The Ironton Lady Fighting are back where they were before.

After reaching the district volleyball semifinals last year, the Lady Fighting Tigers made it two years in a row by winning the Division III sectional finals on Saturday.

Ironton (10-9) will play Huntington Ross (13-8) on Thursday at Athens High School in the district semifinals. The first match at 6 p.m. has No. 1 seed Alexander playing West Union.

In the sectional finals, Ironton beat West 25-17, 25-14, and 25-21.

Kayla Wileman had 14 points, Michelle Pancake 10 kills, and Jessica Seever 26 setting assists to lead the win.

Ironton statistics:

Kills — Michelle Pancake 10, Michelle Wileman 6, C.J. Fletcher 4, Jessica Weaver 4, Lorna Ceasar 2;

Points — Pancake 4, Wileman 14, Fletcher 2, Weaver 6, Seever 7, Ceasar 6, Janie Morris 4;

Aces — Pancake 3, Wileman 6, Weaver 3, Seever 2, Ceasar 3, Morris 4;

Blocks — Fletcher 2, Weaver 2, Ceasar 2.

In Tuesday’s district semifinals, South Point lost to River Valley in four sets 25-18, 23-25, 25-22, and 25-14.

Lady Vikings win

The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings captured a second straight Division IV sectional volleyball championship on Saturday by beating the Racine Southern Lady Tornadoes.

The Lady Vikings won in four sets, 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, and 25-15.

Leading the victory was Tiffany Copley who had a strong all-around performance with 25 points, 27 kills, and 20 digs.

Kathryn Myers had 19 points in the winning effort and Sarah Ashworth added 11 points.

The Lady Vikings (14-7) play in the district semifinals Thursday at 6 p.m. against Portsmouth Clay (15-3) at Wellston High School.