Sigel St. Michael Wins NTC Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Tourney

Sigel St. Michael won the championship of the eighth-grade NTC tourney. Members of the team are, first row, left to right, Peyton Budde, Bailey Schumacher, Emma Fearday, Leah Jansen, Joleen Bueker, Shanna Niebrugage and Lexie Niebrugge. Second row, left to right, assistant coach Andrea Westendorf, Hope Bueker, Isabel Lee, Jenelle Vogt, Brittany Krampe, Sadie Bueker, Rachel Buening, Abagail Flach, Micah McWhorter, Rileigh Haarmann and Coach Dennis Ruholl. Not present was Calla Hill.

Sigel St. Michael captured the championshp of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Saturday.

In Friday action, Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor defeated Neoga 14-10, Altamont won over Dieterich 40-8 and St. Michael downed Brownstown/St. Elmo 38-29.

The winners advanced to final action Saturday. In the consolation championship, Effingham Sacred Heart defeated Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor 29-16. Sacred Heart was led by N. Carie with 13 and Webster with 10. Stew-Stras/Windsor was led by Bennett with five.

In the third place contest, Brownstown/St. Elmo defeated Dieterich 35-24. Brownstown/St. Elmo had even scoring as seven players tallied points. D. Shelton led the way with eight. Dieterich was led by Shadle and Deain with nine each.

In the championship, Sigel St. Michael downed Altamont 25-20. J. Bueker led the winners with 12 points. Mayhaus led Altamont with nine.

Friday's Games

Game Six

Stew-Stras/Windsor          5    4    3    2    --    14

Neoga                                     3    2    2    3    --    10

Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor -- Bennett 1, Cole 2, Smith 1, Everett 5, Davis 5

Neoga -- Banning 6, Cline 2, Vaughn 2

Game Seven

Altamont            8    13    15    4    --    40

Dieterich            2      2      2    2    --       8

Altamont -- Grimsley 4, McHugh 5, Hosick 4,  Stone 14, Goeckner 2, Mayhaus 7, H. Wolff 4

Dieterich -- Shadle 6, Robards 2

Game Eight

St. Michael                               11    10    10    7    --    38

Brownstown/St. Elmo           13      0    10    6    --    29

Sigel St. Michael -- Schumacher 11, J. Bueker 10, Niebrugge 7, S. Bueker 4, Fearday 1, Jansen 5

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Mayfield 1, Parkison 4, D. Shelton 12, Vironiontes 3, D. Shelton 9

Saturday's Games

Consolation Championship

Sacred Heart                        8    9    10    2    --    29

Stew-Stras/Windsor          4    5      2    5    --    16

Effingham Sacred Heart -- Stock 2, Cordes 3, Webster 10, N. Carie 13, Mills 1

Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor -- Reynolds 2, Bennett 2, Cole 1, Smith 2, Bennett 5, K. Davis 4

Third Place

Dieterich                                    3    6    4    11    --    24

Brownstown/St. Elmo          16    8    5       6    --    35

Dieterich -- Shadle 9, Britton 2, Garbe 4, Deain 9

Brownstown/St. Elmo -- Carson 4, Mayfield 2, Parkison 7, D. Shelton 6, Vironeontes 6, D. Shelton 8, Wilhour 2

Championship

Altamont                         1    9    2      8    --    20

Sigel St. Michael          4    0    6    15    --    25

Altamont -- Hosick 3, Stone 6, Mayhaus 9, H. Wolff 2

Sigel St. Michael -- Schumacher 3, J. Bueker 12, Niebrugge 4, S. Bueker 3, Jansen 3