Volleyball Regionals Set to Start Monday Around Area

Area teams will be hitting the hardwood for volleyball regionals which begin Monday, October 23.

Effingham St. Anthony, along with St. Elmo/Brownstown, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, South Central and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will begin regional play at the Class 1A St. Elmo/Brownstown Regional. Two matches are scheduled Monday with two more Tuesday and the championship Thursday, October 26.

WSS is seeded first while St. Anthony is seeded fourth, South Central sixth, SEB eighth and CHBC ninth.

Neoga will be the lone team competing in the Class 1A Martinsville Regional. The Indians, seeded sixth, face third-seeded Martinsville at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Other teams entered are Villa Grove, Chrisman and Hutsonville/Palestine.

In the Class 1A Oblong Regional, Dieterich and North Clay (Louisville) will be competing from the area. Also entered are  Cisne, Clay City and host Oblong.

Seeded 10th, Dieterich will face seventh-seeded Cisne Monday at 6 p.m. North Clay, seeded third, will take on fifth-seeded Oblong Tuesday at 6:30.

The winners of these three regionals advance, along with the winner of the Bethany Okaw Valley Regional, to the Stewardson-Strasburg Sectional Monday, October 30.

In Class 2A action, Teutopolis will be competing in the Shelbyville Regional. The Wooden Shoes will take on Sullivan at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Others entered in the regional are Moweaqua Central A&M, Pana and host Shelbyville.

In the Class 2A Kansas Regional, Cumberland and Altamont will take part. Cumberland, seeded ninth, will face 10th seeded  Casey-Westfield at 6 p.m.

Altamont, seeded fourth, faces eighth-seeded Marshall at 6:30 Tuesday.

In the Fairfield Regional, Newton will be the lone area squad. The Eagles are seeded second and will meet either Robinson or Eldorado at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Those two teams meet Monday with Robinson seeded seventh and Eldorado seeded eighth.

Effingham is the lone Class 3A area school. The Hearts will be competing in the Jacksonville Regional.

EHS, seeded eighth, will face third-seeded Highland at 6:30 p.m. Jacksonville, Jerseyville Jersey and Taylorville are the other teams competing.

CLASS 1A

St. Elmo/Brownstown Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 5:30 p.m.

Match 2 -- South Central vs. Ramsey, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 3 -- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 4 -- Effingham St. Anthony vs. Winner Match 2, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 5 -- Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 6 p.m. (championship)

Martinsville Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Villa Grove vs, Chrisman, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 2 -- Hutsonville/Palestine vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 3 -- Martinsville vs. Neoga, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 4 -- Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3, 6 p.m. (championship)

Oblong Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Cisne vs. Dieterich, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 2 -- Clay City vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 3 -- North Clay vs. Oblong, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 4 -- Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3, 6 p.m. (championship)

CLASS 2A

Shelbyville Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Moweaqua Central A&M vs. Vandalia, 5:30 p.m.

Match 2 -- Teutopolis vs. Sullivan, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 3 -- Pana vs.Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 4 -- Shelbyville vs. Winner Match 2, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 5 -- Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 6 p.m.

Kansas Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Cumberland vs. Casey-Westfield, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 2 -- Kansas Co-op vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 3 -- Altamont vs.Marshall, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 4 -- WInner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3, 6 p.m. (championship)

Fairfield Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Robinson vs. Eldorado, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 2 -- Newton vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 3 -- Fairfield vs. Flora, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 4 -- Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3, 6 p.m. (championship)

CLASS 3A

Jacksonville Regional

Monday, October 23

Match 1 -- Jacksonville vs. Jerseyville Jersey, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24

Match 2 -- Taylorville vs. Winner Match 1, 5:30 p.m.

Match 3 -- Highland vs. Effingham, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26

Match 4 -- Winner Match 2 vs. Winner Match 3, 6 p.m. (championship)