Published on December 16, 2025 9:12 am
Last Updated on December 17, 2025 1:19 pm
Dieterich, Cumberland and Stewardson-Strasburg were winners Monday evening in the National Trail Conference Eighth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament.
Dieterich was a 42-0 winner over Windsor.
In the second contest, Cumberland downed Altamont 50-26.
The third game went to Stewardson-Strasburg over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 40-25.
Tonight’s games feature South Central against North Clay at 5:30, Neoga taking on St. Elmo/Brownstown at 6:45 and Effingham Sacred Heart vs. Sigel St. Michael at 8.
At Tower Hill
Pana Sacred Heart hosted Effingham in seventh-grade play Monday and was a 44-11 winner.
Sacred Heart led 22-4 at halftime. The winners were led by Trexler with 12 and N. Beyers with 10.
Effingham was led by Tristan Reed with four.
At Tower Hill
Seventh-Grade Game
Pana S.H. 12 10 18 4 — 44
Effingham 3 1 5 2 — 11
Pana Sacred Heart — Bauman 2, Brownback 7, Cru. Castle 0, Co. Castle 2, Bonn 0, Trexler 12, Kingery 8, N. Beyers 10, Ohmer 0, Holthaus 3, R. Beyers 0
Effingham — Hutmacher 2, Ault 0, Eckert 0, LeDuc 0, Reed 4, Patnaude 2, Baetje 0, Koberlein 0, Hoene 0, Hamilton 3, Nunnamaker 0