Junior High Volleyball -- Jan. 27-28

Altamont and St. Elmo/Brownstown split junior high softball victories Friday evening.

St.Elmo/Brownstown claimed the seventh-grade contest 25-10, 25-21. Altamont dropped to 1-3 in the National Trail Conference, 1-6 overall.

In eighth-grade play, Altamont won 25-18, 25-20 and improves to 4-0 in the conference, 5-2 overall.

At Altamont

Seventh-Grade Match

Altamont -- Moore, 6 aces; Wendling, 3 aces

Eighth-Grade Match

Altamont -- Pemberton, 9 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces, 1 block; Runge, 4 kills, 4 aces; Goeckner, 3 kills, 2 aces, 11 assists; Mette, 2 kills, 14 digs, 9 aces, 2 assists; Tedrick, 2 assists

Newton St. Thomas Invitational

Dieterich competed in the Newton St. Thomas Seventh-Grade Invitational and fell twice.

Dieterich lost to Trinity Lutheran 25-7, 25-22. In the second match, Dieterich won the opener over St. Anthony 26-24 but fell in the next two 25-12, 15-9.

Newton St. Thomas Invitational

Dieterich vs. Trinity -- Bierman, 2 kills, 2 assists; Boerngen, 9 aces, 1 dig, 1 kill; Hall, 1 dig; Haycraft, 1 ace; Niemerg, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 kill

Dieterich vs. St. Anthony -- Bierman, 3 aces, 1 dig, 1 kill, 1 assist; Boerngen, 2 aces, 1 dig, 2 kills; Esker, 1 ace, 3 kills; Hall, 2 digs, 2 assists; Haycraft, 4 aces; Niemerg, 3 digs