Volleyball’s second season starts this week and for area teams, the tournament offers a chance at redemption.
North central Ohio produced just one conference champion — Ashland hoisted the Ohio Cardinal Conference trophy — but a handful of teams are looking to make noise in the postseason.
Division III
The Arrows earned the top seed in the Willard district and will host No. 5 Ontario at 6 p.m. Wednesday in a sectional final.
Sixth-seeded Madison visits No. 2 Norwalk at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a sectional final.
Division IV
No. 8 seed Mansfield Senior will visit top-seeded Bellevue at 6 p.m. Thursday for a sectional final. No. 3 Shelby will take on No. 5 Clyde at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bellevue in the other sectional final.
No. 7 Galion is at Perkins at 6 p.m. Thursday for a sectional final. In the other sectional final, No. 6 Lexington takes on No. 4 Vermilion at Perkins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Division V
No. 9 Clear Fork will host No. 10 Port Clinton at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a sectional semifinal. No. 5 Mansfield Christian will meet No. 8 Genoa Area at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Huron in a sectional final.
Division VI
No. 3 Crestview will host No. 6 Cary in a sectional final at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Division VII
Eighth-seeded Plymouth will visit No. 1 Norwalk St. Paul at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a sectional final. The Big Red opened postseason play with a 3-1 sectional semifinal win over No. 7 Crestline on Monday.
No. 9 St. Peter’s will take on No. 2 Monroeville in a sectional final at 6 p.m. Wednesday.