Published on October 9, 2026 7:18 am
Last Updated on October 9, 2026 7:18 am
ALTAMONT — Effingham put together victories in both junior varsity and varsity volleyball competition Thursday over Altamont.
The Hearts won the varsity matchup, 25-14, 25-11 to improve to 12-10.
Camdyn Burgholzer led in kills with eight. Macy Kirk had six aces. Seatyn Althoff finished with 14 assists. Kallie Phillips had a block. Bailey Bohnhoff led in digs with seven.
Altamont was led by Lydia Aldrich with four kills and three block assists and Kara Bauer with four digs.
In junior varsity action, Altamont won 15-25, 25-21, 15-10. EHS dropped to 6-8.
The two teams split in freshman/sophomore play with Effingham winning 25-14 and Altamont winning 25-16.
At Altamont
Varsity Match
Effingham — Althoff, 14 assists, 1 dig; Bohnhoff, 5 kills, 2 aces, 2 assists, 7 digs; Burgholzer, 8 kills, 2 aces, 6 assists, 6 digs; Wendling, 3 kills, 1 dig; Kirk, 6 aces, 2 assists, 5 digs; Fouts, 2 aces, 1 assist, 1 dig; Roberts, 1 kill; Flessner, 1 kill; Braun, 5 kills; Phillips, 2 kills, 1 block
Altamont — Wills, 1 block assist, 1 kill, 3 digs; Kollman, 1 kill; Burrow, 1 dig; Schnarre, 2 block assists, 1 kill, 7 assists, 1 dig; Tappendorf, 2 block assists; Aldrich, 4 kills, 2 digs, 3 block assists; Bowman, 1 kill, 1 dig; Suckow, 1 dig; Bauer, 4 digs
Junior Varsity Match
Effingham — Bierman, 2 digs; Althoff, 14 assists; Cekander, 4 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs; Hille, 11 kills, 1 assist, 8 digs; Veach, 1 kill, 1 dig; Martin, 5 kills, 1 dig; Roberts, 6 kills, 1 assist, 2 digs; Schoonover, 12 digs; Flessner, 8 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs; Wade, 17 assists, 1 block, 5 digs; Smith, 1 ace
Freshman/Sophomore Match
Effingham — Davis, 3 kills; Gebben, 1 kill, 1 dig; Bierman, 1 assist, 6 digs; Barnhart, 1 kill, 1 assist, 3 digs; Fear, 1 kill, 4 digs; Hood, 1 kill, 4 aces, 2 digs; Waymoth, 2 assists; Hites, 2 kills, 1 dig; Wade, 3 assists; Hoffman, 3 digs; Deloach, 1 kill; Moore, 1 assist, 2 digs; Smith, 2 kills, 6 aces, 5 digs
At St. Anthony
St. Anthony played host to North Clay and claimed a 25-12, 25-8 victory.
Cara Hatton led the Bulldogs in kills with 16. Madelyn Gilmore had 22 assists. Colby McCormick led in digs with seven. Sophia Emmerich, Hatton and Ali Kollmann had one block each.
The Bulldogs are now 9-0 in the National Trail Conference and 25-3 overall. They return to action Monday at Vandalia.
St. Anthony won the freshman/sophomore match, 20-25, 25-21, 16-14. North Clay was the winner in the junior varsity contest, 25-21, 25-15.
At St. Anthony
Varsity Match
St. Anthony — Gilmore, 2 kills, 22 assists, 2 digs; McCormick, 5 kills, 5 aces, 7 digs; Emmerich, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block; Fearday, 2 digs; Hatton, 16 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 1 block; Kollmann, 1 kill, 1 block; Kinkelaar, 4 digs; Henning, 1 dig
At St. Elmo
St. Elmo/Brownstown captured the Egyptian Illini Conference title by downing Mulberry Grove, 25-16, 25-12 Thursday.
That gives the Eagles a perfect 5-0 EIC season and they now stand at 20-3 overall.
Addison Koonce led the winners in aces with two and assists with 22. Izzy Orr led in aces with two and digs with dight. Peyton Barker had seven kills.
St. Elmo/Brownstown will next take on Cumberland Tuesday ahead of the National Trail Conference Tournament next Thursday through Saturday and after that the Egyptian Illini Conference Tournament.
At St. Elmo
St. Elmo/Brownstown — M. Barker, 6 digs, 1 assist; Kistler, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Austin, 3 kills, 4 digs; Goldsborough, 2 digs; Orr, 6 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs; Koonce, 2 aces, 5 digs, 22 assists; P. Barker, 7 kills, 1 ace, 7 digs; Miller, 4 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs
At Farina
South Central handed Neoga a loss in two sets Thursday in varsity play by 25-16, 25-13 counts.
The Cougars junior varsity team won 25-20, 25-15 while the freshman/sophomore team claimed 25-17, 25-11 victories.
South Central’s varsity sports an 18-6 record while the junior varsity is at 9-5 and the freshman/sophomore team at 6-1-6.
Mya Schaal led the Cougars in kills with five and blocks with two. Sophie Wodtka had seven assists and led in aces with three. Annie Ruholl led in digs with 10.
At Farina
Varsity Match
South Central — A. Ruholl, 1 assist, 10 digs; S. Wodtka, 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, 7 assists, 1 dig; B. Wodtka, 1 ace, 7 kills, 4 digs; Peddicord, 3 kills, 6 digs; Schaal, 1 ace, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Conant, 1 kill; Ruholl, 7 digs; Yingst, 7 assists, 4 digs; Hiestand, 1 block
At Newton
Newton improved its Little Illini Conference record with a 25-14, 25-16 win over Marshall Thursday.
The Eagles’ Stanley led in assists with 17. Probst had eight kills and three blocks. Hermann and Thomann led in digs with eight each.
Newton is now 5-0 in the Little Illini Conference and 23-2 overall.
Newton also won the junior varsity contest, 25-11, 25-10.
The Eagles return to action Monday taking on Teutopolis with the freshman/sophomore match scheduled at 5 p.m. followed by the junior varsity at six and the varsity at seven.
At Newton
Varsity Match
Newton — Probst, 8 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks; Thomann, 5 kills, 2 assists, 8 digs, 1 block; Schackmann, 3 kills; Hermann, 2 kills, 8 digs; Schumacher, 2 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs; Stanley, 1 kill, 17 assists, 2 digs; Miller, 3 digs