Altamont Nabs Own Crown, Volleyball Roundup

ALTAMONT -- Altamont High School captured the championship of its own volleyball tournament Saturday.

The Indians defeated Greenville 25-22, 26-24 then won over Arcola 25-9, 25-16. Altamont downed Nokomis 25-13, 25-15 and finished the sweep with a victory over Vandalia 26-28, 27-25, 15-8.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City competed in the tourney. The Bobcats won over Cumberland 22-25, 25-15, 15-9 then fell to South Central 25-20, 25-23. CHBC lost to Vandalia 25-15, 25-7 then went down to defeat against Arcola 23-25, 25-20, 15-12.

Altamont Tournament

Altamont -- Mette, 22 kills, 16 digs, 7 aces, 12 blocks; Jackman, 7 kills, 16 aces, 10 blocks; Mayhaus, 12 kills, 3 assists, 5 blocks; Simmons, 10 kills, 3 aces, 1 block; H. Wolff, 8 kills; Kuhns, 6 kills, 12 digs, 6 aces, 29 assists, 3 blocks; Grimsley, 34 digs; Hoene, 15 digs, 5 aces, 27 assists; White, 10 digs; K. Wolff, 2 aces

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Oldham, 2 aces, 3 kills, 24 assists, 11 digs; J. Wojcik, 3 aces, 19 digs; Buzzard, 2 aces, 9 kills, 6 digs; L. Wojcik, 18 aces, 18 kills, 1 block, 1 assist, 4 digs; Johnson, 2 aces, 1 kill, 6 assists, 8 digs; Persinger, 1 assist, 3 digs; Atchley, 1 ace, 14 kills, 34 digs; Witteborg, 31 digs; Stell, 3 aces, 6 kills, 2 assists, 2 digs; Bertin, 2 aces, 7 kills, 9 assists, 11 digs

 At Mattoon

Neoga finished sixth at the Mattoon Volleyball Tournament Saturday and St. Elmo/Brownstown also competed.

The Indians lost to Mattoon 25-7, 25-16 then fell to Heyworth 25-15 25-24. Neoga fell to Pana 25-20, 25-11 then handed St. Elmo/Brownstown a loss 25-18, 25-21.

In the fifth place contest, Neoga fell to Pana again, 25-14, 25-11 to finish sixth.

St. Elmo/Brownstown lost to Taylorville 25-13, 25-10 then beat Sullivan 25-22, 15-25, 16-14. SEB fell to Warrensburg-Latham 25-18, 25-15 then fell to Neoga 25-18, 25-21.

At Mattoon

Neoga -- Atwell, 5 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces; Banning, 5 kills, 14 digs, 14 assists, 2 blocks, 1 ace; A. Easton, 6 kills, 11 digs, 23 assists, 1 ace, 1 block; Hill, 29 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces, 4 assists, 2 blocks; Meadows, 4 kills, 17 digs, 2 blocks, 3 aces; O. Titus, 2 kills, 13 digs, 2 assists, 4 aces, 1 block; E. Titus, 2 assists, 1 dig; Estay, 3 digs; Fearday, 1 dig, 1 kill; Kepp, 1 kill

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Carson, 4 kills, 24 assists, 7 aces, 22 digs, 11 points; Cripe, 1 kill, 1 point; Maxey, 2 assists, 5 aces, 30 digs, 5 points; Mitchell, 10 kills, 1 ace, 14 digs, 19 points; Nolen, 16 kills, 20 assists, 19 digs, 8 points; Da. Shelton, 10 kills, 1 ace, 18 digs, 11 points; De. Shelton, 5 kills, 4 assists, 5 aces, 30 digs, 10 points; Oberlink, 11 kills, 11 points

At Casey

Newton competed in the Casey-Westfield Classic and picked up three wins and two losses.

The Eagles lost to Teutopolis 15-25, 25-23, 15-10 then fell to Edwards County (Albion), 25-17, 25-23. Newton then came back with a win over Monticello 25-19, 25-12.

Newton then competed in the Silver Division and won over Teutopolis 25-15, 25-23 and Olney 25-21, 25-22.

At Casey

Newton -- Frohning, 9 aces, 43 kills, 48 assists, 5 blocks, 23 digs; Hemrich, 3 aces, 7 kills, 50 assists, 1 block, 42 digs; Geltz, 3 aces, 4 assists, 49 digs; Earnest, 2 aces, 13 kills, 1 assist, 6 blocks, 33 digs; Meinhart, 2 aces, 25 digs; Klingler, 1 ace, 2 digs; Smith, 1 ace, 15 kills, 3 assists, 1 block, 15 digs; Bierman, 19 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs; Probst, 19 kills, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Goss, 1 kill, 1 assist

At Champaign

Effingham competed in the Champaign Central Junior Varsity Tournament Saturday and won the consolation championship.

The Hearts lost to Peoria Notre Dame 25-23, 23-25, 15-4 then took wins over Urbana 25-10, 25-10 and Tuscola 25-11, 25-8.

At Champaign

Effingham -- Budde, 1 assist, 3 aces, 31 digs; Jennings, 1 kill, 1 dig; Martin, 10 kills, 1 assist, 4 aces, 1 block, 18 digs; Kuhlman, 9 kills, 10 aces, 2 blocks, 8 digs; O'Dell, 12 assists, 1 ace, 12 digs; Hagler, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig; Montgomery, 6 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Hibbets, 1 ace; Stortzum, 1 assist; Dively, 8 kills, 16 assists, 5 aces, 19 digs; Carie, 1 kill, 2 assists, 2 digs; Koester, 1 kill, 3 assists, 1 dig; Feldhake, 5 kills, 5 aces, 14 digs