Windsor/Stew-Stras Claims NTC Tourney Title, Area Softball Roundup

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg High School downed Altamont 10-4 to win the championship of the National Trail Conference Girls Softball Tournament Friday.

The Hatchets edged out to a 2-0 first inning lead and led 5-1 after three. Altamont came back with two in the top of the fourth and one in the fifth but WSS tallied a run in the bottom of the fourth and four more in the sixth.

WSS had 14 hits in the contest led by Cole with three singles, Tabbert with a single, triple and two RBI, Roney with a double, home run and four RBI, Davis with three singles and Bennett with two singles.

Altamont was led by Mette with a single and double. Altamont is 10-14 overall.

In the third place contest, Neoga had a 13-run fourth inning to end the game 18-3 over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.

The Indians had 12 hits and were aided by seven CHBC errors. Lee and Titus had three singles and two RBI each for the Indians. Saunders added a single, double and three RBI, Estay a single, double and two RBI and Helmuth a double.

CHBC was led by Wheeler with a single and an RBI and Doty, Oldham and Dye with a single each.

Titus threw the four-hitter with four walks and five strikeouts.

In the consolation championship game, St. Anthony blanked St. Elmo/Brownstown 6-0

The Bulldogs had 10 hits in the contest led by Coffin with a single and two doubles, Wotlman with three singles and an RBI, L. Day with two singles and two RBI and Kabbes with a double and two RBI.

SEB was led by Oberlink with a double and Parkinson with two singles.

NTC Tournament

Championship

Altamont                             001    210    0    --      4-  6-4

Windsor/Stew-Stras           203    104    x    --    10-14-2

WP -- Schlechte. LP -- Biggs.

Altamont -- Grimsley, single; Winters, single; Mette, single, double; Burns, single; Shryock, single, 1 RBI

Windsor/Stew-Stras -- Cole, 3 singles; Schlechte, single, 1 RBI; Tabbert, single, triple, 2 RBI; Roney, double, home run, 4 RBI; Rentfro, single, 2 RBI; Davis, 3 singles; Bennett, 2 singles

Third Place Game

CHBC            000        3    --      3-  4-7

Neoga           221    (13)    --    18-12-1

WP -- Titus. LP -- Kirchhofer.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wheeler, single, 1 RBI; Doty, single; Oldham, single; Dye, single; Wojcik, 1 RBI

Neoga -- Partlow, 1 RBI; Titus, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Atwell, 1 RBI; Saunders, single, double, 3 RBI; Lee, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Gentry, single; Estay, single, double, 2 RBI; Helmuth, double

Consolation Championship

St. Elmo/Brownstown            000    000    0    --    0- 8-1

St. Anthony                            230    100    x    --    6-10-1

WP -- Woltman. LP -- Nolen.

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Parkinson, 2 singles; Moss, single; Philpot, single; Oberlink, double; S. Moss, single; Nolen, single; Reynolds, single

St. Anthony -- Kabbes, double, 2 RBI; Coffin, single, 2 doubles; Woltman, 3 singles, 1 RBI; L. Day, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Having, single

At Flora

Effingham captured a 5-1 victory over Flora in action Friday.

The Hearts and the Wolves were tied at 1-1 after five innings. The Hearts then moved ahead with a two-run sixth and finished out with two in the seventh.

Wright had two singles for EHS. Armstrong picked up the pitching win for Coach Jerry Trigg's outfit, allowing six hits, no walks and striking out six.

At Flora

Effingham            000    012    2    --    5-8-0

Flora                     000    010    0    --    1-6-2

WP -- Armstrong. LP -- Krutsinger.

Effingham -- Fearday, single; Douthit, single; Schafer, single, 1 RBI; Wright, 2 singles; Armstrong, single, 1 RBI; Kersey, single; Funneman, single

Flora -- Himelick, 1 RBI; Jennings, single; Krutsinger, 2 singles; Wilson, 3 singles

At Beecher City

Mulberry Grove claimed the championship of the Egyptian-Illini Conference Tournament Saturday.

Mulberry Grove went 3-0, blanking CHBC 14-0, beating St. Elmo/Brownstown 8-5 and downing Ramsey, no score provided.

Finishing second was St. Elmo/Brownstown who beat Ramsey 13-4 and won over CHBC 12-2. CHBC was third and Ramsey finished fourth. CHBC lost to Mulberry Grove, SEB and beat Ramsey 7-5.

Named to the EI All-Conference team were Mackenzie Parksion (SEB), the Most Valuable Player, Tessa Philpot (SEB), Madison Compton (Ramsey), Alyssa Dothager (Mulberry Grove), Makayla Dothager (Mulberry Grove), Kylee Wheeler (CHBC), Danielle HIll (Ramsey), Katelyn Maxey (SEB), Bella Doty (CHBC) and Sarah Kirchhofer (CHBC).

Honorable Mention went to Trista Koertge (Mulberry Grove), Jenna Koonce (Mulberry Grove), Natalie Obelirnk (SEB) and Connie Schackmann (Ramsey).

EIC Tournament

Game One

Ramsey           400    000    --      4- 5-2

SEB                 010    066    --    13-12-2

WP -- Nolen. LP -- Hill.

Ramsey -- Schackman, 2 singles; Compton, double; Riley, double, 2 RBI

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Philpot, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Parksion, 2 singles; S. Moss, single, home run, 3 RBI; Maxey, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Brown, home run, 2 RBI

Game Two

Mulberry Grove            3(11)0    --    14-10-0

CHBC                             0   00    --       0- 1-2

WP -- A. Dothager. LP -- Oldham.

Mulberry Grove -- M. Dothager, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Bone, single, 1 RBI; A. Dothager, single, 1 RBI; Koonce, single; Koertge, 3 singles, 2 RBI; Hopkins, single, 2 RBI; Willis, 1 RBI; Oglesby, single, 2 RBI

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Doty, single

Game Three

Mulberry Grove           008    --    8-4-1

SEB                              221    --    5-9-2

WP -- Doatherger. LP -- Oberlink,.

Mulberry Grove -- Barrenfinger, single, 1 RBI; Hopkins, single, 1 RBI; Koonce, single, 2 RBI; Dothager, single, 2 RBI

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Parkison, single, double; C. Moss, 2 singles

Game Four

Ramsey          030    02    --    5-5-4

CHBC             300    4x    --    7-4-5

WP -- Oldham. LP -- Compton.

Ramsey -- Compton, 2 singles, 2 RBI; Hill, single; Rhodes, single; Ritter, single

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wheeler, single; Doty, single, 1 RBI; Dye, single, 1 RBI; Oldham, 1 RBI; L. Wojcik, single, 2 RBI

Game Six

CHBC            200    0    --      2-3-4

SEB               424    2    --    12-8-2

WP -- Oberlink. LP -- Oldham.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Doty, single; Dye, single, 2 RBI; Gardner, single

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- C. Moss, single; Brown, single, home run, 1 RBI; Maxey, single, 1 RBI; Philpot, single; Oberlink, single; S. Moss, double; Reynolds, single