Junior High Volleyball -- Jan. 27

Effingham Sacred Heart downed St. Peter Lutheran twice Tuesday evening in junior high school volleyball competition.

The Shamrocks won the seventh-grade match 25-16, 11-25, 26-24 to improve to 4-3.

In eighth-grade play, Sacred Heart won in two games, 25-16, 25-14 to improve to 5-2.

In a fifth-grade match, Sacred Heart won 15-12, 25-16 to improve to 4-0-2.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Match

Sacred Heart -- Hakman, 1 kill; Hanfland, 4 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 point; Karolewicz, 1 assist; Carie, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 point; Buenker, 2 kills, 4 assists, 4 aces, 8 points; Reynolds, 1 kill, 1 assist, 5 aces, 5 points; Bushue, 2 kills, 4 aces, 7 points; Smith, 1 assist, 6 aces, 11 points; Feldhake, 4 kills, 8 aces, 3 digs, 9 points

Eighth-Grade Match

Sacred Heart -- Carie, 6 kills, 1 assist, 4 aces, 3 digs, 6 points; Koester, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 dig, 4 points; Bushue, 1 dig, 1 point; Stock, 1 kill, 12 assists, 1 ace, 3 points; Webster, 6 kills,4  aces, 4 digs, 9 points; Feldhake, 3 kills, 5 aces, 3 digs, 11 points

Fifth-Grade Match

Sacred Heart -- Bushue, 1 kill; Hakman, 1 kill, 6 aces, 9 points; Goldstein, 4 kills, 3 aces, 1 dig, 3 points; Rozene, 1 kill, 4 aces, 2 points; Jenson, 1 point; Karolewicz, 3 kills, 3 aces, 5 points; Koester, 3 kills, 1 assist, 4 ace, 5 points

At Charleston

Effingham St. Anthony fell to host Charleston twice Tuesday evening.

The Bullpups lost the seventh-grade match 25-15, 25-16. In eighth-grade play, Charleston won the opener 25-22 before St. Anthony came back with a 25-17 victory. Charleston then went out at 25-22.

St. Anthony is back in action Thursday against Effingham at 6 p.m.

At Charleston

Seventh-Grade Match

St. Anthony -- Beesley, 1 kill, 1 ace; Dy, 1 dig; Mathis, 1 assist, 1 kill; Meskimen, 2 kills; Al. Niebrugge, 1 kill; Rogers, 2 assists, 5 aces

Eighth-Grade Match

St. Anthony -- Gibson, 2 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace; Jones, 4 digs, 1 kill, 2 aces; Kabbes, 1 dig, 3 kills; Kinkelaar, 7 kills, 1 ace; Moore, 1 dig, 15 assists, 3 aces; Richards, 5 digs, 3 kills, 9 aces; Zeller, 3 digs

At Altamont

Altamont split National Trail Conference victories with Stewardson-Strasburg Tuesday evening.

Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade contest 25-19, 25-22. Altamont drops to 0-2 in the conference, 0-4 overall.

In the eighth-grade match, Stew-Stras won the opener 25-21 but Altamont came back with 25-21 and 26-24 counts to improve to 2-0 in the conference, 3-1 overall.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Match

Altamont -- Barns, 15 points, 4 aces; Jackman, 3 points, 1 ace, 1 kill; Kuhns, 1 assist

Eighth-Grade Match

Altamont -- Brewer, 1 dig; Grimsley, 7 points, 5 aces, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Kuhns, 6 points, 4 aces, 4 kills; Mette, 11 points, 8 aces, 2 kills; Nolen, 3 points, 1 ace, 2 kills, 3 assists, 1 block; Paquette, 4 points, 1 ace, 5 assists; White, 6 points, 2 aces, 2 digs

At Oblong

Jasper County handed Oblong two losses. Jasper County was a 25-23, 25-15 winner in seventh-grade action.

In the eighth-grade contest, Jasper County won the opener 25-13 before Oblong came back with a 25-23 win. Jasper County then claimed the match 25-12.

At Oblong

Seventh-Grade Match

Jasper County -- Carr, 2 kills; Geltz, 3 aces; Gosnell, 2 kills; Griffith, 2 aces; Grunloh, 3 points, 1 kill; Jansen, 9 points, 4 aces, 1 kill; Probst, 3 kills; Smith, 5 points, 5 aces

Eighth-Grade Match

Jasper County -- Angel, 4 kills; Bergbower, 9 points, 3 aces, 9 kills, 1 block; Blecha, 5 kills, 2 blocks; Carr, 5 points, 2 aces; Goss, 3 points, 3 aces, 1 kill; Kuhn, 7 assists; Pitcher, 2 points, 1 ace, 1 kill; Rice, 3 points, 2 aces, 5 assists, 1 kill; Russell, 17 points, 5 aces, 7 kills; Schoonvoer, 1 kill; Weidner, 1 point, 5 kills