EHS, Newton, South Central Claim Regional Wins

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School opened its stay at the Class 3A Charleston Volleyball Regional with a victory Tuesday.

The Hearts won over Marion 25-20, 25-23 in the second match of the evening.

Leading EHS were Alexis Chrappa with 10 kills, Taylor O'Dell and Hayley Dively with 11 assists each, Jacy Boatman with two aces, Olivia Martin with 10 digs and Sam Urch with three blocks. The Hearts improved to 18-17.

In the opener, Charleston downed Olney, 25-12, 25-17.

Now No. 5 Effingham takes on top-seeded Charleston Thursday at 6 p.m. for the regional championship.

Class 3A Charleston Regional

Effingham -- Montgomery, 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 block; O'Dell, 11 assists, 1 dig; Dively, 11 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs; Chrappa, 10 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 9 digs, 1 block; Sowell, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block; Urch, 5 kills, 3 digs, 3 blocks; Boatman, 4 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 block; Feldhake, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Hagler, 1 dig; Martin, 1 assist, 10 digs

Class 1A Casey-Westfield Regional

Effingham St. Anthony saw its season end against Hutsonville/Palestine at the Casey-Westfield Regional Tuesday evening.

Hutsonville/Palestine won the opening set, 25-21 but the Bulldogs scrambled back to take the second set, 26-24. H/P then won the match, 27-25.

The Bulldogs were led by Ada Rozene with 13 kills, Kate Hartke with three aces, Stella Passalacqua and Rileigh Haarmann with two blocks each, Kyra Swearingen with 30 assists and Taylor Ritz and Lucy Fearday with seven points each.

In the opening match, host Casey-Westfield downed Oblong, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22.

Tonight's matches feature Cumberland against Martinsville at 5:30 followed by Casey-Westfield taking on Hutsonville/Palestine at 6:30.

Class 1A Casey-Westfield Regional

St. Anthony -- Kabbes, 1 kill, 5 points; Passalacqua, 4 kills, 2 blocks; Hartke, 3 aces, 6 points; Ritz, 4 kills, 7 points; Fearday, 9 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 7 points; Swearingen, 1 ace, 30 assists, 3 points; Rozene, 13 kills, 1 block, 6 points; Haarmann, 3 kills, 2 blocks

Class 1A South Central Regional

Host and fourth-seeded South Central picked up a victory in its own regional. The Cougars lost the opener againsr Ramsey, 26-24 but rallied to win the next two sets, 25-21, 25-15.

In the second match, Clay City downed North Clay (Louisville), 25-19, 25-22.

Tonight's matches have top-seeded Altamont against No. 9 St. Elmo/Brownstown at 5:30 followed by South Central taking on Clay City at 6:30.

Class 1A Cerro Gordo Regional

Cerro Gordo downed Macon Meridian in its own regional, 25-20, 25-15.

In the second match, Moweaqua Central A&M won over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 19-25, 25-18, 25-19.

Tonight's matches feature Broadlands Heritage against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at 5:30 followed by Cerro Gordo taking on Moweaqua Central A&M at 6:30.

Class 1A Kansas Regional

Bethany Okaw Valley handed Villa Grove a loss in two sets, 25-19, 25-19 in the opener Tuesday of the Kansas Regional.

In the second match, Kansas Co-op downed Chrisman, 25-13, 25-17.

Bethany Okaw Valley will now meet Kansas at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional title.

Class 2A Teutopolis Regional

Teutopolis saw its season come to a close but not without a battle in its own Class 2A Regional Tuesday evening.

The Wooden Shoes, seeded sixth, took on No. 2 Paris. The Tigers won the opener 25-18 but T-town clawed back to take the second set, 25-12. Paris then pulled out a 26-24 victory for the match.

T-town was led by Holly Heuerman with eight digs, Carly Michels with three blocks, five aces and 14 points, Erica Michels with 13 kills and Ciara Roepke with five digs.

"The end always seems to come quickly," said T-town Coach Tim Mills. "I know the girls weren't ready for it to end and they left everything on the court. The best way I can describe the match is after it ended a parent from Vandalia told me, 'We came to watch our girls play but your match was worth the price of admission.'

"In the first set we spotted them six points and never recovered. We made a late push to shrink the deficit but we never really were in the set. We totally dominated set two. We got out to an early lead and just pounded Paris' defense and serve receive. Unfortunately, we stumbled early in set three, falling behind 4-1. We still trailed by three when I called my last timeout at 20-17.

"I told the girls they could still win but only if they went out and attacked hard and fast. Nothing soft, everything they had but it had to be clean. They were awesome. They wipped out the three points and tied the match at 24. We couldn't finish it, however, as Paris put the last two points down.

"The student body filled our end of the gym and they made the atmosphere in the gym electric. Thanks to all the students and adults that came out and supported us. The girls really fed off the energy."

T-town ended the season with a 19-17 record.

Class 2A Teutopoils Regional

Teutopolis -- Deters, 4 digs; Heuerman, 8 digs, 1 ace, 5 points; Jansen, 1 dig, 1 ace, 4 points; Konkel, 2 blocks, 1 point; C. Michels, 3 blocks, 4 digs, 9 kills, 5 aces, 14 points; E. Michels, 1 block, 2 digs, 13 kills; Rodgers, 3 digs, 1 assist; Roepke, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 10 kills 1 ace, 2 points; Schumacher, 2 blocks, 2 kills

Class 2A Robinson Regional

Newton continued its outstanding season with a win in the Class 2A Robinson Regional Tuesday.

The Eagles won over Marshall, 25-15, 25-13. Hemrich, Johnson and Chapman led in aces with two each. Jansen tallied six kills. Hemrich had 16 assists. Geltz, Einhorn and Probst had three digs each. Probst had one block.

The Eagles are now 28-8 on the season.

Shelbyville claimed the second match by downing Robinson, 25-9, 25-13.

Top-seeded Newton will now face No. 4 Shelbyville at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regional championship.

Class 2A Robnison Regional

Newton -- Hemrich, 2 aces, 3 kills, 16 assists, 2 digs; Johnson, 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig; Jansen, 6 kills, 2 digs; Probst, 5 kills, 2 assists, 1 block, 3 digs; Kuhl, 4 kills; Chapman, 2 aces, 1 assist, 1 dig; Geltz, 1 ace, 3 digs; Einhorn, 3 digs; Parr, 2 digs