EHS Wins Charleston Invite, St. A Second At Own Invite, Volleyball Roundup

Effingham High School captured the Charleston Volleyball Invitational championship.

CHARLESTON -- Effingham High School claimed the championship of the Charleston Volleyball Invitational Saturday.

The Hearts defeated Decatur MacArthur, 25-11, 25-13. EHS then won over Highland, 25-23, 25-22.

EHS downed Champaign Centennial, 27-25, 25-16 and won over Charleston, 25-15, 25-23.

The Hearts finished out by defeating Highland in the championship match, 25-22, 12-25, 25-22.

Named to the All-Tournament Team was Sawyer Althoff. Lexi Chrappa was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.

Charleston Invitational

Effingham vs. Decatur MacArthur -- Beals, 1 assist, 3 aces, 4 digs; Belcher, 1 kill; Sowell, 1 kill; Phillips, 3 kills; Chrappa, 6 kills, 4 aces, 1 dig; Angel, 3 assists, 1 dig; Ballman, 1 dig; Cunningham, 1 ace, 1 dig; Althoff, 5 digs; Donaldson, 2 kills; Budde, 8 assists, 3 digs

Effingham vs. Highland -- Beals, 4 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Belcher, 4 kills, 1 block, 3 digs; Sowell, 3 kills, 1 block; Phillips, 3 kill, 2 blocks, 3 digs; Chrappa, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs; Angel, 1 ace, 8 digs; Althoff, 12 digs; Donaldson, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Budde, 12 assists, 6 digs

Effingham vs. Champaign Centennial -- Beals, 2 kills, 13 digs; Belcher, 3 kills, 1 block; Sowell, 1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Philips, 2 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Chrappa, 9 kills, 1 block, 7 digs; Angel, 4 assists, 1 ace, 6 digs; Ballman, 1 kill, 1 ace, 4 digs; Althoff, 13 digs; Donaldson, 1 kill, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Budde, 14 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs

Effingham vs. Charleston -- Davis, 2 assists; Beals, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 7 digs; Belcher, 3 kills, 3 blocks; Sowell, 5 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Phillips, 2 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs; Chrappa, 6 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; Angel, 9 assists, 5 aces, 3 digs; Ballman, 2 aces, 8 digs; Althoff, 10 digs; Donaldson, 1 assist, 2 aces, 1 block; Budde, 6 assists, 2 blocks

Effingham vs. Highland -- Davis, 1 assist; Beals, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 1 block, 10 digs; Belcher, 6 kills, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Sowell, 7 kills, 3 blocks; Phillips, 4 kills, 3 blocks; Chrappa, 7 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs; Angel, 9 assists, 4 digs; Ballman, 8 digs; Althoff, 2 assists, 18 digs; Donaldson, 2 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 2 digs; Budde, 13 assists, 1 ace, 12 digs

At St. Anthony

Effingham St. Anthony finished second at its own volleyball Invitational Saturday.

In opening round matches:

Newton defeated Chrisman, 25-18, 25-15; Okaw Valley defeated Tri-County, 23-25, 25-20, 17-15; Newton defeated Tri-County, 25-17, 25-17; Okaw Valley defeated Chrisman, 25-14, 25-10; Newton defeated Okaw Valley, 20-25, 25-17, 15-8; Tri-County defeated Chrisman, 18-25, 25-15, 15-7.

St. Anthony defeated Sulilvan, 25-9, 24-26, 15-5; Hartsburg-Emden defeated Shelbyville, 25-22, 25-18; St. Anthony defeated Shelbyville, 25-22, 25-12; Hartsburg-Emden defeated Sullivan, 25-12, 25-13; Hartsburg-Emden defeated St. Anthony, 25-13, 25-16; Shelbville defeated Sullivan, 25-21, 25-13.

In crossover play, St. Anthony defeated Newton, 19-25, 25-22, 15-8; Chrisman defeated Sullivan, 24-26, 26-24, 15-8; Hartsburg-Emden defeated Okaw Valley, 25-15, 25-12 and Shelbyville defeated Tri-County, 25-20, 12-25, 15-9.

In the third place match, Newton won over Okaw Valley, 25-22, 25-17.

In the title contest, Hartsburg-Emden defeated St. Anthony, 25-15, 25-9.

St. Anthony Invitational

St. Anthony vs. Sullivan -- Faber, 1 kill, 22 assists, 4 points; Kabbes, 1 kill; Wernsing, 3 aces, 20 points; Rudolphi, 4 kills; Vonderheide, 1 kill, 4 assists; Hatton, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 3 points; Rozene, 6 kills, 1 block, 3 pionts; Fearday, 9 kills, 4 aces, 8 points; Kibler, 2 kills, 1 block, 4 points; Ashton, 3 points

St. Anthony vs. Shelbyville -- Faber, 1 ace, 22 assists, 8 points; Kabbes, 1 kill, 1 point; Wernsing, 2 aces, 12 points; Rudolphi, 5 kills; Vonderheide, 3 assists; Hatton, 12 kills, 1 block; Rozene, 5 kills, 1 block; Fearday, 7 kills; Kibler, 5 points

St. Anthony vs. Hartsburg-Emden -- Faber, 2 kills, 13 assists; Wernsing, 1 ace, 7 points; Rudolphi, 2 kills; Hatton, 2 kills; Rozene, 2 kills, 2 points; Fearday, 3 kills, 1 block; Kibler, 3 kills

St. Anthony vs. Newton -- Faber, 1 kill, 20 assists, 4 points; Kabbes, 1 kill, 2 points; Wernsing, 1 ace, 11 points; Hatton, 6 kills, 6 points; Rozene, 7 kills, 1 point; Fearday, 4 kills, 2 points; Kibler, 3 kills, 6 points

St. Anthony vs. Hartsburg-Emden -- Kabbes, 3 points; Wernsing, 3 points; Hatton, 4 kills 1 block; Rozene, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 points; Fearday, 2 kills, 1 block; Kibler, 1 kill

Newton -- Hemrich, 13 aces, 2 assists, 18 digs; Ochs, 10 aces, 20 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Johnson, 7 aces, 28 kills, 7 assists, 1 block, 47 digs; Schafer, 4 aces, 12 kills, 92 assists, 1 block, 29 digs; Rauch, 2 aces, 24 kills, 1 block, 5 digs; Bennett, 1 ace, 13 assists, 48 digs; Kessler, 17 kills, 1 assist, 5 blocks, 10 digs; Oldham, 13 kills, 3 blocks, 12 digs; Utley, 5 kills, 2 digs; Russell, 3 kills, 1 assist, 12 digs; Stanley, 1 kill; C. Martin, 7 digs; Weidner, 1 dig

At Vandalia

South Central finished third in the Vandalia Tournament Saturday.

The Cougars defeated Decatur Eisenhower, 25-12, 25-13 before dropping a match to host Vandalia, 25-22, 12-25, 15-7. The Cougars defeated Lebanon, 25-14, 25-13 and East Alton-Wood River, 25-7, 25-23 to finish third.

The varsity currently has a 9-3 record.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City lost to Carlyle, 25-13, 25-16 and fell to East Alton-Wood River, 25-17, 11-25, 15-7. CHBC downed New Athens 25-16, 25-16 before finishing out with a loss to Lebanon, 25-19, 25-15, 17-25 to finish fifth overall.

At Vandalia

South Central vs. Decatur Eisenhower -- Smith, 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Reynolds, 1 kill, 4 assists, 3 aces, 3 digs; Arnold, 3 digs; Brauer, 2 digs, 1 block; Garrett, 3 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs; Smith, 1 kill; Cowger, 2 kills, 5 aces, 1 block; Jenne, 1 kill, 1 block

South Central vs. Vandalia -- Smith, 7 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Reynolds, 1 kill, 8 assists, 4 digs; Arnold, 3 digs; Brauer, 3 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs; Garrett, 4 kills, 3 aces, 9 digs; Cowger, 4 kills, 2 aces, 1 dig; Jenne, 2 kills

South Central vs. Lebanon -- Smith, 8 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Reynolds, 8 assists, 2 aces, 2 digs; Arnold, 3 digs; Brauer, 2 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs; Garrett, 1 kill, 4 aces; Cowger, 2 kills, 4 aces; Jenne, 2 kills

South Central vs. East Alton-Wood River -- Smith, 4 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs; Reynolds, 10 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig; Arnold, 8 digs; Brauer, 1 assist, 2 digs; Garrett, 7 kills, 4 aces; Cowger, 4 kills, 1 ace; Jenne, 6 kills

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Duckwitz, 20 kills, 12 aces, 2 assists, 1 block, 27 digs; Heckert, 11 kills, 3 aces, 3 assists, 50 digs; Wojcik, 1 kill, 6 aces, 26 assists, 1 block, 11 digs; Summers, 8 kills, 9 aces, 10 assists, 6 digs; Stuckemeyer, 4 kills, 1 assist; Smith, 5 kills, 2 blocks; Stefanski, 4 kills, 1 block, 14 digs; Rehkemper, 1 kill, 2 aces, 16 digs; Schlanser, 7 aces, 19 digs; Wallace, 9 kills, 4 assists, 1 dig; Taylor, 1 kill

At Flora

North Clay (Louisville) claimed second place in the Flora Wolfgal Tournament Saturday.

The Cardinals finished 4-1 on the day. They lost to Clay City, 25-17, 25-17 before coming back to win over Dieterich, 25-14, 25-16; Cisne, 25-17, 25-12; Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 25-17, 23-25, 15-9 and Flora, 25-20, 25-22.

Clay City won over North Clay then defeated Flora, 25-15, 19-25, 15-7; won over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 25-17, 26-24 and Cisne, 25-10, 25-12.

At Altamont

Altamont hosted a junior varsity tournament Saturday.

In Pool A: 

Trico defeated Altamont, 19-25, 25-14, 15-14; Warrensburg-Latham defeated Trico, 17-25, 25-13, 15-11; Warrensburg-Latham defeated Altamont, 25-20, 25-18

In Pool B:

Mattoon defeated Father McGivney, 25-18, 25-11; Mattoon defeated Teutopolis, 23-25, 25-13, 15-13; Father McGivney defeated Teutopolis, 16-25, 25-18, 15-13

In bracket play:

Altamont defeated Teutopolis, 15-25, 25-23, 15-11 to finish fifth.

Trico defeated Father McGivney, 26-24, 25-7 to finish third.

Warrensburg-Latham defeated Mattoon, 25-23, 25-23 to capture first.