Altamont Wins NTC Eighth-Grade Girls Tourney

Altamont captured the championship of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday.

Altamont downed Sigel St. Michael in the title contest 23-14. Altamont led 10-4 at halftime and then held off St. Michael 13-10 in the second half. Leah Mayhaus tallied seven and Joanna Schultz six for the winners.

St. Michael was led by Sadie Bueker with eight.

In the third place game, Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor downed Brownstown/St. Elmo 42-8. Stew-Stras/Windsor took a 21-8 halftime lead and never looked back. Megan Schlechte tallied 18 for the winners.

Claire Wilhour led B/SE with four.

The consolation championship went to Sacred Heart over Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick 24-19. The Shamrocks held an 18-14 first half lead then had a slight 6-5 second half edge. Natalie Carie tallied 10 for the winners. Tabitha Endsley scored 10 for BCCH.

In Friday action, Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick beat Dieterich 36-23. Altramont was a 24-11 winner over Brownstown/St. Elmo and St. Michael defeated Stew-Stras/Windsor 22-18.

NTC Tournament

Championship Game

Altamont                         6    4    4    9    --    23

Sigel St. Michael          2    2    6    4    --    14

Altamont -- Grimsley 2, Mette 1, Guse 5, Nolen 2, Schultz 6, Mayhaus 7

Sigel St. Michael -- S. Bueker 8, McWhorter 2, Niebrugge 4

Third Place Game

Brownstown/St. Elmo            4    4      0    0    --       8

Stew-Stras/Windsor           13    8    17    4    --    42

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Reynolds 1, C. Wilhour 4, Oberlink 3

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Schlechte 18, M. Reynolds 2, Davis 5, Schultz 2, Tabbert 5, Cole 8, Davis 2

Consolation Championship Game

Sacred Heart                                          10    8    4    2    --    24

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick          10    4    2    3    --    19

Sacred Heart -- Stock 2, Bushue 2, Carie 10, Webster 6, Feldhake 4

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Endsley 10, G. Smith 3, Miller 6

Friday's Games

Game Six

Dieterich                                                 4    12      3    4    --    23

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick          5      5    19    7    --    36

Dieterich -- Britton 2, Robards 2, Bloemer 6, Vahling 7, Bierman 6

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Endsley 15, A. Smith 3, G. Smith 12, Wojcik 3, Miller 2, Persinger 1

Game Seven

Altamont                                  6    8    10    0    --    24

Brownstown/St. Elmo          2    2      4    3    --    11

Altamont -- Grimsley 4, Mette 4, Schultz 6, Mayhaus 10

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Reynolds 4, Wilhour 4, Oberlink 3

Game Eight

Stew-Stras/Windsor           5       4    5    4    --     18

Sigel St. Michael                   6    10    2    4    --     22

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Schlechte 10, Davis 2, Tabbert 4, Cole 2

Sigel St. Michael -- S. Bueker 13, McWhorter 2, Neibrugge 2, Buening 1,  Krampe 1, Vogt 1, H. Bueker 2