Oskaloosa will take on Fairfield in the semifinals of the Class 4A Region 3 volleyball tournament. Fairfield defeated Mount Pleasant three sets to two Tuesday night (10/19) in a first round matchup. Osky will host Fairfield on Thursday night (10/21); you can hear that game on KBOE-FM with pregame at 6:45 and first serve at 7. Tickets for Thursday’s game can only be purchased online. You can buy tickets through this link: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/events/landing?eid=14439&fbclid=IwAR23P0N692TgfpF-AfJaztMPKuJAZoT396II6hm1Oz8TVpXnuGlQu1quTO0
Also in the high school volleyball playoffs Tuesday, in Class 4A, Indianola defeated Knoxville 3-1. Indianola will play at Pella Thursday night in the other 4A Region 3 semifinal. Elsewhere in 4A, Benton eliminated Grinnell 3-0 while Newton advanced with a 3-0 win over Des Moines Hoover. Newton will play at defending 4A State champions Cedar Rapids Xavier Thursday night.
And in 5A volleyball, Waukee swept Ottumwa three sets to none in Ottumwa.