2026 IHSAA volleyball sectional results, highlights from South Bend area

The South Bend area prep volleyball trio of Penn, Mishawaka Marian and NorthWood all made postseason runs to the IHSAA semi-state round of the state tournament series in 2025. Area sectional play opens in the Class 3A Marian Sectional and the Class 2A Bremen Sectional Tuesday night. First-round matchups in sectionals at Mishawaka, Northridge and West Noble are slated for Thursday night. Penn and Marian are each huge sectional favorites with the No. 5 ranked Kingsmen playing in the Mishawaka Sectional in Class 4A and the No. 9 ranked Knights playing at home in Class 3A.