Basketball

The Altamont Lady Indians have been tabbed the No.1 seed in the 2024 National Trail Girls Basketball Tournament.

The tournament will be played on five different days during the week of February 16. All games will be played at Beecher City High School.

The top four seeds include No. 2 St. Anthony, No. 3 Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE) and No. 4 Neoga. The other schools competing are South Central, North Clay, Dieterich, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) and Windsor/Stew-Straws (WSS).

Here is the tournament schedule:

Monday, Feb. 15

Game 1 – 10 a.m. – No. 8 South Central vs. No. 9 North Clay

Game 2 – 11:30 a.m. – No. 2 St. Anthony vs. No. 7 WSS

Game 3 – 1 p.m. – No. 3 BSE vs. No. 6 CHBC

Game 4 – 2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Neoga vs. No. 5 Dieterich

The St. Anthony Bulldogs stayed unbeaten in the National Trail Conference after posting a 67-36 victory Tuesday night at Neoga.

The Bulldogs knocked down four three-pointers in the opening quarter – two by Brock Fearday and one each by Collin Westendorf and Ryan Schmidt – to build a 20-10 lead and were never threatened. They led 42-25 at halftime and 54-34 entering the final eight minutes.

Fearday finished with a game-high 22 points, with 17 of those coming in the first half. Schmidt scored 16 and Westendorf added 13.

The Bulldogs improved to 15-4 overall and 5-0 in the NTC. They will return home Friday to face Breese Mater Dei.

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs jumped out a quick lead and rolled to a 69-45 win Saturday at Flora.

Adysen Rios and Nancy Ruholl both scored eight points in the opening quarter, helping St. Anthony build a 19-9 lead.

Stacie Vonderheide then pumped in 10 points in the second period, as the Lady Bulldogs built a 35-20 advantage at halftime. It was 55-34 after three quarters.

Vonderheide finished with a double-double that included a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds. Ruholl scored 16 points and Rios added 12.

Vonderheide now has 974 career points, leaving her just 26 points shy of the 1,000-point level. She is now averaging 24 points and 10 rebounds a game.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 12-5 on the season. They will return to action Monday night with a home game against Salem.

A new name has been added to St. Anthony’s 1,000-point club.

Stacey Vonderheide needed 26 points, but pumped in 35 Monday night, leading the Lady Bulldogs to a 78-35 victory at home and securing her spot as one of the best scorers in the history of the school’s basketball program.

The senior guard helped St. Anthony take control early. Vonderheide poured in 17 first-quarter points, as the Lady Bulldogs bolted to a 32-9 lead after the opening eight minutes.

She had just two points in the second period, but SAHS was still comfortably on top at halftime, 53-23.

With 2:49 left in the third period, Vonderheide hit a jumper to give her 27 points and reach the scoring plateau. St. Anthony led 69-31 entering the final quarter.

Vonderheide had a double-double, finishing with 11 rebounds, and came close to her third triple-double of the season with her nine assists. Nancy Ruholl had 23 points and Ady Nuxoll added 10, as the Lady Bulldogs continue preparing for next week’s National Trail Conference Tournament.

The St. Anthony improved to 13-5 on the season. They will return to action Thursday night when they travel to Neoga for an NTC contest.

This one was over early.

The St. Anthony Bulldogs built a quick double-digit lead and coasted to a lopsided 66-26 win Saturday at Decatur St. Teresa.

The Bulldogs had an 18-6 lead after the opening eight minutes and then went on a 23-12 run to open a 41-18 advantage at intermission.

It was 62-26 after three quarters, resulting in a continuously running clock.

Brock Fearday led St. Anthony with 18 points, while Ryan Schmidt added 14.

The Bulldogs improved to 14-4 on the season. They will return to action Saturday with a National Trail Conference game at Neoga.