Published on November 6, 2026 10:30 am
Last Updated on November 6, 2026 10:31 am
ST. ELMO — South Central High School’s volleyball season came to a close at the Class 1A St. Elmo Sectional Thursday evening.
The Cougars fell to Okawville, 25-18, 25-20.
Annie Ruholl led South Central in digs with 12. Sophie Wodtka had 13 assists. Bailey Wodtka led in aces with two. Mya Schaal had seven kills.
Okawville now heads on to its own super-sectional Monday and will face Norris City-Omaha-Enfield at 6 p.m.
South Central ended its season with a 26-9 record.
Class 1A St. Elmo Sectional
South Central — A. Ruholl, 1 assist, 12 digs; S. Wodtka, 2 kills, 13 assists, 1 dig; B. Wodtka, 2 aces, 3 kills, 6 digs; Peddicord, 1 kill, 8 digs; Schaal, 7 kills, 1 dig; E. Ruholl, 3 digs; Yingst, 1 kill, 5 assists, 1 dig; Hiestand, 3 kills
At Strasburg
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg saw its season end at its own Class 1A Sectional Thursday.
The Hatchets dropped the loss to Decatur Unity Christian in three sets. Unity won the opener 25-20 but Windsor/Stew-Stras fought back to take the second set 25-23. Unity then claimed the match 25-14.
“Ending the season is always hard,” said WSS Coach Ronda Schlechte. “We put up a good fight for the most part and I am very rpoud of them for not giving up. We did some amazing things tonight and need to hold our heads high.
“We had an awesome season to look back on. We will miss our seniors and wish them the best. I can’t wait to see what Mya, Brooke and Sophi do as they continue their volleyball careers. We are so proud of you all.”
Mya Friese led the Hatchets in kills with eight while Brooke Schumacher had seven and ended with three block assists. Kendra Hayes led in assists with 25 and digs with 15. She had three block assists. Zoey Conder had one solo block and two block assists.
Windsor/Stew-Stras finished the season with a 28-11 record.
Unity now heads to the New Berlin Super-sectional and will face the host squad at 7 p.m.
At Strasburg
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg — Hayes, 1 kill, 25 assists, 15 digs, 3 block assists; Zalman, 1 assist, 7 digs; M. Friese, 8 kills, 10 digs, 1 block assist; Wascher, 3 kills, 1 assist, 11 digs, 1 block assist; Schumacher, 7 kills, 3 block assists; Conder, 3 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists; K. Friese, 7 kills, 1 assist, 5 digs; Thompson, 2 digs; Bostedo, 1 assist, 1 dig; Reed, 2 aces, 2 digs