Bulldogs, Hearts Among Winners in Area Volleyball Action

Effingham St. Anthony picked up 25-19, 25-17 National Trail Conference volleyball wins over Altamont Tuesday evening.

The Bulldogs' Megan Nuxoll led the way in kills with six and digs with eight. She also had one block. Hailey Mathias led in assists with 19. Lauren Wendt had three blocks. Lauren Schmidt led in aces with two.

In junior varsity play, St. Anthony won 25-13, 15-25, 25-18.

At Altamont

Varsity Match

St. Anthony -- Woltman, 2 digs; Mathias, 3 kills, 6 digs, 19 assists; Wendt, 4 kills, 3 blocks; Braunecker, 5 kills; Mumm, 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block; Nuxoll, 1 ace, 6 kills, 8 digs, 1 block; Schultz, 6 digs; Schmidt, 2 aces, 2 kills, 1 dig

At Effingham

Effingham took on Paris in Apollo Conference play and came out a winner 25-14, 25-6. Felicia Totten led the Hearts in digs with six and assists with 15. Chandler Ramey led in kills with nine. Stephanie Robb had three aces and two blocks.

In junior varsity play, Effingham was a winner 25-27, 25-14, 25-13. The Hearts also claimed an exhibition match 25-17, 26-24.

At Effingham

Varsity Match

Effingham -- Donaldson, 5 digs, 7 kills, 2 aces, 1 block; Bloemker, 1 kill; Beals, 3 kills, 1 block; Zerrusen, 1 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace, 1 block; Ramey, 9 kills; Totten, 6 digs, 15 assists, 2 aces; Robb, 2 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks; Fred, 5 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace

Junior Varsity Match

Effingham -- Chrappa, 6 digs, 1 assist, 2 aces; Roberts, 5 digs, 4 kills; Heckert, 2 digs, 1 assist; Ikemire, 3 digs; Weis, 2 digs, 26 assists, 4 kills, 3 aces; Pike, 2 digs, 1 assist, 5 kills, 1 block; Pruemer, 7 digs, 1 assist, 7 kills, 3 aces; Logan, 2 kills; Green, 1 block; Nunamaker, 2 digs, 1 assist, 9 kills 9 aces; Mitchell, 2 digs, 5 aces

Exhibition Match

Effingham -- Depoister, 3 digs, 1 assist, 1 ace; Habing, 1 assist, 1 kill; Meinhart, 2 digs, 3 assists, 1 kill; Garren, 5 digs; Baker, 1 dig, 3 kills, 4 aces; Shah, 2 digs, 3 assists, 1 kill; Pike, 2 kills, 1 ace; Pagel, 1 kill; Boggs, 1 dig, 2 aces; Goss, 1 dig; Borries, 1 dig; Cain, 1 assist; Webster, 1 dig, 1 kill, 2 aces; Heuerman, 1 dig

At Dieterich

Teutopolis picked up a non-conference victory over Dieterich in two games, 25-16, 25-16. Dieterich drops to 4-12 on the season.

Dieterich was led by Jodi Zacha with seven points, Mallorie Vahling with four digs, Mickayla Winters with three kills and Mindy Bohnhoff with five assists.

Dieterich won the junior varsity match 25-22, 22-25, 25-22. T-town and Dieterich split wins. T-town won 25-16 while Dieterich won 25-20.

At Dieterich

Varsity Match

Dieterich -- Bohnhoff, 2 points, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 kill, 5 assists; Lane, 2 digs; Winters, 1 dig, 3 kills; Zacha, 7 points, 1 ace, 1 dig, 2 kills, 1 assist; Flach, 1 dig, 1 kill; Thoele, 2 points, 2 digs; Vahling, 4 digs, 1 kill; M. Boerngen, 2 points, 1 dig, 2 kills

At Strasburg

Stewardson-Strasburg came out strong in game one to beat Cowden-Herrick 25-15 but the Hornets caused trouble in the second game only to fall 27-25. The Comets are now 7-1 in the National Trail Conference, 11-5 overall.

Kendall Knop led in kills with nine while Becca Schlechte had 17 assists. Sarah Locke led in digs with seven.

"We were strong in game one," said Stew-Stras Coach Ronda Schlechte. "Sets were moving around due to nice passing and hits were aggressive. You couldn't ask for a better team. Game two was a different story . . . too many errors of all kinds to have a big win."

Stew-Stras won the junior varsity match 25-17, 18-25, 25-18 to improve to 4-4 in the conference, 6-5 overall.

At Strasburg

Varsity Match

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Schlechte, 2 aces, 8 kills, 17 assists, 5 digs; Quast, 1 ace, 5 kills, 12 assists, 2 digs; Knop, 2 aces, 9 kills, 1 assist, 6 digs; Tabbert, 2 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs; Stremming, 4 kills; Locke, 1 ace, 7 digs; Kaufman, 2 aces, 2 kills

Junior Varsity Match

Stewardson-Strasburg -- Conder, 4 aces, 5 kills, 11 assists, 13 digs; Kaufman, 5 kills, 1 assist; Vonderheide, 2 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs; Garrett, 3 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Slifer, 6 aces, 3 kills, 2 assists, 7 digs, 1 block assist; Beitz, 3 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Gratz, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 9 digs, 1 block assist

At Newton

In varsity action, Newton picked up a Little Illini Conference win over Lawrenceville 25-9, 25-13. T. Johnson led in aces with three and kills with four. R. Wyatt also had three aces. B. Koebele led in assists with 13. E. Johnson had five digs.

Newton improves to 4-0 in the LIC, 15-8 overall.

The Eagles also nabbed junior varsity wins 25-10, 25-7.

At Newton

Varsity Match

Newton -- T. Johnson, 3 aces, 4 kills, 1 dig; R. Wyatt, 3 aces, 1 kill; E. Johnson, 1 ace, 5 digs; A. Cartright, 3 kills, 4 digs; H. Litzelman, 2 kills; A. Kline, 2 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs; B. Koebele, 2 kills, 13 assists, 1 dig; M. Barthelme, 1 kill; K. Hardiek, 1 assist, 1 dig

At Beecher City

St. Elmo/Brownstown picked up a National Trail Conference win over Beecher City 25-13, 25-16. SEB is now 10-11 overall, 3-3 in the National Trail Conference and 5-0 in the Egyptian-Illini Confereence.

C. Howard led the winners in kills with eight. E. Behl had eight assist and three aces. S. Maxey led in digs with six.

Beecher City was led in kills by Kirsten Buzzard with four and blocks with two. Kacie Hilt had nine assists. Kirby Herrmann had seven digs.

At Beecher City

Varsity Match

St. Elmo/Brownstown -- Howard, 8 kills, 1 solo block; Bone, 5 kills, 1 dig; Behl, 2 kills, 8 assists, 3 aces, 1 dig; Oberlink, 4 kills, 1 dig; Moore, 1 kill, 2 aces, 3 digs; Austin, 1 kill, 1 dig; Walk, 1 kill, 6 assists, 1 dig; Barnick, 1 kill, 1 assist; Kroll, 1 assist, 1 dig; Maxey, 1 assist, 6 digs; Guerrero, 2 assists

Beecher City -- Sloan, 2 kills, 1 assist, 6 digs; Hilt, 1 ace, 1 kill, 9 assists, 1 dig; Herrmann, 1 ace, 2 kills, 7 digs; Buzzard, 4 kills, 2 block, 3 digs; Kelly, 2 kills, 1 block, 3 digs; Reed, 1 dig

At Windsor

Neoga picked up both junior varsity and varsity wins over Windsor in National Trail Conference play Tuesday.

Neoga won the varsity match 25-15, 19-25, 25-17. Olivia Ott led the winners in digs with 15 while Courtney Croy had 12 kills and three blocks. Demmie Long led in assists with 22. The Indians improve to 3-3 in the conference, 11-8 overall.

In junior varsity play, Neoga won 25-9, 25-17.

At Windsor

Varsity Match

Neoga -- Kastl, 2 kills, 10 digs; Ott, 8 kills, 15 digs, 1 ace; Croy, 12 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks; Deters, 7 kills, 2 digs, 3 aces; Long, 22 assists, 7 digs, 1 ace; Harshman, 3 kills, 16 digs, 1 ace; Gresens, 3 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace; Partlow, 6 digs

At Louisville

North Clay (Louisville) picked up a Midland Trail Conference victory over Odin in two games, 25-13, 25-10.

The Cardinals were led by Rachel Smith in blocks with three, in points with 10 and in aces with five. Teehanna Wyatt had eight digs and four kills.

Odin was a winner in junior varsity play, 25-21, 26-24.

At Louisville

Varsity Match

North Clay -- Miglin, 3 digs, 4 points; Smith, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 7 hits, 10 points, 5 aces; Stanfield, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 6 hits, 3 kills, 2 points; Warren, 2 digs, 3 hits, 2 kills, 4 sets; Wyatt, 8 digs, 4 hits, 3 kills, 3 points; Rinehart, 4 digs, 8 hits, 4 kills, 3 points, 1 set; Crull, 1 block, 2 digs, 1 kill, 1 hit, 14 points, 5 aces, 12 assists

Junior Varsity Match

North Clay -- Andruss, 2 digs, 6 hits, 4 kills, 3 points, 2 aces; Logan, 1 block, 5 hits, 1 point, 1 ace; Lovett, 1 block, 6 digs, 1 hit, 5 points, 23 sets, 2 assists; Porter, 1 hit, 5 points, 2 aces, 2 assists; Schnepper, 3 digs, 3 hits, 1 kill, 3 points, 2 assists; Willie, 3 digs; Aldrich, 3 points; Yoho, 7 digs, 2 hits, 1 kill, 10 points, 2 aces, 3 assists