WSS Claims Bronze Title at Crossroads Classic, SEB Competes at Grace Tourney

Volleyball teams were coming from everywhere during the weekend at the Crossroads Classic Volleyball Tournament. The event was held on four courts at Effingham High School and at Effingham Junior High School and Sacred Heart.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg claimed first place while Teutopolis took fifth and Effingham was seventh, all in the Bronze Flight.

In Friday pool play action, Belleville Althoff beat Effingham 25-15, 25-20 and McCracken County downed the Hearts 25-15, 25-20. Windsor/Stew-Stras also lost twice to Indianapolis Chatard 17-25, 25-19, 29-27 and Glenbard West 25-23, 25-19. T-town lost twice to Normal University 26-24, 28-26 and Centennial 25-12, 25-23.

That dropped the three teams into the Bronze Flight where the Hearts lost to Illiana Christian 25-21, 25-19 and Teutopolis 25-22, 25-15. The Hearts then beat Daviess County 25-21, 25-22 for seventh place.

Windsor/Stew-Stras beat Daviess County 25-18, 25-11 and then downed Massac County 25-20, 25-22. The Hatchets then defeated Breese Central 12-25, 28-26, 15-10 for first place.

"The girls really stepped up and played some intense volleyball," said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. "I'm very proud of how they did. The match against Chatard was back and forth and the girls fought hard until the end. We were able to stay with  Glenbard West who finished second in the Gold Flight. Megan probably had her best hitting game of the year at this one.

"Breese also was a hard fought match, especially after getting beat 25-11 in set one. They really had to turn their mentality around and they did just that. The girls played the net aggressively and had to stay on their toes for defense. I'm very proud of Mikayla for being so tough after her injury in the first match of the tournament. Kenzi did a nice job running the offense and Maria and Kasey had some nice games also."

Teutopolis lost to Breese Central 25-16, 25-20 then beat EHS 25-22, 25-15. In the fifth place contest, the Wooden Shoes won over Owensboro Catholic 25-15, 21-25, 15-11.

The championship of the whole tournament went to Belleville Althoff. Althoff lost the opener to Glenbard West 26-24 but came back to win 25-22, 25-18.

Third place went to Wheaton St. Francis 25-23, 25-19 over Festus St. Pius X.

Crossroads Classic

Friday's Scores

Belleville Althoff defeated Effingham, 25-10, 25-17

Belleville Althoff defeated McCracken Co., 25-15, 25-20

Normal University defeated Centennial, 25-14, 24-26, 25-21

Normal University defeated Teutopolis, 26-24, 28-26

St. Louis Ursuline defeated Breese Central, 25-18, 23-25, 25-14

Breese Central defeated Wheaton St. Francis, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25

Glenbard West defeated Indianapolis, 25-6, 25-19

Glenbard West defeated Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 25-23, 25-19

Teutopolis defeated Centennial, 25-12, 25-23

Edwardsville defeated Bloomington, 25-19, 25-20

Bloomington defeated Owensboro, 25-19, 25-20

Edwardsville defeated Owensboro, 25-12, 25-9

Festus St. Pius x defeated Massac County, 25-21, 25-14

Moline defeated Massac County, 25-19, 25-16

Festus St. Pius X defeated Moline, 25-21, 25-19

Wheaton St. Francis defeated St. Louis Ursline, 25-21, 25-20

Indianapolis Chatard defeated Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 17-25, 25-19, 29-27

St. Louis Visitation defeated Illiana Christian, 25-16, 25-20

Lexington Henry Clay defeated St. Louis Visitation, 25-15, 25-20

Lexington Henry Clay defeated Illiana Christian, 25-16, 25-15

Hermann defeated Daviess County, 25-15, 25-17

Naperville Central defeated Daviess County, 25-12, 25-15

Naperville Central defeated Hermann, 25-22, 25-23

McCracken County defeated Effingham, 25-15, 25-20

Gold Flight

Belleville Althoff defeated Lexington Henry Clay, 25-23, 25-15

Wheaton St. Francis defeated Normal University, 23-25, 25-9, 25-21

Festus St. Pius X defeated Edwardsville, 25-20, 25-19

Glenbard West defeated Naperville Central, 17-25, 25-19, 25-21

Lexington Henry  Clay defeated Normal University,2 5-21, 25-17

Edwardsville defeated Naperville Central, 20-25, 25-21, 25-17

Belleville Althoff defeated Wheaton St. Francis, 25-18, 30-28

Glenbard West defeated Festus St. Pius X, 25-20, 25-22

Seventh Place -- Naperville Central defeated Normal University, 25-18, 25-17

Fifth Place -- Edwardsville defeated Lexington Henry Clay, 25-15, 22-25, 25-14

Third Place -- Wheaton St. Francis defeated Festus St. Pius X, 25-23, 25-19

Championship -- Belleville Althoff defeated Glenbard West, 24-26, 25-22, 25-18

Silver Flight

McCracken County defeated St. Louis Visitation, 25-9, 25-20

St. Louis Ursuline defeated Champaign Centennial, 25-16, 25-18

Bloomington defeated Moline, 12-25, 25-19, 15-7

Hermann defeated Indianapolis Chatard, 25-22, 25-17

St. Louis Visitation defeated Champaign Centenial, 25-18, 25-21

Moline defeated Indianapolis Chatard, 25-23, 26-24

McCracken County defeated St. Louis Ursline, 25-19, 14-25, 15-10

Hermann defeated Bloomington, 25-16, 25-17

Seventh Place -- Indianapolis Chatard defeated Champaign Centennial, 25-17, 25-16

Fifth Place -- Moline defeated St. Louis Visitation, 25-17, 25-19

Third Place -- St. Louis Ursuline defeated Bloomington,2 5-22, 18-25, 15-12

Championship -- McCracken County defeated Hermann, 27-25, 17-25, 17-15

Bronze Flight

Illiana Christian defeated Effingham, 25-21, 25-19

Breese Central defeated Teutopolis, 25-16, 25-20

Massac County eefeated Owensboro Catholic, 25-19, 10-25, 15-13

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Daviess County, 25-18, 25-11

Teutopolis defeated Effingham, 25-22, 25-15

Owensboro Catholic defeated Daviess County, 25-8, 25-21

Breese Central defeated Illiana Christian, 25-21, 25-23

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Massac County, 25-20, 25-22

Seventh Place -- Effingham defeated Daviess County, 25-21, 25-22

Fifth Place -- Teutopolis defeated Owensboro Catholic, 25-15, 21-25, 15-11

Third Place -- Massac County defeated Illiana Christian, 25-16, 25-22

Championship -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Breese Central, 12-25, 28-26, 15-10

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Statistics

Tabbert, 4 aces, 5 kills, 110 assists, 43 digs, 2 solo blocks, 2 block assists; M. Schlechte, 9 aces, 70 kills, 1 assist, 33 digs, 3 block assists, 2 solo blocks; Gentry, 21 kills, 2 assists, 11 digs, 2 solo blocks, 6 block assists; Bean, 23 kills, 7 digs, 4 block assists; Moomaw, 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 solo block, 6 block assists; Reynolds, 4 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs, 4 block assists; Haddock, 1 ace, 1 kill, 5 assists, 40 digs; Rentfro, 2 assists, 25 digs; Hayes, 1 assist, 2 digs; A. Schlechte, 6 aces, 2 assists, 11 digs; Gratz, 1 ace, 7 digs; Roney, 8 kills, 6 digs, 5 block assists

Effingham Statistics

Fox, 2 kills, 3 assists, 2 aces, 38 digs; Martin, 1 kill, 1 ace, 4 digs; Christy, 11 kills, 1 assist, 7 aces, 2 blocks, 19 digs; Webster, 5 aces, 18 digs; Fearday, 15 kills, 23 assists, 5 aces, 3 blocks, 18 digs; Martin, 13 kills, 1 assist, 10 blocks, 4 digs; Cordes, 14 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Armstrong, 2 kills, 28 assists, 1 ace, 13 digs; Carie, 10 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 9 digs; Myers, 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 3 digs

Teutopolis Statistics

Bueker, 7 blocks, 32 digs, 21 kills, 4 aces, 15 points; Frye, 27 blocks, 15 digs, 16 kills, 4 aces, 24 points; Grimes, 19 blocks, 34 digs, 13 kills, 10 aces, 17 points, 43 assists; Hoene, 1 dig, 1 kill, 2 aces, 6 points; Huston, 4 digs, 7 assists; Jansen, 21 digs; E. Michels, 5 blocks, 28 digs, 17 kills, 5 aces, 15 points; M. Michels, 34 blocks, 28 digs; 31 kills, 2 aces, 26 points, 1 assist; Roepke, 1 dig; Volk, 12 blocks, 15 digs, 11 kills, 4 aces, 15 points, 32 assists

At Raymond

St. Elmo/Brownstown competed in the Volley For Grace Tournament at Raymond Lincolnwood.

SEB won over Morrisonville, 25-12, 25-23. The second match went to Hillsboro over SEB 25-14, 26-26.

Auburn took a 25-7, 25-17 win over SEB. St. Elmo/Brownstown then won the final over Vandalia, 25-14, 15-25, 15-13.

Volley For Grace Tournament

St. Elmo/Brownstown Statistics

Vs. Morrisonville -- Carson, 7 assists, 6 digs, 9 points; Maxey, 12 digs; Mitchell, 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 dig, 5 points; Nolen, 3 kills, 6 assists, 6 aces, 4 digs, 9 points; Oberlink, 5 kills, 6 assists, 1 dig, 5 points; Da. Shelton, 2 kills, 5 digs, 2 points; De. Shelton, 2 kills, 1 assist, 5 aces, 1 dig, 1 point

Vs. Hillsboro -- 2 kills, 7 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs, 3 points; Maxey, 7 digs; Mitchell, 5 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 5 points; Nolen, 5 kills, 4 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs, 6 points; Oberlink, 2 kills, 2 points; Da. Shelton, 1 kill, 1 assist, 6 aces, 7 digs; 1 point; De. Shelton, 1 kill, 1 ace, 7 digs, 2 points

Vs. Auburn -- Carson, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 4 digs, 3 points; Cripe, 1 dig; Maxey, 1 kill, 3 assists, 1 ace, 2 points; Mitchell, 1 kill, 1 assist, 2 digs, 1 point; Nolen, 1 kill, 3 assists, 1 dig, 1 point; Da. Shelton, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 ace, 8 digs, 2 points; De. Shelton, 2 kills, 4 digs, 2 points

Vs. Vandalia -- Carson, 6 kills, 7 assists, 3 digs, 6 points; Maxey, 1 kill, 1 ace, 14 digs, 2 points; Mitchell, 1 kill, 1 point; Nolen, 5 kills, 12 assists, 3 aces, 1 dig, 8 points; Oberlink, 1 kill, 1 point; Da. Shelton, 6 kills, 2 assists, 3 aces, 13 digs, 9 points; De. Shelton, 6 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs, 7 points