Junior High Softball -- Aug. 29

Effingham Junior High School claimed a 10-4 win over Casey-Westfield in softball competition Thursday.

The Mustangs broke a 1-1 tie with an eight-run fifth and tacked on a final run in the sixth.

Effingham had 13 hits led by S. Donaldson with three singles and three RBI, B. Beals with a single, triple and two RBI, I. Volpi and J. Bierman with two singles and an RBI each.

S. Althoff went 6.2 innings for the win on the mound, allowing four runs on six hits, three walks and four strikeouts.

At Effingham

Casey-Westfield                 010    000    3    --      4- 7-3

Effingham                           010    081    x    --    10-13-1

WP -- Althoff. LP -- initials only listed.

Casey-Westfield -- initials only listed

Effingham -- Bierman, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Althoff, single; Harvey, single; Donaldson, 3 singles, 3 RBI; Niebrugge, single, 2 RBI; Volpi, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Beals, single, triple, 2 RBI; Kirk, single, 1 RBI

At Strasburg

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg edged Mattoon in softball action Thursday.

WSS had 11 hits in the contest led by Samantha Hayes and Alaira Friese with three singles and an RBI each, Gabby Vonderheide with two singles and Ella Kinkelaar with a double.

Stacey Vonderheide earned the win on the mound, going all seven innings, allowing four runs on nine hits, no walks and five strikeouts.

At Strasburg

Mattoon                 011    020    0    --    4- 9-2

WSS                      100    200    2    --    5-11-0

WP -- S. Vonderheide. LP -- Collins.

Mattoon -- Conlin, 2 singles, triple; Masse, 1 RBI; Lathrop, single, 1 RBI; Lee, single, 1 RBI; Perry, single; Powers, single, double; Collins, single, 1 RBI

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg -- Kinkelaar, double; S. Vonderheide, single, 1 RBI; Wernsing, 1 RBI; G. Vonderheide, 2 singles; Hayes, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Friese 3 singles, 1 RBI; Wittenberg, single, 1 RBI

At Newton

Jasper County stepped out to a 6-0 first inning lead and ended this one in the fourth inning over Flora Floyd Henson, 16-1.

Jasper County had seven hits and was aided by nine Flora errors.

A. Mulvey had a double and drove in two runs while M. Michel had a single and double. S. Kinder had three RBI.

M. Michel picked up the pitching win on a three-hitter with two walks and three strikeouts.

At Newton

Floyd Henson                 010    0    --      1-3-9

Jasper County                623    5    --    16-7-1

WP -- Michl. LP -- Fruend.

Flora Floyd Henson -- Carter, single; Jennings, triple; Holman, single; Fruend, 1 RBI

Jasper County -- Martin, single, 1 RBI; Mulvey, double, 2 RBI; Frichtl, 1 RBI; Martin, single, 1 RBI; Stanley, single, 1 RBI; Kinder, single, 3 RBI; Michl, single, double

At Beecher City

Neoga had a nine-run second inning and claimed a 13-7 win over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday.

Both teams had six hits. Neoga was led by Campbell with a double, triple and two RBI.

CHBC was led by Birgen Schlanser with two singles and an RBI. CHBC drops to 0-9 on the season, 0-4 in the National Trail Conference.

At Beecher City

Neoga               090    103    0    --    13-6-5

CHBC               103    003     0    --      7-6-6

WP -- Kepp. LP -- Summers.

Neoga -- Epp, single; O'Dell, single, 1 RBI; Campbell, double, triple, 2 RBI; Eaton, single; Richards, single

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City -- Rodman, single; Wasson, single, 2 RBI; Stuckemeyer, single, 1 RBI; Colman, single; Arnett, 1 RBI; Schlanser, 2 singles, 1 RBI

At Ramsey

Altamont took a 3-1 opening inning lead and went on to down Ramsey 10-1 in Thursday action.

Altamont had nine hits led by G. Nelson with a single, double and two RBI, P. Garrard with two singles and four RBI and C. Boehm and L. Reardon with two singles each.

P. Osteen threw a three-hitter with four walks and 10 strikeouts.

At Ramsey

Altamont               300    023    2    --    10-9-5

Ramsey                100    000    0    --      1-3-5

WP -- P. Osteen. Lp -- Carroll.

Altamont -- Nelson, single, double, 2 RBI; Boehm, 2 singles; Reardon, 2 singles; Garrard, 2 singles, 4 RBI; K. Osteen, single

Ramsey -- Wright, single; Eddy, single; Brown, single

 At Grayville

Grayville played host to Clay City and claimed a victory, no score was reported.

The Cubs drop to 4-4 on the season, 3-2 in WEAA play.

Tayler Earnest, Sammie Craig and Mallory Boose had two hits each. Boose had two RBI.

At Grayville

Clay City -- Earnest, 2 hits; Craig, 2 hits; Boose, 2 hits, 2 RBI; Hance, 1 hit; Hurd, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Cartright, 1 hit; Kuenstler, 1 hit