Junior High School Volleyball -- Jan. 31

Effingham Junior High School played host to Dieterich and picked up two volleyball victories Thursday.

The Mustangs claimed the seventh-grade match, 25-12, 25-4 and now stands at 6-2 on the season.

In eighth-grade action, Effingham remained unbeaten with a 25-13, 25-8 win. The Mustangs stand at 8-0.

EJHS will be back in action Saturday at the Edwards County (Albion) Tournament.

At Effingham

Seventh-Grade Match

Dieterich -- Shadle, 1 ace; Jansen, 1 kill; Brummer, 1 dig; Kreke, 2 aces; McWhorter, 2 kills, 2 assists; Westendorf, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 1 dig; Beckman, 1 kill

Effingham -- Katt, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig; Digler, 1 kill, 1 ace; Boone, 2 kills, 3 assists, 5 aces; Holste, 2 kills, 4 aces, 1 dig; Borton, 1 kill; Tomas, 1 assist; Kreke, 1 kill, 4 aces; Schoonover, 2 aces; Ballard, 1 dig; McCoy, 1 kill, 1 dig; Ballman, 1 kill, 1 dig; O'Dell, 2 assists, 3 aces

Eighth-Grade Match

Dieterich -- Niemerg, 2 assists; Gephart, 1 kill, 4 assists; Dial, 3 kills, 1 dig; Larson, 1 ace; Shull, 1 dig; Esker, 5 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs

Effingham -- Niebrugge, 1 assist, 1 dig; Hefner, 5 assists, 5 aces, 1 dig; Hendrix, 1 ace, 1 dig; Waymoth, 1 kill, 2 aces, 3 digs; Frost, 2 kills; Harmon, 2 kills; Davis, 4 assists; Allie, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace; Jiang, 6 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs; R. Cunningham, 1 assist, 2 aces; A. Cunningham, 2 kills; Stoneburner, 3 assists, 4 aces

At Newton

Effingham St. Anthony claimed victories over Jasper County in junior high volleyball action Thursday.

The Bullpups won the seventh-grade match, 25-21, 25-15.

In the eighth-grade contest, St. Anthony won 26-24, 25-15.

At Newton

Seventh-Grade Match

Jasper County -- Barthelemy, 5 aces, 4 kills, 1 dig; Schafer, 2 aces, 1 kill, 2 assists, 1 dig; Zumbahlen, 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig; Kessler, 1 kill; Shamhart, 1 kill; Finn, 3 assists; Mullen, 1 dig; Grove, 1 dig

Eighth-Grade Match

Jasper County -- Kocher, 3 aces, 3 kills, 3 assists; Oldham, 3 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist; Whitaker, 2 aces, 2 assists, 1 dig; Shull, 1 ace, 7 kills, 4 digs; Utley, 3 kills; Dhom, 1 kill, 3 assists, 2 digs; Kirts, 1 assist, 2 digs;

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City split wins in action Thursday.

Stew-Stras won the seventh-grade match, 25-18, 25-8.

CHBC came back in the eighth-grade contest to win, 25-22, 25-17.

At Strasburg

Seventh-Grade Match

Stewardson-Strasburg -- S. Vonderheide, 5 aces, 1 kill, 3 digs; Mathis, 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 dig; Smith, 3 aces; Wittenberg, 1 ace, 2 assists; VonBehrens, 2 kills; Hayes, 8 aces, 4 assists

Eighth-Grade Match

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Goen, 8 assists; Rincker, 5 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs; Dasenbrock, 4 kills; Richards, 2 aces, 4 kills, 1 block; Porter, 1 kill, 2 digs; M. Vonderheide, 2 digs; Rogers, 1 kill; S. Vonderheide, 2 assists, 1 dig, 1 block; Mathis, 1 ace