SEB, Neoga, T-town Win In Volleyball Regional Openers

The Eagles opened with a 25-19 win. South Central fought back with a 25-18 victory. St. Elmo/Brownstown then took the match 25-19.

Mya Barker led the team in points with 12 and aces with one. Cordelia Lytle and Presley Williams had one each also. Williams led the team in kills with 12. Addie Sasse had 18 assists and 10 digs. Lytle led in digs with 21 while M. Barker had 20. Peyton Barker had 10 digs.

South Central was led by Jalynn Mitchell with three aces and 16 digs, Kinlee Thompson with 10 kills and four blocks and Reagan Roberts with 19 assists. The Cougars end the season with a 17-16 record.

In the opening match of the evening, Nokomis was a wniner over Altamont, 25-13, 25-7.

Altamont was led by Grace Lemke in aces with one, Maya Moore with three kills, Riley Rippetoe with one block, Hope Roedl with seven digs and Makaylee Splechter with six assists.

The regional continues tonight as Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City meets Carrolton at 6 p.m. followed by St. Anthony against North Clay (Louisville) at 7.

The winners advance to Wednesday play. St. Elmo/Brownstown will face Nokomis at 6 p.m. followed by the winners of tonight's matches. The championship is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class 1A St .Anthony Regional

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Lytle, 9 points, 5 kills, 21 digs; Wilhour, 9 assists, 6 digs; Sasse, 1 point, 4 kills, 18 assists, 10 digs; Williams, 1 ace, 9 points, 12 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs; Barker, 1 ace, 12 points, 1 kill, 20 digs; Claycomb, 1 kill, 1 dig; Barker, 2 aces, 8 points, 4 kills, 10 digs; Strobel, 1 kill

South Central -- Mtichell, 3 aces, 16 digs; Wodtka, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs; Swift, 1 ace, 9 digs; Peddicord, 2 aces, 3 kills, 13 digs; Thompson 10 kills, 4 blocks, 2 digs; Roberts, 1 ace, 1 block, 19 assists, 10 digs; Holmes, 1 block; Johnson, 3 kills, 3 digs; Yingst, 2 blocks, 1 dig

Altamont -- Lemke, 1 ace, 1 kill, 3 digs; Rippetoe, 2 kills, 1 block; Osteen, 1 kill, 3 digs; Moore, 3 kills, 2 digs; Splechter, 6 assists, 6 digs; Hankins, 3 digs; Roedl, 7 digs

Class 1A Hutsonville Regional

Neoga had a hard-fought match and pulled out the victory at the Hutsonville Regional Monday evening.

Neoga won the opener 25-14 but Martinsville came back to take the second set 26-24. Neoga then took the victory with a 25-16 tally.

That was the lone match contested on Monday. Tonight's matches find Casey-Westfield against Red Hill (Bridgeport) at 6 p.m. and Hutsonville/Palestine taking on Bethany Okaw Valley at 7.

Neoga advances to the championship match scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Class 1A Kansas Regional

Arcola opened with a win over Kansas Co-op.. Kansas won 30-28 but Arcola came back with 25-21, 29-27 sets for the match.

Arcola advances to meet Windsor/Stewarsdon-Strasburg at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Today's matches include Dieterich against Cerro Gordo Co-op at 6 p.m. and Chrisman taking on Tuscola at 7.

The championship match is set for Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class 2A Newton Regional

Two area teams clashed in opening round play of the Newton Regional Monday evening.

Teutopolis came out the winner over Cumberland, 25-17, 25-16.

"We notched our 21st win tonight" said T-town Coach Tim Mills. "And we won the right to play Newton at Newton tomorrow night. If you want to see exciting volleyball, come watch Fairfield play Robinson at 6 p.m and Newton and our team at 7. We played Cumberland last week so we had a pretty good idea of what they would bring. I thought our setters did a great job delivering the ball and our hitters did a great job attacking the areas we believed Cumberland would struggle to defend.

"But we really beat them at the service line. Olivia Cates made a run in set one to put the game clearly in our hands. She only had one ace in that service rotation but we scored eight straight points largely because she was getting free balls or soft contact from her serves. In set two, it was Paige Swingler seving to start the set. She put us up 7-2 with the same type of aggressive serving. Madison Miller had seven kills and Elise Pals had six blocks to lead the team."

Cumberland was led by Alyssa Dittamore with six assists and three blocks, Hannah Shoemaker with four kills and three blocks, Leah Gray with two aces and Maddy McElravy with 10 digs.

In the opening match of the evening, Robinson was a 25-20, 25-15 winner over Marshall.

Robinson will meet Fairfield at 6 p.m. today while Newton and Teutopolis square off at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the championship match Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class 2A Newton Regional

Teutopolis -- Brummer, 3 digs, 2 kills; Cates, 5 digs, 1 ace, 10 points; Horn, 2 digs, 5 kills; Jordan, 3 digs, 1 ace, 6 points, 9 assists; Miller, 1 dig, 7 kills; Pals, 6 blocks, 1 dig, 3 kills; Ruholl, 19 digs, 1 ace, 3 points, 2 assists; Swingler, 5 digs, 10 points; Tegeler, 1 block, 3 digs, 5 kills; M. Zumbahlen, 4 digs, 4 kills; S. Zumbahlen, 8 digs, 1 kill, 2 points, 10 assists

Cumberland -- Gray, 1 assist, 2 aces, 9 digs; Claybaugh, 1 kill, 1 block, 9 digs; Fritts, 4 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs; Holsapple, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 3 digs; Shoemaker, 4 kills, 3 blocks; McElravy, 2 kills, 1 block, 10 digs; Dittamore, 6 assists, 3 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs

Class 3A Bethalto Civic Memorial Regional

Effingham, the top seed, opens play at the Bethalto Civic Memorial Regional tonight at 6.

The Hearts will take on No. 8 Jerseyville Jersey. The second match features No. 4 Bethalto Civic Memorial agianst No. 6 Highland at 7.

The winners advance to the championship match Thursday at 6 p.m.