{"id":49485,"date":"2026-10-19T07:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=49485"},"modified":"2026-10-19T07:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:41:33","slug":"st-anthony-claims-national-trail-conference-volleyball-tournament-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/volleyball\/49485-st-anthony-claims-national-trail-conference-volleyball-tournament-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Anthony Wins NTC Volleyball Tournament Crown"},"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>Effingham St. Anthony claimed the championship of the National Trail Conference Volleyball Tournament Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs handed South Central a 25-18, 25-13 loss in Friday play at the Enlow Center. In other Friday matches, Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg won over Dieterich, 25-13, 25-12 and downed St. Elmo\/Brownstown, 25-21, 25-17.<\/p>\n<p>In matches at Goff Gym, Cumberland downed North Clay 25-22, 25-22, Neoga won over Dieterich, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20 and North Clay defeated Dieterich, 25-21, 25-23.<\/p>\n<p>In Saturday play, Cumberland was the consolation champion with a 25-27, 25-23, 25-8 win over Neoga.<\/p>\n<p>Third place went to South Central over St. Elmo\/Brownstown, 25-27, 25-23, 25-18.<\/p>\n<p>Mya Schaal led South Central in kills with 13. Annie Ruholl led in digs with 17. River Yingst had 22 assists. Bailey Wodtka and Maddie Peddicord had two aces each.<\/p>\n<p>In the championship match, St. Anthony won over Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg, 25-19, 27-25.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs were led by Cara Hatton with 13 kills, Madelyn Gilmore with 21 assists, Sophia Emmerich with five blocks and Claire Kinkelaar with nine digs.<\/p>\n<p>The Hatchets were led by Mya Friese with 13 kills, Kendra Hayes with 22 assists and 14 digs and Abree Zalman with two aces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Match 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg &#8212;<\/strong> Hayes, 2 kills, 18 assists, 4 digs; Zalman, 1 ace, 3 digs; M. Friese, 3 aces, 7 kills, 8 digs; Wascher, 1 assist, 5 digs; Schumacher, 3 kills, 1 dig; Conder, 2 kills; Greuel, 2 digs; K. Friese, 8 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Thompson, 1 ace, 2 digs; Bostedo, 2 assists, 5 digs; Reed, 2 aces, 1 dig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central &#8212;<\/strong> A. Ruholl, 1 ace, 10 digs; S. Wodtka, 1 ace, 2 kills, 9 assists, 2 digs; B. Wodtka, 5 kills, 1 dig; Rose, 1 kill; Peddicord, 1 kill, 4 digs; Schaal, 2 aces, 4 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Conant, 1 kill, 1 assist; Ruholl, 4 digs; Yingst, 1 kill, 6 assists, 1 dig; Hiestand, 1 kill, 1 dig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg &#8212;<\/strong> Hayes, 2 kills, 25 assists, 15 digs, 1 block assist; Zalman, 2 assists, 4 digs; M. Friese, 15 kills, 6 digs; Wascher, 1 kill, 1 assist, 3 digs, 1 block assist; Schumacher, 8 kills, 1 dig, 4 block assists; Conder, 2 kills, 1 block assist; K. Friese, 4 kills, 5 digs, 3 block assists; Thompson, 2 aces; Bostedo, 3 assists, 3 digs; Reed, 1 dig<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Anthony &#8212;<\/strong> Gilmore, 6 kills, 21 assists, 5 digs, 4 blocks; McCormick, 7 kills, 1 ace, 5 digs, 1 block; Emmerich, 2 kills, 5 blocks; Fearday, 6 digs; Kollmann, 2 blocks; Hatton, 13 kills, 7 digs, 1 block; Kinkelaar, 9 digs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg &#8212;<\/strong> Hayes, 22 assists, 14 digs; Zalman, 2 aces, 1 assist; M. Friese, 1 ace, 13 kills, 3 digs, 1 block assist; Wascher, 1 ace, 3 kills, 4 digs; Schumacher, 3 kills, 1 block, Conder, 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block assist; K. Friese, 4 kills, 4 digs; Thompson, 1 dig; Bostedo, 3 assists, 4 digs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Central &#8212;<\/strong> A. Ruholl, 2 assists, 17 digs; S. Wodtka, 7 kills, 20 assists, 9 digs; B. Wodtka, 2 aces, 10 kills, 8 digs; Peddicord, 2 aces, 8 kills, 14 digs; Schaal, 13 kills 1 block, 8 digs; E. Ruholl, 15 digs; Yingst, 2 aces, 2 kills, 22 assists, 7digs; Hiestand, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effingham St. Anthony claimed the championship of the National Trail Conference Volleyball Tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs handed South Central a 25-18, 25-13 loss in Friday play at the Enlow Center. 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