Local schools announce fall openers
The 2025-2026 school year is just a matter of days away and with that comes the release of fall sports schedules across the state
All coverage area schools have released their athletic schedules on their respective school websites. These schedules are subject to change and many sports will be taking part in preseason scrimmages prior to the regular season.
Girls golf is the first sport to open the regular season this fall and can begin as early as August 5 while the majority of sports see beginning dates of August 16. The final sport to open up will be high school football, doing so on August 22. The following dates are current regular season starts for each school:
Batesville – Boys Soccer, vs Greenfield-Central, August 19; Boys Tennis, vs Richmond, August 16; Cross Country, Valley Kickoff, August 16; Football, vs Triton Central, August 22; Girls Golf, Bloomington South Invitational, August 5; Girls Soccer, Greenfield-Central Invitational, August 16; Volleyball – vs Shelbyville, August 16.
Jac-Cen-Del – Boys Soccer, vs Milan, August 20; Cross Country, South Decatur Invitational, August 28; Girls Golf, at Belterra Golf Resort, August 7; Volleyball, Morristown Invitational, August 16.
Milan – Boys Soccer, vs Switzerland County, August 18; Boys Tennis, vs Batesville, August 19; Cross Country, at Rising Sun, August 20; Football, vs Rushville, August 22; Girls Golf, at North Branch Golf Course, August 14; Girls Soccer, vs Switzerland County, August 18; Volleyball, at East Central Invitational, August 16.
Oldenburg Academy – Boys Soccer, at East Central, August 16; Boys Tennis, at Trinity Lutheran, August 19; Cross Country, at Richmond, August 23; Girls Golf, at East Central, August 7; Girls Soccer, vs South Dearborn, August 16; Volleyball, Grade School Classic, August 16.
South Ripley – Boys Soccer, vs Milan, August 21; Cross Country, Moores Hill Invitational, August 16; Girls Golf, at Butler Falls Golf Course, August 8; Girls Soccer, vs Milan, August 20; Volleyball, Southwestern Invitational, August 16.
