Altamont Second At Own VB Tourney, Newton Third at Olney

Armsrong took first followed by Altamont second and Cumberlan third.

In matches:

Match 1 -- Altamont 24, Greenville 22; Greenville 21, Altamont 15

Match 1 -- Altamont 22, Armstrong 20; Altamont 21, Armstrong 19

Match 3 -- Altamont 21, Heritage 14; Altamont 21, Heritage 15

Match 4 -- Altamont 25, Nokomis 13; Altamont 25, Nokomis 22

Championship Match

Armstrong 22, Altamont 15; Altamont 25, Armstrong 22; Armstrong 15, Altamont 12

Olney Tournament

Newton claimed third place at the Olney Tournament. The Eagles are now 8-4 on the season.

In pool play:

Newton defeated Palestine/Hutsonville 25, 14, 25-15

Newton defeated Mount Zion, 25-16, 25-22

Gold Bracket

Carterville defeated Newton, 25-16, 25-20

Newton defeated Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 25-19, 25-18

Fairfield defeated Newton, 25-19, 25-15

Newton Statistics

Rauch, 8 aces, 19 kills, 2 assists, 1 block, 11 digs; Shull, 5 aces, 19 kills, 9 blocks, 1 dig; Bennett, 4 aces, 1 kill, 6 assists, 22 digs; Hemrich, 3 aces, 1 assist, 6 digs; Schafer, 3 aces, 4 kills, 78 assists, 2 blocks, 25 digs; Utley, 1 ace, 1 dig; Smithenry, 22 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 3 digs; Zumbahlen, 22 kills, 1 block, 7 digs; Kessler, 9 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 5 digs; Oldham, 6 kills, 1 block, 3 digs; Martin, 3 assists, 23 digs; Stanley, 2 assists, 7 digs