Mount Pulaski wins the Effingham Tourney by defeating Hartsburg-Emden in the championship

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[February 19, 2019]   

 

Effingham is a long way to go for two little Central Illinois volleyball powerhouses to play each other. But for the Mount Pulaski Honeybears and the Hartem Stags, it's just history repeating itself. 

 

Mount Pulaski

 

This year it was Mount Pulaski getting the best of the Stags and bringing home the championship hardware on Saturday.  The Honeybears defeated Hartem 23-25, 25-16 and 25-19 in the final match of the day. 

 

To earn a spot in the championship game, the Honeybears first had to knock off Effingham 25-18 and 25-17.

 

Mount Pulaski then defeated Albion 25-6 and 25-6 in pool play.

 

In the finals, the Honeybears downed West Salem 25-12 and 25-6 before taking on their Logan County foes.

 

Hartem

 

The Stags road to the championship match began with a 25-16 and 25-13 win over St. Anthony. 

 

The Stags then took out St. Rose by scores of 25-15 and 25-18.

 

In the Gold Semifinal the Stags defeated Stewardson Trinity 25-21 and 25-16.

 

The p.m. championship match saw the Stags fall to Mount Pulaski 25-23, 16-25 and 19-25. 

 

Mount Pulaski tournament stats

 

Alexis Wade 25 kills 44 digs 9 aces 2 blocks

Je'Na Rentmeister 28 kills 21 digs 11 aces 7 blocks 

Kenna Wilham 16 kills 76 assists 21 digs 10 aces 

Hailee Daigh 7 kills 19 digs 3 aces 4 blocks

Grace Davis 6 kills 10 digs 5 aces 6 blocks

Keyleigh Stewart 3 kills 9 digs 8 aces 6 blocks

Kenzie Chandler 1 kill 3 digs 1 ace 3 blocks 

Kate Beckers 2 digs

 

[Teena Lowery]

 

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