EHS, St. Anthony, Dieterich, Newton Advance In Volleyball Regionals

The Hearts downed Jerseyville Jersey by 25-21, 25-21 tallies.

Bella Austin led the way in kills with 10 while Sidney Donaldson had nine. Hannah Thompson led in aces with two and assists with 16. Reaghan Delong and Mckenzie Love had two blocked shots each. Alyssa Martin finished with 11 digs.

The Hearts pushed their outstanding season record to 29-7.

In the second match, Bethalto Civic Memorial lost the opening set to Highland 25-20 but came back to take the match, 25-23, 25-20.

Effingham will now take on Bethalto Civic Memorial Thursday for the regional championship at 6 p.m.

Class 3A Bethalto Civic Memorial Regional

Effingham -- Martin, 1 assist, 11 digs; Donaldson, 9 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Pullen, 1 kill, 12 assists, 2 digs; Thompson, 2 aces, 16 assists, 5 digs; Beals, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 assist, 5 digs; Delong, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Austin, 10 kills, 1 dig; Love, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig

At Effingham

Effingham St. Anthony advanced in its own Class 1A Regional Tuesday while Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City saw its season come to an end.

CHBC fell in the opening match of the evening to Carrollton 27-25, 25-13.

Kyleigh Wallace led the team in kills with seven and blocks with two. Haley Doty had two aces. Gracie Wright led in assists with 10. Birgen Schlanser led in digs with 16 while Macee Rodman had 14.

The Bobcats finished season play with a 16-14 record.

In the second match, St. Anthony was a winner over North Clay (Louisville) by 25-19, 25-12 counts.

The Bulldogs were led by Cara Hatton with six kills, two aces and three blocks, Madelyn Gilmore with 18 assists and three blocks, Lilly Gannaway with six digs, Audrey LaSarge with three blocks and Reese Hoene with two aces.

North Clay finishes the season with an 18-18 record.

Regional play continues tonight as St. Elmo/Brownstown meets Nokomis at 6 p.m. followed by St. Anthony taking on Carrollton at 7.

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

Class 1A St. Anthony Regional

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Wright, 10 assists, 6 digs; Miller, 5 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Wallace, 7 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Doty, 2 aces, 3 assists; Schlanser, 3 assists, 16 digs; Rodman, 3 kills, 14 digs; Shields, 2 kills, 1 block; Stuckemeyer, 1 block, 1 dig

St. Anthony -- Gannaway, 1 ace, 6 digs; Hatton, 6 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs, 3 blocks; Ruholl, 2 kills, 5 digs, 2 assists, 1 block; Nuxoll, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs; LaSarge, 1 kill, 3 blocks; Gilmore, 18 assists, 1 dig, 3 blocks; Hoene, 5 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks; Weishaar, 3 digs

At Kansas

Dieterich moved ahead in the Class 1A Kansas Regional with a victory Tuesday evening.

The Maroons downed Cerro Gordo Co-op, 25-15, 25-15. Kinli Michl led the Maroons in aces with four. Marli Michl had 10 digs and also led in kills with seven. Ella Kreke had 20 assists. Aliza Garner finished with two blocks.

In the second match, Chrisman downed Tuscola, 25-21, 25-19.

Dieterich will take on Chrisman tonight in the second match of the evening at 7. In the opener, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg faces Arcola at 6.

Class 1A Kansas Reigonal

Dieterich -- Brummer, 2 kills, 1 block; Kreke, 3 aces, 4 digs, 20 assists; K. Michl, 4 aces, 9 digs; Will, 4 kills; M. Michl, 3 aces, 10 digs, 7 kills; McClain, 1 ace, 2 digs; Wohltman, 1 ace, 4 digs, 2 kills; Uthell, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 block; Garner, 1 dig, 3 kills, 2 blocks

Class 1A Hutsonville Regional

Casey-Westfield and Bethany Okaw Valley were both winners in Tuesday evening play.

Casey-Westfield defeated Red Hill (Bridgeport), 25-21, 25-12.

In the second match, Bethany Okaw Valley won over Hutsonville/Palestine, 25-23, 25-18.

Wednesday play will feature Neoga against Oblong at 6 p.m. followed by Casey-Westfield taking on Bethany Okaw Valley at 7. The winners will advance to the championship match Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class 2A Newton Regional

Newton handled Teutopolis in two sets Tuesday evening.

The Eagles won 25-8, 25-21. Allie Stanley, Hydi Bierman and Camryn Martin led the team in kills with five each. Sally Mahaffey had 19 assists. Allie Hermann finished with 12 digs. Bierman led the team in blocks with two.

Newton improved to 30-6 on the season.

Teutopolis was led by Madison Miller with four kills and three blocks, Sara Zumbahlen with 10 digs and seven assists and Olivia Cates with four points.

"Our season came to an end tonight at the hands of the Newton Eagles," said T-town Coach Tim Mills. "We came confidently into the match but we had dropped two matches to them earlier in the season so we knew we had to play well to beat them. And, we simply didn't do that. They blew us away in set one. We made so many mistakes early that we gave them a rather insurmountable lead.

"I really liked the way we came out in set two and battled. Our girls never quit. They fought to the very end. We were right there with them for most of the set. In the end, Newton played better defense than we did and they certainly deserve to be in the championship match."

In the opener, Fairfield downed Robinson, 25-13, 25-14.

Newton and Fairfield will meet Thursday for the regional championship at 6 p.m.

Class 2A Newton Regional

Teutopolis -- Brummer, 1 kill; Cates, 5 digs, 4 points; Horn, 2 digs, 2 points; Jordan, 2 digs, 4 assists; Miller, 3 blocks, 2 digs, 4 kills; Pals, 1 block, 2 kills; Ruholl, 18 digs, 1 point, 1 assist; Swingler, 6 digs, 3 points; Tegler, 6 digs, 2 kills; Tarter, 3 digs; Wittenmeyer, 1 dig; M. Zumbahlen, 2 digs, 2 kills; S. Zumbahlen, 10 digs, 2 kills, 1 point, 7 assists

Newton -- Stanley, 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 block; Bierman, 5 kills, 2 blocks; Martin, 5 kills, 3 assists, 8 digs; Mahaffey, 4 kills, 19 assists, 1 dig; Hermann, 4 kills, 1 assist, 12 digs; Frichtl, 3 kills, 10 digs; Schafer, 4 digs