Altamont, CHBC, WSS, S. Central, N. Clay Win, EHS, T-town, C. City Fall

"It was a great first win for the season," said Altamont coach Tessa Philpot.

Lanie Tedrick led in blocks with three, Peyton Osteen had eight assists. Maddie Splechter led in aces with four and had five digs along with Brianna Grunloh.

At Altamont

Varsity Match

Altamont -- Tedrick, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 2 digs, 1 assist; Mad. Splechter, 4 aces, 5 digs; Hassebrock, 1 ace, 2 digs; Osteen, 8 assists, 1 dig; Grunloh, 5 digs

At Cowden

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City fell in the opener to Ramsey, 25-23 but came back strong with a 25-18, 25-14 wins to improve to 5-3 on the season.

Karlee Smith led in kills with eight while Kyleigh Wallace had five aces.  Madison Wojcik led in assists with 14. Smith and Wallace had one block each. Gracie Heckert led in digs with 12.

In the junior varsity contest, CHBC also won, 25-4, 25-7.

At Cowden

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Heckert, 6 kills, 1 ace, 12 digs; Wojcik, 1 kill, 3 aces, 14 assists, 2 digs; Summers, 3 kills, 2 aces, 4 assists; Smith, 8 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, 7 digs; Stefanski, 2 kills, 9 digs; Schlanser, 11 digs; Wallace, 8 kills, 5 aces, 1 block, 1 dig

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg remained unbeaten by downing Cumberland, 25-9, 25-13 Thursday.

"We didn't play as clean as we have been but they got the job done," said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. "We are serving aggressively so sometimes that means a few more errors. The girls all work really well with each other so the team work is there."

Halle Moomaw led in aces with five while Samantha Hayes had eight kills. Ella Kinkelaar led in assists with 11. Gabby Vonderheide and Kinley Quast had six digs each. Moomaw had one solo block and one block assist.

Windsor/Stew-Stras improved to 3-0 on the season.

In junior varsity play, Windsor/Stew-Stras won 25-10, 25-22 and improved to 3-0. The Hatchets also claimed a freshman/sophomore match, 25-12, 25-9.

At Strasburg

Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kinkelaar, 2 aces, 5 kills, 11 assists, 3 digs, 1 block assist; Vonderheide, 6 kills, 6 digs; Moomaw, 5 aces, 3 kills, 1 solo block, 1 block assist; Quast, 1 ace, 3 assists, 6 digs; Hayes, 8 kills, 6 assists, 4 digs; Carey, 2 kills, 1 dig; Eident, 3 aces, 5 digs; Wittenberg, 1 kill; Bennett, 1 kill; Rincker, 2 aces, 1 assist, 1 dig; Vonderheide, 2 digs

Junior Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Friese, 3 aces 2 kills, 1 assist, 9 digs; Wittenberg, 2 kills, 11 assist, 9 digs; Hayes, 2 aces, 7 kills, 4 assists, 2 block assists; Bennett, 1 ace, 1 kill, 3 digs; Albert, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 3 digs; Gee, 6 digs; Starwalt, 1 ace, 1 assist, 5 digs; Cole, 1 dig; Garrett, 2 kills, 8 digs, 2 block assists; Sanders, 1 kill; Gossard, 2 kills

Freshman/Sophomore

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kasey, 2 assists; Osrey, 2 aces, 2 kills, 2 assists, 1 dig; Holland, 1 ace, 2 assists, 2 digs; Durbin, 2 kills, 3 assist; Musson, 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist; Wright, 1 kill; VonBehrens, 2 aces, 1 kill, 2 digs; Dailey, 1 kill; Beitz, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig; Antrim, 4 aces, 1 dig; Longwell, 1 ace, 1 kill; Vonderheide, 1 dig

At Farina

South Central tallied a victory over St. Elmo/Brownstown in Thursday action.

The Cougars won 25-22, 26-24 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Leading the way were Brooklyn Garrett and Emma Jenne with four kills each. Sidney Shumate with seven assists, Garrett with 16 digs and Jenne with three blocks.

St. Elmo/Brownstown was led by Morgan Hall and Laney Baldrige with three kills each. Peyton Garrard and Shelby Sasse had three aces each. Hall led in digs with 11. Baldrige, Garrard and Sasse had four points each. The Cougars improved to 3-1.

The Cougars won the junior varsity contest, 25-13, 25-23. SEB was a winner in freshman/sophomore play, 28-26, 25-14. S. Central fell to 0-3.

At Kinmundy

Varsity Match

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Baldrige, 3 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs, 4 points; Carson, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 point; Garrard, 1 kill, 3 aces, 9 digs, 4 points; Hall, 3 kills, 11 digs, 3 points; Ireland, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 point; Myers, 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 3 points; Sasse, 1 kill, 3 aces, 9 digs, 4 points; Smith, 1 ace, 4 digs, 1 point

South Central -- Arnold, 1 kill, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 block; Brauer, 2 kills, 6 assists, 11 digs, 1 block; Garrett, 4 kills, 1 ace, 16 digs; Shumate, 1 kill, 7 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs; Chambers, 3 kills, 2 digs; Cowger, 2 kills; Hall, 1 ace, 1 dig; Jenne, 4 kills, 3 blocks; Runge, 1 assist, 5 digs; Roberts, 2 kills, 1 assist

At Lawrenceville

North Clay (Louisville) moved above .500 with a victory over Lawrenceville Thursday.

The Cardinals won 25-21, 25-20 and improved to 4-3 on the season.

Lawrenceville was a winner in junior varsity action, 25-18, 25-10.

North Clay took the freshman/sophomore match, 25-11, 25-16.

At Mount Zion

Effingham headed to Mount Zion for an Apollo Conference matchup and fell to the homestanders, 25-20, 25-17 Thursday.

The Hearts were led by Sidney Donaldson and Bria Beals with four kills each. Ali Davis had 10 assists and seven digs. Davis and Olivia Katz had one ace each. 

Effingham won the junior varsity contest, 25-14, 25-15.

Mount Zion was a winner in the freshman/sophomore contest, 22-20, 21-18.

EHS is back in action Tuesday against Taylorville.

At Mount Zion

Varsity Match

Effingham -- Ballman, 1 kill, 6 digs; Donaldson, 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs; Boone, 1 kill; Beals, 4 kills, 4 digs; Katz, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Harvey, 3 kills; Davis, 2 kills, 10 assists, 1 ace, 7 digs; Cunningham, 4 assists

Junior Varsity Match

Effingham -- Ballman, 1 assist, 1 ace, 4 digs; Bierman, 5 digs; Pullen, 19 assists, 3 aces; DeLong, 1 kill, 2 digs; Frey, 1 kill; Althoff, 5 kills, 2 digs; Martin, 3 kills, 2 digs; Budde, 4 digs; Love, 6 kills; Davis, 4 kills; Wolfe, 2 aces

 At St. Joseph

Teutopolis traveled to St. Joseph-Ogden and fell in action to the homestanders, 25-17, 25-12 Thursday.

"After falling behind in the first set, 15-10, we came back to tie it," said T-town Coach Jim Dietz. "Unfortunately, multiple aces by SJO opened a lead that they held. SJO started with a five-point run behind their senior outside hitter in the second set and never looked back.

"It was not a night for the history books. St. Joe had their great outside hitter and they got the ball to her front and back row and we looked a bit shocked and out of position when she did that. As always, I think that part of thing is the coach's responsibility and I didn't prepare us for what St. Joe had. I think tonight becomes a learning experience. We have quite a few kids who came into the year without varsity experience and then with the pandemic, crowds haven't been the same and then tonight, it was a regular away game and the St. Joe fans were rowdy from the start. It was a great atmosphere to be in.

"The other big bright side, we struggled with stuff, but we never gave up. We made them beat us and we didn't give it away. That's a great quality for a team to have."

The Wooden Shoes claimed the junior varsity match, 25-11, 25-19. St. Joseph-Ogden took the freshman/sophomore contest, 25-18, 25-16.

T-town is back in action Tuesday at Sullivan.

At St. Joseph

Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Niemerg, 10 digs; Wall, 5 digs; Deters, 2 aces, 5 digs; Zumbahlen, 6 assists, 1 dig; Pals, 2 digs, 4 kills; Konkel, 1 dig, 1 kill; Einhorn, 3 digs, 2 kills; Bueker, 1 dig, 1 kill; Probst, 3 aces

Junior Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Dittamore, 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 4 digs; Probst, 1 ace, 4 blocks, 12 assists; P. Swingler, 3 aces, 1 dig; Tebbe, 3 kills; Wilkins, 4 digs; C. Ruholl, 7 digs; Miller, 1 kill, 4 aces, 1 block; Bloemer, 5 kills, 4 aces, 1 dig; Brummer, 1 kill, 5 blocks, 5 digs, 1 assist

At Clay City

Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran downed Clay City in two sets Thursday.

CORL won 25-22, 25-23.