EHS Wins St. Anthony F/S VB Tourney

Effingham High School claimed the championship of the Effingham St. Anthony Freshman/Sophomore Volleyball Tournament Saturday.

In first round play on Court 2, the Hearts defeated Dieterich 25-13, 27-26 and Greenville 21-25, 26-24, 16-14. Greenville defeated Dieterich 25-11, 25-19.

On Court 1, Newton downed St. Anthony 25-16, 25-22 while T-town won over Newton 25-22, 27-26. T-town then won over St. Anthony 25-9, 25-21.

In the playoffs, Greenville beat St. Anthony 25-14, 25-7 and Newton downed Dieterich 25-17, 25-21. In the semifinals, T-town won over Greenville 25-13, 25-18 and Effingham beat Newton 25-23, 25-20.

In the title contest, the Hearts won. T-town claimed the opening set 25-23 but EHS came back with 25-23, 15-13 counts for the championship.

St. Anthony F/S Tournament

Efifngham -- Budde, 4 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 39 digs; Jennings, 1 kill, 3 digs; Budde, 2 digs; O'Dell, 7 assists, 3 aces, 6 digs; Morrissey, 11 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 9 digs; Hagler, 1 kill, 1 assist, 5 aces, 22 digs; Montgomery, 14 kills, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 10 digs; Hanfland, 1 block; Hibbets, 8 kills, 7 aces, 12 blocks, 8 digs; McDermith-Herron, 11 assists, 1 block, 2 digs; Dively, 9 kills, 27 assists, 7 aces, 1 block, 23 digs; Stone, 1 ace, 1 dig; Carie, 9 kills, 16 assists, 5 aces, 1 block, 16 digs; Armstrong, 10 kills, 5 blocks, 1 dig; Stortzum, 1 assist, 4 aces, 18 digs

Dieterich -- Poe, 8 kills, 1 assist, 5 aces, 19 digs; Hardiek, 10 kills, 4 aces, 12 digs, 3 blocks; Wendt, 1 ace, 4 digs; Brummer, 1 kill, 2 assists, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 block; Niemerg, 4 aces, 16 digs; Curry, 2 kills, 2 digs; Lilly, 5 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks; Bloemer, 24 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs, 2 blocks