Fort volleyball team is seeded eighth in tourney

When the OHSAA volleyball tournament brackets were released Sunday, Fort Recovery High School earned the eighth seed in the Division III Kalida District.
The Indians (8-11) will open the tournament at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 on the road at fifth-seeded Paulding Panthers (15-5) in the sectional semifinal. The winner will advance to play either No. 6 seed Parkway (10-9) or No. 7 seed Columbus Grove (10-9) in the sectional championship. The title game will be hosted at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 by the team with the highest seed.
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale (8-12), the 11 seed, hosts Bluffton (7-10) in the other sectional semifinal on the top half of the bracket, with the winner advancing to face Division III No. 1 St. Henry (20-0).
The winner of each sectional will meet in the district semifinal at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 28 in Kalida.
In the bottom half of the bracket, No. 2 seed Coldwater (19-1), which is ranked third in Division III, will host Van Buren (5-15) at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21. The winner plays 13 seed Delphos Jefferson (3-11) in the sectional championship at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The team with the better seed will host.
Third-seeded Defiance Tinora (14-2) hosts Hamler Patrick Henry (9-7) at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 in the other sectional semifinal, with the winner meeting either Findlay Liberty-Benton (12-5) or Harrod Allen East (6-11) in the championship match at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24.
The sectional winners will advance to the second district semifinal at 8 p.m. Oct. 28 in Kalida, and the district championship is slated for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31.