Five central Ohio high school volleyball teams eye state championships

By admin — In News — November 8, 2026

   ​Five central Ohio girls volleyball teams have reached the OHSAA state tournament.Olentangy Liberty (Division I), Big Walnut (Division II), Bloom-Carroll (Division III), Newark Catholic (Division VII) and Northside Christian (Division VII) advanced to state semifinals with regional final wins Nov. 7.Here are regional final scores from matches involving central Ohio teams, followed by the state tournament schedule:OHSAA girls volleyball regional final scores for central Ohio(All matches played Nov. 7)Division IOlentangy Liberty def. Pickerington Central 17-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-11Division IIBig Walnut def. Westerville South 25-19, 25-15, 25-19Division IIIBloom-Carroll def. Toledo Notre Dame 22-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-18Division IVOttawa-Glandorf def. Jonathan Alder 25-18, 25-21, 25-20Division VIINewark Catholic def. Reedsville Eastern 25-15, 25-23, 25-23Northside Christian def. Campbell Memorial 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-17OHSAA girls volleyball state tournament schedule(All finals at Wright State)Division ISEMIFINALS, Nov. 12 at Vandalia Butler: Olentangy Liberty (23-3) vs. Cincinnati Seton (26-0), 6 p.m.; Cincinnati St. Ursula (18-8) vs. Cleveland St. Joseph (18-8), 8 p.m.FINAL: Noon Nov. 13Division IISEMIFINALS, Nov. 13 at Vandalia Butler: Kings Mills Kings (23-3) vs. Wadsworth (24-2), 2 p.m.; Big Walnut (26-0) vs. Rocky River Magnificat (23-3), 4 p.m.FINAL: 11 a.m. Nov. 14Division IIISEMIFINALS, Nov. 13 at Vandalia Butler: Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (19-7) vs. Cincinnati McNicholas (24-3), 6 p.m.; Bloom-Carroll (22-4) vs. Parma Padua (18-8), 8 p.m.FINAL: 1 p.m. Nov. 14Division IVSEMIFINALS, Nov. 12 at Wright State: Gallipolis Gallia Academy (26-0) vs. Middletown Fenwick (25-2), 4 p.m.; Mentor Lake Catholic (23-4) vs. Ottawa-Glandorf (23-3), 6 p.m.FINAL: 4 p.m. Nov. 13Division VSEMIFINALS, Nov. 13 at Wittenberg: Byesville Meadowbrook (25-1) vs. Coldwater (24-4), 11:30 a.m.; Canfield South Range (27-0) vs. Versailles (21-6), 1:30 p.m.FINAL: 3 p.m. Nov. 14Division VISEMIFINALS, Nov. 12 at Wittenberg: Sugarcreek Garaway (23-4) vs. Dalton (26-1), 6 p.m.; St. Henry (23-4) vs. Rockford Parkway (23-3), 8 p.m.FINAL: 6 p.m. Nov. 13Division VIISEMIFINALS, Nov. 12 at Wright State: Northside Christian (25-2) vs. Tiffin Calvert (27-0), noon; Newark Catholic (21-5) vs. Fort Loramie (22-4), 2 p.m.FINAL: 2 p.m. Nov. 13High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Five central Ohio high school volleyball teams eye state championships