EHS, T-town, WSS Claim Volleyball Victories

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School evened its overall record at 14-14 with a win over Charleston in volleyball action Tuesday.

The Hearts won 25-20, 25-14. Kiyah Kuhlman led in kills with 10, aces with three, blocks with four and had 11 digs. Miranda Fox had 15 digs. Carsyn Fearday led in assists with 20.

EHS also captured the junior varsity match, 26-24, 25-20 to improve to 11-5.

In freshman/sophomore play, the Hearts won 21-12, 21-6 and stand at 5-9-1.

At Charleston

Varsity Match

Effingham -- Fox, 1 assist, 15 digs; Martin, 1 assist, 1 ace, 7 digs; Kuhlman, 10 kills, 3 aces, 4 blocks, 11 digs; Fearday, 1 kill, 20 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs; Chrappa, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 5 digs; Boatman, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs; Carie, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs; Koester, 1 dig

Junior Varsity Match

Effingham -- Hagler, 1 kill, 1 ace, 5 digs; Jennings, 1 ace, 3 digs; Budde, 11 digs; Montgomery, 3 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs; Morrissey, 2 assists; Sowell, 5 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; O'Dell, 9 assists, 4 aces, 3 digs; Carie, 7 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 2 digs; Feldhake, 6 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 9 digs; Angel, 1 kill, 7 assists, 7 digs; name cut off, 1 kill, 1 dig

 Freshman/Sophomore

Effingham -- Ballman, 1 assist, 1 ace, 6 digs; Budde, 1 kill, 10 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs; Angel, 3 kills, 2 assists; Hanfland, 1 kill; Budde, 1 kill, 1 assist, 5 digs; Belcher, 3 kills, 1 block; Morrissey, 1 kill; Walls, 3 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs; Reynolds, 1 dig; Lohman, 1 kill, 3 digs; Koester, 5 kills

At Altamont

Teutopolis claimed a varsity win over Altamont in action Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes won 25-19, 26-24. Carly Michels had 10 kills. Savannah Grimes led in digs with 13. Kate Volk had 11 assists and Ciara Roepke had seven points.

"Another action-packed night of volleyball," said T-town Coach Tim Mills. "Two good teams playing fast and furious with great energy and intensity. Fortunately for us, we came out on top. But the Altamont girls played hard and they made us earn our points. Savannah and Kate did a great job of distributing the ball. Our offense was much more diverse tonight than last night at Newton.

"When you have two outside hitters as talented as Carly and Erica Michels, it's tempting to get them all the time. But as we found out last night, when you become predictable with your offense, you're easier to defend. Emma Deters and Julia Frye played a bigger role in our offense and that kept the Altamont blockers from focusing on our outsides."

T-town improved to 19-7 on the season.

Altamont was led by Jackman with nine kills and three blocks, Grimsley with nine digs and Kuhns with 10 assists and an ace. The Indians drop to 16-11.

T-town also claimed the junior varsity match, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21. Altamont won the freshman match, 20-25, 25-17, 16-14.

At Altamont

Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Deters, 2 blocks, 4 digs, 4 kills, 1 point; Frye, 6 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace, 6 points; Grimes, 1 block, 13 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace, 3 points, 10 assists; Jansen, 10 digs; C. Michels, 11 digs, 10 kills, 2 points; E. Michels, 4 digs, 6 kills; Roepke, 5 digs, 1 ace, 7 points; Volk, 1 block, 9 digs, 5 points, 11 assists

Altamont -- Jackman, 9 kills, 3 blocks; Simmons, 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Runge, 2 kills, 1 block; Mette, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; McManaway, 1 kill, 3 digs, 4 assists, 3 aces; Mayhaus, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 block; Kuhl, 1 kill; Mette, 1 kill, 9 digs; Grimsley, 9 digs; Pemberton, 6 digs; Kuhns, 6 digs, 1 ace, 10 assists; Tappendorf, 2 assists, 1 block

Junior Varsity Match

Altamont -- Mette, 10 kills, 14 digs; Runge, 9 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Pemberton, 9 kills, 15 digs, 1 ace; Tappendorf, 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace, 1 block; Burns, 2 kills; Eckhardt, 1 kill, 15 digs, 1 assist; McManaway, 2 digs, 3 aces, 33 assists; Koberlien, 2 aces

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg picked up a non-conference victory over Sullivan Tuesday, 25-15, 25-15.

Megan Schlechte led the Hatchets in kills with 10. Mackenzie Reed had four aces. Mackenzi Tabbert led in assists with 19. Carson Cole had seven digs.

The Hatchets improve to 21-4 on the season.

In junior varsity action, WSS claimed 25-11, 25-22 wins and improve to 18-5.

At Strasburg

Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Tabbert, 2 aces, 3 kills, 19 assists, 4 digs; M. Schlechte, 1 ace, 10 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs; Cole, 2 assists, 7 digs; Roney, 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 solo block; Brown, 1 kill, 1 dig; Moomaw, 2 kills; A. Schlechte, 5 digs; Hayes, 3 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs; Rauch, 1 ace, 2 digs; Reed, 4 aces; Hewing, 1 kill

Junior Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Hayes, 1 ace, 2 kills, 8 assists; Bean, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Miller, 1 ace, 2 digs; Nichols, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 solo block; Hoene, 2 kills, 1 block assist; A. Schlechte, 3 kills, 1 dig; Kessler, 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 block assist; Rauch, 1 ace, 1 assist, 1 dig; Hewing, 1 kill: Domalski, 1 ace, 4 assists, 3 digs; Braden, 1 dig; Tabor, 1 dig; McCray, 2 digs; Vonderheride, 1 dig; Caudill, 3 digs

At Patoka

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City fought to a 36-34 win in the opening set against Patoka but lost the next two sets for the match, 25-14, 25-18. CHBC drops to 8-12.

Lauren Wojcik led in kills with eight, in aces with three and in blocks with three. Kylee Bertin had 15 digs.

Patoka also nabbed the junior varsity match, 22-25, 25-18, 15-6.

At Patoka

Varsity Match

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Bertin, 5 assists, 15 digs; Persinger, 2 kills, 10 digs; Wojcik, 8 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Johnson, 2 kills 8 assists, 10 digs; Smith, 3 kills, 1 ace, 14 digs; Stell, 4 kills, 5 digs; Witteborg, 10 digs; Black, 2 kills, 2 assists, 1 dig; Thompson, 4 digs

At Shelbyville

Shelbyville played host to St. Elmo/Brownstown and picked up a 25-23, 25-15 victory.

SEB was led by Marlee Nolen with three kills and three points, Macy Cripe with two aces, Vayda Smith with seven digs and Teagan Christensen and Kayla Curry with two blocked shots.

At Shelbyville

Varsity Match

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Christensen, 2 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocked shots, 2 points; Cripe, 2 aces, 2 points; Curry, 2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 2 blocked shots, 3 points; Maxey, 5 digs; Nolen, 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 blocked shot, 3 points; Oberlink, 1 kill, 1 blocked shot, 1 point; Smith, 2 kills, 7 digs, 2 points; Yagow, 6 digs

At Dieterich

Neoga captured a National Trail Conference win over Dieterich Tuesday.

The Indians won 25-7, 25-12. Dieterich was led by Molly Niemerg with 10 digs, Emily Bloemer with five assists and Gabi Hardiek, Niemerg and Iva Lilly with two kills each.

Neoga also claimed the junior varsity match, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17.

At Dieterich

Varsity Match

Dieterich -- Poe, 4 digs; Hardiek, 2 kills; Schmidt, 1 kill, 1 ace, 2 digs; Bloemer, 1 kill, 5 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs; Russell, 1 assist, 3 digs; Niemerg, 2 kills, 6 digs; Lilly, 2 kills, 1 block

Junior Varsity Match

Dieterich -- Poe, 4 kills, 1 assist, 4 aces, 5 digs; Hardiek, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 11 digs, 1 block; Lilly, 3 kills, 1 assist; Schmidt, 5 kills, 9 assists, 5 digs; Haycraft, 2 aces, 7 digs; Bloemer, 4 kills, 7 assists, 4 aces, 3 digs; Wendte, 1 kill, 2 aces, 1 dig; Boerngen, 3 digs; Hall, 3 kills, 2 assists, 1 ace