Published on March 31, 2026 8:33 am
Last Updated on March 31, 2026 8:40 am
Effingham St. Anthony played host to Highland in high school softball action Monday and claimed a 5-2 victory.
St. Anthony moved into a 1-0 opening inning lead but Highland tied in the top of the second. However, St. Anthony came right back to move ahead 2-1 then tacked on a third run in the third inning.
St. Anthony finished out with single runs in the fifth and sixth.
Both teams had seven hits. Emeline Wines led the way for St. Anthony with a single, triple and an RBI while Kelli Honselman had a double and an RBI. Julia Schultz had a single and two RBI.
Honselman earned the victory on the mound. She went the first five innings, giving up one run on six hits, one walk and striking out two. Nancy Ruholl came on to finish the final two innings, giving up one run on one hit, two walks and striking out three.
At St. Anthony
Highland 010 000 1 — 2-7-1
St. Anthony 111 011 x — 5-7-0
WP — Honselman. LP — Kruse.
Highland — Sexton, single; Becker 2 singles, 1 RBI; Wernle, triple; Nikonovich, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Hays, single
St. Anthony — Honselman, double, 1 RBI; Schultz, single, 2 RBI; Litz, single; Vonderheide, single; Wines, single, triple, 1 RBI; Hardiek, single
At St. Elmo
Brownstown/St. Emo finished with 13 hits in a 12-9 victory over Okawville Monday.
The Eagles pushed across four runs in the second and fifth innings around three in the third and one in the fourth.
Kadence Speagle went seven innings on the mound. She allowed nine runs, 13 hits, one walk and struck out eight in the win.
Speagle aided her own cause offensively with a single, two triples and three RBI. Brooklyn Landrus had a double, home run and two RBI while Izzy Orr had two singles, a double and an RBI. Macey Sapp and Auni Wollin had a single and an RBI each, Macy Claycomb had two singles and Cami Haslett added an RBI.
At St. Elmo
Okawville 100 020 6 — 9-13-3
BSE 043 140 x — 12-13-5
WP — Speagle. LP — Irvin.
Okawville — Collins, 3 singles; Plummer, 3 singles, 1 RBI; Totten, 2 singles; Vanausdoll, single, double, 3 RBI; Harshman, 2 singles; Hart, single
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Speagle, single, 2 triples, 3 RBI; D. Haslett, single; Sapp, single, 1 RBI; Landrus, double, home run, 2 RBI; Orr, 2 singles, double, 2 RBI; Wollin, single, 1 RBI; C. Haslett, 1 RBI; Claycomb, 2 singles
At Dieterich
Dieterich played host to Mulberry Grove and blanked the Aces by a 17-0 tally in four innings.
Allison Boerngen and Aliza Garner combined to toss a no-hitter. Boerngen with three innings, striking out seven while Garner went the final inning with one strikeout.
The Maroons moved into a 2-0 opening inning lead then added on five in the second and finished with 10 in the third inning.
Dieterich had seven hits led by Callie Faller with a single, double and three RBI, Lydia Wohltman with two singles and three RBI, Addi Huber with a single and two RBI and Aliza Garner with a single and an RBI. Kinley Will added two RBI while Claire Faller and Boerngen finished with an RBI each.
At Dieterich
Mulberry Grove 00 0 0 — 0-0-3
Dieterich 25(10) x — 17-7-1
WP — Boerngen. LP — Epperson.
Mulberry Grove — no hits
Dieterich — Will, 2 RBI; Ca. Faller, single, double, 3 RBI; Cl. Faller, 1 RBI; Boerngen, 1 RBI; Garner, single, 1 RBI; Stortzum, single; Wohltman, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Huber, single, 2 RBI
At Cowden
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City ended this game via the 10-run rule by a 16-6 tally over North Clay Monday.
CHBC moved into a 5-2 opening quarter lead then added on four in the second, five in the third and two in the fourth.
Allison Shields had four singles and four stolen bases for the winners. Brylie Prater had three singles and two RBI, Harper Lilly had two singles and two RBI while Jayla Arnett had two doubles, Madison Dover a double and two RBI and Natalie Tucker a double and an RBI.
At Cowden
North Clay 220 02 — 6
CHBC 545 2x — 16
WP — Prater. LP — Snell.
North Clay — no hits listed
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Shields, 4 hits, Lilly, 2 hits, 2 RBI; Sarver, 1 hit, 1 RBI; Prater, 3 hits, 2 RBI; Dover, double, 2 RBI; Arnett, 2 doubles; Tucker, double, RBI; Wright, 1 hit
North Clay — no hits listed
At Farina
South Central pounded out 11 hits and was aided by 11 errors by Vandalia in a 17-2 victory in four innings Monday.
The Cougars moved into a 3-0 opening inning lead then had a seven-run second, a four-run third and ended the game with a three-run fourth.
Perci Reid led the way offensively with two doubles, a home run and four RBI. Kinlee Thompson added a double, home run and three RBI while Amelia Montes two singles and a double and Baylee Brown with a triple and two RBI.
Lauren Johnson went the four innings on the mound, giving up two runs on three hits, one walk and striking out six.
At Farina
Vandalia 110 0 — 2- 3-11
South Central 374 3 — 17-11- 1
Wp — Johnson. LP — Sefton.
Vandalia — Dunaway, 2 singles, 1 RBI; Walk, double, 1 RBI
South Central — Bolen, single; Montes, 2 singles, double; Reid, 2 doubles, home run, 4 RBI; Thompson, double, home run, 3 RBI; Ruholl, 1 RBI; Brown, triple, 2 RBI; Ruholl, single, 1 RBI
At Toledo
Casey-Westfield edged out to a 2-1 opening inning lead and went on for a 7-3 victory over Cumberland Monday.
The Warriors had six hits and was aided by three errors and drawing five walks.
Cumberland had four hits, all singles by Ashton Tolen, Jade Carr, Avery Millsap and Lauren Schnepper. Kada Miles added an RBI.
Mia Holsapple pitched the seven innings, allowing six hits, walking five and striking out three.
At Toledo
Casey-Westfield 200 050 0 — 7-6-1
Cumberland 100 002 0 — 3-4-3
WP — Holsapple. LP — Bonds.
Casey-Westfield — Goble, single; Frye, single, 1 RBI; Moore, double, 2 RBI; Whitacre, single, 1 RBI; Gilbert, 1 RBI; Schkacmann, single; Seaton, single
Cumberland — Tolen, single; Carr, single; Miles, 1 RBI; Millsap., single; Schnepper, single
At Sullivan
Sullivan moved into a 3-0 lead in the second inning and went on for an 8-3 victory over Altamont Monday.
Sullivan led 6-0 before Altamont tallied three in the top of the sixth. But Sullivan came back with two in the bottom of the frame.
Altamont had five hits led by Adilyn Schnarre with a single and an RBI. Avery Fleeharty, Cecilia Pearcy, Laila Hankins and Haley Arend had a single each.
At Sullivan
Altamont 000 003 0 — 3-5-5
Sullivan 031 022 x — 8-8-2
WP — thrasher. LP — Long.
Altamont — Fleeharty, single; Pearcy, single; Hankins, single; Schnarre, single, 1 RBI; Arend, single
Sullivan — Dovell, 1 RBI; Thrasher, triple, 2 RBI; Ray, single, 1 RBI; Stinson, triple; Mercer, single; Szachnitowski, double; Robinson, single, double, 2 RBI; Rickelman, single
At Teutopolis
Richland County, Olney came calling at Teutopolis and went home with a 13-2 win in five innings Monday.
The Tigers edged out to a 1-0 opening lead then had a six-run second, a four-run third and a two-run fourth to end this game in the fifth inning.
T-town’s two runs came in the bottom of the fifth.
The Wooden Shoes were led by Kera Hartke with a single and double and Malea Helmink with a single and an RBI.
At Teutopolis
Richland Co. 164 20 — 13-7-1
Teutopolis 000 02 — 2-7-6
WP — Bloomer. LP — Gaddis.
Richland County — Dowty, single, 1 RBI; Wililams, 1 RBI; Bloomer, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Gwyn, single, 1 RBI; Seessengood, double, 1 RBI; Knox, single; Hines, single, 2 RBI
Teutopolis — Hartke, single, double; Gaddis, single; Helmink, single, 1 RBI; Calkins, single; Borries, single; Mette, single