Cerro Gordo Wins Altamont Tourney; Area Volleyball Roundup

In opening round play, Altamont defeated Vandalia, 25-15, 25-14; Nokomis defeated Heritage, 21-12, 21-12 and then split with Altamont, 21-10, 16-21; Vandalia and Heritage split with Heritage winning 21-16 and then Vandalia winning 21-17; Altamont split with Nokomis with Altamont falling in the openr 21-15 but coming back to win 25-23; Cumberland beat Greenville, 21-14, 21-14; Cerro Gordo won over Armstong 21-11, 21-8; Armstrong defeated Greenville 21-9, 21-15; Cerro Gordo downed Cumberland 21-9, 21-9 and won over Greenville, 21-6, 21-7 and Armstrong handed Cumberland a 21-9, 21-15 loss.

In Pool A, Nokomis finished with a 5-1 record followed by Altamont 4-2, Heritage 2-4 and Vanda;ia 1-5.

In Pool B, Cerro Gordo had a 6-0 record followed by Armstrong 4-2, Cumberland 2-4 and Greenville 0-6.

In the finals, Nokomis beat Armstrong 25-14, 25-8; Cerro Gordo won over Altamont, 25-17, 25-11; Altamont downed Armstrong 25-13, 22-25, 15-6 and Cerro Gordo won the championship, beating Nokomis, 25-12, 17-25, 15-9.

Vandalia beat Cumberland, 25-20, 25-19; Heritage downed Greenville 25-13, 21-25, 15-8; Cumberland beat Greenville, 25-22, 25-22 and Heritage won over Vandalia, 25-12, 20-25, 15-11.

Cerro Gordo captured first followed by Nokomis, Altamont, Armstrong, Heritage, Vandalia, Cumberland and Greenville.

Altamont Tournament

Cumberland vs. Greenville -- Yaw, 4 assists, 1 dig; Gray, 1 assist, 1 kill; Matteson, 1 kill, 1 ace, 3 digs; Fritts, 1 assist, 2 aces, 5 digs; Haarmann, 2 digs; K. Shoemaker, 1 assist, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 6 aces, 1 dig; H. Shoemaker, 3 kills; Thornton, 5 kills

Cumberland vs. Cerro Gordo -- Yaw, 3 assists, 1 block, 2 digs; Matteson, 1 kill, 2 digs; Gray, 1 dig; Fritts, 10 digs; Haarmann, 1 dig; K. Shoemaker, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; H. Shoemaker, 1 kill 1 block; Thornton, 3 digs; Dittamore, 1 block, 1 dig

Cumberland vs. Armstrong -- Yaw, 4 assists, 1 dig; Aaron, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Gray, 1 assist, 1 dig; Matteson, 3 digs; Fritts, 6 digs; Haarmann, 1 dig; K. Shoemaker, 2 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces; H. Shoemaker, 4 kills, 2 aces; Thornton, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig; Dittamore, 1 kills, 1 ace

Cumberland vs. Vandalia -- Yaw, 5 assists, 4 digs; Aaron, 1 kill; Gray, 4 assists, 1 kill, 1 dig; Matteson, 1 kill, 1 dig; Fritts, 1 kill, 8 digs; Haarmann, 1 ace, 3 digs; K. Shoemaker, 2 assists, 3 kills, 3 digs; H. Shoemaker, 5 kills; Thornton, 1 kill; Dittamore, 1 kill

Cumberland vs. Greenville -- Yaw, 14 assists, 4 digs; Aaron, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Gray, 5 assists; Matteson, 2 kills, 11 digs; Fritts, 1 ace, 7 digs; Haarmann, 1 ace, 1 dig; K. Shoemaker, 9 kills 3 blocks, 6 digs; H. Shoemaker, 4 kills; Thornton, 1 assist, 6 kills, 2 digs; Dittamore, 1 kill, 1 block

At Olney

Effingham St. Anthony finished 4-1 in the Richland County Tournament at Olney Saturday.

The Bulldogs beat Palestine-Hutsonvile, 25-16, 25-15; Tolono Unity 25-16, 22-25, 15-12; Carterville, 25-12, 25-12; and Edwards County (Albion), 27-25, 19-25, 15-13. St. Anthony lost to Fairfield, 27-25, 25-20.

Abbi Hatton earned All-Tournament honors.

The Bulldogs are 5-2 on the season.

Newton lost in pool play to Edwards County, 25-8, 17-25, 15-10 and Mount Zion, 25-20, 19-25, 13-13.

In the Bronze Flight, the Eagles won all three matches downing South Central, 25-19, 25-19; Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 25-13, 25-11 and Palestine-Hutsonville, 25-12, 25-19 to finish 3-2.

South Central went 1-4 at the tournament. The Cougars lost to Mount Carmel, 25-22, 25-20, 15-8 and Carterville 25-15, 25-11 in pool play.

In the Bronze Flight, South Central downed Hutsonville/Palestine, 25-22, 14-25, 15-10 then fell to Newton 25-18, 25-19 and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 20-25, 25-21, 15-10.

South Central is 4-5 on the season.

Richland County Tournament

Newton -- Frichtl, 16 aces, 12 kills, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 31 digs; Bennett, 14 aces, 10 assists, 42 digs; Meinhart, 6 aces, 7 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Schafer, 4 aces, 26 kills, 28 assists, 1 block, 23 digs; Stanley, 2 aces, 7 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 19 digs; Zumbahlen, 2 aces, 25 kills, 1 block, 12 digs; Kessler, 14 kills, 3 blocks; Mahaffey, 6 kills, 47 assists, 6 digs; H. Bierman, 1 block

At Champaign

Effingham finished second in the Champaign Central Junior Varsity Tournament Saturday.

The Hearts beat Lexington 23-25, 25-18, 15-9 and Rantoul, 25-17, 25-23. They fell to Peoria Notre Dame, 25-14, 25-21.

Statistics for the Hearts were:

Averie Wolf, 1 kill, 1 assist, 2 aces, 25 digs; Korina Hecht, 1 kill, 15 assists, 6 digs; Ryley Engel, 11 digs; Berkley Pullen, 3 digs; Sydney Cunningham, 2 assists, 3 digs; Reaghan Delong, 12 kills, 3 assists, 2 aces, 5 blocks, 3 digs; Layni Frey, 5 kills, 1 block; Alyssa Martin, 12 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 12 digs; Cami Burgholzer, 1 kill, 16 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 11 digs; Mckenzie Love, 8 kills, 1 assist, 4 aces, 4 blocks, 2 digs; Mallory Dixon, 2 digs; Ashlyn Davis, 3 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 6 digs