I covered the semi-finals and finals of the 2009 IHSAA volleyball sectionals held at Western Boone High School.
The day opened with the much anticipated matchup between North Montgomery and Western Boone and the game lived up to all expectations for a great match. The teams split their two earlier season matchups with North Montgomery winning in a tourney 2-1 and Western Boone sweeping the Lady Chargers 3-0 in the regular season conference matchup.
Western Boone came out firing winning the first two sets. North Montgomery rebounded winning the next two sets to set up a deciding 5th set. The set went back and forth until tied 10-10 and Western Boone then took control running of 5 straight points to win the match. It was a tough loss for North Montgomery and a big win for the Lady Stars.
Southmont and Danville then took the court for the second semi-final match and like the first match it took 5 sets to determine a winner. Danville jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Southmont responded to win the remaining 3 sets to reach the finals and face the host Stars.
In the finals, Western Boone’s power proved too much for the Lady Mounties as the Lady Stars rolled to a rather easy 3-0 victory to claim the sectional title.
Congratulations to the Lady Stars and best of luck at the regionals.
Below is a slideshow of some of my favorite images from the day. The Western Boone gym is not a fun place to shoot as the lighting is not very good but was able to come away with a few keepers. Due to the militant controls of the IHSAA, photos from this event are not for sale but hope you at least enjoy viewing them.
You can view the photos from the slideshow as a gallery by clicking here. You can also view full galleries of all photos from each mach by clicking on the links below.
Western Boone vs North Montgomery
Southmont vs Danville
Western Boone vs Southmont
2009-10-24 Volleyball Sectionals – My Picks – Images by Kevin Seale