Published on November 19, 2025 7:29 am
Last Updated on November 20, 2025 7:06 am
DIETERICH — Effingham St. Anthony ran out to a 17-3 opening quarter lead on Dieterich behind the scoring of Nancy Ruholl in girls high school basketball Tuesday evening.
Ruholl connected on two three-pointers and two regular baskets for 12 of her team’s 17 opening quarter points. She went on to score nine more in the second quarter and on a three-pointer with 5:29 on the clock, Ruholl broke the all-time scoring record in St. Anthony history. The record was held by Brock Fearday at 1,775.
It is the second time Ruholl has broken the record. The first time was the 55-year-old record held by Mike Wente. Fearday surpassed Ruholl’s record in the State run last season. And now, Ruholl has come back to break it once again.
Ruholl finished with 23 points on eight field goals that included four three-pointers and was three of six at the line. Also in double figures for the Bulldogs was Vonderheide with 10 points.
The Bulldogs put this game under the win category with a 54-26 score.
Dieterich was led by Lena Goebel with 11 points and Addison Miller with eight. Miller led the team in steals with three. Cassidy Goebel led in rebounds with six.
Dieterich won a shortened junior varsity contest, 10-4.
At Dieterich
ST. ANTHONY (54)
Gannaway 0-0 — 0, Ruholl 8-3 — 23, Patel 1-0 — 3, Henning 1-0 — 2, Schultz 1-2 — 5, Vonderheide 5-0 — 10, Kollmann 2-1 — 5, Lauritzen 2-2 — 6. TOTALS 20 FG, 8 FT.
DIETERICH (26)
L. Goebel 3-5 — 11, Miller 3-0 — 8, Faller 2-0 — 4, Huber 1-0 — 2, Boerngen 0-1 — 1, C. Goebel 0-0 — 0, Stortzum 0-0 — 0, Niemerg 0-0 — 0, Russel 0-0 — 0, Faller 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 6 FT.
St. Anthony 17 21 9 7 — 54
Dieterich 3 8 4 11 — 26
3-point FG — St. Anthony 6 (Ruholl 4, Patel 1, Schultz 1), Dieterich 2 (Miller 2).
Junior Varsity
St. Anthony 4 0 — 4
Dieterich 3 7 — 10
St. Anthony — no scoring listed
Dieterich — Stortzum 4, Faller 3, Higgins 2, Niemerg 1, Boerngen 0 Funneman 0, Iffert 0
At Cerro Gordo
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg High School opened the girls basketball season with a 37-24 win over Cerro Gordo Tuesday evening.
The Hatchets ran out to a 12-2 opening quarter lead and led 17-8 at halftime.
Kenda Hayes led the way in scoring with 17 points while Clarissa Johnson chipped in with 12. Johnson connected on four three-pointers in the contest.
Johnson got the Hatchets off in the right direction, hitting two three-pointers in the opening quarter. Hayes put in four of six free throws. In the second period, Hayes hit a three-pointer and a regular basket.
Cerro Gordo won the junior varsity game, 31-21.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will play host to Newton Thursday.
At Cerro Gordo
WINDSOR/STEW-STRAS (37)
Hayes 5-6 — 17, Johnson 4-0 — 12, VonBehrens 3-0 — 6, Walker 1-0 — 2, Carey 0-0 — 0, Longwell 0-0 — 0, Rincker 0-0 — 0, Holland 0-0 — 0, Greuel 0-0 — 0, Corrie 0-0 — 0 TOTALS 13 FG, 6 FT.
CERRO GORDO (24)
R. Petty 2-3 — 7, Ferguson 0-3 — 3, M. Petty 5-1 — 11, Willard 1-0 — 2, Callaway 0-1 — 1, Shaffer 0-0 — 0, Roberts 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 8 FG, 8 FT.
Windsor/Stew-Stras 12 5 10 10 — 37
Cerro Gordo 2 6 13 3 — 24
Junior Varsity Game — Cerro Gordo 31, Windsor/Stew-Stras 21.
At Altamont
Altamont put on a hitting display as three players connected for double figures and the Indians bounced Vandalia 72-54 Tuesday evening.
Altamont ran out to a 26-15 opening quarter lead as the three’s rained down. Justyce Higgs knocked in two while Reagan Kuenstler and Ella Nelson put in one each.
Vandalia came back with a slight 10-9 second quarter to trail 30-25 at halftime.
The Vandals poured on the offense in the third quarter with a 20-17 run to pull within 54-45. but Altamont got back on track as Ada Roberts put in four baskets for eight points and the Indians finished with a 20-9 run.
Kaylee Lurkins led the way in scoring for Altamont with nine baskets and two of four at the line for 22 points. Roberts finished with 13 points while Lydia Aldrich added 11.
At Altamont
VANDALIA (54)
Walk 4-3 — 13, Flowers 1-0 — 2, Denning 0-0 — 0, Miller 2-8 — 12, Portz 0-1 — 1, Flake 1-0 — 2, Whitehead 6-9 — 21, Brown 1-1 — 3, Weihrauch 0-0 — 0. TOTALS 15 FG, 22 FT.
ALTAMONT (72)
Kuenstler 2-0 — 6, Nelson 1-1 — 4, Roberts 6-0 — 13, Aldrich 4-3 — 11, Lurkins 9-2 — 22, Pospischel 0-0 — 0, Ruholl 1-0 — 2, Niermann 1-0 — 2, Schnarre 0-0 — 0, Long 0-0 — 0, Higgs 3-0 — 8, Schultz 3-0 — 6. TOTALS 30 FG, 6 FT.
Vandalia 15 10 20 9 — 54
Altamont 26 9 17 20 — 72
3-point FG — Vandalia 2 (Walk 2), Altamont 6 (Kuenstler 2, Higgs 2, Nelson 1, Roberts 1)
At Newton
Newton High School took a 21-15 opening quarter lead and went on to beat Fairfield by a 48-39 tally Tuesday evening.
The Mules came back to knot the score at halftime 27-27. But Newton went on another run, this one 13-3 in the third quarter.
Izzy Meinhart was the lone player for the Eagles in double figures with 15 on five field goals, three of those from beyond the arc, and two of two at the line.
Allie Hermann chipped in with nine points and led in rebounding with eight and steals with five. Hermann and Bergbower had three assists each.
Fairfield won the junior varsity contest, 27-25. Scoring for Newton were Brummer 8, Schumacher 7, Duncan 6, Gentry 2 and Kuhl 2.
At Newton
FAIRFIELD (39)
Belva 5-1 — 16, Foster 5-0 — 11, Jolly 2-0 — 5, Hutchcraft 1-0 — 3, E. Vaughan 1-0 — 2, K. Vaughan 1-0 — 2. TOTALS 15 FG, 1 FT.
NEWTON (48)
Meinhart 5-2 — 15, Hermann 3-3 — 9, Schumacher 3-1 — 7, Probst 3-0 — 6, Brummer 3-0 — 6, Bergbower 2-1 — 5. TOTALS 19 FG, 7 FT.
Fairfield 15 12 3 9 — 39
Newton 21 6 13 8 — 48
3-point FG — Fairfield 8 (Belva 5, Foster 1, Jolly 1, Hutchcraft 1), Newton 3 (Meinhart 3).
Junior Varsity
Fairfield 27, Newton 25
Newton — Brummer 8, Schumacher 7, Duncan 6, Gentry 2, Kuhl 2.
At Louisville
Oblong came calling and claimed a 40-33 win over North Clay Tuesday evening.
The game was the season opener for North Clay. The Cardinals are back in action Thursday at South Central.