Finals Set For NTC Eighth-Grade Volleyball Tournament

Effingham Sacred Heart and Altamont will square off for the championship of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Volleyball Tournament after picking up victories Wednesday evening.

In the opening match, Windsor defeated Dieterich, no score reported. There was no score reported for the St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Beecher City match. Altamont then downed Windsor 25-18, 25-16. Stewardson-Strasburg won over the winner of the St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Beecher City match, no score reported.

Neoga defeated Sigel St. Michael, no score reported. Sacred Heart downed Cowden-Herrick 25-20, 25-8.  Altamont won over Neoga 25-9, 18-25, 25-15. Sacred Heart finished out the evening beating Stew-Stras 25-20, 12-25, 25-22.

The finals are scheduled for Friday. Windsor will face Sigel St. Michael while Cowden-Herrick will meet either Beecher City or St. Elmo/Brownstown, both at 5 p.m. The winners of those two matches meet for the consolation championship at 6 p.m.

Neoga faces Stew-Stras at 6 p.m. for third place while Altamont takes on Sacred Heart at 7 p.m. for the championship.

NTC Eighth-Grade Tournament

Sacred Heart -- Hanfland, 2 digs; Carie, 16 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 11 digs, 2 blocks, 2 points; Koester, 1 kill, 4 assists, 5 aces, 3 digs, 14 points; Buenker, 1 dig; M. Bushue, 1 ace, 8 digs, 12 points; Stock,3  kills, 22 assists, 7 aces, 4 digs, 23 points; Webster, 14 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, 13 digs, 11 points; Smith, 1 dig; Feldhake, 4 kills, 4 digs, 6 points

Altamont -- Asbell, 1 kill; Brewer, 3 digs; Grimsley, 5 points, 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Hall, 2 points; Kuhns, 11 points, 3 aces, 11 kills, 2 blocks; Mette, 12 points, 7 aces, 7 kills, 1 block; Nolen, 14 points, 3 aces, 1 kill, 10 assists, 1 dig; Paquette, 13 points, 7 aces, 1 kill, 11 assists, 1 block; Rhodes, 1 kill; White, 5 points, 1 ace