Bulldogs, Hearts, Hatchets, Bombers, Maroons, Indians, Cardinals Claim Volleyball Victories

Nancy Ruholl led the Bulldogs in digs with 13 and assists with eight. Addi Nuxoll had seven kills, Sophia Emmerich finished with five blocked shots and Cara Hatton six aces.

South Central was led by Reagan Roberts with 13 assists and 10 digs while Maddie Peddicord had five kills. May Schaal had one blocked shot. Jalynn Mitchell, Lauren Johnson, Schaal and Roberts had one ace each.

The Bulldogs' junior varsity team was a winner 25-19, 25-15.

South Central's freshman/sophomore team won 25-23, 25-17.

At Farina

Varsity Match

St. Anthony -- LaSarge, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Nuxoll, 7 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks; Emmerich, 1 kill, 2 digs, 5 blocks; Gannaway, 6 digs; Hatton, 4 kills, 6 aces, 7 digs, 3 blocks, 5 assists; Weishaar, 1 dig; Hoene, 3 kills 1 dig, 1 block; Ruholl, 8 assists, 13 digs, 3 blocks

South Central -- Mitchell, 1 ace, 6 digs; Sigrist, 3 digs; Wodtka, 3 kills; Swift, 3 digs; Peddicord, 5 kills, 2 digs; Thompson, 4 kills; Feldhake, 3 digs; Schaal, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 block; Roberts, 1 ace, 2 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs; Johnson, 1 ace, 1 kill, 3 digs

At Newton

Effingham pushed its young record to 2-0 on the season with a victory over Newton Thursday.

The Hearts won the varsity match, 26-24, 21-25, 25-21. Bria Beals led in kills with nine. Mckenzie Love had two aces. Hanna Thompson led in assists with 18. Sidney Donaldson had three blocked shots. Bella Austin led in digs with 12.

Newton was led by Allie Hermann with three aces and 14 digs, Sally Mahaffey with 16 assists and Isabel Meinhart with two blocks. The Eagles are back in action Saturday in the Fairfield Tournament.

In junior varsity action, Effingham was a 27-25, 25-23 winner and also improved to 2-0.

At Newton

Varsity Match

Effingham -- Wolfe, 2 assists, 11 digs; Engel, 4 digs; Donaldson, 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 6 digs; Pullen, 4 kills, 1 ace, 12 assists; Thompson, 2 kills, 1 ace, 18 assists, 1 block, 9 digs; Beals, 9 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist, 1 block, 10 digs; Delong, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Austin, 13 kills, 2 assists, 12 digs; Love, 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 2 digs

Newton -- Hermann, 3 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 14 digs; Mahaffey, 16 assists, 1 ace, 5 kills, 12 digs, 1 block; Meinhart, 2 blocks, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Frichtl, 13 kills, 1 ace, 2 assists, 11 digs, 1 block; Stanley, 1 kill, 5 digs; Martin, 4 kills, 3 assists, 11 digs; Schafer, 1 assist, 2 digs; 

Junior Varsity Match

Effingham -- Kirk, 2 assists, 3 digs; Bohnhoff, 5 assists, 6 digs; Burgholzer, 7 kills, 1 ace, 2 assists, 4 digs; Engel, 3 kills; Newlin, 2 aces, 1 assist, 7 digs; Wendling, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs; Hayes, 2 digs; Martin, 1 kill, 2 assists, 1 block, 5 digs; Braun, 1 kill, 3 blocks, 2 digs; Phillips, 1 block

At Moweaqua

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg opened the season with a 25-8, 25-9 victory over Moweaqua Central A&M Thursday.

"We want to thank Central A&M for their love and support tonight as we remembered Edie, Sienna and Karly," said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. "It was an emotional night starting the season without them by our side, but it was made easier in the presence of friends. The tribute was a special touch that we appreciate so much."

Mya Friese led the Hatchets with six aces and three kills. Samantha Hayes, Brook Schumacher and Colby McCormick had had three kills each. Brinlie Durbin led in assists with 15. Kinley Quast had seven digs. Schumacher had a solo block and four assists.

Central A&M won the junior varsity match, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23. Windsor/Stew-Stras claimed the freshman/sophomore contest, 25-19, 25-11.

At Mowequa

Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg --  Durbin, 1 ace, 1 kill, 15 assists, 2 block assists; M. Friese, 6 aces, 3 kills, 4 digs, 2 block assists; Quast, 2 aces, 1 assist, 7 digs; S. Hayes, 3 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs, 1 block assist; Wittenberg, 3 aces, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block assist; Schumacher, 3 kills, 1 solo block, 4 block assists; McCormick, 2 aces, 3 kills; A. Friese, 1 ace, 1 assist, 5 digs; Wascher, 2 digs

Junior Varsity Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- K. Hayes, 2 aces, 1 kill, 4 assists, 7 digs, 1 block assist; Holland, 2 aces, 1 kill, 9 assists, 4 digs; Kasey, 1 kill, 5 assists, 4 digs; Wascher, 1 kill, 4 assists, 14 digs; Thompson, 2 aces, 5 kills, 1 assist, 9 digs; Clark, 8 kills, 3 digs; Carey, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block assist; Beitz, 4 aces, 4 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; McCormick, 1 kill; Schumacher, 1 block assists; Carroll, 1 ace, 1 dig; Gee, 2 aces, 6 digs

Freshman/Sophomore Match

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- K. Hayes, 1 kill, 6 assists, 7 digs; Boyer, 3 aces, 3 assists, 2 digs; Bly, 2 aces, 2 digs; Mueller, 1 dig; Carter, 1 ace, 1 kill, 2 digs; Gruel, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig; Walker, 1 solo block; Friese, 3 aces, 2 assists, 2 digs; Daniels, 1 kill; Boehm, 1 dig; Cloe, 1 dig

At St. Elmo

St. Elmo/Brownstown picked up a victory over Vandalia Thursday.

The Eagles were winners, 25-17, 25-18

Presley Williams, Chloe Austin and Avree Strobel had four kills each. Strobel led in points with eight. Maya Barker and Peyton Barker had one ace each. Addie Sasse led in assists with seven, digs with six and assists with seven. Williams also had six digs.

At St. Elmo

Varsity Match

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Sasse, 1 kill, 4 points, 6 digs, 7 assists;  Williams, 4 kills, 5 points, 6 digs; P. Barker, 1 kill, 7 points, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 assist; Miller, 2 kills, 1 block; Austin, 4 kills; Strobel, 4 kills, 8 points, 1 dig; Lytle, 7 points, 5 digs; M. Barker, 5 points, 3 digs; Wilhour, 3 digs, 4 assists

At Dieterich

Dieterich traveled to Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and captured the varsity contest.

The Maroons won the opening set 26-24 but Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City took the second set, 25-17. Dieterich then won the match, 25-22.

Marli Michl led the Maroons with three aces, 15 digs and 15 kills. Ella Kreke led in assists with 23. Kinli Michl had three aces and Allie Uthell led in blocks with one.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was led by Haley Doty with three aces and 12 assists, Kyleigh Wallace with seven kills and three blocks and Birgen Schlanser with 17 digs.

The Bobcats won the junior varsity match 25-14, 25-21. The two teams split freshman/sophomore play as CHBC won the opener 25-13 before Dieterich took the second set 25-21.

At Dieterich

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wright, 1 ace, 6 assists, 9 digs; Miller, 4 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Wallace, 7 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 2 digs; Doty, 1 kill, 3 aces, 12 assists, 5 digs; Schlanser, 17 digs; Rodman, 6 kills, 1 block, 5 digs; Shields, 1 kill, 1 block; Dawson, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig; Parks, 1 dig; Wasson, 1 dig

Dieterich -- Kreke, 7 digs, 1 kill, 23 assists; K. Michl, 3 aces, 9 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist; Will, 2 aces, 2 digs, 5 kills; M. Michl, 3 aces, 15 digs, 15 kills, 1 assist; McClain, 1 ace, 1 dig; Wohltman, 1 dig; Blackwell, 3 kills, 2 assists; Uthell, 5 digs, 6 kills, 1 block

At Neoga

Neoga picked up a victory over Sullivan Thursday evening.

The Indians won 25-23, 25-20. Kember Bryant and Laura Knoblock had one block each for the winners. Bryant added four aces. Brynn Richards led in kills with five. Kalli Reynolds had six digs and seven assists.

At Neoga

Varsity Match

Neoga -- Richards, 1 ace, 5 kills, 6 digs; Strohl, 1 kill; Bryant, 1 block, 4 aces, 2 kills, 2 digs; Knobloch, 1 block, 3 aces, 1 kill, 6 digs; Kepp, 1 ace, 4 kills, 4 digs, 5 assists; Douglas, 1 dig; Reynolds, 1 ace, 9 digs, 7 assists

At Teutopolis

Salem came calling and handed Teutopoils a varsity defeat Thursday evening.

The Wildcats won 25-23, 25-22. Leading Teutopolis were Megan Brummer with three blocks, Claresa Ruholl with 14 digs, Paige Swingler with two aces, Gabby Tegler with five kills and Sara Zumbahlen with nine assists.

T-town drops to 2-1 on the season.

In the junior varsity match, T-town was a winner. Salem won the opener 25-21 but T-town came back with 25-21, 25-20 scores for the victory.

At  Teutopolis

Varsity Match

Teutopolis -- Brummer, 3 blocks, 1 dig, 2 kills; Jordan, 3 digs, 5 assists; Miller, 1 block, 1 dig, 3 kills; Pals, 1 dig, 3 kills, 1 ace, 2 points; Ruholl, 14 digs; Swingler, 2 aces, 2 points; Tegler, 7 digs, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 point; Zumbahlen, 8 digs, 2 kills, 1 point; Zumbahlen, 11 digs, 1 ace, 6 points

Junior Vasrity Match

Teutopolis -- Gaddis, 8 digs, 1 ace, 3 points; Mette, 7 digs; Isley, 1 ace, 3 points; Mette, 1 block, 2 digs, 3 kills, 3 points; Meyer, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 point; Niemerg, 2 blocks, 1 dig, 6 kills; Probst, 3 digs, 1 kill, 1 point, 8 assists; Ruholl, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 point; Smith, 3 assists; Swingler, 1 block, 5 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace, 6 points, 5 assists; Willenberg, 2 digs, 5 kills, 1 ace, 3 points

At Carlyle

Carlyle handed Altamont a loss in two sets, 25-19, 25-10 Thursday evening.

Maya Moore led in kills for the Indians with six. Makaylee Splechter led in assists with 12 and digs with seven. Grace Lemke and Hope Roedl also had seven digs each.

At Carlyle

Varsity Match

Altamont -- Splechter, 2 kills, 12 assists, 7 digs; Rippetoe,2 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Lemke, 3 kills, 7 digs; Moore, 6 kills; Osteen, 1 kill, 2 digs; Hankins, 5 digs; Roedl, 1 assist, 7 digs

At Louisville

Nort Clay/Clay City handed Webber Township (Bluford) a loss. The Cardinals won 25-14, 25-9.

North Clay/Clay City also claimed the junior varsity match, 25-16, 25-11 and won the freshman/sophomore contest, 25-17, 25-15.

The Cardinals return to action Saturday at the Fairfield Lady Mule KO Classic vs. Fairfield at 8:30 a.m.