55 at Northfield

• Match 1: Northfield vs. Cowan
• Match 2:Daleville vs. Triton Central
• Match 3:Wes-Del vs. Southern Wells
• Match 4: North Miami vs. Match 1 Winner
• Match 5: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner

Daleville will seek a fifth-straight sectional championship in Sectional 55, beginning its quest against Triton Central in the first round. Meanwhile, Cowan will take on the host Northfield in the first round, and Wes-Del will take on Southern Wells.

Sectional 56 at Union (Modoc)

• Match 1: Cambridge City Lincoln vs. Union
• Match 2: Union City vs. Randolph Southern
• Match 3: Seton Catholic vs. Monroe Central
• Match 4:Blue River Valley vs. Match 1 Winner
• Match 5: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner
• Sectional Championship: Match 4 Winner vs. Match 5 Winner

Union will host Sectional 56 and take on Cambridge City Lincoln in the opening match. The Rockets' Randolph County neighbor Monroe Central will take on reigning sectional champion Seton Catholic in the first round. Blue River Valley drew a bye and will take on the winner of Lincoln vs. Union in the first semifinal match.

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This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Bracket draws for each Muncie-area team in IHSAA volleyball sectionals