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Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (39-1)


School Information

Name: Althoff High School
City: Belleville
County: St. Clair
Classification Enrollment: 633.6
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Conference: South Seven
Principal: Dave Harris
Asst - Principal: Pamela Schumacher
Athletic Director: Greg Leib
Head Coach: Sara Thomas-Dietrich
Assistant Coaches: Abby Thomas, Kathy Wuller, Tony Miner, Chelsea Hill
Athletic Trainer: Susan Wessel
Captains: Addie Burris, Louise Comerford
Managers: Alyssa Peterson, Megan Hinds, Todd Wemhoener, Missy Wemhoener
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chicago (Latin), 25-16, 22-25, 25-18, in Class 2A Third Place Game

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Katie Wemhoener OH So.
2 Abby Lanter SETTER So.
3 Annika Beal LIBERO Sr.
4 Louise Comerford SETTER Sr.
5 Grace Strieker OH Jr.
6 Karinna Gall MIDDLE So.
8 Claire Franke DS So.
9 Mary Wessel DS So.
10 Leighten Kaiser MIDDLE Sr.
11 Erica Buckley DS Sr.
12 Addie Burris RS Sr.
13 Katelynn Peterson MIDDLE Sr.
15 Nicole Hampton MIDDLE So.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Annika Beal 1 0 52 58 448 1 0 6 3 37
Erica Buckley 3 0 0 2 25 2 0 0 1 5
Addie Burris 221 30 0 3 120 12 3 0 1 10
Louise Comerford 124 41 43 791 182 8 5 5 45 18
Claire Franke 4 0 29 6 148 1 0 3 1 20
Karinna Gall 293 77 41 3 112 16 4 3 1 10
Nicole Hampton 12 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
Leighten Kaiser 72 32 0 0 31 9 3 0 0 4
Abby Lanter 1 0 15 35 22 1 0 2 12 3
Katelynn Peterson 39 12 7 0 20 4 2 1 0 3
Grace Strieker 72 15 15 50 71 8 2 3 5 8
Katie Wemhoener 214 21 36 6 360 14 2 3 1 42
Mary Wessel 64 13 16 13 112 5 2 3 5 8

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
8/24 Columbia W 25-19 25-16  
8/29 Breese (Central) W 25-8 23-25 25-22
8/31 Marion (H.S.) W 25-21 25-17  
9/5 Waterloo (Gibault Catholic) W 25-9 25-11  
9/7 Mascoutah W 25-12 25-10  
Crossroads Classic Tournament
9/8 Effingham (H.S.) W 25-10 25-17  
9/8 Paducah (McCracken County), KY W 25-15 25-20  
9/9 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) W 24-26 25-22 25-18
9/9 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 25-18 30-28  
9/9 Lexington (Henry Clay), KY W 25-22 25-16  
9/12 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) W 25-10 25-12  
9/14 Centralia (H.S.) W 25-16 25-18  
Belleville East Tournament
9/16 Staunton W 25-12 25-10  
9/16 Belleville (East) W 25-12 25-7  
9/16 Waterloo (H.S.) W 25-9 25-16  
Belleville East Tournament
9/16 Altamont W 25-12 25-5  
Belleville East Tournament
9/16 Alton (Sr.) W 25-7 25-11  
9/19 Edwardsville (H.S.) W 25-20 12-25 27-25
9/21 St. Louis (Incarnate Word Academy), MO W 30-28 25-19  
9/26 Belleville (West) L 25-18 22-25 22-25
9/28 Carbondale (H.S.) W 25-13 25-21  
Belleville East Metro Classic
9/29 Mt. Pulaski W 25-11 25-11  
9/29 Ballwin (Parkway West), MO W 25-21 25-11  
9/30 Breese (Mater Dei) W 13-25 25-22 25-13
9/30 St. Louis (Cor Jesu Academy), MO W 25-23 25-23  
9/30 Webster Groves (Nerinx Hall), MO W 25-9 25-21  
10/3 Belleville (East) W 25-11 25-8  
10/5 Cahokia (H.S.) W 25-9 25-16  
10/10 Breese (Mater Dei) W 25-20 22-25 25-19
O'Fallon Autumn Classic
10/13 Belleville (East) W 25-11 25-18  
10/13 Highland W 25-14 25-11  
10/14 Pekin W 25-15 25-21  
10/14 Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran) W 25-10 25-9  
10/14 Breese (Central) W 25-21 25-11  
10/18 O'Fallon (H.S.) W 25-16 25-18  
Mascoutah Regional
10/24 Mascoutah W 25-11 25-10  
10/26 Freeburg W 25-13 25-19  
Benton Sectional
10/30 Murphysboro W 25-14 25-13  
11/1 Breese (Mater Dei) W 22-25 25-18 25-15
Salem Super-Sectional
11/3 Mt. Zion W 25-10 25-21  

Head Coach Sara Thomas-Dietrich

  
Year W-L-T
Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
2011 19-18-1
2012 17-15
2013 15-19
2014 12-17
2015 18-18
2016 23-11
2017 39-1
7 yrs. 143-99-1

Tournament History

1980-AA           0-1 (29-6)     DNP  Al Veile
L  8-15, 4-15           Orland Park (Sandburg)
1981-AA           0-1 (31-1)     DNP  Al Veile
L  15-8, 8-15, 2-15     Orland Park (Sandburg)
1982-AA           1-2 (27-10)    4th  John Rule
W  15-8, 15-13          Springfield (Sacred Heart)
L  5-15, 9-15           Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
L  2-15, 4-15           Des Plaines (Maine West)
1999-AA           2-1 (33-6)     2nd  Kathy Wuller
W  15-8, 15-9           Arlington Heights (Hersey)
W  3-15, 15-6, 15-6     Quincy (Sr.)
L  8-15, 5-15           Downers Grove (South)
2001-AA           2-1 (37-4)     3rd  Kathy Wuller
W  15-4,  15-8          Rockton (Hononegah)
L  7-15, 4-15           Orland Park (Sandburg)
W  15-12, 15-7          Normal (Community)
2003-AA           1-2 (38-5)     4th  Kathy Wuller
W  25-22, 25-19         Normal (Community)
L  28-30, 25-18, 21-25  Barrington
L  25-19, 15-25, 19-25  Park Ridge (Maine South)
2004-A            2-1 (33-10)    3rd  Kathy Wuller
W  25-12, 25-15         Breese (Mater Dei)
L  13-25, 11-25         Wheaton (St. Francis)
W  23-25, 25-21, 25-22  Elgin (St. Edward)
2006-AA           0-1 (28-13)    DNP  Kathy Wuller
L  14-25, 25-14, 16-25  Rockton (Hononegah)
2007-3A           0-2 (31-11)    4th  Kathy Wuller
L  17-25, 11-25         Crystal Lake (Central)
L  20-25, 25-19, 21-25  Sycamore (H.S.)
2016-2A           1-1 (24-12-0)  3rd  Sara Thomas
L  25-10, 18-25, 8-25   St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)
W  25-16, 22-25, 25-18  Chicago (Latin)