Bulldogs Win Over BSE, Volleyball Roundup

Effingham St. Anthony played host to Brownstown/St. Elmo in National Trail Conference volleyball play and captured a victory, 25-16, 25-19 Tuesday evening.

Marci Mills had nine kills for the Bulldogs along with 16 digs. Meg Richards had one blocked shot.

At Effingham

Varsity Match

St. Anthony -- Woltman, 1 kill, 4 digs; Mills, 9 kills, 16 digs; Kinkelaar, 7 kills; Gibson, 2 digs; Will, 4 kills, 3 digs; Richards, 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 blocked shot; Dammerman, 5 digs; Stock, 2 digs; Kabbes, 1 dig

At Effingham

Mattoon came calling and claimed a 25-9, 25-13 win over Effingham in Apollo Conference action Tuesday.

The Hearts drop to 1-1 in the conference, 2-13 overall.

Kaitlyn Baker, Hannah Pike, Sidney Webster and Kourtney Cordes had two kills each. Webster and Aly Armstrong had four assists each. Victoria Garren led in aces with two. Armstrong had six digs.

Mattoon also won the junior varsity match 21-25, 25-8, 26-24. EHS drops to 4-4 and took the freshman/sophomore match 26-24, 25-16.

At Effingham

Varsity Match

Effingham -- Garren, 2 aces, 1 dig; Fox, 1 assist; Baker, 2 kills, 5 digs; Meinhart, 1 ace, 2 digs; Shah, 1 ace; Fearday, 1 kill; Pike, 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs; Webster, 2 kills, 4 assists, 1 dig; Martin, 1 block; Cordes, 2 kills; Armstrong, 4 assists, 6 digs; Myers, 1 block, 1 dig

Junior Varsity Match

Effingham -- Fox, 2 assists, 15 digs; Martin, 1 dig; Kuhlman, 10 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs; Christy, 8 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 7 digs; Wesbster, 1 kill, 1 assist, 6 digs; Fearday, 3 kills, 22 assists, 2 aces, 1 block, 8 digs; Borries, 2 aces, 1 dig; Buscher, 8 digs; Carie, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 1 dig; Myers, 4 kills

Freshman/Sophomore Match

Effingham -- Maloney, 1 kill; Jennings, 1 assist; Martin, 2 kills, 9 digs; Borries, 1 kill, 5 digs; Stortzum, 4 assists; Budde, 6 kills, 5 digs; Gouchenouer, 1 kill; Kull, 2 kills, 11 assists, 5 digs; Koester, 2 kills; Krouse, 8 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs; Feldhake, 4 kills,1 assist, 2 digs; Niebrugge, 3 kills

At Newton

Newton notched another opponent under the win column by downing Cumberland 25-15, 25-12. The Eagles are now 17-2 on the season.

Hardiek led in aces with six. Bergbower had six kills and nine digs. Hartrich led in assistss with nine. Cohorst and Earnest had one block each.

Newton won the junior varsity match 25-15, 25-12.

At Newton

Varsity Match

Newton -- Hardiek, 6 aces, 5 digs; Hartrich, 1 ace, 2 kills, 9 assists, 3 digs; Cohorst, 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; Bergbower, 6 kills, 1 assist, 9 digs; Frohning, 3 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs; Shipman, 1 kill, 4 digs; Smith, 1 kill, 2 digs; Earnest, 1 block, 1 dig

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed a 25-19, 25-9 win over Neoga to improve to 5-0 in the National Trail Conference, 10-3 overall.

"Tonight we really had to work through the heat on top of illnesses," said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. "Set one was rough but we were able to bounce back and take set two with only a few errors. The girls did what they needed to do."

Mackenzi Tabbert led in aces with four and had five digs. Becca Schlechte had 16 assists and five digs. Megan Schlechte led in kills with seven. Carson Cole had five digs. Claire Moomaw had one solo block.

At  Strasburg

Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- B. Schlechte, 2 aces, 2 kills, 16 assists, 5 digs, 1 block assist; Gentry, 2 kills, 2 assists; M. Schlechte, 2 aces, 7 kills, 1 dig, 1 block assist; Tabbert, 4 aces, 5 kills, 5 digs; Cole, 1 assist, 5 digs; Roney, 2 kills, 2 digs; Haddock, 2 digs; Bean, 1 kill, 1 dig; Moomaw, 1 dig, 1 solo block

 Junior Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Reed, 4 aces, 1 kill, 6 assists, 2 digs; Schultz, 6 aces, 6 kills, 13 assists, 1 dig; Miller, 6 digs; Bennett, 2 kill, 1 assist, 3 digs; Brown, 1 kill, 1 assist; Moomaw, 3 aces, 13 kills, 1 dig; Braden, 4 kills, 2 digs, 1 solo block; Vonderheide, 1 ace, 11 digs; Rentfro, 3 aces, 1 assist, 5 digs; Reynolds, 1 kill, 1 assist

Freshman/Sophomore Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Vonderheide, 3 kills, 13 assists, 9 digs; Turner, 5 kills, 9 digs; Kessler, 4 kills, 1 dig; Reynolds, 2 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs; Davis, 3 kills, 1 dig; Gratz, 2 aces, 12 digs

At Pana

Tetuopolis fell to Pana in varsity competition 25-19, 25-18 to drop to 9-8 on the season.

Jolene Bueker led in digs with seven. Julia Frey had six kills. Jessica Drees had seven assists. Leah Jansen led in blocks with four.

Teutopolis lost its first junior varsity match of the season 25-20, 25-21 to drop to 8-1.

At Pana

Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Bueker, 7 digs, 3 kills, 3 points; Drees, 2 blocks, 3 digs, 7 assists; Grimes, 5 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace, 5 points, 5 assists; Frey, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 6 kills, 1 ace, 1 point; K. Jansen, 6 digs; L. Jansen, 4 blocks, 1 dig, 3 kills; M. Michels, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 3 kills, 6 points; Niemerg, 1 block, 2 digs

Junior Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Bushur, 1 kill; Deters, 3 blocks, 1 point; Frye, 2 blocks, 1 dig, 2 kills; Hoene, 2 digs, 5 kills, 3 aces, 3 points; Huston, 4 digs, 2 kills, 2 aces, 12 points, 11 assists; E. Michels, 10 digs, 5 kills, 1 ace, 2 points; Volk, 1 block, 3 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace, 4 points, 5 assists; Roepke, 3 digs

At Altamont

Altamont nabbed a National Trail Conference win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 25-17, 25-13.

The Indians improve to 2-3 in the conference, 5-7 overall. CHBC dropped to 1-14 overall. Mayhaus led Altamont in kills with six. H. Paquette had nine assists. Grimsley had 14 digs. Hoene led in aces with five.

CHBC was led by Kara Clearwater with two aces. Sarah Kirchhofer had two kills. Emma Wehrle and Felicia Johnson had six digs each.

CHBC won the junior varsity match 27-25, 11-25, 25-14. Altamont drops to 3-2 in the conference, 4-4 overall. CHBC also took a fresh/sophomore match 19-15, 25-19, 15-6.

At Altamont

Varsity Match

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Morrison, 1 assist, 3 digs; Wehrle, 1 ace, 6 digs; Clearwater, 2 aces, 2 digs; Kirchhofer, 2 kills, 3 digs; Atchley, 1 ace, 4 digs; Johnson, 1 ace, 6 digs; McKee, 4 digs

Altamont -- Mayhaus, 6 kills; Fearday, 2 kills; Mette, 2 kills; K. Wolff, 4 digs; Grimsley, 14 digs; Mette, 2 aces; Hoene, 5 aces, 5 assists; H. Paquette, 9 assists

Junior Varsity Match

Altamont -- Barns, 4 kills, 5 aces; Jackman, 3 kills, 2 blocks; Simmons, 6 kills, 2 aces, 5 blocks; Brewer, 8 digs, 3 aces; R. Kuhns, 7 assists; Hosick, 2 assists

At Sandoval

North Clay (Louisville) beat Sandoval in two sets, 25-20, 25-18 to improve to 4-8.

Audrey Fleener led the winners with four assists. Cally Holste had six digs. Bailey Walters led in kills with three. Darcy Fender had four blocks.

The Cardinals also claimed the junior varsity match 25-15, 25-16 to improve to 7-4.

At Sandoval

Varsity Match

North Clay -- Fleener, 1 dig, 4 assists; Holste, 6 digs, 2 assists; Jones, 3 digs, 2 kills; Fender, 4 blocks, 1 kill; Walters, 1 dig, 3 aces, 3 kills; Wiley, 1 dig