Published on October 24, 2025 9:01 am
Last Updated on October 24, 2025 12:22 pm
BROWNSTOWN — Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and South Central claimed victories in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Thursday evening.
South Central handed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City a 31-13 loss to advance to the championship game.
South Central will meet either Cumberland or Sigel St. Michael Saturday at 11:30 a.m. for the championship. Those two teams play tonight.
CHBC dropped into the third place game and will meet the loser of the Cumberland vs. St. Michael contest Saturday at 10:15 a.m.
In consolation bracket play, Stewardson-Strasburg was a 35-29 winner over Dieterich in triple overtime.
Windsor/Stew-Stras held a 10-6 opening quarter lead and led 15-12 at halftime. Dieterich started a comeback, pulling within 21-19 in the third quarter. Dieterich tied the game at 25-25 sending the game into the first overtime period. Both teams scored three points in the second overtime before Windsor/Stew-Stras pulled out the win with a 7-1 third overtime run.
Laney Barnard led the way for the winners with 14 points while KJ Althoff added 11.
Dieterich was led in scoring by Alivia Icenogle with 10 points. Ali Koester had 10 rebounds and seven steals.
Windsor/Stew-Stras moved into the consolation championship game and will face either Altamont or Neoga at 9 am. Saturday. Those two teams play tonight at 6 p.m.
NTC Seventh-Grade Tournament
Game Seven
Triple Overtime
WSS 10 5 6 4 3 7 — 35
Dieterich 6 6 7 6 3 1 — 29
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Barnard 14, Althoff 11, Kaufman 4, Shafer 3, L. Johnson 2, King 2 (players add up to 36 while 35 listed as final)
Dieterich — Icenogle 10, Mellendorf 7, Koester 6, Niemerg 3, Meinhart 3
At Robinson
Effingham St. Anthony and Robinson Nuttall split victories Thursday evening.
Robinson was a 40-13 winner in seventh-grade play. Robinson took an 18-6 halftime lead and never looked back.
Nora Brumleve led the Bullpups with five points.
In eighth-grade action, St. Anthony was a 24-5 winner.
The Bullpups led 9-2 at halftime then had a 15-3 second half run.
Bella Schultz scored 20 points to lead the Bullpup
At Robinson
Seventh-Grade Game
St. Anthony 6 0 7 0 — 13
Robinson 10 8 16 6 — 40
St. Anthony — Scheidemantel 0, Avers 0, Niebrugge 0, Brumleve 5, Sudkamp 0, Verdeyen 0, Doty 0, McDonald 4, Sprecher 2, Johnson 2, Matteson 0
Robinson — Whitt 0, Allender 0, Talamantes 0, Musslewhite 0, Aydt 2, Fuller 0, N. Hardiman 8, Dennis 2, Ray 0, Lachenmayr 12, Beard 16, Wesner 0, M. Hardiman 0
Eighth-Grade Game
St. Anthony 5 4 11 4 — 24
Robinson 1 1 3 0 — 5
St. Anthony — Huebner 0, Semple 0, Lustig 4, Janis 0, Buchenerkemper 0, Griffith 0, Schultz 20
Robinson — Davis 0, Lachenmayr 0, Snyder 0, Turner 4, Winterrowd 1, Beard 0, Cuehnca 0, Schmidt t0
At Effingham
Effingham claimed two victories over Centralia Thursday evening.
The Mustangs won the seventh-grade contest, 42-11 to improve to 5-2.
Effingham held a 22-7 halftime lead and never looked back. Alivia Lauritzen tallied 16 points to lead the way while Sophie Wiedman added eight.
The Mustangs are now 3-4 on the season.
In eighth-grade action, Effingham was a 43-17 winner.
The Mustangs ran out to a 21-2 halftime lead and never looked back.
Cloie Bailey led in scoring with 14 points while Kloey Bierman and Rhylee Holland added 10 points each.
At Effingham
Seventh-Grade Game
Centralia 3 4 2 2 — 11
Effingham 11 10 14 8 — 43
Centralia — Cox 0, Scott 4, Baker 6, Shackleford 0, Roper 0, Wallace 1, Wand 0, Shered 0
Effingham — Gouchenouer 4, Hartke 3, Patton 2, Lauritzen 16, Niemerg 2, Florida 2, Wiedman 8, Rohr 5, Althoff 0, Bone 0
Eighth-Grade Game
Centralia 0 2 10 5 — 17
Effingham 11 10 14 8 — 43
Centralia — Cox 0, Scott 0, Baker 11, Shackleford 0, Roper 0, Wallace 0, Wand 0, Barezweski 0, Towns 6, Shered 0, Shackleford 0
Effingham — Bierman 10, Barnhart 9, Holland 10, Hoffman 0, Bailey 14, Hites 0, Wilson 0, Deloach 0, Moore 0, Bloemker 0, Smith 0
At Pana
Teutopolis came calling at Pana and went home with two victories Thursday evening.
The Wooden Shoes won the seventh-grade contest 37-6 to improve to 11-1 on the season.
Grunloh led the way with eight points while P. Ruholl added seven. The Shoes are now 11-1 on the season.
In the eighth-grade contest, T-town held a 20-10 halftime lead and went on for a 34-24 victory.
Meyer scored 10 for the winners who improved to 10-2.
At Pana
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 11 6 8 12 — 37
Pana S.H. 3 0 0 3 — 6
Teutopolis — L. Ruholl 2, Cottrill 2, Bloemer 2, Wells 2, S. Probst 2, Mette 6, P. Ruholl 7, Grunloh 8, D. Probst 4 (Teutopolis players add up to 35 while 37 listed as final)
Pana Sacred Heart — Matthews 6
Eighth-Grade Game
Teutopolis 8 12 12 2 — 34
Pana S.H. 4 6 7 7 — 24
Teutopolis — Dennis 6, Meyer 10, Probst 4, Zerrusen 4, Murray 6, Tebbe 2, Ruholl 2
Pana Sacred Heart — Karlson 4, Blodgett 8, Oller 10, Matthews 2