GOLF

Lady Bulldogs headed to sectional; Effingham’s Boehm, T-Town’s Bushue also qualifies

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs turned in a solid performance Wednesday afternoon, placing second in the Class 1A Mt. Carmel Regional Golf Tournament.

The host Lady Aces captured the regional crown with a team total of 313 strokes. The Lady Bulldogs were runner-up in the 12-team field with a 327 total. Effingham was third at 375 and the Lady Shoes fifth at 406.

St. Anthony will now advance to the Salem Sectional, which will be played Monday, Oct. 10.

Macy Ludwig turned in the top 18-hole round for the Lady Bulldogs, firing a 77 and finishing fourth overall. Lauren Schwing shot 82, Reagan Westendorf 83 and Nina Hakman 85 to complete the team score. Ellie Wegman (85) and Morgan Schuette (93) also competed.

Ava Boehm fired a 74 to place third overall and will represent the Lady Hearts at the sectional. Anna Sigg finished with an 89, Annie Frost 104 and Ella Niebrugge 108 to complete the scoring. Anna Hirtzel (112) and Marah Kirk (121) also played.

Averie Bushur paced T-Town with an 88 and will also play in the next week’s sectional. Lexie Niebrugge shot 102, Abigail Wortman 104 and Mollie Koester 112 for the Lady Shoes. Alaina Helmink (116) and Josie Deters (131) also competed.

TENNIS

Effingham blanks Shelbyville

Effingham had little trouble disposing of Shelbyville Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Hearts didn’t lose a set and won 13 sets without dropping a single game, en route to a 9-0 victory.

Here are the EHS results:

No. 1 Singles – Riley Arend won 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 Singles – Eden Wendling won 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 Singles – Lydia Kull won 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 Singles – Aila Woomer won 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 Singles – Gracie Kroenlein won 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 Singles – Madison Mapes won 6-0, 6-2; No. 1 Doubles – Wendling/Kull won 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 Doubles – Arend/Mapes won 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Doubles – Kroenlein/Woomer won 6-0, 6-0.

St. Anthony defeats Newton

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs swept all six singles matches on their way to an 8-1 victory Wednesday afternoon over Newton.

Here are the SAHS results:

No. 1 Singles – Emily Kowalke won 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 Singles – Caroline McDevitt won 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 Singles – Ali Adams won 6-0, 6-1; No. 4 Singles – Laura Schmidt won 6-0, 6-1; No. 5 Singles – Peyton Sehy won 6-2, 6-2; No. 6 Singles – Grace Karolewicz won 6-3, 6-2; No. 1 Doubles – Allison Kowalke/McDevitt won 6-1, 6-2; no. 2 Doubles – Sehy/Karolewicz lost 2-6, 2-6; No. 3 Doubles – E. Kowalke/Adams won 6-1, 6-0.

GOLF

St. Anthony girls win invitational

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs turned in a solid team effort Thursday to capture first place in the five-team St. Anthony Invitation, played at Fore Way Golf Course.

The Lady Bulldogs finished with 159 total strokes, followed by Effingham at 179, St. Thomas More 186, Charleston 189 and Teutopolis 196.

Macy Ludwig led St. Anthony with a 37, followed by Morgan Schuette with a 38, Ellie Wegman 40 and Reagan Westendorf 44. Nina Hakman (46) also competed.

Effingham’s Ava Boehm was the medalist, turning in a 3-under par 33 over the nine holes. Also for the Lady Hearts, Anna Sigg shot 43, Ella Niebrugge 48 and Annie Frost 55 to round out the team score. Marah Kirk (57) and Anna Hirtzel (57) also played.

Averie Bushue turned in the top round for T-Town, firing a 39. Mollie Koester finished with 51, Lexie Niebrugge 52 and Alaina Helmink 54 to complete the team score. Abigail Wortman (56) and Josie Deters (64) also competed.

Wooden Shoes fall to Casey-Westfield

One stroke is all that separated Teutopolis and Casey-Westfield Thursday afternoon.

The Warriors, however, came away with a 182-183 victory over Teutopolis in a match played at Effingham Country Club.

For T-Town, Andy Niebrugge led the team with a 43. Gabe Schlink shot 44, Hayden Jansen 47 and Ethan Thoele 49 to complete the team score. Jack Poelker (52) and Bennett Thompson (54) also competed.

CROSS COUNTRY

Teutopolis, Effingham compete in triangular

The Effingham boys and Teutopolis girls emerged winners from triangular cross country meets Thursday afternoon.

The Hearts topped the boys field, finishing with 25 team points. T-Town was second with 36 points and Dieterich third with 61.

In the girls race, the Lady Shoes were first with 26 points, followed by Effingham with 51 and Dieterich 53.

Effingham’s Andrew Donaldson and Tucker Moeller finished first and second, respectively, with times of 15:43 and 16:30. Also for the Hearts, Garrett Wagoner was fourth in 16:34; Jon Perry sixth in 16:52; and John Westendorf 12th in 17:45.

For the Shoes, Matthew Deters led the way with a 3rd place finish and a time of 16:31. Cole Probst was 5th in 16:38; Brody Mette 8th in 17:20; Gavin Tegeler 9th in 17:29; and Ben Kitten 11th in 17:40

T-Town’s Jessica Runde was the winner of the girls race, finishing with a time of 18:49. Also for the Lady Shoes, Olivia Copple was 3rd in 19:32; Kaitlyn Vahling 5th in 20:04; Kaitlyn Schumacher 6th in 20:18; and Taylor Bueker 11th in 21:37.

Kiley Weaver led EHS with a second place finish and a time of 19:19; Also for the Lady Hearts, Nikki Schneiderjon was 4th in 19:54; Daelyn Dunston 10th in 20:58;  Gracie Eaton 18th in 25:59; and Olivia Raddatz 19th in 28:45.

GOLF

Two St. Anthony boys advance to sectional

St. Anthony’s Jonathon Willenborg and Thomas Chojnicki both turned in solid rounds Tuesday afternoon and earned the opportunity to play another day.

Willenborg shot a 78 and Chojnicki turned in an 81 during Tuesday Class 1A Mt. Carmel Regional Golf Tournament, played at Berwick Golf Course in Mt. Carmel. That qualified both of the golfers to play in the Ziegler-Royalton Sectional, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13.

As a team, the Bulldogs fell just one shot shy of advancing to the sectional. Oblong finished with a team total of 329 strokes and Carmi finished runner-up with a 330 total. St. Anthony came in at 331.

There were 10 teams in the regional. Altamont finished 7th with 364 strokes and Teutopolis was 10th at 395.

For the Bulldogs, Lane Ludwig shot 85 and Aidan Tegeler 87 to round out the team score. Charlie Wegman (88) and Michael Martelli (89) also competed.

For the Shoes, Gabe Schlink shot 97, Zac Niebrugge 98, Andy Niebrugge 100 and Hayden Jansen 100 to complete the team score. Jack Poelker (103) and Ethan Thoele (103) also played.

Effingham’s Woelfer advances to sectional

Max Woelfer will represent the Effingham Hearts in the sectional golf tournament.

Woelfer turned in his best round of the season Tuesday, finishing with an 18-hole total of 82 and will play in the Class 2A Centralia Sectional on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

As a team, according to Coach Jeff Shafer, EHS almost pulled off “a shocker.”

“With six holes to play, we were actually looking like we had a real shot to advance,” Shafer said. “But Paris just outplayed us the last six holes and ended up beating us by nine shots. But we were right there. We ended up with our best score of the year.”

The Hearts finished in fourth place at the Paris Regional with a team total of 357 strokes. Mattoon was the regional champ with 330 strokes and Paris was runner-up at 348. There were nine schools that competed.

For EHS, Colby Haynes shot 87, Ryker Schneider 90 and Nick Burgess to complete the team score. Ethan Ritz (99) and Preston Latch (109) also competed.

“This group was a lot of fun to coach and we showed a lot of improvement from Day 1 to today,” Schafer said. “I’m really proud of them all. We’re going to miss Max and Preston next year. They both did a great job. My other seniors were also awesome to have out this year.”

TENNIS

Lady Shoes defeat St. Anthony

Fresh off their Apollo Conference Tournament championship, the Teutopolis Lady Shoes showed no signs of a let-down, posting an 8-1 victory Tuesday afternoon over St. Anthony.

Here are the results:

No. 1 Singles – Allison Kowalke (SA) defeated Macy Probst (T), 4-6, 6-4, 11-9; No. 2 Singles – Grace Hoene (T) defeated Emily Kowalke (SA), 6-3, 6-1; No. 3 Singles – Isabelle Hemmen (T) defeated Caroline McDevitt (SA), 6-1, 6-1; No. 4 Singles – Carley Habing (T) defeated Ali Adams (SA), 6-1, 6-3; No. 5 Singles – Lexi Will (T) defeated Laura Schmidt (SA), 6-1, 4-6, 10-6; No. 6 Singles – Olivia Hemmen (T) defeated Peyton Sehy (SA), 6-0, 6-2; No. 1 Doubles – Probst/I. Hemmen (T) defeated A. Kowalke/Elizabeth Kabbes (SA), 6-1, 3-6, 10-8; No. 2 Doubles – Will/Kenna Koester (T) defeated Sehy/Grace Karolewicz (SA), 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 Doubles – Hoene/O. Hemmen (T) defeated E. Kowalke/Adams (SA), 6-4, 6-3.

GOLF

St. Anthony boys win invitational

As it turns out, St. Anthony golf coach Phil Zaccari was a bit prophetic.

“We talked the other day about playing every hole because one stroke can make the difference,” Zaccari noted. “And sure enough, it happened.”

The Bulldogs put together a strong team effort Friday afternoon and came away with a one-stroke victory over Mattoon to claim first place in the Stan Adkins Charleston Invitational, played at the Charleston Country Club.

Thomas Chojnicki and Jonathan Willenborg both shot 77, helping SAHS to a 322 team total, just ahead of Mattoon’s 323. Sullivan was third in the 11-team field with 332 strokes and Effingham finished eighth at 368.

For the Bulldogs, Michael Martelli fired an 83 and Lane Ludwig finished with an 85 to complete the team score. Charlie Wegman (87), Grant Nuxoll (95) and Aidan Tegeler (102) also competed.

“This was a great way to finish our regular season,” Zaccari said. “Overall, we played pretty well grinding out a victory. I’m very proud of the way our players competed. It’s a nice win that gives us some momentum going into regionals.”

For Effingham, Colby Haynes shot 90, Max Woelfer 91, Ryker Schneider 93 and Preston Latch 94 to complete the team score. Nick Burgess (103) and Ethan Ritz (106) also played.

Lady Bulldogs win triangular

It was an all-local affair Friday afternoon at Cardinal Golf Course.

The St. Anthony girls came away with a victory in the triangular golf match over Effingham and Teutopolis. The Lady Bulldogs finished with 174 strokes, followed by the Lady Hearts with 180 and Lady Shoes at 196.

Nina Hackman led SAHS with a 38, while Morgan Schuette shot 40, Cara Hakman 48 and Allison Geen 48. Maddy Brummer (50) also competed.

Ava Boehm led EHS with a 36 to claim medalist honors. Marah Kirk finished with a 44, while Anna Sigg, Anna Hirtzel and Annie Frost all had a 50. Ella Niebrugge (51) also played.

For T-Town, Averie Bushue shot 38, Lexie Niebrugge 51, Mollie Koester 54 and Abigail Wortman 55 to complete the team score. Alaina Helmink (56) and Josie Deters (57) also played.