IHSAA boys basketball: Southwestern Indiana sectional requires location change

The Indiana high school boys basketball state tournament begins in three weeks. One sectional in Southwestern Indiana is requiring a location change.

Southridge High School announced Monday it will not host the Class 3A sectional next month because it lacks the ability to provide wheelchair access to the floor. The gymnasium, built in 1951, is ADA compliant, but a sectional member school notified Southridge in January it would need access to the floor.

The Southwest Dubois County School Corporation attempted to find solutions for new accommodations but none that were ADA-compliant could be installed before the postseason opens. The sectional is scheduled to run from Feb. 28 until March 4.

So, the sectional this year will move to The Hatchet House at Washington High School and will return to Southridge in 2024. The school said it will still host the Class 2A regional scheduled for March 11.

The schools competing in Sectional 31 are Heritage Hills, North Daviess, Pike Central, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln and Washington.

This story will be updated.

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: IHSAA boys basketball: Southridge sectional changing venues