Published on October 16, 2026 8:13 am
Last Updated on October 16, 2026 9:41 am
Effingham Junior High School split victories in junior high girls basketball action Thursday.
The Mustangs fell in the seventh-grade contest in overtime, 21-19 to Salem Franklin Park.
Leading the Mustangs was Hadley Westjohn with eight points.
The seventh-grade dropped to 0-6 on the season.
In eighth-grade play, Effingham improved to 4-2 with a 40-16 win.
Kynlie Rohr tallied 12 for the winners.
At Salem
Seventh-Grade Game
Salem 21, Effingham 19
Effingham — Westjohn 8, Jones 1, Hoelscher 2, Tucker 4, Wendling 4
Eighth-Grade Game
Effingham 40, Salem 16
Effingham — Rohr 12, Wiedman 2, Florida 1, Niemerg 3, Hartke 3, Gouchenouer 6, Robertson 5, Patton 2, Lauritzen 6
At Strasburg
Pana Sacred Heart came calling and picked up both victories over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Thursday.
Pana Sacred Heart edged Windsor/Stew-Stras 21-19 in the seventh-grade game with a 12-4 final quarter run.
Manhart led WSS with eight points while Spannagel added seven.
In eighth-grade play, Pana Sacred Heart was a 35-15 winner, running out to a 17-4 opening half lead.
Barnard and Althoff scored five points each for Windsor/Stew-Stras which dropped to 7-3 on the season.
At Strasburg
Seventh-Grade Game
Pana S.H. 6 1 2 12 — 21
WSS 2 5 8 4 — 19
Pana Sacred Heart — Anderson 9, E. Beyers 6, Blodgett 3, A. Beyers 2, Casner 1
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Manhart 8, Spannagel 7, Austin 2, A. Pruemer 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Pana S.H. 7 10 9 9 — 35
WSS 1 3 7 4 — 15
Pana Sacred Heart — Matthews 13, E. Beyers 12, Anderson 8, L. Bldogett 2
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Barnard 5, Althoff 5, E. Pruemer 3, King 2
At Brownstown
Brownstown/St. Elmo was a winner in the seventh-grade game while Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City claimed the eighth-grade victory Thursday.
BSE took a 29-10 victory behind three players with even scoring as Schaub, Satterthwaite, Harpster and Feller scored six points each.
CHBC was led by Allie Goeckner with eighth.
In eighth-grade play, CHBC edged BSE, 21-19 in overtime.
CHBC held a 10-9 opening half lead. BSE came back tied at 13-13 in the third quarter and both teams scored four points in the final period to send the contest into the overtime period.
Aubree Towler led the winners with eight points while Mayce Robertson added six.
BSE was led by Coleman/-Scott with nine points.
At Brownstown
Seventh-Grade Game
CHBC 2 2 2 4 — 10
BSE 8 9 8 4 — 29
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Daniels 0, Vaughn 0, Williams 0, Hoene 2, Miller 0, Nelson 0, Knight 0, Goeckner 8
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Schaub 6, Satterwaite 6, Harpster 6, Koontz 2, Strobel 3, Feller 6
Eighth-Grade Game
Overtime
CHBC 4 6 3 6 2 — 21
BSE 6 3 4 6 0 — 19
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Hoene 0, Macklin 0, Robertson 6, Wheeler 3, Towler 8, Knight 2, Goeckner 0, Cole 2
Brownstown/St. Elmo — Harpster 2, Haslett 2, Feller 2, Lach 4, Coleman-Scott 9
At Dieterich
Dieterich handed South Central losses in both seventh- and eighth-grade action Thursday.
Dieterich was a 17-10 winner in the seventh-grade game, taking a 10-5 opening half lead.
Kannyn Douthit scored five to lead the winners. Carrie Probst pulled down 10 rebounds while Kaylee Will added nine.
In the eighth-grade game, Dieterich won 24-20. Dieterich broke a 4-4 opening quarter lead with a 13-6 second period and a 5-1 third quarter.
Ali Koester scored 11 for the winners and led in rebounds with six. She also had three steals.
At Dieterich
Seventh-Grade Game
South Central 3 2 1 4 — 10
Dieterich 4 6 4 3 — 17
South Central — no scoring listed
Dieterich — Douthit 5, Bohnhoff 4, Will 4, Probst 2, Steffen 2, Zubmahlen 0, Chisler 0, Niemerg 0
Eighth-Grade Game
South Central 4 6 1 9 — 20
Dieterich 4 13 5 2 — 24
South Central — no scoring listed
Dieterich — Koester 11, Bohnhoff 4, Icenogle 4, Meinhart 2, Mellendorf 2, Niemerg 1, Purcell 0
At Teutopolis
Teutopolis edged Paris Crestwood both in seventh- and eighth-grade action Thursday.
The Wooden Shoes claimed the seventh-grade game, 18-15 to improve to 7-2. Jansen led with 11 points.
In eighth-grade play, T-town was a 41-39 winner over Paris Crestwood. Schmidt scored 11.
At Teutopolis
Seventh-Grade Game
Paris Crestwood 2 6 3 4 — 15
Teutopolis 3 3 4 8 — 18
Paris Crestwood — Labaum 7, Martin 5, Becher 2, Dennis 1
Teutopolis — Jansen 11, Hoene 5, Deters 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Paris Crestwood 7 12 8 12 — 39
Teutopolis 13 7 8 13 — 41
Paris Crestwood — Sallee 12, Cordes 9, Camp 6, Becher 6, Wise 3, Moreschi 3
Teutopolis — Schmidt 11, P. Ruholl 9, Mette 7, Grunlou 7, Bloemer 5, D. Probst 2