Alex Wallner

DIETERICH — There are 10 players in the history of the Dieterich girls' basketball program to have amassed 1,000 career points in their four years.

TEUTOPOLIS — Kelsey Niemerg may have had off nights offensively this past season, but her defense never did.

CHARLESTON — Altogether, seven area athletes and five relay race teams advanced to the state finals of the Class 1A Girls Track and Field State Final Meet on Saturday at

The Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg Hatchets softball team poses for a portrait after Windsor defeated the Cumberland Lady Pirates in the Class 1A Cumberland Regional championship at Lake Land College Softball Field on Thursday in Mattoon, Ill. Pictured (l-r, second row) are assistant coach Tracy Floyd, head coach Lindsay Krumreich, Arora Rincker, Clarissa Johnson, Kalia Friese, Mya Friese, Shae Conder, Claire Holland, Maddie Clark and assistant coach Ken Hayes. Pictured (l-r, first row) are Kinsley Dunaway, Cameron Carey, Kendra Hayes, Makenna Corrie, Zaida Wascher, Kierra Mueller and Grace Mast.

TEUTOPOLIS — Nearly one year ago, the Teutopolis softball team lost the regional championship game on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.

St. Anthony sophomore Reese Hoene, left, and junior Aubrey Denning, right,

St. Anthony senior Nancy Ruholl poses for a portrait at the Enlow Center inside of St. Anthony High School, Thursday, April 2, 2026. Ruholl is the Effingham Daily News Girls

"I just loved the game from a very young age," Ruholl said. "I always focused on the next practice or game to continue getting better."

Below are results from postseason baseball games from Thursday

The 2026 Teutopolis Wooden Shoes baseball team. Pictured (l-r, first row) are Teagan Pals, Aidan Niemerg, Davin Worman, Michael Habing, Andrew Lustig and Bryce Niebrugge. Pictured (l-r, second row) are Jason Kreke, Kendal Mette, Gavin Addis, Hayden Tebbe, Austin Borries, Carson Cornell and Jacob Kocher. Piuctured (l-r, third row) are assistant coach Tony Kreke, Nolan Schumacher, Caleb Deters, River Vahling, Eric Weidner and head coach Justin Fleener.