Published on January 15, 2026 8:21 am
Last Updated on January 15, 2026 8:21 am
Teutopolis won the championship of the Effingham St. Anthony Freshman Boys Basketball Tournament Wednesday.
The Shoes ran out to a 30-10 opening quarter lead on St. Anthony and finished strong. The Shoes were led by Kale Goeckner with four three-pointers and three of three at the line in the opening quarter for 15 points. Owen Lynch added a two-pointer and a three for five.
In the second quarter, T-town went on a three-point binge, hitting six as Ripken Miller, Blake Niemerg and Goeckner had two each.
It was a three-point game for the Shoes as they finished with a grand total of 17. Goeckner led the way with seven from three-point range and three of three at the line for 24 points. Ripken Miller also had three from beyond the arc and a regular basket for 11. Blake Niemerg added two three-pointers, two baskets and a free throw for 11.
St. Anthony was led by Curtis Tingley with 17 points on seven field goals, three of those three-pointers.
At St. Anthony
Championship Game
Teutopolis 30 23 8 12 — 73
St. Anthony 10 10 18 4 — 42
Teutopolis — Miller 11, S. Probst 5, Niemerg 11, Goeckner 24, Dasenbrock 3, Lynch 7, Weber 3, Tegeler 9
St. Anthony — Gowin 7, Bierman 2, McAllister 2, Tingley 17, Wagner 3, Sandschafer 2, Hoene 7, Looman 2
Third Place Game
Dieterich 10 10 6 11 — 37
Altamont 6 2 4 9 — 21
Dieterich — Langford 0, Niemerg 2, Goeckner 13, Kessler 0, Bierman 2, McQueen 11, Stortzum 8, Kessler 1
Altamont — Beccue 0, Pals 0, Boehm 0, Davis 6, Frederking 10, Holste 4, Bannister 1,