Published on October 20, 2026 8:53 am
Last Updated on October 20, 2026 8:54 am
The Egyptian-Illini Conference Volleyball Tournament got underway Monday at St. Elmo High School.
In opening round play, Mulberry Grove defeated Sandoval, 25-9, 25-9 while St. Elmo/Brownstown won over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 25-13, 25-17.
Patoka/Odin downed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23 and St. Elmo/Brownstown won over Patoka/Odin, 25-23, 25-13.
Addison Koonce, a junior, broke a record for the Eagles with 500 assists in a season. Koonce had a total of 479 assists coming into the match against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and had 22. Then in the victory against Patoka/Odin, she tallied 21 more assists for a 522 total.
The tournament continues tonight as Ramsey faces Mulberry Grove at 5:30 p.m. followed by Martinsville against Mulberry Grove at 6:30 and Ramsey taking on Martinsville at 7:30.
At St. Elmo
St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. CHBC — P. Barker, 10 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 5 digs; M. Barker, 1 kill, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 assist; Kistler, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig; Goldsborough, 7 digs, 1 assist; Miller, 7 kills, 1 assist; Orr, 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 assists; Austin, 1 kill, 3 digs; Koonce, 1 ace, 8 digs, 22 assists; Forbes, 1 dig
St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Patoka/Odin — Koonce, 1 kill, 9 digs, 21 assists; Miller, 4 kills, 1 block, 3 digs; P. Barker, 7 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs; M. Barker, 1 kill, 1 ace, 6 digs; Austin, 3 kills, 5 digs; Forbes, 4 kills, 4 digs; Kistler, 3 kills; Goldsborough, 5 digs; Orr, 1 ace, 1 dig
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. SEB — Tucker, 1 kill, 2 digs, 12 assists; Sarver, 2 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs; Lilly, 2 digs; Wakefield, 1 kill; Shields, 8 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 1 assist; Stuckemeyer, 1 kill, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Bowlin, 3 kills, 1 block, 2 digs
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Odin — Bowlin, 7 kills, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 assist; Tucker, 1 kill, 1 ace, 8 digs, 23 assists; Sarver, 4 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 9 digs; Shields, 11 kills, 1 block, 17 digs; Stuckemeyer, 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 11 digs; G. Wakefield, 2 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs; C. Wakefield, 2 digs; Howitzke, 2 digs
At Newton
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg came calling at Newton and the Eagles responded with a varsity victory.
Newton was a winner in three sets. The Eagles took the opener 25-23 before Windsor/Stew-Stras came back with a 25-23 second set. Newton then won the match, 25-20.
Miller and Hermann had three aces each for the Eagles. Thomann led in kills with 13. Stanley had 25 assists and 19 digs. Schackmann, Probst and Schumacher finished with two blocks each.
Newton improved to 31-3 on the season and returns to action Thursday hosting Paris during Senior Night.
Windsor/Stew-Stras was led by Mya Friese with 19 kills, Kendra Hayes with 32 assists and 22 digs, Zaida Wascher with three aces and Brooke Schumacher with a solo block and two block assists.
The loss dropped the Hatchets to 23-9 on the season.
“Newton is always a fun team to play,” said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. “Just great competition all the way around. I thought we played well the majority of the time and made a huge comeback in set two to take the set. We just made mistakes at critical times in the game, when we needed the points. Both teams were challenged and that’s what we need this time of the year.”
In junior varsity action, Newton was a winner 25-23, 25-13. Windsor/Stew-Stras dropped to 16-2.
In freshman/sophomore action, Newton also was a winner, 26-24, 25-14.
Windsor/Stew-Stras is now 5-8-5 on the season.
Varsity Match
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Hayes, 32 assists, 22 digs, 2 block assists; Zalman, 2 assists, 23 digs; M. Friese, 19 kills, 12 digs; Wascher, 3 aces, 5 kills, 15 digs; Schumacher, 7 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists; Conder, 1 kill; K. Friese, 6 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs; Thompson, 2 aces, 3 digs; Bostedo, 3 assists, 2 digs; Reed, 2 aces, 1 dig
Newton — Miller, 3 aces, 8 digs; Hermann, 3 aces, 3 kills, 2 assists, 18 digs, 1 block; Schumacher, 2 aces, 2 kills, 3 assists, 6 digs, 2 blocks; Stanley, 1 ace, 1 kill, 25 assists, 19 digs, 1 block; Thomann, 13 kills, 12 digs; Schackmann, 8 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Probst, 4 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks;
Junior Varsity Match
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Bostedo, 1 kill, 3 assists, 7 digs; Reed, 3 assists, 6 digs; Friese, 5 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Manhart, 1 ace, 2 kills, 8 digs; Mueller, 1 dig; Montgomery, 2 aces, 2 assists, 3 digs; Walker, 1 kill; Spour, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block assist; Rincker, 1 block assist; McCormick, 1 dig
Freshmen/Sophomore Match
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Rincker, 1 ace, 8 assists, 4 digs; Musson, 3 kills, 6 assists, 8 digs; Vonderheide, 7 digs; Hendrickson, 1 kill; Reed, 1 kill, 2 digs; Helmink, 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Rincker, 2 kills, 3 digs; Ault, 3 kills; Montgomery, 1 kill; Will, 1 dig; Morris, 1 kill; McCormick, 1 kill, 5 digs
At St. Anthony
Effingham St. Anthony handed Richland County/Olney a loss Monday evening.
The Bulldogs won 25-18, 25-18 to improve to 30-3 on the season.
Madelyn Gilmore led the team with 18 assists, four aces and three blocks while Ali Kollmann led in kills with 21. Cara Hatton had eight digs.
St. Anthony also claimed the junior varsity match, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10.
At St. Anthony
Varsity Match
St. Anthony — Gilmore, 2 kills, 18 assists, 4 aces, 3 digs, 3 blocks; McCormick, 4 kills, 4 digs; Emmerich, 3 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks; Kollmann, 21 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 1 block; Hatton, 10 kills, 8 digs; Kinkelaar, 4 digs; Henning, 3 digs
At Altamont
Altamont captured a victory over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran Monday as the team celebrated Senior Night.
The Indians won 25-23, 23-25, 25-16. Lydia Aldrich led in kills with 11, digs with nine, aces with three and block assists with two. Adilyn Schnarre had 36 assists. Abigail Wills had one block.
At Altamont
Varsity Match
Altamont — Wills, 1 ace, 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 block, 1 block assist; Kollman, 1 ace, 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 block assist; Burrow, 1 ace, 5 digs; Schnarre, 1 ace, 6 kills, 36 assists, 4 digs; Tappendorf, 3 kills, 1 block assist; A. Aldrich, 1 ace, 8 kills, 1 block assist; L. Aldrich, 3 aces, 11 kills, 9 digs, 2 block assists; Suckow, 5 digs; Bauer, 5 digs
At Teutopolis
Teutopolis was a winner in varsity and junior varsity action against Cumberland Monday evening.
The Wooden Shoes had to go three sets before pulling out a 26-24, 20-25, 25-20 victory.
“Tonight was Senior Night and we managed to get all 11 seniors into the game,” said T-town Coach Tim Mills. “Sometimes it wasn’t pretty but we won in three sets. Even with all the distractions, the girls were really focused. The place was packed and the crowd brought lots of energy.
“We finish the regular season tomorrow night at Robinson and then we begin regional play next Tuesday at Olney.
“Our junior varsity team won for the ninth time in the last 10 matches, 25-17, 25-16. They have a record of 15-7 on the season.”
At Teutopolis
Varsity Match
Teutopolis — Swingler, 2 blocks, 21 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace, 48 sets, 16 assists; Pals, 1 block, 4 digs, 8 kills, 3 aces, 2 sets, 1 assist; Jordan, 11 digs, 2 aces, 37 sets, 20 assists; Tarter, 8 digs, 8 sets, 2 assists; Mette, 7 digs; Gaddis, 6 digs; Mette, 5 digs; Tegeler, 5 digs, 9 kills; Zumbahen, 4 digs, 7 kills; Probst, 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 set, 1 assist; Willenborg, 1 dig, 2 kills; Isley, 2 kills; E. Meyer, 7 kills
Junior Varsity Match
Teutopolis — Niebrugge, 1 block, 1 dig, 2 kills, 4 aces; Isley, 10 digs, Isley, 10 digs, 5 kills, 1 ace; Ruholl, 10 digs, 1 ace; Willenborg, 10 digs, 5 kills; Passalacqua, 8 digs, 2 sets, 1 assist; Meyer, 4 digs, 4 kills; Tegeler, 4 blocks, 3 kills, 1 ace, 46 sets, 23 assists; Mattox, 2 digs, 1 kill; Niemerg, 2 kills; Ordner, 2 kills
At Louisville
North Clay fell victim to Cisne in Monday evening action.
The Cardinals lost in two sets, 25-17, 25-18 to drop to 10-23 on the season.
The junior varsity team was a winner, 26-24, 25-21 and the freshman/sophomore squad also won, 25-21, 25-21.
North Clay returns to action tonight celebrating Senior Night against Webber Township (Bluford), beginning at 6 p.m.