St. Anthony, Windsor-Stew-Stras Win, Area Softball Scores

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Published on April 1 2025 6:43 am
Last Updated on April 1 2025 9:26 am
Written by Millie Lange

HIGHLAND -- Effingham St. Anthony had 14 hits and went on to down Highland by a 17-3 count in seven high school softball innings Monday.

It was the Bulldogs vs. the Bulldogs. St. Anthony edged out to a 2-0 opening inning lead then added on single runs in the second and third. Highland tallied a run in the fourth.

St. Anthony then scored two in the fifth, six in the sixth and five in the seventh. Highland added on two more runs in the sixth.

All nine Northsiders had their hitting shoes on. Julia Schultz had a double, home run and three RBI, Jackie Vonderheide a double, triple and two RBI, Ella Johnson a solo homer, Lilly Gannaway a double and two RBI, Nancy Ruholl a single and double, Camille Wines two singles and two RBI, Adysen Rios two singles, Ava Faber a single and two RBI and Ava Walton a single and an RBI.

Meanwhile Ruholl went five innings for the win on the mound. She allowed three runs on three hits and three walks. Wines came on to finish out the final two innings, giving up one hit, one walk while striking out two.

At Highland

St. Anthony                  211    026    5    --    17-14-1

Highland                      000    102    0    --      3- 4-3

WP -- Ruholl. LP -- Wilson.

St. Anthony -- Rios, 2 singles; Gannaway, double, 2 RBI; Schultz, double, home run, 3 RBI; Walton, single, 1 RBI; Wines, 2 singles 2 RBI; Vonderheide, double, triple, 2 RBI; Faber, single, 2 RBI; Johnson, home run, 1 RBI; Ruholl, single, double

Highland -- Sexton, single; Becker, single; Leckrone, 1 RBI; Ritz, 2 RBI; Kruse, single; Wernle, single

 

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg took care of business Monday and handed Mount Zion a 10-3 loss.

The Hatchets broke loose with an eight-run second inning and tacked on two more in the sixth.

Coach Lindsay Krumreich's team finished with seven hits. Kendra Hayes had two singles and drove in two runs. Katelyn VonBehrens finished with a single and three RBI. Alaira Frese added a single and two RBI while Samantha Hayes had two singles. Cameron Carey had a single and an RBI while Mya Friese and Ellie Wittenburg had an RBI each.

S. Hayes went the seven inings, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk. She struck out eight.

At Strasburg

Mt. Zion                  002    100    0    --      3-4-0

WSS                       080    002    x    --    10-7-3

WP -- S. Hayes. LP -- Fink.

Mount Zion -- Fink, single; Rotz, single; Williams, single, 2 RBI; Doolin, single

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Friese, single, 2 RBI; S. Hayes, 2 singles; Friese, 1 RBI; K. Hayes, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wittenburg, 1 RBI; K. VonBehrens, single, 3 RBI; Carey, single, 1 RBI

 

At Sullivan

Altamont and Sullivan squared off in a game that was a pitcher's dual.

This time around, Sullivan came out a 1-0 winner.

The two teams went five innings without a score. Sullivan then tallied what proved to be the winning run in the sixth

JJ Webb picked up the pitching win, allowing two hits, no walks while striking out nine. She also had a single that scored the winning run.

Another great performance by Grace Lemke on the mound despite the loss. She went six innings, allowing one run on two hits, one walk while striking out 15.

The lone hits for the Indians were by Sophia Pearcy and Avery Fleeharty with a single each.

Altamont finished with two errors.

At Sullivan

Altamont                   000    000    0    --    0-2-2

Sullivan                     000    001    x    --    1-2-0

WP -- Webb. LP -- Lemke.

Altamont -- S. Pearcy, single; Fleeharty, single

Sullivan -- Dovell, single; Webb, single, 1 RBI

 

At Vandalia

South Central and Vandalia were knotted at 1-1 after the opening inning and 4-4 after the fifth.

The Cougars moved ahead 7-4 in the top of the seventh only to see Vandalia come back with a four-run bottom of the frame to pull out an 8-7 victory.

South Central had 10 hits in the contest led by Kyra Swift with two singles and a double. Maddie Peddicord had two singles while Kaitlyn Swift had double and an RBI. Kinlee Thompson added a single and two RBI while Lauren Johnson and Amelia Montes had a single and an RBI each.

Vandalia finished with 11 hits led by Madison Lupton with two singles, ad double and an RBI. Arian Dunaway added two singles and two RBI while Mady McCall had a single, double and an RBI and Elaina Hagy two singles and an RBI.

At Vandalia

South Central                100    030    3    --    7-10-2

Vandalia                        100    030    4    --    8-11-4

WP -- Lupton. LP -- Johnson.

South Central -- Ky. Swift, 2 singles, double; Peddicord, 2 singles; Ka. Swift, double, 1 RBI; Thompson, single, 2 RBI; Johnson, single, 1 RBI; Montes, single, 1 RBI; Shuler, single

Vandalia -- Lupton, 2 singles, double, 1 RBI; Walk, 2 singles; McCall, single, double, 1 RBI; Hagy, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Sefton, 1 RBI; Dunaway, 2 singles, 2 RBI

 

At Casey

Casey-Westfield played host to Cumberland and blanked the Pirates 9-0 Monday.

The Warriors edged out to a 2-0 openiing inning lead then tacked on a run in the third, four in the fourth and finished with two in the sixth.

Casey-Westfield had nine hits led by Tristan Ring with two singles, a double and four RBI, Ava Goble with a single, double and an RBI, Arhianna Bonds with two singles, Ella Whitacre with a double and an RBI and Allyson Truelove with a  single and an RBI.

Cumberland had two hits, a double by Shelby Kingery and a single by Mia Holsapple.

At Casey

Cumberland                      000    000    0    --    0-  2-3

Casey-Westfield               201    402    x    --    9-12-1

WP -- Goble. LP -- Holsapple.

Cumberland -- Kingery, double; Holsapple, single

Casey-Westfield -- Fuller, single; Ring, 2 singles, double, 4 RBI; Schackmann, single; Goble, single, double, 1 RBI; Bonds, 2 singles; Whitacre, double, 1 RBI; Moore, single; Truelove, single, 1 RBI