Junior High Girls Basketball -- NTC Tourney Finals

Brownstown/St. Elmo claimed the championship of the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament.

BROWNSTOWN -- Brownstown/St. Elmo won the championship of the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday.

BSE handed Sigel St. Michael a 26-22 loss.

In the third place contest, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was a 33-19 winner over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.

Windsor/Stew-Stras took a 7-6 opening quarter lead and held that one-point lead at halftime, 13-12. CHBC then came to life with a 21-6 second half run.

Doty led the way for the winners with 17 points.

WSS was led by Wittenberg and McCormick with six points each. WSS drops to 7-7.

The consolation championship went to Dieterich over Altamont, 21-18.

NTC Seventh-Grade Tournament

Third Place Game

WSS            7    6    4      2    --    19

CHBC          6    6    9    12    --    33

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Wittenberg 6, McCormick 6, Hayes 5, Wetherell 2

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Doty 17, Pope 6, H. Bowlin 4, J. Bowlin 4, Kirkendoll 2

At Taylorville

Teutopolis suffered its first loss in seventh-grade play by a 31-13 count Saturday.

Taylorville ran off to a 13-0 first quarter lead and led 17-5 at halftime then maintained control in the second half.

T-town was led by Gabby Tegeler with six points as the Shoes fell to 9-1.

In eighth-grade play, T-town improved to 10-0 with a 56-13 victory. The Shoes held a 31-7 first half lead.

Anna Probst tallied 15 points for the Shoes while Allie Ruholl added 11.

At Taylorville

Seventh-Grade Game

Teutopolis           0    5    4    4    --    13

Taylorville          13    4    6    8    --    31

Teutopolis -- Tegeler 6, Pals 4, Gaddis 2, Mette 1

Taylorville -- Rogers 14, Tarr 7, Siempelkamp 6, Lovekamp 2, Kietzman 2

Eighth-Grade Game

Teutopolis           10    21    18    7    --    56

Taylorville             2      5      4    2    --    13

Teutopolis -- Probst 15, Ruholl 11, Helimink 8, Martin 7, Mette 4, Horn 4, Niemerg 4, Apke 1 (T-town players add up to 54 while 56 listed as final)

Taylorville -- Parkinson 2, Brandis 2, Wernz 2, Graziano 7