NTC Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament -- Oct. 29

Altamont and Sigel St. Michael advanced in winner bracket action at the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Thursday evening.

Altamont claimed a 28-14 win over Stewardson-Strasburg/Windsor. Altamont held SSW scoreless in the third and fourth quarters after leading 16-10 at halftime.

Mary Guse led the winners with 16 points. SSW was led by Hanna Hayes with six.

Sigel St. Michael then claimed a 34-21 win over Dieterich. St. Michael had a 13-4 third quarter run to pull away.

St. Michael was led by Hope Bueker with 16 points and Micah McWhorter with 11. Dieterich was led by Andrea Bierman with seven.

In the consolation contest, Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick defeated Effingham Sacred Heart 34-15. BCCH took a 19-6 first half lead and never looked back.

Lauren Wojcik and Jaelyn Robertson were the one-two scoring punch for the winners with 13 and 12 points respectively. Katie Carie led Sacred Heart with eight points.

At Beecher City

Game Three

Altamont                                 6    10    8    4    --    28

Stew-Stras/Windsor          4    10    0    0    --    14

Altamont -- Runge 2, Jackman 8, Hardiek 2, Guse 16

Stew-Stras/Windsor -- Blythe 2, Davis 2, Hayes 6, Schlechte 4

Game Four

Sigel St. Michael          10    7    13    4    --    34

Dieterich                           2    9      4    6    --    21

Sigel St. Michael -- McWhowrter 11, Niebrugge 5, Bueker 16, Haarman 2

Dieterich -- Ohnesorge 2, Wendte 2, Brummer 4, Johnson 4, Bierman 7, Mahnke 2

Game Five

Sacred Heart           2      4    6       3    --    15

BCCH                         8    11    5    10    --    34

Sacred Heart -- Hanfland 2, Carie 8, Feldhake 5

Beecher City/Cowden-Herrick -- Robertson 12, Wheeler 5, Blaine 4, Wojcik 13

At Bridgeport

Paris Mayo handed Jasper County a 28-15 loss in the championship game of the Eighth-Grade Conference Tournament Thursday.

Mayo held a 14-6 first half lead then had a 10-7 third quarter run. Crampton led the winners with 13 points.

Jasper County was led by Allison Harris with seven.

At Bridgeport

Jasper County           2    4       7    2    --    15

Paris Mayo                 5    9    10    4    --    28

Jasper County -- Harris 7, Stone 5, Grunloh 2, Jansen 1

Paris Mayo -- Crampton 13, Isat 8, Gates 5, Cutright 2