Published on September 29, 2026 10:00 am
Last Updated on September 29, 2026 10:02 am
Effingham was a winner over Casey-Westfield in high school volleyball competition Monday.
The Hearts won the varsity match 25-22, 25-4 to improve to 11-8 on the season.
Bailey Bohnhoff led EHS in kills with eight. Melia Wendling had three aces. Camdyn Burgholzer had 13 assists while Kirk Macy led in digs with nine.
In junior varsity play, Effingham was a 25-17, 25-15 winner. The Hearts also won the freshman/sophomore match, 25-22, 25-16.
The Hearts return to action today hosting Mount Zion.
At Casey
Varsity Match
Effingham — Althoff, 2 assists; Cekander, 1 kill; Bohnhoff, 8 kills, 5 assists, 4 digs; Burgholzer, 3 kills, 1 ace, 13 assists, 5 digs; Gebben, 4 digs; Wendling, 2 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, 4 digs; Kirk, 3 assists, 9 digs; Martin, 3 kills, 1 dig; Fouts, 1 dig; Roberts, 1 kill; Braun, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Phillips, 1 kill, 1 block; Wildbur, 2 aces
Junior Varsity Match
Effingham — Althoff, 4 kills, 15 assists, 3 digs; Cekander, 4 kills, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 digs; Davis, 1 dig; Hille, 4 kills, 2 aces, 1 assist, 3 digs; Veach, 1 kill, 1 ace, 2 digs; Roberts, 4 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Schoonover, 2 assists, 7 digs; Flessner, 3 kills, 2 aces, 1 assist, 8 digs
Freshman/Sophomore Match
Effingham — Davis, 1 assist; Gebben, 3 kills; Bierman, 1 kill, 1 assist, 6 blocks, 6 digs; Barnhart, 3 kills, 2 aces, 7 blocks, 7 digs; Traxler, 2 kills; Fear, 4 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs; Hood, 1 ace, 4 assists, 1 block, 1 dig; Waymoth, 2 kills, 3 assists, 1 dig; Bierman, 1 kill, 1 ace, 11 assists, 1 dig; Wade, 4 kills, 1 ace, 3 assists, 2 digs; Hoffman, 4 digs; Deloach, 4 kills; Moore, 1 kill, 2 aces, 1 dig; Smith, 2 aces, 3 digs
At St. Elmo
St. Elmo/Brownstown captured its fifth straight victory in Monday competition. The Eagles downed Patoka, 25-20, 25-15 to improve to 4-0 in the Egyptian-Illini Conference.
Peyton Barker led the winners in kills with seven and digs with eight. Madi Miller had two blocks. Sky Goldsborough led in aces with two. Addison Koonce had 20 assists.
St. Elmo/Brownstown stands at 16-3 overall and will travel to Oblong today.
At St. Elmo
St. Elmo/Brownstown — M. Barker, 1 ace, 6 digs, 1 assist; Kistler, 6 kills; Austin, 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 5 digs, 1 assist; Forbes, 2 digs; Goldsborough, 2 aces, 2 digs, 1 assist; Orr, 2 kills, 2 digs; Koonce, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block, 5 digs, 20 assists; P. Parker, 7 kills, 1 block, 8 digs; Miller, 5 kills, 2 blocks
At Cowden
South Central defeated Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in two sets Monday, 25-22, 25-13.
The Cougars were led by Annie Ruholl, Lorelai Rose and Maddie Peddcord with 11 digs each. Bailey Wodtka had three aces and six kills. Sophie Wodtka finished with 10 assists.
The Cougars also won the junior varsity match, 25-14, 25-22. The two teams split in freshman/sophomore play with South Central winning 25-18 and CHBC winning 25-18.
At Cowden
Varsity Match
South Central — Ruholl, 2 aces, 11 digs; S. Wodtka, 2 aces, 4 kills, 10 assists, 4 digs; B. Wodtka, 3 aces, 6 kills, 2 digs; Rose, 11 digs; Peddicord, 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 assist, 11 digs; Schaal, 1 ace, 4 kills, 1 dig; Yingst, 1 kill, 8 assists, 2 digs; Hiestand, 2 kills, 2 blocks
At Louisville
Teutopolis tallied a varsity victory over North Clay 25-15, 25-18 to improve to 16-5 on the season Monday.
Pals led the Wooden Shoes in blocks with two and kills with nine. Tegeler had eight digs. Willenborg had three aces. Jordan had 25 sets and 19 assists.
T-town also won the junior varsity match, 25-23, 25-16 and claimed a freshman/sophomore contest, 25-14, 25-20.
At Louisville
Varsity Match
Teutopolis — Pals, 2 blocks, 9 kills; Meyer, 1 block, 1 dig, 3 kills; Jordan, 1 block, 6 digs, 2 kills, 35 sets, 19 assists; Tegeler, 1 block, 6 kills; C. Mette, 7 digs; Tarter, 5 digs; Zumbahlen, 5 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace; Mette, 4 digs, 1 ace; Swingler, 3 digs, 13 sets, 6 assists; Gaddis, 2 digs; Gb. Tegeler, 8 digs; Willenborg, 2 digs, 1 kill, 3 aces; Probst, 1 digs, 1 kill, 14 sets, 4 assists; Isley, 1 kill
Junior Varsity Match
Teutopolis — Isley, 2 blocks, 5 digs, 3 kills, 3 aces; Ruholl, 12 digs; Tegeler, 6 digs, 2 aces, 46 sets, 16 assists; Willenborg, 6 digs, 6 kills, 6 aces; Ordner, 3 digs, 3 kills; Niebrugge, 3 kills, 1 dig; Passalacqua, 3 digs; A. Meyer, 2 digs, 1 kill; Niemerg, 1 dig, 2 aces
Freshman/Sophomore
Teutopolis — Brummer, 1 block, 2 digs, 4 kills; Niebrugge, 1 block, 7 digs, 6 kills; Hartke, 5 digs, 3 kills, 4 aces; Habing, 3 digs; Niemerg, 3 digs, 13 sets, 4 assists; Ordner, 3 digs, 2 kills; Ruholl, 3 digs; Tegeler, 3 digs, 4 kills, 23 sets, 12 assists; Calkins, 2 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace; Feldhake, 3 kills, 3 sets, 1 assist; Miller, 1 kill; Travis, 1 kill; Hoene, 3 kills; A. Westendorf, 1 kill, 8 sets, 4 assists
At Strasburg
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Shelbyville, 25-15, 25-23 in varsity action during Pink Night Monday.
“Tonight was our Pink Night with activities including a bake sale, four raffle baskets, a serve, along with our T-shirt orders,” said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. “Shelbyville came prepared to fight almost taking us to a third set. We started the second set behind but was able to recover and take the win in two sets.”
The Hatchets won the varsity contest, 25-15, 25-23. Zaida Wascher and Brooke Schumacher led in aces with two each. Schumacher led in blocks with two solo and two assists. Mya Friese had 11 kills. Kendra Hayes led in assists with 16 and digs with 11.
The Hatchets improve to 14-6 on the season and return to action tonight at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.
Windsor/Stew-Stras won the junior varsity match, 22-25, 25-13, 15-6 to improve to 9-1 and split in freshman/sophomore action, 14-25, 25-22.
At Strasburg
Varsity Match
Windsor/Stew-Stras — Hayes, 1 ace, 3 kills, 16 assists, 11 digs; Zalman, 4 assists, 5 digs; M. Friese, 1 ace, 11 kills, 6 digs, 1 block assist; Wascher, 2 aces, 1 assist, 9 digs, 1 block assist; Schumacher, 2 aces, 4 kills, 2 solo blocks, 2 block assists; Conder, 2 kills, 1 block assist; Greuel, 1 kill; K. Friese, 2 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs, 1 block assist; Thompson, 1 ace, 5 digs
Junior Varsity Match
Windsor/Stew-Stras — Bostedo, 1 ace, 1 kill, 13 assists, 5 digs; Reed, 2 aces, 10 assists, 6 digs; K. Friese, 7 kills, 14 digs, 1 block assist; Manhart, 5 aces, 11 kills, 1 assist, 14 digs; Mueller, 1 kill, 5 digs; Montgomery, 2 aces, 3 assists, 15 digs; Walker, 4 digs; Spour, 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block, 1 block assist; Helmink, 1 kill, 1 dig; Rincker, 1 kill, 3 digs
Freshman/Sophomore
Windsor/Stew-Stras — Brown, 1 assist; A. Rincker, 3 assists, 3 digs; Musson, 1 ace, 2 kills, 5 assists, 3 digs; Vonderheide, 1 ace; Hendrickson, 1 kill; Reed, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig; Hensley, 1 assist; Helmink, 2 aces, 3 kills, 1 solo block; B. Rincker, 1 kill, 4 digs; Ault, 1 dig; Zacha, 2 kills; Montgomery, 1 kill, 3 digs; Will, 1 dig; Morris, 1 kill; Carroll, 4 digs; McCormick, 1 assist, 2 digs