Published on September 8, 2025 1:52 pm
Last Updated on September 8, 2025 1:52 pm
OLNEY — Effingham St. Anthony went 4-1 to capture the championship at the Olney Classic Volleyball Tournament Saturday.
The Bulldogs defeated Olney (B), 25-20, 25-17, Mount Carmel 21-25, 25-19, 15-11, Hinsdale South 25-13, 25-10 and Fairfield 25-22, 25-20. Edwards County won over St. Anthony 18-25, 25-19, 17-15.
Madelyn Gilmore and Cara Hatton were named to the All-Tournament Team.
The Bulldogs are now 5-2 on the season and return to action Tuesday at Neoga.
Newton lost both matches in pool play. They fell to Fairfield 25-27, 25-23, 15-11 and lost to Tolono Unity 22-25, 25-19, 15-10.
In the Bronze Flight, Newton claimed all three victories, winning against Hutsonville/Palestine, 25-13, 25-18, Olney B 25-16, 25-15 and Olney A 25-19, 25-20.
Izzy Meinhart made the All-Tournament Team.
Newton is now 6-5 on the season.
Olney Classic
St. Anthony — Ruholl, 9 kills, 22 digs, 3 blocks; Hoene, 29 kills, 4 aces, 21 digs, 6 blocks; Emmerich, 11 kills, 2 aces, 12 digs, 9 blocks; Gilmore, 20 kills, 97 assists, 5 aces, 16 digs, 10 blocks; Hatton, 51 kills,l 4 aces, 41 digs, 8 blocks; Lasarge, 11 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs, 15 blocks; Gannaway, 37 digs; Kinkelaar, 17 digs, 3 aces; Weishaar, 3 digs; Fearday, 3 digs; Nuxoll, 1 dig
Newton — Bierman, 13 aces, 30 kills, 13 assists, 4 blocks; Schackmann, 5 aces, 10 kills, 3 assists, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Hermann, 5 aces, 23 kills, 11 assists, 27 digs; Meinhart, 3 aces, 8 kills, 39 assists, 20 digs; Brooks, 2 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 8 digs, 1 block; Schafer, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 38 digs; Shull, 1 ace, 1 kill, 32 assists, 10 digs; Probst, 22 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Pitcher, 5 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks; Ochs, 3 kills, 3 digs; Earnest, 2 kills; Bierman, 3 assists, 36 digs, 4 blocks; Schumacher, 2 assists, 3 digs; Miller, 1 assist
At Altamont
Nokomis captured the championship of the Altamont Volleyball Tournament Saturday.
Nokomis finished first followed by Altamont second, Greenville third and Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran fourth.
Another area team competing was Cumberland. The Pirates lost to Vandalia, 21-17, 21-16, fell to Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 21-18, 24-22, then lost to Heritage 27-29, 25-22, 15-13. The Pirates won over Vandalia, 25-22, 26-24.
Other teams competing were Heritage, Cerro Gordo/Bement and Vandalia.
Altamont split with Greenville, 14-21, 21-6. and Cerro Gordo/Bement 21-15, 9-21. Altamont defeated Heritage 21-15, 21-19 and Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 25-14, 28-26.
Altamont then lost to Nokomis, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Altamont Tournament
Altamont vs. Greenville — Fleeharty, 7 assists; Hollinshead, 1 kill; Roedl, 10 digs; Aldrich, 1 kill; Rippetoe, 7 assists, 2 blocks; Sphar, 7 kills, 1 dig; Hankins, 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace, 3 blocks; WIlls, 4 digs; Aldrich, 1 kill; Goeckner, 2 kills, 1 dig
Altamont vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement –– Fleeharty, 4 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs; Hollinshead, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block; Roedl, 2 aces, 7 digs; Aldrich, 3 kills, 1 block; Rippetoe, 4 asssits, 4 digs, 1 block; Sphar, 1 kill, 3 digs; Hankins, 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Wills, 3 aces, 6 digs; Schnarre, 1 assist, 1 dig; Goeckner, 2 kills
Altamont vs. Heritage — Fleeharty, 1 kill, 6 assists, 2 digs; Hollinshead, 2 kills, 2 digs; Roedl, 15 digs; Aldrich, 3 kills, 1 block; Rippetoe, 3 kills, 4 asssits, 3 blocks; Sphar, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Hankins, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 block; Wills, 1 assist, 10 digs; Goeckner, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 block
Altamont vs. Christ Our Rock Lutheran — Fleeharty, 10 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs; Hollinshead, 1 kill,1 dig, 4 blocks; Roeld, 1 kill, 1 ace, 26 digs; Aldrich, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block; Rippetoe, 7 kills, 4 aces, 6 digs, 6 assists; Sphar, 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 block; Hankins, 1 kill, 1 assist, 23 digs, 3 blocks; Wills, 2 aces, 7 digs; Goeckner, 3 kills, 1 block; Aldrich, 1 dig
Altamont vs. Nokomis — Fleeharty, 4 assists, 1 dig; Hollinshead, 2 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks; Roedl, 1 ace, 15 digs; Aldrich, 2 kills 3 blocks; RIppetoe, 1 kill, 8 assists, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 6 aces; Sphar, 3 kills, 2 ace,s 1 dig, 1 block; Hankins, 4 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks; Wills, 4 digs; Goeckner, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block
Cumberland vs. Vandalia — Gray, 1 assist, 6 digs; Claybaugh, 3 kills, 9 digs; Miller, 11 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace, 1 dig; Colnar, 1 kill; Shoemaker, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 ace; McElravy, 2 kills, 6 aces; Dittamore, 5 asssits, 8 kills, 3 aces, 7digs
Cumberland vs. Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran — Gray, 1 kill, 5 digs; Claybaugh, 1 kill, 1 block, 3 aces, 8 digs; Miller, 6 assists, 1 dig; Colnar, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig; Shoemaker, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; McElravy, 4 kills, 7 digs; Dittamore 6 assists, 6 kills, 1 block, 1 ace 9 digs
Cumberland vs. Heritage — Gray, 1 assist, 6 digs; Claybaugh, 4 kills, 1 block, 3 aces, 7 digs; Colnar, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Shoemaker, 2 kills, 1 block; McElravy, 1 assist, 8 kills, 1 ace, digs; Dittamore, 8 assists, 3 kills, 2 aces, 10 digs
Cumberland vs. Vandalia — Fritts, 2 digs; Gray, 1 ace, 2 digs; Claybaugh, 3 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Miller, 10 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs; Colnar, 1 kill; Shoemaker, 1 assist, 2 kills, 1 bock, 1 ace, 1 dig; McElravy, 1 kill, 5 digs; Dittamore, 6 assists, 10 kills, 1 block, 4 aces, 11 digs
At Sullivan
Teutopolis competed in the Sullivan Tournament during the weekend and finished second.
The Wooden Shoes won over Meridian 25-13, 25-14, defeated Maroa-Forsyth 25-23, 25-20 and lost to Warrensburg-Latham in the championship match, 22-25, 25-21, 25-23.
“We played really well overall,” said Coach Tim Mills. “After starting the season by playing three sets in each of our first five matches, we finally managed to win a couple matches in only two sets. We lost to Warrensburg-Latham in the championship match. They are 9-1 on the season so they are a very good team.
“Kaylie Jordan was selected to the All-Tournament Team.”
The Shoes return to action Tuesday, playing host to Sullivan.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City competed. Sullivan won over CHBC 25-14, 23-25, 15-13. CHBC then fell to Warrensburg-Latham, 25-14, 25-27. The Bobcats then lost to Meridian 20-25, 25-14, 15-6.
At Sullivan
Teutopolis Statistics
Vs. Meridian — Horn, 4 blocks, 1 kill; Jordan, 1 block, 6 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace, 8 points, 15 assists; Mette, 4 digs, 1 ace, 4 points; Meyer, 1 block, 1 dig, 1 kill; Miller, 1 block, 3 digs, 5 kills, 4 aces, 9 points; Pals, 4 blocks, 6 kills; Ruholl, 1 dig; Swingler, 1 point; Tarter, 9 digs, 1 ace, 4 points, 1 assist; Tegler, 11 digs, 4 kills, 5 aces, 8 points, 1 assist; Zumbahlen, 1 block, 3 digs
Vs. Maroa-Forsyth — Horn, 2 blocks, 3 digs, 2 kills; Jordan, 3 digs, 2 aces, 9 points, 16 assists; Mette, 3 digs, 2 aces, 5 points; Miller, 4 blocks, 7 digs, 6 kills, 1 point; Pals, 5 blocks, 6 kills; tTarter, 9 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist; Tegeler, 14 digs, 6 kills, 3 aces, 5 points; Willenberg, 1 ace, 3 points; Zumbahlen, 7 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace, 1 point
Vs. Warrensburg-Latham — Horn, 2 blocks, 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 point; Jordan,1 block, 6 digs, 1 ace, 5 points, 26 assists; Mette, 4 digs, 1 ace, 3 points; Miller, 2 blocks, 14 digs, 5 kills, 2 aces, 8 points, 1 assist; Pals, 4 blocks, 1 dig, 4 kills; Ruholl, 2 digs; Tarter, 14 digs, 4 points, 1 assist; Tegeler, 1 block, 17 digs, 8 kills, 1 ace, 4 points, 1 assist; Willenberg, 2 digs; Zumbahlen, 1 block, 7 digs, 12 kills
Cowden-Herrick Statistics
Vs. Sullivan — Wright, 1 kill, 12 assists, 7 digs; Sarver, 5 kills, 6 digs; Shields, 7 kills, 4 aces, 1 assist, 2 digs; Wakefield, 3 kills, 1 dig; Sarver, 2 digs; Bowlin, 2 kills; Watson, 1 assist, 2 digs; Stuckemeyer, 1 kill, 1 block, 5 digs
Vs. Warrensburg-Latham — Wright, 1 kill, 5 assists, 1 dig; Sarver, 2 kills, 2 digs; Shields, 2 kills, 2 aces, 3 digs; Sarver, 3 digs; Bowlin, 2 digs; Watson, 1 ace, 4 digs; Stuckemeyer, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 3 digs
Vs. Meridian — Wright, 2 kills, 9 assists, 8 digs; Sarver, 1 kill, 4 digs; Shields, 5 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs; Wakefield, 1 kill; Sarver, 1 assist, 3 digs; Bowlin, 1 kill, 1 dig; Watson, 1 ace, 1 assist, 7 digs; Stuckemeyer, 5 kills, 4 aces, 6 digs; Wakefield, 2 assists
At Westville
Dieterich competed in the Westville Tournament, taking two wins and two victories.
Dieterich defeated Unity High 25-12, 25-12 and won over Donovan, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13.
The Maroons fell to Westville 25-11, 25-11 and lost to Paris, 25-14, 25-16.
At Westville
Vs. Unity High — Uthell, 1 ace, 2 digs, 6 kills, 2 blocks; Brummer, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 kill, 2 blocks; Blackwell, 1 dig, 1 block; Will, 2 aces, 2 kills; Russell, 2 aces, 1 dig, 8 assists; Muhs, 2 aces, 6 digs; Wohltman, 2 aces, 1 dig, 5 kills, 1 block; Fuesting, 5 aces, 8 assists
Vs. Donovan — Uthell, 3 aces, 2 digs, 4 kills, 1 block; Brummer, 1 ace, 5 kills; Blackwell, 1 kill; Will, 3 aces, 1 dig, 7 kills; Russell, 2 digs, 3 kills, 4 assists; Juhs, 2 digs; Wohltman, 3 aces, 4 digs, 3 kills; Fuesting, 1 ace, 7 assists
Vs. Westville — Uthell, 1 kill; Brummer, 2 aces, 2 kills; Blackwell, 2 blocks; Goebel, 5 digs; Will, 1 ace; Russell, 1 ace, 1 assist, 1 block; Muhs, 5 digs; Wohltman, 6 digs, 1 kill, 1 block; Fuesting, 1 dig, 3 assists
Vs. Paris — Uthell, 1 ace, 1 dig, 2 kills; Brummer, 3 aces, 3 kills; Blackwell, 3 assists; Goebel, 2 digs; Will, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 kill; Muhs, 2 digs; Wohltman, 2 digs, 3 kills; Fuesting, 4 assists