Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Averie Wolfe and Macy Kirk Lead Effingham to Victory + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 30, 2025, 6:17am

Volleyball Recap: Effingham Hearts vs. St. Anthony Bulldogs

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Effingham High School. Watch Full Replay

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Effingham had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the St. Anthony Bulldogs 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Hearts as they're now sitting on three straight.

Effingham had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-16, 25-23.

Macy Kirk

Digs (Career)

10/28/25 vs St. Anthony15
09/20/25 vs Teutopolis10
08/28/25 vs Newton9
10/11/25 vs Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg8
09/23/25 vs Mahomet-Seymour8

Effingham was led to victory by Macy Kirk and Averie Wolfe. Kirk had 15 digs, while Wolfe had nine digs and one assist. Those 15 digs gave Kirk a new career-high.

Effingham's win bumped their record up to 22-14. As for St. Anthony, with the defeat, they broke their ten-match winning streak and moved their record to 28-6.

Coming up, Effingham will be taking part in a tournament against Teutopolis at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Anthony does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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