Neoga Captures NTC Eighth-Grade Tourney Title; Area Roundup

Altamont finished second in the National Trail Conference eighth-grade volleyball tournament Saturday. Members of the team are, first row, left to right, Sydney Zacha, Hannah Paquette, Audrey Winters, Mackenzie Hoene, Keidron Duckwitz, Grace Camp and Manager Brookelyn Kraus. Second row, left to right, Assistant Coach Amber Mayhaus, Shelby Sims, Lindsay Burgess, Ariel Followell, Abby Hall, Bookkeeper Sue Poe and Head Coach Bonnie Lester.

Neoga captured the championship of the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Volleyball Tournament Saturday.

Finishing in second was Altamont while third went to Effingham Sacred Heart and Windsor claimed fourth.

Sacred Heart beat Stewardson-Strasburg 25-18, 25-3, lost to Neoga 25-14, 14-25, 15-14 and won over Windsor 25-10, 25-13.

Altamont beat Dieterich 27-25, 25-15, beat Windsor 25-23, 27-25 and lost to Neoga 25-21, 25-21.

NTC Tournament

Sacred Heart Statistics -- Stock, 1 kill; Rogers, 1 dig; Shamhart, 1 dig, 1 kill; Cordes, 5 aces, 13 kills; Mills, 13 aces, 3 kills, 29 assists, 9 digs; Habing, 4 aces, 2 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs, 1 block; Garren, 4 aces, 4 kills, 2 assists, 6 digs; Webster, 6 aces, 14 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs; Pike, 14 aces, 14 kills, 2 assists, 7 digs, 1 block

At Dieterich

Dieterich and Neoga split victories Friday in regular season competition.

Neoga claimed the eighth-grade match 25-10, 25-15. Dieterich dropped to 4-9 on the season.

In seventh-grade play, Dieterich won 20-25, 25-15, 26-24 to improve to 4-13.

At Dieterich

Seventh-Grade Match

Dieterich -- Hardiek, 2 points, 1 ace; Bannick, 1 point, 1 ace; Boerngen, 1 point; Lane, 1 point; Vahling, 3 points, 2 aces; Klay, 3 points; Aherin, 1 block; Holste, 1 kill

Eighth-Grade Match

Dieterich -- Feldhake, 2 points; Flood, 4 points, 1 ace; Garbe, 3 points, 1 ace, 1 dig; Shadle, 12 points, 3 aces; Gephart, 7 points, 2 aces; Hunzinger, 9 points, 3 aces, 1 dig