Published on October 23, 2026 8:23 am
Last Updated on October 23, 2026 8:25 am
St. Elmo/Brownstown captured the championship of the Egyptian-Illini Conference Volleyball Tournament Thursday evening.
SEB took the victory over Ramsey in the title contest by 25-12, 25-23 scores.
The Eagles took control in the first set and easily won. But Ramsey fought back in the second set and kept close, even taking a 23-22 lead. St. Elmo/Brownstown pulled out the victory with two aces and a kill for the 25-23 win and the match.
Peyton Barker and Madi Miller finished with eight kills each. The pair also led the way in blocks with two each along with Chloe Austin. P. Barker and Mya Barker who had nine digs each. Addison Koonce led in assists with 22.
The EIC tourney title was St. Elmo/Brownstown’s fourth straight.
The Eagles moved their record to 25-5 and are scheduled to head to the North Clay Regional next Wednesday as the No. 1 seed.
In the third place match, Mulberry Grove defeated Patoka, 31-29, 19-25, 25-13.
The fifth place match was claimed by Martinsville over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 27-25, 25-17.
The CHBC Bobcats were led by Allison Shields with eight kills, Zoe Sarver with two aces and one block, Harper Lilly with eight digs and Natalie Tucker with 17 assists.
EIC Tournament
St. Elmo/Brownstown — Miller, 8 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; M. Barker, 9 digs; Koonce, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 block, 8 digs, 22 assists; Kistler, 2 kills, 1 block, Goldsborough, 4 digs; Austin, 5 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 7 digs, 1 assist; Orr, 5 digs; Forbes, 1 dig; P. Barker, 8 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 9 digs
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Tucker, 1 ace, 7 digs, 17 assists; C. Wakefield, 1 kill; Stuckemeyer, 2 kills, 6 digs, 1 assist; G. Wakefield, 2 kills, 2 digs; Shields, 8 kills, 6 digs; Lilly, 1 kill, 8 digs; Sarver, 5 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 4 digs
At Farina
South Central ended regular season play with a victory over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran Thursday.
The Cougars won 25-23, 25-19 and improved to 22-8.
Mya Schaal led in kills with seven and blocks with two. River Yingst led in aces with four and digs with 10. Sophie Wodtka had nine assists.
South Central also claimed the junior varsity match, 25-16, 25-20 and is 11-6.
At Farina
Varsity Match
South Central — Ruholl, 1 assist, 3 digs; Noschese, 5 digs; S. Wodtka, 1 ace, 9 assists, 4 digs; B. Wodtka, 5 kills, 3 digs; Amos, 1 ace, 7 digs; Rose, 1 ace, 1 kill, 8 digs; Peddicord, 1 kill, 2 digs; Schaal, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Conant, 1 kills; Yingst, 4 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, 7 assists, 10 digs; Hiestand, 5 kills, 1 block, 2 assists
At Newton
Newton High School is the Little Illini Conference champions.
The Eagles defeated Paris, 25-10, 25-18 to finish at 7-0 in the conference and stand at 32-3 overall.
Hermann led the team in digs with seven and aces with three. Thomann had seven kills. Stanley led in the assist department with 21. Schackman and Probst had one block each.
Newton will be back in action in regional play Tuesday, taking on the winner of the Vandalia vs. Mount Carmel contest at 6 p.m.
At Newton
Varsity Match
Newton — Hermann, 3 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs; Miller, 1 ace; Stanley, 1 ace, 1 kill, 21 assists, 4 digs; Probst, 1 ace, 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Schulte, 1 ace, 1 assist, 2 digs; Schackmann, 4 kills, 1 block; Thomann, 7 kills, 2 digs; Schumacher, 2 kills, 2 digs; Ochs, 1 dig