Staff Reports
By taking one singles match and both doubles matches, the Seymour tennis team edged Columbus East 3-2 on Thursday.
This marked the second time this season the Owls have defeated the Olympians.
Hunter Heckman was victorious 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Brandon Hubbard and Andrew Levine teamed up for the 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles and the duo of Eli Meyer and Sam Baker won handily at No. 2 doubles.
Seymour’s Reuben Kruse lost at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-1, while Joe Schmidt fell 5-7, 6-3, 10-6 in a tough match in the No. 3 singles slot.
Tennis league
competition
When the Owls take the courts Monday in the Hoosier Hills Conference event, they will face Jeffersonville.
The match’s starting time is 5:30 p.m.
Boys soccer
schedule change
Seymour boys soccer will go from a doubleheader to a single match at Jennings County on Sept. 24. The match will be varsity only. The junior varsity contest previously scheduled will not take place.
The starting time for the varsity will be earlier than planned, at 5:30 p.m.
State football playoffs
on pay-per-view
For the first time, the Indiana High School Athletic Association has approved a video-streaming format for semistate football championship games.
Two games in each of six classes can be seen on pay-per-view. The opportunity to watch the 12 games Nov. 20 can be purchased for $14.95 per game or $19.95 for all games.
Also, those interested will be able to see games through on-demand purchases after they are over.
Teams that win in each game will advance to state title games at Lucas Oil Stadium the next week.
In addition to the football option, the IHSAA will be producing state tournament pairing streaming shows for fall sports spread out over the coming weeks.
The first one is Monday night at 7 p.m. for Unified flag football. Boys tennis and girls tennis are planned for Sept. 28 at 7 p.m., though in separate streams, the same time and night boys and girls soccer will be streamed together.
Pairings for volleyball will be announced Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., and football pairings will be revealed Oct. 8 at 6 p.m.
After the conclusion of each show, sectional pairings will be made available to view online at IHSAA.org.