Published on October 21, 2026 9:22 am
Last Updated on October 21, 2026 9:31 am
The National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament got underway Tuesday.
Cumberland was a 24-22 winner over Neoga.
South Central downed Effingham Sacred Heart, 28-23.
In the final game of the evening, Altamont was an 18-15 winner over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City.
Tonight’s games feature Sigel St. Michael against Cumberland at 5:30 followed by Brownstown/St. Elmo and South Central squaring off at 6:45. The final game will feature Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg against Dieterich at 8.
The tournament continues Thursday and Friday and will finish out Saturday.
At Sigel
Teutopolis traveled to Sigel St. Michael and was a winner in both seventh- and eighth-grade play Tuesday.
The Shoes won the seventh-grade game, 24-18 led by Jansen with 12 points.
St. Michael was led by Violet Walk with 10.
In eighth-grade play, T-town ran out to a 23-8 opening half lead and won 40-16.
P. Ruholl put in 17 points to guide the winners.
Violet Walk led the Sharpshooters with seven.
At Sigel
Seventh-Grade Game
Teutopolis 6 6 4 8 — 24
St. Michael 2 6 4 6 — 18
Teutopolis — Jansen 12, Deters 6, Dhom 2, Hoene 2, Zerrusen 2
Sigel St. Michael — Vi. Walk 10, Tarter 4, Hoene 2, Va. Walk 2
Eighth-Grade Game
Tetuopolis 10 13 7 10 — 40
St. Michael 7 1 2 6 — 16
Teutopolis — Ruholl 17, Probst 6, Mette 4, Schmidt 4, Bloemer 3, Westendorf 2, Pals 2, Garcia 2
Sigel St. Michael — V. Walk 7, Niebrugge 2, Drake 2, Dittamore 2, Gaddis 1 (St. Michael players add up to 14 while 16 listed as the final)