{"id":32959,"date":"2026-03-16T08:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=32959"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:08:49","slug":"junior-high-state-volleyball-tournament-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/volleyball\/32959-junior-high-state-volleyball-tournament-march-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior High State Volleyball Tournament &#8212; March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Altamont Lutheran dropped a loss in opening round play of the Class 7-1A State Volleyball Tournament Saturday at Clinton Junior High School.<\/p>\n<p>Decatur Unity was the winner, 25-21, 26-24.<\/p>\n<p>Altamont Lutheran was led by Hadley Grobengieser with two aces and\u00a0 Zoey Kraemer with eight service points. Altamont Lutheran ended the season with a 17-3 record.<\/p>\n<p>In other first round matches, Cissna Park beat LaSalle St. Acutis, 25-22, 25-16; Ottawa Marquette won over Peoria St. Jude, 25-23, 25-10 and Hartsburg-Emden beat Carrollton St. Johns, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21.<\/p>\n<p>In the semifinals, Ottawa Marquette beat Cissna Park, 25-19, 25-19 and Hartsburg-Emden defeated Decatur Unity 25-22, 25-22.<\/p>\n<p>The championship match went to Hartsburg-Emden over Ottawa Marquette. Ottawa Marquette won the opening set 25-19. Hartsburg-Emden then came back 25-22, 25-19. The champions ended with 21-7 record.<\/p>\n<p>Third place was claimed by Decatur Unity over Cissna Park, 25-19, 25-19.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altamont Lutheran dropped a loss in opening round play of the Class 7-1A State Volleyball Tournament Saturday at Clinton Junior High School. Decatur Unity was the winner, 25-21, 26-24. 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