Allendale C Team Finishes 3rd At Clay City

On Saturday, January 27th, the Allendale Yellow Jackets C-team participated in the Clay City 6th grade tournament.  In game 1, the Yellow Jackets defeated Albion by the final score of 35-7.  Scoring for Allendale were:  Trentin Casburn with 10 points, Matthew Jackson with 8 points, Kollin Kelsey with 6 points, Carlos Monroy with 5 points, Clay Morgan with 4 points, and Chandler Cusick with 2 points.

With the Yellow Jackets in the winner's brackets, they next played against Cisne for a chance to play in the Championship game.  Cisne won the game 27-18.  Scoring for Allendale were:  Trentin Casburn with 8 points, Kollin Kelsey with 4 points, Carlos Monroy with 4 points, and Matthew Jackson with 2 points.

With the loss to Cisne, the Yellow Jackets played in the 3rd place game against South Central.  Allendale won the game 41-23 and claimed 3rd place in the tournament.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Trentin Casburn with 12 points, Matthew Jackson with 12 points, Kollin Kelsey with 11 points, Carlos Monroy with 4 points, and Chandler Cusick with 2 points.  

The Allendale Yellow Jackets C-team finished 9-2 on the season.  

SMS Lady Rockets C Team Falls To Olney St. Joe

On Friday, January 26th, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets C Team traveled to Olney to take on the St. Joe Lady Wildcats. St. Joe defeated St. Mary’s 24 – 12. St. Mary’s trailed 5 - 3 at the end of the first quarter; trailed 14 -7 at halftime; and trailed 20 – 10 at the end of the third quarter.

Nora Jones scored 10 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Madison Stevens added 2 points. Also seeing playing time were Lily Keepes, Sarah McCorkle, Kali Walker, and Ava Turner. Isabella Trupiano had 14 points for the Lady Wildcats.

The Lady Rockets (5th – 8th grade) will be in action on Tuesday, January 30th, at 6pm, when they will play the St. Mary’s Rockets (boy’s team) in the annual Hoops for Hope Game. All are welcome.

Aces Wrestling Coach Logan Crum On Friday Sports Show

The Aces wrestling team is having one of its' best seasons ever. Coach Logan Crum joined us on today's Friday Sports Show to talk about the season and look ahead to the postseason.

Aces Football Coach Michael Brewer Comments On Dave Duerson Bill

Yesterday, legislation was introduced to ban organized tackle football in Illinois for those under 12 years old. Aces coach Michael Brewer joined us on today's Friday Sports Show to talk about the proposal and how it would affect football in Mt. Carmel if enacted.

Photo Courtesy of Christy McPherson

Tyler Buss Interview From Friday Sports Show

Aces basketball coach Tyler Buss joined us on today's Friday Sports Show to review the Aces' co-championship of the CWCIT and look ahead to Saturday's Senior Night game against Boonville.

Allendale's Season Ends In Regional Semis

On Thursday, January 25th, the SIJHSAA Class S Regional continued with semifinal action at Wabash Valley College.  In the first game of the evening, 3-seed New Hebron defeated 2-seed Clay City by the score 53-36.  Leading scorers for New Hebron were Nathan Wernz with 18 points, Nagatu Goodrich with 11 points, Preston Green with 10 points, and John Rich with 10 points.  Clay City was led by Bryce Marshoff with 12 points.  

In game 2 of the night, 1-seed St. Joe (Olney) defeated 4-seed Allendale by the final score of 47-14.  Leading scorers for St. Joe (Olney) were Evan Uhl with 15 points, Gabriel Rodriguez with 10 points, and Alec Kocher with 10 points.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were Bryce Lane with 8 points, JD Bowser with 4 points, and Owen Gher with 2 points.  The Yellow Jackets A-team ended up 5-13 on the season.

The Championship Game for the SIJHSAA Class S Regional will be on Monday, January 29th featuring St. Joe (Olney) vs. New Hebron beginning at 6 pm at Wabash Valley College.

Another Match, Another Win For The Wrestling Aces

Final Score- Aces- 48, Robinson 21

106- Greg Pierson MTC Pinned Caballaro ROB in 5:30

113- Dayton Hall MTC Pinned Stiffle ROB in 4:20\

120- Shonk ROB recieved a foreit

126- Chevvy Wood MTC Pinned Butler ROB in 3:20

132- Clay Critchfield MTC beat Rice ROB 4-1

138- Herman ROB beat Nate Critchfield MTC 11-5

145- Braydon Berberich MTC Beat Herman ROB 5-2

152- Chris Shelby MTC beat Caballaro ROB 10-6

160 Sebastain Lowe MTC beat Eby ROB 12-5

170 Ryan Johnson MTC pinned Douglas :37

182- Cornwell ROB recieved a forfeit

195- Dalton Farrar MTC pinned Zuniga ROB in 4:40

220- Blake Kight MTC pinned Davis ROB in 3:30

285- Williamson ROB received a forfeit. 

Coach Logan Crum Comments

Very good match for us where we all wrestled very well. Nate Critchfield wrestled a tough match and just got beat. We are all gearing up for regionals at this time of the year. Regionals are next weekend at Fairfield. Coach Crum 

Jackets Bounce Rockets From Regional

On Tuesday, January 23rd, Wabash Valley College played host to the opening night of the Class S Region 16 SIJHSAA Boy's Basketball Regional. 

In Game 1, 3-seeded New Hebron defeated 6-seeded West Salem by the final score of 39-17.  Leading scorers for New Hebron were Nathan Wernz with 17 points and Nagatu Goodrich with 12 points.  Leading scorer for West Salem was Zane Hayes with 13 points.  New Hebron will now play Thursday evening at 6:00 pm against #2 seed Clay City.

In Game 2 of the night, 4-seeded Allendale Yellow Jackets defeated the 5-seeded St. Mary's Rockets by the final score of 42-37.  After one quarter of play, the Yellow Jackets led 11-10 and expanded their lead going into halftime to 28-20.  St. Mary's came out strong in the third quarter and went on a 10-2 run to tie it up at 30-30 with 2:30 minutes to play in the quarter.  But, the Yellow Jackets responded with a 7-2 run to end the quarter and played to a draw in the fourth quarter to win the game.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Kollin Kelsey with 21 points, JD Bowser with 17 points, Trentin Casburn with 3 points, and Owen Gher with 1 point.  Scoring for the Rockets were:  Elliott Acree with 10 points, Gehrig Jones with 9 points, Andrew Goldman with 9 points, Steven Haase with 5 points, and Jesse Brogan with 4 points. 

Allendale will now play Thursday evening at 7:15 pm against the #1 seed St. Joe (Olney).

WVC Returns To Spencer Sports Center Wednesday

Wabash Valley College basketball teams are finally back home. They have played five of their last six games on the road. Wednesday evening at the Spencer Sports Center they will host Southeastern Illinois College. The women will tip off at 5:30 and the men to follow at 7:30. The Lady Warriors are ranked 9th in last week’s poll up two spots from the week before. Coach Luke Scheidecker team has won 12 in a row now and is 17-1 on the season and 8-0 in the GRAC.

The Warriors are going to be looking to get back on the winning track after winning seven in a row they have dropped their last two games on the road. Coach Mike Carpenters team is 11-7 and 4-4 in the GRAC.

Lady Rockets C Team Blasts Jasper

On Monday, January 22nd, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets C Team hosted the Jasper Grade School (Fairfield) Lady Polecats. The Lady Rockets defeated the Lady Polecats 42 – 12.

St. Mary’s trailed 6 - 4 at the end of the first quarter; however, the Lady Rockets were able to take a 16 – 8 lead into halftime, and led 28 -12 at the end of the third quarter. Madison Stevens scored 18 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Nora Jones added 10 points, Sarah McCorkle 6 points, Lily Keepes 4 points, Kali Walker 2 points, and Ava Turner 2 points. Ava Best had 6 points for Jasper.

St. Mary’s C Team travels to Olney St. Joe this Friday, January 26th, to take on the Lady Wildcats. The Lady Rockets will play at 6pm, followed by the St. Mary’s Rockets (boys) C Team game.

Aces Wrestlers Finish 2nd In Big 8

From Coach Logan Crum: Aces wrestlers finish a close 2nd in Big 8 championship. Vincennes won it with 193 total points followed by Mt Carmel with 177. Every one of our wrestlers placed 1-4 so I am very pleased. Individual results below. 

106. Dayton Hall 1st place

113. Cade Keepes 2nd place 

120. Chevvy Wood 1st place

132 Clay Critchfield 4th place

138 Nate Critchfield 1st place

145 Braydon Berberich 3rd place

152 Chris Shelby 4th place

160 Sebastian Lowe 2nd place

170 Ryan Johnson 2nd place

195 Dalton Farrar 1st place 

220 Blake Kight 3rd place 

2018 WVC SOFTBALL CAMP

Wabash Valley College will host a Softball Camp on Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11, 2018. The camp, for girls ages 7-17, will be held in WVC's Spencer Sports Center Gym. Hitting and Fielding will be on Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11, from 1:00-3:30 p.m. The Pitching portion will be on Saturday, February 10 and Sunday, February 11, from 3:30-4:15 p.m.

The cost is $35 for one day of Hitting and Fielding, $60 for two days of Hitting and Fielding or for one day of Hitting, Fielding, and Pitching. The two-day camp for Hitting, Fielding, and Pitching is $80.

Participants will need to bring their ball gloves and wear tennis shoes. Please wear sweat pants for sliding drills. Bats are optional.

The concession stand will be open for campers to get drinks and snacks.

Registration deadline for a T-Shirt is February 2. Call 618-262-8641, ext. 3394, for further information. Participants needing registration forms may obtain them at www.wvcwarriorathletics.com or by contacting Asa Deffendall at the Campus Store in the David L. Hart Student Center.

The Camp will be conducted by WVC Head Softball Coach Paul Schnarre, his assistants Asa Deffendall and Mark Colvin, and the WVC Lady Warriors Softball Team.

Lady Rockets Season Ends With Loss To Bluford

On Wednesday, January 17th, the St. Mary’s Lady Rockets traveled to Jasper Grade School (Fairfield) to take on the Bluford Lady Trojans in second round play of the SIJHSAA Region 8 Tournament. St. Mary’s season was ended with a 37 – 34 loss to Bluford.

St. Mary’s led 9 - 6 at the end of the first quarter; the game was tied at 18 at halftime; and St. Mary’s trailed 32 – 29 at the end of the third quarter. Olivia Stinson scored 11 points to lead St. Mary’s in scoring. Savannah Zimmerman added 9 points, Mady Young 8 points, Eden Wankel 4 points, and Emma Keepes 2 points. E. Marlow had 14 points for the Lady Trojans.

St. Mary’s 8th grade team finished their season with a Win / Loss record of 10 – 10. The Lady Rockets look forward to 2018 – 2019 season.

Allendale vs. Geff Basketball

On Thursday, January 11th, the Allendale Yellow Jackets traveled to Geff for three non-conference games.  In the C-game, the Yellow Jackets defeated Geff 27-4.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Chase Gher with 11 points, Clay Morgan with 4 points, Carlos Monroy with 4 points, Matthew Jackson with 4 points, Trent Casburn with 2 points, and Kollin Kelsey with 2 points.  The C-team is now 7-1 on the season.

In the B-game, Allendale defeated Geff 22-19.  Scoring for the Yellow Jackets were:  Kollin Kelsey with 8 points, Trent Casburn with 7 points, JD Bowser with 5 points, and Carlos Monroy with 2 points.  The B-team is now 6-5 on the season.

In the A-game, Geff defeated the Yellow Jackets by the final score of 68-21.  Scoring for Allendale were:  JD Bowser with 11 points, Bryce Lane with 4 points, Owen Gher with 4 points, and Wyatt Gher with 2 points.  The A-team is now 4-12.

Next up for the Yellow Jackets:  Monday, January 15th at Albion.  B-game at 6 pm with A-game to follow (weather pending).

Lady Warriors Win 9th Straight

At Gallatin, Tennessee last night the Wabash Valley College Lady Warriors picked up their 14th win and nine in a row as they defeated Volunteer State 68 to 50. The Lady Warriors are now 14-1 on the season.

The Lady Warriors jumped out to an early lead and that was all they needed as they were up 36 to 23 at half time. Ashley Moore was the top scorer on the night with 21 points while DeAsia Outlaw had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Maria Hunter had 10 points and Ruby Angok would have 8 points and had 10 rebounds.

Mariah McCully the Lady Warriors leading scorer did not make the trip as she was out with the flu. Coach Luke Scheidecker's wife had a baby girl on Monday and Assistant coach Jack Trosper coached the team last night in his absence.

Warriors Fight For Win Over Lewis & Clark

Wednesday night at the Spencer Sports Center Wabash Valley won a hard fought victory in a non conference contest. WVC 10-5 defeated Lewis and Clark 8-5 by the score of 88 to 77. The first half saw both teams make runs of four to six points. With the score 22 to 20 with nine minutes left in the half Marcel Cherry, Jordan Bell would score and Jalen Newsom would connect on a three to put WVC up for good 29 to 21. The Trailblazers would make a run at the end of the half to make the score 41 to 40 when Aaron Jones would connect on a three before the buzzer.

In the second half it was the Marcus Garrett, Austin Trice and Tyresse Williford show. Garrett ended the game with 22 points, Trice had 20 and team high 16 rebounds, Williford collected 15 points and Newsom had 12. In the last five minutes of the game the Trailblazers would close the gap again to 74 to 72 but WVC would out score them 14 to five to get the win. Trice scored back to back baskets to give the Warriors some breathing room at 78 to 72.

WVC will be back in GRAC play this Saturday at home against sister college Lincoln Trail. The women will tip off at 5:30 and the men at 7:30.

Softball Camp At OCC Next Month

Olney Central College will host its annual Winter Softball Camp on Saturday, Feb. 3 in the OCC Gym.

The OCC coaching staff and players will lead the camp, which focuses on hitting and defense. Ages 6-12 will meet from 10 a.m. to noon while those ages 13-17 will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Participants should bring their gloves, bats, helmets and tennis shoes.

The cost for the camp is $20. To pre-register, contact OCC Softball Coach Nick Short at 618-395-7777, ext. 2223, or e-mail shortn@iecc.edu. You can also register online at www.olneycentralathletics.com/sports/sball/campregistration.

Lady Warriors Ranked 11th In This Week's NJCAA Poll

The new NJCAA National poll came out yesterday and WVC Lady Warriors moved up one spot to 11th. We are the only Women’s program in District 16 that is nationally ranked.

WVC is currently 13-1 and 5-0 in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference. They are on an eight game win streak.

The only team to beat WVC is Moberly Area College. They lost in overtime at Moberly in late November…MAC is ranked 9th and are 16-0.

There is a new number one women’s team in the new poll. Shelton State from Alabama defeated Gulf Coast on the road who was number one at the time 62 to 54. New Mexico is #2 with 17-0 record and Gulf Coast fell to #3 with 13-1 record. Northwest Florida State is #4 at 16-0 and Trinity Valley out of Texas is #5 with a 14-1 record. Tallahassee fell from 4th to 6th in this week’s poll after losing to Gulf Coast at home 81 to 64. The top 15 schools remained about the same with the exception of South Georgia Tech who fell from #7 to 14th with a 16-3 record. Collin County out of Texas moved from 20th to 15th with a 15-1 record.

OCC Winter Baseball Camp Next Month

— The Olney Central College baseball team and coaching staff invite players ages 5 to 12 to participate in the annual Winter Youth League Camp.

The camp will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25 in the OCC Gymnasium and Britton’s Bullpen. Participants will enjoy a fun afternoon of working with and learning baseball skills from the OCC coaching staff and players.

The cost is $60 and those attending will need to bring a bat, glove, helmet and shoes.

To pre-register or for more information, call Coach Dennis Conley at 618-395-7777, ext. 2131, or 618-843-0333. You also may contact him by email at conleyd@iecc.edu.

VU #2 In This Week's NJCAA Poll

In this week’s NJCAA National Men’s Basketball Poll Vincennes University 16-0 is still number two behind Northwest Florida State 18-0. Indian Hills Iowa 18-0 is #3 while Salt Lake Utah 18-1 is #4 to round out the top four. Florida Southwestern State moved from 12th to #5 this week with a 16-1 record. John Logan 12-2 is the only other team from District 16 that is in the top 25 ranked 17th this week down from 14th in the last rankings. Pat Smith and his Moberly Area College Greyhounds are 11th this week down from 8th in the last poll and are 15-2.