Junior High Volleyball Results -- Feb. 18

STRASBURG -- Sigel St. Michael claimed the championship of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Volleyball Tournament Saturday.

Altamont won its opening match over Stewardson-Strasburg 25-23, 12-25, 15-9. Altamont then downed Windsor 25-17, 25-15 to advance to the title contest.

In the championship, St. Michael defeated Altamont 25-20, 18-25, 15-13.

Altamont is now 14-5 on the season.

Dieterich finished 2-2 at the tourney. Dieterich won its opening contest over St. Elmo/Brownstown 25-22, 25-19.

In the second contest, Sigel St. Michael picked up the win over Dieterich 25-11, 26-24.

Dieterich moved into the consolation championship match with a 25-22, 17-25, 15-10 win over Effingham Sacred Heart.

Dieterich then fell to Stewardson-Strasburg in the consy title match 25-17, 25-17.

No other information was provided on the other matches at the NTC Tournament.

NTC Eighth-Grade Tournament

Altamont Total -- Runge, 27 kills, 3 aces, 12 blocks; Goeckner, 11 kills, 5 digs, 6 aces, 16 assists, 2 blocks; Pemberton, 7 kills, 12 digs, 4 blocks; Tedrick, 5 kills; Mette, 42 digs, 10 aces, 2 assists; Boedecker, 2 aces, 13 assists; Brummer, 3 aces

Match One

Dieterich -- Bloemer, 2 aces, 4 digs, 2 kills, 4 assists; Bierman, 1 kill, 1 assist; Hardiek, 2 aces, 2 digs, 2 kills, 2 blocks; Lilly, 1 kill; Locey, 2 aces, 2 digs, 1 kill; Poe, 5 aces, 2 kills; Schmidt, 4 digs

Match Three

Dieterich -- Bierman, 1 dig; Bloemer, 1 dig, 1 kill, 5 assists; Boerngen, 2 kills; Hardiek, 2 kills, 2 blocks; Locey, 4 kills; Poe, 2 aces, 2 kills

Match Eight

Dieterich -- Bierman, 1 ace, 2 digs, 2 kills, 1 assist; Bloemer, 2 aces, 1 dig, 3 kills, 13 assists; Boerngen, 1 ace, 1 dig, 6 kills; Hardiek, 2 aces, 1 dig, 5 kills; Lilly, 1 dig; Locey, 1 ace, 3 digs, 2 kills; Poe, 4 aces, 2 digs, 6 kills, 1 assist; Schmidt, 1 dig

Match 11

Dieterich -- Bierman, 1 assist; Bloemer, 1 ace, 1 dig, 5 assists; Esker, 4 kills; Hardiek, 1 dig, 2 kills, 2 blocks; Lilly, 1 kill; Poe, 2 aces, 2 digs

At Charleston

Teutopolis competed in the Charleston Eighth-Grade Tournament Saturday and finished second.

The Wooden Shoes beat Kansas Tri-County 23-25, 25-21, 15-14 then advanced to face Decatur Robertson and won 25-8, 25-11.

T-town fell to Charleston in the title contest 25-23, 25-18. T-town is now 10-7 on the season.

At Charleston

Teutopolis -- Siemer, 1 ace, 1 kill; Rodgers, 1 ace, 7 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Probst, 4 kills, 8 digs; Niemerg, 6 aces, 16 assists, 1 kill, 3 digs; Hewing, 1 ace; Vahling, 4 kills; Michels, 4 aces, 1 assist, 20 kills, 7 blocks; Johnson, 2 aces, 2 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks; Buhnerkempe, 1 ace; Thies, 1 dig; Thoele, 2 aces; Walker, 1 ace; Wendt, 1 ace

At Effingham

Effingham finished second in the Silver Bracket of the Crossroads Tournament Saturday.

Effingham lost to West Salem 25-17, 25-22. The Mustangs then defeated St. Rose 25-20, 25-19 and won over Edwards County (Albion) 25-20, 23-25, 28-26. Effingham then fell to Trinity Lutheran 25-21, 25-21.

At Effingham

Effingham -- Wittenberg, 2 kills, 1 assist, 23 digs; Arend, 4 aces, 10 digs; Rieman, 1 dig; Hagler, 5 kills, 6 assists, 3 aces, 22 digs; Morrissey, 6 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 7 digs; Diveley, 7 kills, 26 assists, 9 aces, 16 digs; Hodges, 2 aces, 7 digs; Hibbets, 12 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 4 digs; Stone, 5 aces, 1 dig; McDermith-Herron, 5 kills, 5 assists, 1 dig; Armstrong, 17 kills, 2 assists, 9 aces, 4 digs