Published on October 21, 2025 9:40 am
Last Updated on October 21, 2025 10:35 am
TEUTOPOLIS — Teutopolis handily won both the seventh- and eighth-grade girls basketball games over Sigel St. Michael Monday evening.
The Wooden Shoes claimed a 42-18 victory in the seventh-grade contest to improve to 10-1 on the season.
Schmidt tallied 11 for the winners while Mette added nine.
In eighth-grade play, T-town won 54-26. The Shoes ran out to a 20-6 opening quarter lead and never looked back.
Zerrusen scored 22 for the winners while Meyer added 10 as the Shoes improved to 9-2.
B. Niebrugge led St. Michael with 21.
At Teutopolis
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Michael 4 4 2 8 — 18
Teutopolis 13 8 11 10 — 42
Sigel St. Michael — Niebrugge 4, Walk 4, Dunbar 4, Drake 4, Gaddis 2
Teutopolis — Schmidt 11, Mette 9, P. Ruholl 8, L. Ruholl 4, Tegeler 3, Cottrill 3, Probst 2, Westendorf 2
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Michael 6 5 9 6 — 26
Teutopolis 20 12 18 4 — 54
Sigel St. Michael — Niebrugge 21, Hoene 2, Niemerg 2, Walk 1
Teutopolis — Zerrusen 22, Meyer 10, Dennis 9, Probst 7, Mette 2, Schmidt 2, Ruholl 2
At Cowden
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was a winner in both games against Mulberry Grove Monday evening.
CHBC won the seventh-grade game, 18-11. CHBC led 7-2 at halftime then had to hold off a challenge by Mulberry Grove in the second half.
Maycee Robertson led the winners with seven points. CHBC is now 6-3.
In the eighth-grade game, CHBC won easily 39-6.
Elaina Thompson led the winners with 14 points as they improved to 8-2.
At Cowden
Seventh-Grade Game
Mulberry Grove 0 2 7 2 — 11
CHBC 1 6 7 4 — 18
Mulberry Grove — M. Lindahl 5, O. Lindahl 2, Lubiewski 4, Buatte 0, Sifuentes 0, Leidner 0, Blackburn 0
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Schoonover 0, Macklin 0, Robertson 7, Wheeler 4, Towler 5, Goeckner 2, Hoene 0, Cole 0, Richards 0
Eighth-Grade Game
Mulberry Grove 0 0 0 6 — 6
CHBC 12 16 7 4 — 39
Mulberry Grove — M. Lindahl 4, Bradaford 2, Kelley 0, Q. LIndahl 0, Lubiewski 0, Buatte 0, Sifuentest 0, Elam 0, Bucnick 0, Blackburn 0
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Robertson 4, Vaughn 6, Doty 4, Thompson 14, Thatcher 3, Goeckner 4, Collins 0, Schoonover 2, Watson 2, Rufner 0
At Dieterich
Dieterich played host to Effingham St. Anthony and handed the Bullpups a loss in both games Monday evening.
In the seventh-grade contest, Dieterich was 31-14 winner. Dieterich ran out to a 19-9 halftime lead and never looked back.
Makayla Meinhart led Dieterich with 10 points. Ali Koester had nine rebounds. Alivia Icenogle led in assists with three and steals with five.
St. Anthony was led by M. Verdeyen with eight.
In eighth-grade play, Dieterich claimed a 37-25 victory.
Dieterich’s Mya Ohnesorge tallied 16 points as the Roadrunners won over St. Anthony 37-25.
Dieterich held an 18-12 halftime lead then had a 19-13 second half run.
Lydia Kreke contributed eight points to the winning cause. She led the team in rebounds with 11. Emery Bill had four steals.
St. Anthony was led by Schultz with 10 points.
At Dieterich
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Anthony 4 5 2 3 — 14
Dieterich 10 9 8 4 — 31
St. Anthony — Scheidemantel 0, Ayers 0, Niebrugge 0, Brumleve 3, Sudkamp 0, Verdeyen 8, Doty 0, McDonald 0, Sprechter 1, Johnson 2, Matteson 0
Dieterich — Meinhart 10, Koester 8, Mellendorf 6, Niemerg 4, Icenogle 3, Purcell 0, Bohnhoff 0, Iffert 0, Will 0
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Anthony 6 6 1 12 — 25
Dieterich 10 8 6 13 — 37
St. Anthony — Huebner 0, Semple 4, Lustig 0, Janis 0, Brumleve 0, Buehnerekmper 7, Griffith 4, Schultz 10, Johnson 0
Dieterich — Roedl 1, White 0, Kreke 6, Goebel 0, Bill 4, Hoelscher 2, Bohhoff 0, Williams 5, Benefiel 1, Wente 2, Martin 0, Ohnesorge 16
At Neoga
Neoga played host to Okaw Valley and went on runs to claim big-scoring victories Monday evening.
Neoga was a 30-17 winner in seventh-grade action. Okaw Valley actually held an 8-6 opening quarter lead but Neoga came roaring back to put together a 24-9 run over the next three quarters.
Nora Hartke led the winners with 17 points.
In eighth-grade action, Neoga ripped out to a 19-0 opening quarter lead and never looked back in a 47-10 win.
Bliss Bear scored 30 points for the winners while Kinsey Bell added nine.
At Neoga
Seventh-Grade Game
Okaw Valley 8 2 5 2 — 17
Neoga 6 10 10 4 — 30
Okaw Valley — Lane 6, Wise 0, Crockett 0, Nichols 2, Doty 0, Dennis 0, Plummer 0, Ab. McQuilling 0, Dick 0, Brands 0, Av. McQuilling 9
Neoga — Whitaker 0, Finney 0, Taylor 4, Snidle 0, McNeal 0, Frankie 2, Varner 0, Will 3 , Banning 0
Eighth-Grade Game
Okaw Valley 0 3 0 7 — 10
Neoga 19 9 13 6 — 47
Okaw Valley — Lane 7, McPheeters 0, Wise 1, Crockett 0, Sumila 0, Dennis 0, Plummer 0, Lofland 2, Av. McQuilling 0
Neoga — Whitaker 0, Taylor 0, Hartke 3, McNeal 0, Frankie 3, Haarman 0, Bear 30, Bell 9, Finney 2, Mars 0, White 0
At Paris
Effingham and Paris Mayo split victories Monday evening.
The Mustangs lost in the seventh-grade game, 36-19.
Paris Mayo stepped out to a 12-5 opening quarter lead and led 27-9 at halftime.
Effingham was led by Alivia Lauritzen and Sophie Wiedman with six points each. The Mustangs drop to 2-4 on the season.
In eighth-grade play, Effingham won 28-16.
The Mustangs held a 13-4 halftime lead.
Cloie Bailey scored eight for the winners while Arabella Barnhart added seven.
At Paris
Seventh-Grade Game
Paris Mayo 12 15 4 5 — 36
Effingham 5 4 4 6 — 19
Paris Mayo — only initials listed
Effingham — Gouchenouer 4, Hartke 0, Lauritzen 6, Niemerg 0, Wiedman 6, Rohr 3
Eighth-Grade Game
Paris Mayo 1 3 6 6 — 16
Effingham 7 6 9 6 — 28
Paris Mayo — no statistics listed
Effingham — Bierman 6, Barnhart 7, Holland 4, Bailey 8, Wilson 0, Bloemker 2, Smith 1