St. A, Altamont, Clay City, N. Clay, Newton Move On In VB Regionals

The Bulldogs, seeded third, handed Dieterich a loss in two sets, 25-12, 25-9. In even play by the Bulldogs, Abbi Hatton, Ada Rozene and Lucy Fearday had five kills each while Andrea Rudolphi tallied four.

Elizabeth Kabbes put down four aces and finshed with a whopping 18 points. Rozene added 11 points. Hatton had two blocked shots. Anna Faber finished with 18 assists. 

The Bulldogs improve to 27-9 on the season.

Altamont, seeded sixth, handed Neoga a loss in two, 25-12, 25-14.

The Indians were led by Ellie McManaway with nine digs and 19 assists. Ella Ruffner had eight kills, eight digs and two blocked shots. Ada Tappendorf added two blocked shots. Lauren Walker led in aces with three.

St. Anthony and Altamont will meet tonight at 6:30 for the right to advance to the championship match.

In the opening contest of the evebubg at 5:30, South Central, seeded second, takes on St. Elmo/Brownstown.

The winners will square off for the championship Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class 1A St. Anthony Regional

St. Anthony -- Faber, 2 kills, 18 assists, 2 points; Kabbes, 4 aces, 18 points; Wernsing, 1 point; Rudolphi, 4 kills, 1 block; Hatton, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 4 points; Rozene, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 11 points; Fearday, 5 kills; Kibler, 1 kill, 1 ace, 2 points

Altamont -- McManaway, 9 digs, 19 assists, 3 kills; Tappendorf, 6 digs, 2 blocks, 7 kills; Ruffner, 8 digs, 2 blocks, 8 kills; Walker, 5 digs, 3 aces; Splechter, 4 digs; Osteen, 5 digs, 1 ace, 7 assists, 1 kill; Hassebrock, 1 block, 1 kill; Wills, 3 digs, 3 kills; Lemke, 1 block, 1 kill

Class 1A Clay City Regional

The No. 4 and No. 5 seeds advanced from action in the Clay City Regional Tuesday evening.

Clay City, seeded fourth, handed Red HIll (Bridgeport) a loss in two sets, 25-14, 25-11.

Leading the Wolves were Hailey MIller with eight kills and four aces, Taylor Pittman led in blocks with six. Keidra Kuenstler had 14 digs. Morgan Hance contributed seven kills.

North Clay, seeded fifth, took the second match over Oblong in two, 25-19, 25-15.

Tonight's matches feature top-seeded Cumberland against No. 7 Hutsonville/Palestine at 5:30 p.m. followed by Clay City against North Clay at 6:30. The winners advance to the championship match Thursday at 6 p.m.

Clay City Regional

Clay City -- Miller, 8 kills, 4 aces, 2 digs; Kessler, 3 digs; Pittman, 3 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace; Hance, 7 kills, 1 ace; Beck, 2 kills, 1 dig; Craig, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Kuenstler, 14 digs

Class 1A Moweaqua Central A&M Regional

In this regional, No. 4 Macon Meridian downed No. 14 Arcola, 25-14, 25-14 in Tuesday play.

In the second contest, No. 5 Bethany Okaw Valley won over No. 12 Cerro Gordo-Bement, 25-17, 25-20.

Tonight's matches will feature top-seeded Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg against No. 6 Mowequa Central A&M at 5:30 p.m. followed by Macon Meridian taking on Bethany Okaw Valley at 6:30. The winners advance to a 6 p.m. meeting Thursday for the championship.

Class 2A Newton Regional

No. 3 Newton came out a winner in its own regional Tuesday.

The Eagles handed No. 5 Robinson a loss by 25-20, 25-21 counts.

Ochs led the way in kills with nine for Newton. Schafer had 19 assists. Bennett and Ochs led in aces with two each. Kessler and Ochs had one block each. Johnson led in digs with 15.

Newton improves to 30-6 on the season.

In the opening match Tuesday evening, No. 2 Breese Central defeated No. 9 Teutopolis, 25-13, 25-14.

T-town was led by Emily Konkel and Summer Wall with five digs each, Tia Probst with seven assists, Kaitlyn Schumacher with four kills and Jaden Deters and Konkel had one block each.

The Wooden Shoes ended the season with a 14-24 record.

"This will be my final season as volleyball coach," said T-town Coach Tim Mills. "Sue and I are retiring. The season was a bit frustrating with lots of ups and downs. We obviously had high expectations and while the final record is not what we hoped, it was none the less an amazing year. Any time spent working with young people is never a waste and we appreciate the opportunity we were given. Over the past seven years at Teutopolis, we accumulated a record of 123-105."

Newton will take on Breese Central Thursday at 6 p.m. for the regional championship.

Class 2A Newton Regional

Newton -- Bennett, 2 aces, 4 assists, 11 digs; Ochs, 2 aces, 9 kills, 1 block; Johnson, 1 ace, 7 kills, 1 assist, 13 digs; Schafer, 1 ace, 4 kills, 19 assists, 5 digs; Rauch, 4 kills, 2 assists, 5 digs; Smithenry, 3 kills, 1 dig; Kessler, 3 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Russell, 7 digs; Hemrich, 4 digs; Mulvey, 1 dig

Teutopolis -- Deters, 1 block, 2 digs, 1 kill, 2assists; Huber, 1 kill; Konkel, 1 block, 5 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 point; Pals, 2 digs, 3 kills; Probst, 4 digs, 4 kills, 1 point, 7 assists; Schumacher, 1 dig, 4 kills; M. Swingler, 2 digs, 1 ace, 2 points, 1 assist; S. Swingler, 3 digs, 1 ace, 3 points, 6 assists; Wall, 5 digs

Class 3A Effingham Regional

Effingham's season came to a close in its own regional Tuesday evening.

The Hearts, seeded sixth, fell to No. 3 Mattoon, 25-19, 25-20.

EHS was led by Bria Beals with five kills, Mattie Angel with seven assists and three aces, Kennedy Sowell with two aces and Lexi Chrappa with 10 digs.

In the opening match, No. 2 Marion defeated No. 7 Olney, 25-21, 25-20.

Marion will square off against Mattoon at 6 p.m. Thursday for the championship.

Class 3A Effingham Regional

Effingham -- Davis, 5 assists, 1 dig; Ballman, 1 ace, 1 dig; Beals, 5 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs; Belcher, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Sowell, 2 kills, 2 blocks; Philips, 1 kill, 2 aces, 2 digs; Chrappa, 2 kills, 10 digs; Angel, 7 assists, 3 aces, 5 digs; Sai. Althoff, 4 digs; Saw. Althoff, 1 ace, 7 digs; Donaldson, 1 block, 1 dig