Effingham, Newton Play in Edwards County Tournament

The Effingham Hearts and Newton Eagles competed in the Edwards County Invitational over the weekend.

Grayville beat Effingham 25-14, 20-25, 16-14, but Effingham beat Casey-Westfield 25-12, 25-8 in pool play.

In flight play, Effingham beat Flora 25-18, 25-20, lost to Carmi-White County 20-25, 29-27, 14-16, and beat Fairfield 25-15, 25-21.

EFFINGHAM STATS: BRUEKLYN BELCHER--2 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks; MATTIE ANGEL--5 assists and 3 digs; ELIZA MONTGOMERY--7 kills, 1 dig, 5 blocks; TAYLOR O'DELL--1 kill, 36 assists, 13 digs; HAYLEY DIVELEY--48 assists, 4 aces, 17 digs; ALEXIS CHRAPPA--54 kills, 3 assists, 5 aces, 44 digs, 5 blocks; KENNEDY SOWELL--18 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs, 6 blocks; TORI BUDDE--10 assists, 3 digs; KATIE CARIE--1 kill; JACY BOATMAN--28 kills, 3 assists, 12 digs, 2 blocks; CALLIE FELDHAKE--14 kills, 1 assist, 9 aces, 11 digs, 2 blocks; MORGAN HAGLER--1 assist, 3 aces, 20 digs; OLIVIA MARTIN--1 kill, 9 assists, 2 aces, 56 digs; ANNIE FROST--2 kills, 2 blocks

Newton defeated Carmi-White County 25-23, 25-19 and beat Hamilton County 25-14, 25-15 in pool play. 

In Gold Bracket competition, Newton lost to Mt. Carmel 26-28, 23-25 and lost to Grayville 23-25, 21-25, but defeated Edwards County 22-25, 25-16, 15-11 to claim third place in the tournament.

Stats for Newton: ACES--Hemrich 6, Probst 4, Chapman 3, Ochs 3, B. Johnson 2, Jansen 2, Geltz 2

KILLS--Probst 42, Jansen 23, Kuhl 19, B. Johnson 12, Hemrich 9, Ochs 4, Shull 4, T. Johnson 1

ASSISTS--Hemrich 90, Geltz 10, Probst 3, Parr 2, Jansen 2, Chapman 1, Einhorn 1, B. Johnson 1 Kuhl 1

BLOCKS--Kuhl 15, Jansen 4, Ochs 3, Hemrihch 3, Shull 1, B. Johnson 1, Probst 1

DIGS--Geltz 51, Probst 21, Einhorn 18, Parr 16, Hemrich 15, Jansen 10, B. Johnson 7, Kuhl 5, Chapman 2, Murray 2, Ochs 1, Shull 1