Sports briefs for Monday, Oct. 23

7 area teams remain in football sectionals Seven of the 11 KT-area football teams won their sectional openers and advanced to play in sectional semifinals on Friday. The following is Friday’s area schedule. • Marion (3-7) at Kokomo (8-2) • Mac (7-3) at Ham. Heights (10-0) • Seeger (7-3) at Cass (6-4) • Tipton (2-8) at Eastern (8-2) • Caston (2-8) at Carroll (10-0) • West Central (8-2) at Tri-Central (4-6) IUK volleyball wins 19th straight match RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The IU Kokomo volleyball team beat Rio Grande 3-0 on Saturday to improve to 14-0 in River States Conference…