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Bloomington South beats North 40-0 for a sixth straight sectional title

Plus, Indiana volleyball hosts Illinois at 2 p.m. today and the Bison rally past the Komets.

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Volleyball

No. 21 Indiana swept Iowa 25-17, 25-19, 25-12 on Friday at . The Hoosiers host Illinois there today at 2 p.m. Indiana Daily StudentSeatGeek

Basketball

Indiana beat Eastern Illinois 91-57 last Monday and Bellarmine 92-69 on Thursday. Syracuse, which comes to town Monday night, opened with wins of 74-58 over New Haven and 102-49 over Central Connecticut State. Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Indiana and Syracuse both opened their seasons with two big wins

TeamOpponentScore
IndianaEastern Illinois91-57
IndianaBellarmine92-69
SyracuseNew Haven74-58
SyracuseCentral Connecticut State102-49

Source: Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Hockey

The Bloomington rallied from 4-0 down after the first period to beat the Fort Wayne Komets on Friday at Memorial Coliseum. The Komets had entered at 3-3-0-0 after six games and wore throwback uniforms for Military Appreciation Night. The Journal GazetteFort Wayne Komets

Sectional Football

Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 40-0 on Friday, Nov. 6, to win the Class 5A championship. It's the Panthers' sixth straight sectional title, and South (9-2) hosts Castle (7-4) in the regional. The Indianapolis Star

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Bloomington South beats North 40-0 for a sixth straight sectional title

Plus, Indiana volleyball hosts Illinois at 2 p.m. today and the Bison rally past the Komets.

The TLDR

  1. South beats North 40-0 for a sixth straight sectional title
  2. South hosts Castle in next week's regional
  3. Indiana volleyball hosts Illinois at 2 p.m. today
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