Published on October 16, 2026 7:20 am
Last Updated on October 16, 2026 9:30 am
The National Trail Conference Volleyball Tournament got underway Thursday at Effingham St. Anthony High School.
In the opening match, North Clay was a winner over Cumberland, 25-15, 26-24.
The second match of the evening went to South Central who downed Cumberland, 25-21, 25-18.
Dieterich was a winner over Altamont 28-26, 18-25, 25-22 in the third contest.
Match four went to St. Elmo/Brownstown which downed Neoga, 25-22, 25-9.
Match five was claimed by Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City over Altamont, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18.
Top-seeded St. Anthony won its opener over North Clay, 25-17, 25-23.
The tournament continues tonight and will conclude Saturday.
National Trail Conference Tournament
Team Statistics
Altamont vs. Dieterich — Wills, 1 ace, 5 kills, 4 digs, 1 block; Fleeharty, 1 kill; Kollman, 4 kills; Burrow, 2 aces, 6 digs; Schnarre, 4 aces, 4 kills, 24 assists, 7 digs, 1 block assist; Tappendorf, 2 digs, 1 block assist; A. Aldrich, 8 kills, 1 block; L. Aldrich, 1 ace, 3 kills, 7 digs, 2 block assists; Suckow, 5 digs; Bauer, 5 digs
Altamont vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City — Wills, 2 kills, 6 digs, 1 block; Fleeharty, 1 kill; Kollman, 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig; Burrow, 1 ace, 5 digs; Schnarre, 1 kill, 12 assists, 2 digs, 1 block assist, 2 blocks; Tappendorf, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block assist; A. Aldrich, 9 kills 1 block; L. Aldrich, 1 ace, 3 kills, 2 digs, 2 block assists; Burrus, 1 ace, 1 dig; Alwardt, 2 digs; Suckow, 5 digs; Bauer, 1 ace, 1 dig
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher vs. North Clay — Sarver, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs; Shields, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Lilly, 5 digs; Stuckemeyer, 1 ace, 7 digs; Wakefield, 1 dig; Tucker, 3 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 7 assists; Bowlin, 2 kills, 2 block, 2 digs
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Altamont — Sarver, 5 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Shields, 13 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 15 digs; Nowitzke, 6 digs; Lilly, 2 aces, 3 digs; Stuckemeyer, 5 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; G. Wakefield, 2 kills; C. Wakefield, 2 aces, 1 dig; Tucker, 2 kills, 1 ace, 8 digs; Bowlin, 5 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; Meeks, 2 digs
St. Anthony — Gilmore, 1 kill, 21 assists, 4 digs, 1 block; McCormick, 4 kills, 2 aces, 6 digs; Emmerich, 3 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Fearday, 3 digs; Kollmann, 2 kills; Hatton, 12 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs, 3 blocks; Kinkelaar, 7 digs; Barker, 2 digs
St. Elmo/Brownstown — M. Baker, 12 digs; Kistler, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 assist; Austin, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Forbes, 4 digs; Orr, 1 kill, 4 digs; Koonce, 1 kill, 1 ace, 12 digs, 16 assists; P. Barker, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 12 digs; Miller, 4 kills, 1 block, 3 digs
South Central — A. Ruholl, 1 ace, 8 digs; S. Wodtka, 1 ace, 2 kills, 6 assists, 4 digs; B. Wodtka, 1 ace, 3 kills, 6 digs; Rose, 2 digs; Peddicord, 1 ace, 5 kills, 8 digs; Schaal, 1 ace, 10 kills, 7 digs; E. Ruholl, 2 digs; Yingst, 2 aces, 12 assists, 9 digs; Hiestand, 2 digs
Cumberland — Dittamore, 15 assists, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 11 digs; Claybaugh, 4 kills, 9 digs; McElravy, 7 kills, 1 ace, 11 digs; Holsapple, 3 kills, 1 block, 1 ace, 8 digs; Colnar, 1 kill, 3 digs; Long, 2 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Fritts, 1 assist, 5 digs; Schnapper, 1 assist, 1 dig; K. McElravy, 1 assist, 1 block, 6 digs
At Effingham
Effingham captured a victory over Mahomet-Seymour in Apollo Conference action Thursday.
The Hearts fell in the opening set, 25-20 but came back with 25-21, 25-22 scores for the victory.
Mara Braun led the team in kills with eight, aces with four and blocks with six. Bailey Bohnhoff had 16 assists. Lena Gebben led in digs with 10.
In junior varsity action, Mahomet-Seymour was a winner 25-11, 25-17.
The Hearts are 15-13 on the season and return to action Saturday in the Edwards County (Albion) Tournament.
At Effingham
Varsity Match
Effingham — Bohnhoff, 6 kills, 1 ace, 16 assists, 6 digs; Braun, 8 kills, 6 blocks; Burgholzer, 6 kills, 4 aces, 9 assists, 6 digs; Gebben, 10 digs; Kirk, 3 aces, 4 assists, 8 digs; Phillips, 2 kills, 4 blocks; Wendling, 4 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Martin, 6 kills, 4 digs
Junior Varsity Match
Effingham — Barnes, 2 assists, 6 digs; Althoff, 1 kill, 9 assists, 8 digs; Cekander, 2 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs; Hille, 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Veach, 1 dig; Martin, 1 kill; Roberts, 2 kills, 1 block; Schoonover, 1 assist, 3 digs; Flessner, 3 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs