St. A Second, EHS Ties For First In Tourneys, Volleyball Roundup

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Published on September 18 2023 9:18 am
Last Updated on September 18 2023 10:03 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham St. Anthony hosted its own high school volleyball invitational Saturday.

In pool play:

Pool A -- Newton defeated Arcola, 25-15, 25-16; Triad defeated Tolono Unity, 25-21, 25-22; Newton defeated Troy Triad, 25-15, 25-16; Tolono Unity defeated Arcola; Newton defeated Tolono Unity and Triad defeated Arcola.

Pool B -- St.Anthony defeated Uni High, 25-16, 25-18; Bloomimgton Central Catholic defeated Shelbyville, 25-18, 25-20; St. Anthony defeated Shelbyville, 25-20, 25-13; Bloomington C.C. defeated Uni High, 25-10, 25-8 and Bloomington  C.C. defeated St. Anthony, 25-18, 25-21.

In crossover play, St. Anthony defeated Newton, 25-20, 25-22 and Bloomington C.C. defeated Triad, 25-21, 25-20.

In the championship match, Bloomington Central Catholic downed St. Anthony, 17-25, 25-20, 15-8.

Third place went to Newton over  Triad.

Newton downed Arcola 25-15, 25-16, Triad 25-18, 25-15 and Tolono Unity 25-23, 25-15.

The Eagles lost to St. Anthony 25-20, 25-22 then won the third place match over Triad 25-19, 25-19.

St. Anthony Invitaitonal

St. Anthony vs. Uni High -- A. Hatton, 3 killts, 3 aces, 2 digs; Kibler, 1 kill, 4 aces, 4 digs; Rudolphi, 5 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs; Nuxoll, 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 block; Niemeyer, 3 kills; Coffin, 2 kills, 1 dig; Vonderheide, 1 dig, 5 assists; Wernsing, 1 ace, 1 dig, 8 assists; Niebrugge, 4 aces, 2 digs; Gannaway, 2 aces, 1 dig; Thoele, 1 kill

St. Anthony vs. Shelbyville -- A. Hatton, 9 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs; Kibler, 2 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; Rudolphi, 2 kills, 1 ace; Nuxoll, 2 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks; Niemeyer, 1 kill; C. Hatton, 2 kills, 1 block; Coffin, 1 dig; Vonderheide, 1 ace, 6 digs, 7 assists; Wernsing, 2 aces, 11 assists

St. Anthony vs. Bloomington Central Catholic -- Hatton, 5 kills, 10 digs, 1 block; Kibler, 2 aces, 12 digs; Rudolphi, 3 kills, 2 digs; Nuxoll, 2 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 block; Niemeyer, 1 kill, 1 block; Hatton, 1 kill, 1 dig; Coffin, 2 kills, 3 digs; Vonderheide, 8 digs, 5 assists; Wernsing, 1 dig, 7 assists

St. Anthony vs. Newton -- A. Hatton, 5 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 1 block assist; Kibler, 8 digs; Rudolphi, 3 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs, 4 block assists; Nuxoll, 6 digs, 2 block assists; Niemeyer, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block; C. Hatton, 3 kills, 1 dig; Coffin, 3 kills, 1 dig; Vonderheide, 1 ace, 3 digs, 6 assists; Wernsing, 4 digs, 7 assists; Niebrugge, 2 digs

St. Anthony vs. Bloomington Central Catholic -- Wernsing, 6 assists; Rudolphi, 5 kills, 4 aces; Coffin, 2 kills; Vonderheide, 9 assists; A. Hatton, 4 kills, 1 ace; Nuxoll, 2 kills, 1 block; C. Hatton, 2 kills, 1 block; Kibler, 1 kill, 4 aces; Niemeyer, 1 kill

Newton -- Frichtl, 11 aces, 14 kills, 1 block, 8 digs; Martin, 7 aces, 7 kills, 1 assist, 24 digs; Bennett, 6 aces, 11 assists, 38 digs; Zumbahlen, 6 aces, 29 kills, 3 blocks, 17 digs; Stanley, 5 aces, 14 kills, 3 assists, 8 digs; Schafer, 20 kills, 49 assists, 4 blocks, 22 digs; Kessler, 16 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Mahaffey, 3 kills, 34 assists, 8 digs; Hermann, 2 kills; Bennett, 1 kill; Mullen, 2 assists

 

At Charleston

Effingham competed in the Charleston Invitational Saturday and finished tied for first with a 4-1 record.

Highland ended up winning on the tiebreaker because of a higher point differential. Bella Austin and Hannah Thompson were named to the All-Tournament Team.

The Hearts defeated Decatur MacArthur, 25-6, 25-8, fell to Highland, 25-17, 25-17, downed Charleston 25-12, 25-18 and Mattoon 25-22, 25-14 and finished out with a win over Carbondale, 25-23, 25-15.

At Charleston

Effingham vs. Decatur MacArthur -- Wolfe, 2 digs; Ballman, 1 dig; Donaldson, 4 kills, 1 dig; Pullen, 12 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs; Delong, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Beals, 1 kill, 3 aces, 2 digs; Katt, 2 kills, 1 dig; Martin, 2 kills, 1 ace, 6 digs; Austin, 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 digs; Love, 2 kills, 1 assist, 6 aces, 1 block, 2 digs; Hecht, 5 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig

Effingham vs. Highland -- Ballman, 1 kill, 7 digs; Donaldson, 4 kills, 2 blocks; Pullen, 3 assists, 2 digs; Thompson, 9 assists, 2 aces, 5 digs; Delong, 2 kills, 2 digs; Beals, 3 kills, 6 digs; Katt, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 block; Austin, 3 kills, 6 digs

Effingham vs. Charleston -- Donaldson, 1 kill, 1 assist, 3 aces, 1 block, 4 digs; Pullen, 3 assists, 3 aces, a 1 dig; Thompson, 12 assists, 4 aces, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Delong, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 kills; Beals, 3 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs; Katt, 3 kills; Austin, 5 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Love, 1 kill, 1 ace, 2 digs

Effingham vs. Mattoon -- Ballman, 1 assist, 3 digs; Donaldson, 5 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig; Pullen, 1 kill, 5 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs; Thompson, 3 kills, 15 assists, 2 aces, 5 digs; Delong, 1 kil, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 digs; Beals, 3 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Katt, 3 kills, 1 dig; Martin, 2 kills, 1 dig; Austin, 9 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 6 digs

Effingham vs. Carbondale -- Ballman, 1 assist, 6 digs; Donaldson, 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 1 dig; Pullen, 6 assists, 5 digs; Thompson, 1 kill, 12 assists, 6 digs; Delong, 3 kills, 2 aces, 4 blocks, 2 digs; Beals, 3 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs; Katt, 1 kill, 1 block; Austin, 11 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 7 digs

 

At Vandalia

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and South Central competed in the Vandalia Tournament Saturday.

South Central captured second place. The Cougars went undefeated in pool play with wins over Vandalia, 25-20, 26-24; East Alton-Wood River, 19-25, 25-14, 16-14 and Salem, 23-25, 25-12, 15-7.

South Central then fell in the championship match against Carlyle, 27-25, 25-23. The Cougars are 11-6 on the season.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City lost to Hillsboro, 25-16, 25-18; lost to Carlyle, 25-18, 25-15; won over New Athens, 25-16, 25-21 and lost to Salem, 25-16, 25-22.

At Vandalia

CHBC vs. Hillsboro -- Smith, 4 kills; Miller, 3 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs; Summers, 1 kill, 11 assist, 1 block, 5 digs; Rodman, 6 kills, 14 digs; Schlanser, 11 digs; Wallace, 1 assist, 4 blocks; Arnett, 5 digs

CHBC vs. Carlyle -- Smith, 4 kills, 1 dig; Miller, 1 kill, 7 digs; Summers, 6 assists, 4 digs; Rodman, 4 kills, 4 digs; Schlanser, 5 digs; Wallace, 1 ace, 1 block; Arnett, 2 aces; Bethal, 2 digs; Wright, 2 assists, 1 dig

CHBC vs. New Athens -- Smith, 1 kill, 1 dig; Miller, 1 kill, 2 aces, 1 assist, 3 digs; Summers, 3 kills, 2 aces, 9 assists, 5 digs; Rodman, 4 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs; Schlanser, 15 digs; Wallace, 7 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 5 digs; Wright, 4 assists, 2 digs

CHBC vs. Salem -- Smith, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs; Miller, 2 kills, 7 digs; Summers, 4 kills, 1 ace, 6 assists, 4 digs; Rodman, 2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Schlanser, 7 digs; Wallace, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Arnett, 1 ace; Wright, 5 assists, 3 digs

 

At New Berlin

Cumberland competed in the New Berlin Tournament during the weekend.

The Pirates lost to North Mac, 25-21, 25-19 then fell to Valmeyer, 25-11, 25-17 on Friday.

In Saturday play, Cumberland won over Greenfield, 25-21, 19-25, 25-19, won over Lincolnwood, 25-18, 25-21 and lost to Southeastern, 25-10, 25-18.

At New Berlin

Friday Matches

Vs. North Mac -- Yaw, 8 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs; Aaron, 4 digs; Gray, 1 ace, 2 digs; Matteson, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Fritts, 1 kill, 1 ace, 14 digs; Haarmann, 2 digs; K. Shoemaker, 1 assist, 4 kills, 4 blocks, 12 digs; H. Shoemaker, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 1 dig

Vs. Valmeyer -- Yaw, 6 assists, 1 dig; Matteson, 1 kill; Fritts, 5 digs; K. Shoemaker, 3 kills, 1 block, 2 aces, 4 digs; H. Shoemaker, 1 kill, 2 digs; Santi, 5 digs; Dittamore, 3 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks

Saturday Matches

Vs. Greenfield -- Yaw, 12 assists, 2 digs; Fritts, 1 assist, 1 kill, 1 ace; Haarmann, 1 ace, 5 digs; K. Shoemaker, 1 assist, 7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace, 3 digs; H. Shoemaker, 6 kills, 1 block; Thornton, 8 kills; Dittamore, 13 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace, 4 digs; Holsapple, 2 assists, 8 kills

Vs. Lincolnwood -- Yaw, 8 assists; Aaron, 1 assist, 2 kills, 1 dig; Matteson, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Fritts, 1 assist, 8 digs; Haarmann, 2 aces, 3 digs; K. Shoemaker, 6 kills, 4 blocks; H. Shoemaker, 5 kills, 3 digs; Thornton, 3 kills, 1 block; Dittamore, 7 assists, 2 blocks, 9 digs

Vs. Southeastern -- Yaw, 6 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig; Gray, 2 digs; Matteson, 2 digs; Fritts, 1 kill, 11 digs; Haarmann, 3 digs; K. Shoemaker, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 ace, 5 digs; H. Shoemaker, 3 kills, 1 dig; Thornton, 1 kill, 1 block; Dittamore, 2 assists, 2 digs; Holsapple, 1 kill, 1 block

 

At Atlamont

Teutopolis won the championship of the Altamont Junior Varsity Tournament.

The Wooden Shoes defeated Mattoon, 21-12, 21-19, won over Father McGivney, 21-16, 21-14 and Altamont, 21-7, 21-14 and finished with a victory over Tri-County, 21-18, 21-17.

T-town now sports a 13-4 JV record.

At Altamont

Teutopolis -- Tegeler, 18 kills, 11 digs, 1 ace; Pals, 14 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces, 1 block; Jordan, 4 kills, 6 digs, 12 aces, 1 block, 44 assists; Cates, 26 digs, 5 aces, 1 assist; Swingler, 3 digs, 8 aces, 21 assists; Wittenmeyer, 15 kills, 5 digs; Miler, 13 kills, 4 digs; Gardewine, 9 digs, 7 aces; Mette, 1 kill; Horn, 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 assist, 3 blocks; Smith, 1 dig, 5 assists; Wernsing, 1 ace; Tarter, 2 digs, 1 ace; Mette, 5 digs, 2 aces; Zumbahlen, 3 digs