On Monday, August 19th, Yellow Jackets Baseball hosted New Hope in WEAA Conference action. The game was called after 3 innings, with New Hope winning 35-0. After the first inning, New Hope led 4-0 and extended their lead to 5-0 after two innings. The third inning has been a struggle early in the season for the Yellow Jackets, as they gave up 30 runs in the inning. Offensively for the Yellow Jackets, Brendan Bowser had a walk and Levi Potts was hit-by-pitch. Brendan Bowser started on the mound and went 2 innings, gave up 6 hits, walked 2, struck out 6, and was charged with 5 runs of which 2 were earned. Chase Gher, Isaiah Courter, and Rhett Andrews all pitched in the 3rd inning with Rhett getting 2 strike outs and an assist on the third out. The Yellow Jackets are now 0-2 overall and in conference play. Next up: Thursday, August 22nd at Clay City for a WEAA Conference game.
SMS/AJH SoftbalL FALLS TO JASPER-GEFF
The SMS/AJH Softball team dropped their second game last night to an experienced Jasper/Geff team. In the first the only batter to get on base was Nora Jones with a double hit between the short stop and left field. The bottom of the first was the roughest for the girls seeing 8 runs scored before Andrews was able to strike out 3 girls. Top of the second was again frustrating for the Lady Rockets going 3 up and 3 down. Bottom of the second saw improvement. First out was made by Lyla Keepes (SS) to Madi Stevens on first. Andrews finished the inning with 2 more strike outs. Score was now 13-0. Top of the third the bats came out hot. Ruby Newkirk was first on base after being hit by the pitcher. She was able to advance with a solid RF hit by Keepes. Kali Walker advanced two runners and clenched a single with a hit to the gap in center right field. Unfortunately all 3 ladies were left on base after solid pitching from Rice for Jasper/Geff. Bottom of the third saw some defensive subbing for the Rockets. Courtney Jones caught a fly ball to RF for the first out. Again Andrews struck out two more batters to close the inning. The Rockets continued to improve allowing only 2 runs (15-0). Top of the 4th Andrews hit a solid grounder to second and was able to get on base. Due to the RBI by Madison Stevens, Andrews would go on to score the only run for the Rockets. Bottom of the 4th more changes were made. Walker came in to pitch and Nora Jones replaced Lauren Fisher at catcher. Walker and Stevens connected for two throw outs at first. A drop third allowed Hinkle to get on base followed by a score when Rice hit a deep center left field ball to end the game with the run rule 16-1. Overall, the Lady Rockets continue to improve each game. The few hits to the outfield were fielded well by Breslin Ligon (RF), Chandler Cusick (CF), Ruby Newkirk (LF), Courtney Jones (RF), Elizabeth Hefner (CF), and Hazel Ernest (LF) to keep players from achieving doubles several times. Also of special mention is Lauren Fisher and Nora Jones who are catching for the very first time. It’s a tough position to play and they have been giving it their all. The SMS/AJH Softball team will be back in action Tuesday August 20th against Cisne at HOME!! Action starts at 4:30 and we’d love to see you there supporting our great team!
USTA MT CARMEL ADULT OPEN
Men's Open Doubles (Round Robin) Shipman, Kyle (Olney, IL) / Uhl, Evan (Olney, IL) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) / Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-1; 6-2 Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Hays, William (Evansville, IN) def. Shipman, Kyle (Olney, IL) / Uhl, Evan (Olney, IL) 7-6(4); 0-6; 1-0(5) Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Hays, William (Evansville, IN) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) / Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-0; 6-2
Men's Open Singles (Round of 16) Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Spade, Ethan (Lawrenceville, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) def. Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) 6-3; 6-3 Flatt, Timothy (Benton, IL) def. Nolen, Fred (Campbellsburg, IN) 6-1; 6-0 Parson, Chantz (Evansville, IN) def. Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) 6-2; 3-6; 1-0(8) Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) def. Uhl, Evan (4) (Olney, IL) Wd (ill) Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) def. Powless, Bobby (Flora, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) def. Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-1 Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) def. Flatt, Timothy (Benton, IL) 6-1; 6-2 Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) def. Parson, Chantz (Evansville, IN) 6-4; 6-4 Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Semifinal Round) Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) def. Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) Wo (ill) Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-2; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Final Round) Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) 6-4; 6-1
Men's Open Singles Consolation (First Round) Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) def. Nolen, Fred (Campbellsburg, IN) 6-0; 6-1 Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Uhl, Evan (4) (Olney, IL) Wd (ill)
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) def. Spade, Ethan (Lawrenceville, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Powless, Bobby (Flora, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) Wo (ill)
Mixed Open Doubles (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) / ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-2; 6-4
Women's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-0; 6-1
Women's Open Singles (Semifinal Round) Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Wilson, Hannah (Mount Carmel, IL) 5-7; 6-1; 1-0(7) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Prusaczyk, Chelsea (Benton, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Women's Open Singles (Final Round) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-2; 6-4
Women's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Prusaczyk, Chelsea (Benton, IL) 6-1; 6-0
Women's Open Singles Consolation (Final Round) Wilson, Hannah (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1 Ret (inj)
USTA Mt. Carmel Junior Open
Boys' 18 Singles (Quarterfinal Round) Nguyen, Quan (Mount Vernon, IL) def. Hout, Cooper (Olney, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Piercy, Andrew (Mount Vernon, IL) def. Adams, Finn (Newburgh, IN) 6-7(5); 7-6(5); 1-0(7)
Boys' 18 Singles (Semifinal Round) Bettis, Jack (1) (Olney, IL) def. Nguyen, Quan (Mount Vernon, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Taylor, Jacob (2) (Olney, IL) def. Piercy, Andrew (Mount Vernon, IL) 6-2; 6-0
Boys' 18 Singles (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (1) (Olney, IL) def. Taylor, Jacob (2) (Olney, IL) 6-2; 6-0
Boys' 18 Singles Consolation (Final Round) Adams, Finn (Newburgh, IN) def. Hout, Cooper (Olney, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Girls' 10 Singles (Round Robin) Moore, Reagan (Makanda, IL) def. Glover, Kinley (Benton, IL) 6-4; 4-6; 1-0(3) Moore, Reagan (Makanda, IL) def. Moore, Kara (Carbondale, IL) 6-3; 6-4 Glover, Kinley (Benton, IL) def. Moore, Kara (Carbondale, IL) 6-0; 6-2
Girls' 12 Singles (Round Robin) Moore, Eislee (Makanda, IL) def. Snider, Mckenna (Olney, IL) 6-3; 6-4 Moore, Eislee (Makanda, IL) def. Bettis, Jillian (Olney, IL) 6-1; 6-3 Bettis, Jillian (Olney, IL) def. Snider, Mckenna (Olney, IL) 6-4; 7-5
Girls' 14 Singles (Round Robin) Potter, Evelyn (Olney, IL) def. Strine, Camryn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-1 Potter, Evelyn (Olney, IL) def. Moore, Skylar (Makanda, IL) 6-2; 6-2 Moore, Skylar (Makanda, IL) def. Strine, Camryn (Mount Carmel, IL) Wo (ill)
Girls' 18 Singles (Semifinal Round) ODell, Caitlyn (1) (Noble, IL) def. Halbig, Katie (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-0 Harris, Allison (2) (Newton, IL) def. sherwood, emily (Casey, IL) 6-4; 6-0
Girls' 18 Singles (Final Round) ODell, Caitlyn (1) (Noble, IL) def. Harris, Allison (2) (Newton, IL) Wo (inj)
Girls' 18 Singles Consolation (Final Round) Halbig, Katie (Mount Carmel, IL) def. sherwood, emily (Casey, IL) 6-2; 6-0
WVC’s Trosper moving to Division I School
Wabash Valley Athletic Director Mike Carpenter announced the resignation of Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jack Trosper on Monday Afternoon. Trosper has accepted the Women’s Basketball Assistant Head Coaching position at Southern Mississippi University, in Conference USA.
Trosper was the Head Coach of the Lady Warriors for just one season, and guided WVC to a 32-1 record and a perfect 16-0 GRAC Record. Trosper’s team advanced all the way to the Quarter Finals of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament, before falling to New Mexico Junior College 63-59, which was the only loss of the season for the Lady Warriors.
Trosper’s 2019 team also carried a 3.12 Team GPA, which was the best Team GPA for the Women’s Basketball Team at WVC since 2014-15.
Reached for comment, Trosper said, “I want to thank Athletic Director Mike Carpenter and President Fowler for the opportunity to lead such a prominent program. It was an incredible experience, and to be part of such a great Community as Mt Carmel was a great experience. This place truly loves and supports Wabash Valley College and their Athletic Programs, and I thank everyone for their support.”
WVC Athletic Director Mike Carpenter said of Trosper “We’ll miss Coach Trosper and are very thankful for his hard work and dedication to our School. He did a great job of continuing the long-standing tradition of success with our Women’s Basketball program, and we appreciate his efforts. He has a great opportunity in front of him at Southern Miss, and we know he’ll do a great job.”
The search for a Trosper’s replacement will begin immediately.
5K Results From Beall Woods Bolt
What a great turn out for the first annual Beall Woods Bolt! Runners and walkers enjoyed the new smooth pavement throughout the park. The 3 mile course began at the Visitor Center, included the campground loop, and passed by the boat dock down by the lake. The park staff greatly appreciated everyone who attended, participated, and assisted with the event!
Run Results:
Overall Male (Logan Heater), Overall Female (Barb Brocksmith), 2nd Place Male (August Kruse), 2nd Place Female (Owen Kruse)
1st Place- 13 and under Female (Brylynn Wallace)
1st Place- 14-19- Female (Jacaelah Wheeler)
1st Place- 20-29- Female (Jamie Vaughn), 1st Place- 20-29-Male (Clint Sallee)
1st Place- 30-39- Female (Jenny Shaw), 2nd Place (Mariah Dennison)
1st Place- 30-39- Male (Brent Zenthoefer)
1st Place- 40-49- Female (Michelle Galen)
1st Place- 40-49- Male (Jared Kitchene), 2nd Place (Jason Shaw)
1st Place- 50-59-Male (Joe Burkhardt), 2nd Place (Paul Campbell)
1st Place- 50-59-Female (Kim Wolf), 2nd Place (Janet Horten)
1st Place- 60-69-Male (Doug Raber)
1st Place- 60-69-Female (Kathryn St.Ledger), 2nd Place (Arlene Miksanek)
1st Place- 70 and up- Male (Gerald Seddon)
Walk Results:
Overall Male (Tony Miksanek), Overall Female (Jonna Isaacs)
2nd Place Male (Jim Isaacs), 2nd Place Female (Colleen Cullison)
3rd Place Male (Don Kensell), 3rd Place Female (Haleigh Buchanan)
Colleen Cullison (2nd Place Female Walker), Jonna Isaacs (1st Place Female Walker), Barb Brocksmith (Overall Female Runner), Logan Heater (Overall Male Runner), Tony Miksanek (Overall Male Walker), Jim Isaacs (2nd Place Male Walker), Owen Kruse (2nd Place Female Runner), and August Kruse (2nd Place Male Runner).
Mt. Carmel Girl Part Of AAU National Volleyball Champion
On June 17-20, Mt. Carmel’s Ashby Willis and her team ASICS KIVA 14 Red (Louisville, KY) competed in the AAU 14 Open National Volleyball Championships.
On day one they played 3 matches going 3-0 on the day.
Day two they were 1-1 but still in the hunt for Gold!
Day three they went 3-0 with the much needed first place in their pool to be able to compete on championship day for the national championship.
In the quarterfinal Thursday Morning they beat Sports Performance out of Chicago putting them in the semi-final match against 3 time national championship winner Vaqueras out of Puerto Rico.
They won the semi’s putting them in the national championship game against Municiana out of Muncie IN.
They won that match in two sets, 25-10, 26-24 coming away with the National Championship Title!!
Congrats Ashby!! She is the daughter of Rick and Syreeta Willis of Mt. Carmel.
WARRIORS WIN CONFERENCE ALL-SPORTS TROPHY
Mt. Carmel, IL – With the most dominating Season in Conference History, the Wabash Valley Athletic Department was recently awarded the 2019 GRAC All-Sports Trophy. The Warrior Teams of Volleyball, Softball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, and Baseball combined for a Conference Record of 97-15 in the 2018-19 season.
This was just the second time in GRAC History that four (4) sports, from one school, won the Conference title in the same season (WVC in 2011.)
In addition, Warrior Coaches Paul Schnarre (Softball), Jack Trosper (Women’s Basketball), Mike Carpenter (Men’s Basketball), and Rob Fournier (Baseball), were named “GRAC Coach of the Year” respectively. Those four WVC teams went a combined 92-6 in GRAC play, and each won the Conference Championship.
Warrior Athletic Director Mike Carpenter said in a statement, “What a way to close out the season. We play in one of the toughest Conferences in the Country, and to win the All-Sports Trophy says a great deal about the commitment and dedication of our Student-Athletes. I cannot say enough about how great this group was to work with, collectively, on and off the playing field. Our coaches did a great job molding these kids into Championship teams that our fans and boosters were proud to support. Winning the All-Sports Trophy is “icing on the cake!”
WVC ARCHER NAMED TO USA ARCHERY 2019 COLLEGIATE ARCHERY ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Mt. Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College archer Jacob Quillen, from West Salem, IL, has been named to the USA Archery 2019 Collegiate Archery Academic All-American Team in the Men’s Bowhunter Division. This prestigious award recognizes not only excellence on the archery field, but the hard work and dedication required to balance a heavy practice and competition schedule with excellence in the classroom.
In order to make the Academic All-American Team, archers must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 and rank in the top 25 percent of scores in their collegiate division and class at the 2019 US National Indoor Championships.
Photo Caption: Quillen (pictured center) was presented with a certificate from USA Archery commemorating his achievements by Coach Earl Lawrence (left) and WVC President Dr. Matt Fowler (right).
Aces Baseball Awards
Baseball awards: Logan Durham (ERA Award), Drew Arnott (Golden Ace Award), Cade Newkirk (Strikeout Leader), Aden Gill (Batting Title, All Big 8 Conference), Rayce Loudermilk (Rookie of the Year), Kaleb Applebey (RBI Leader)
Baseball awards (L to R) Logan Durham (ERA Award), Drew Arnott (Golden Ace Award), Cade Newkirk (Strikeout Leader), Aden Gill (Batting Title, All Big 8 Conference), Rayce Loudermilk (Rookie of the Year), Kaleb Applebey (RBI Leader)
2019 MCHS Softball Award Winners
The Lady Aces won their first Regional Championship since 2005. They had zero seniors on the team and 15 freshmen, with another 10+ freshmen on the way next year.
Back Row (L to R) - Addie Drone (Co-Hitter of the Year Award) Stormie Devine (Gold Glove Award) Sierra Hannah (Co-Hitter of the Year Award) Avary Daum (Rookie of the Year Award)
From Row (L to R) - Kami Pearson (Co-MVP) and Faith Fuller (Co-MVP)
Aces 100th Football Anniversary Has Big Plans For Upcoming Season
The 100th Anniversary of Golden Aces Football Planning Committee is pleased to announce activities will be held at every home football game this season to commemorate the 100th year of Mt. Carmel Football.
The 1981 State Championship Team will be recognized during halftime of the Harrisburg game on August 30th. A special reception will also be held following the game.
The state runner-up teams from 1974, 2001, 2002, and 2011 will all be recognized at halftime of the Mt. Vernon, Indiana game, on Friday, September 6th, again with a reception following the game.
Homecoming is Friday, September 20th. All alumni of football, band and cheerleading will be recognized as the Aces take on Olney.
Friday, September 27th will be a special “Friends of Aces Football” night as the Aces take on Alton Marquette.
Saturday, October 19th the Aces take on Dupo at 1 p.m. It will be Senior Day, and all former Aces’ coaches will be recognized. All living former head coaches including Larry Lockhart, John Hart and Darren Peach will be recognized at halftime. A special reception will also follow the game.
All postgame receptions will be open to the public.
More details will be forthcoming. Commemorative shirts, posters, videos and more will soon be available. A kickoff dinner is also being planned.
Currently the committee is asking that all players from the 1981 (Friday, August 30th), 1974, 2001, 2002, and 2011 teams (Friday, September 6th) please mark your calendars for your recognition night. We also ask that you RSVP by sending a message to the 100 Years of Aces Football Facebook page or by email to Kyle Peach at peach.kyle@gmail.com.
Allendale/SMS Co-op Softball To Play at 4th Street Field This Fall
The new co-op junior high school softball team between St. Mary’s and Allendale has gotten the go ahead to play their home games at the Alma McCauslin Field on 4th Street. City Commissioner Justin Dulgar presented the request to the council for the games to be played there this fall.
Lady Aces Win Regional On Walkoff HR
Mt. Carmel Regional Final
Mt. Carmel - 12
Flora - 9
Faith Fuller pitched a complete game. She gave up 9 runs, 2 earned, on 10 hits and struck out 1.
Libby Schneider was 4-4 and scored 2 runs.
Kami Pearson was 3-5.
Faith Fuller was 3-5 with a homerun and 4 RBI.
Avary Daum was 3-4 with an RBI and scored a run.
Addie Drone was 2-4 with 3 RBI and scored a run.
Stormie Devine was 1-4 with a double and scored 2 runs.
Sierra Hannah was 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI.
Mackenzie Sisson walked twice and scored a run.
Olivia Stinson scored 2 runs.
Grace Adams scored 1 run.
The Lady Aces started the scoring with a 2 out, 2 RBI single by Addie Drone. Flor la then answered with 5 runs to take a 5-2 to the 4th inning.
In the 4th inning, the Lady Aces batted around and scored 4 runs to take a 6-5 lead. Flora would score 2 in the 5th and 2 in the 6th to take a 9-6 lead to the bottom of the 6th inning.
In the bottom of the 6th, Pearson, Fuller, and Daum all singled to start the inning. After scoring a run on an error, Sierra Hannah tied the game with a 2 RBI double.
Fuller retired Flora in order in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the 7th, after and error and a single by Pearson, the Lady Aces had runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out and Fuller at the plate. She sent an 0-1 pitched deep to left field for the Walk-Off Homerun to win the Regional Championship.
This was the first Regional Championship in softball since 2005.
Coach Kyle Buss:
“I am so proud of this group of girls. Faith Fuller has been playing hurt for about 2 weeks now, and she fought the pain all game long and came up huge for us.
We had been struggling a little bit at the plate lately but the girls came up big with 17 hits, and a lot of those were huge 2 out hits to score runs.
This group has been so coachable and just a joy to be around every day. You wouldn’t know this is a team without any seniors on it. They are very smart softball players for their age and super talented. Our juniors and even our sophomores have done a great job of leading this team.”
The Lady Aces now play in the Newton Sectional on Tuesday against Teutopolis at 6:30.
Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity Grabs Lead In Sixth Inning To Defeat Johnston City
- Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity stole the lead late in the game in a 4-2 victory over Johnston City on Thursday. The game was tied at two with Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity batting in the top of the sixth when.
- Johnston City fired up the offense in the first inning. Fischer drove in one when he singled.
- In the top of the fifth inning, Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity tied things up at two when Bret Doansingled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
- Kaleb Applebey earned the victory on the mound for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He allowed zero hits and zero runs over two and a third innings, striking out six and walking one.
- McPheron took the loss for Johnston City. He lasted five and a third innings, allowing four hits and four runs while striking out five and walking one.
- Cade Newkirk started the game for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He allowed three hits and two runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out 11
- Doan led Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity with two hits in four at bats. Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error.
Lady Aces Get Walk Off Regional Win
Mt. Carmel Softball 5/14/19
Regional Semi-Final
Mt. Carmel - 2
Lawrenceville - 1
Final - 8 innings
Faith Fuller pitched all 8 innings, giving up 1 earned run on 4 hits, and struck out 2.
Addie Drone was 1-4.
Stormie Devine was 1-3 with a double and scored the 2 Aces runs.
Kami Pearson was 1-3 with an RBI.
Avary Daum was 1-3 with a double.
Sierra Hannah was 1-3.
Faith Fuller and Maleah Armstrong each drew a walk.
The Lady Aces trailed 1-0 from the 2nd inning until the Bottom of the 6th. Great defensive plays by Lexi Ballard, Kami Pearson and the rest of the Lady Aces kept the Indians at 1 run.
With 1 out and a runner on 2nd in the 6th, Kami Pearson hit a sacrifice fly to right field, which scored Stormie Devine from after a throwing error.
After a leadoff walk in the Top of the 8th, Kami Pearson threw out the leadoff hitter trying to steal second base.
In the Bottom of the 8th, Stormie Devine drew a walk, and made it to 3rd on a couple of passed balls by the Indians. This set the stage for Kami Pearson, who hit a rocket into left center for the walk-off base hit.
The Lady Aces advance to the Regional Championship Friday at 4:30 against the host Flora Wolfgals. The Lady Aces are looking to win the first Softball Regional Championship since 2006.
Wade Ruth Signs To Play Golf At LTC
MCHS Senior Wade Ruth signed today to play golf at Lincoln Trail College In Robinson. The signing took place over the noon hour at the MCHS Library.
Three Lady Rockets Compete At State Track Meet
Three St. Mary’s Girls’ Track team members participated in the SIJHSA Class S State Track Meet held at Herrin, IL, on Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Sarah McCorkle finished 2nd in the 7th Grade 100M Dash with a time of 13.87.
Ava Harrington finished 9th in the 100M Hurdles with her personal best time of 18.78. She, also, competed in the 100M Dash and finished 13th with a time of 14.57.
Lily Keepes competed in the 1600M Run (6:57.07).
(L-R) Sarah McCorkle, Ava Harrington, Lily Keepes
Sarah McCorkle
Allendale Holds Annual Sports Banquet
On Monday, May 13th, Allendale School held its Yellow Jackets Sports Banquet at the Allendale Ruritan Building. The evening started with a meal prepared by the Allendale Ruritan Club.
The speaker for the evening was Head Coach of the Mt. Carmel Lady Aces, Coach Tim Willis. Coach Willis talked with those in attendance about the importance of Energy, Effort, and Enthusiasm.
After the speaker, Baseball and Cross Country participants were recognized even though they had their co-op banquet in the Fall.
The Yellow Jackets Cheerleaders were then awarded by Coach Kila Garrett and Assistant Karla McCowen: Josey McCowen, Chloe Cusick, Jordis Riley, Kenadie Homan, Avery Swift, Kennedy Adams, Ashleigh McGinnis, and Isabella Monroy.
Coach Rich Casburn then recognized the basketball team, which included the following special awards: JD Bowser (MVP and Most Points), Chandler Cusick (Most Improved), Trent Casburn (Free Throw Champion), Wyatt Gher (Most Rebounds), Matt Jackson (Most Assists), and Kollin Kelsey (Most Steals).
Coach Diana Morgan, along with assistants Codie Ford and Alexa Price awarded volleyball with the following special awards: Kristin Richards (A-team MVP/Best Passer), Emma Baxley (Most Improved/Most Aces/Most Blocks/Most Spikes), Jordis Riley (A-team Server/B-team Most Improved), Lauren Fisher (A-team Server), Chandler Cusick (B-team MVP/Most Aces), Chloe Cusick (B-team Most Spikes), Olivia Smith (Rookie of the Year/B-team Best Passer/Best Server/C-team Best Passer/Best Server).
For Yellow Jackets Track, Coach Rich Casburn presented the following special awards: JD Bowser (MVP), Jordis Riley (Most Improved), Wyatt Gher (Most Improved), Isabella Monroy (Rookie of the Year), Rhett Andrews (Rookie of the Year), Trent Casburn (Most Points), Chandler Cusick (Most Points), and Clay Morgan (Golden Spike Award).
The final award of the night, an annual award presented to the top athlete participating in at least 3 sports, was presented by Superintendent Bob Bowser, the All Season Athlete Award. It was presented to JD Bowser for his outstanding participation in Baseball, Cross Country, Basketball, and Track.
Congratulations to all of the student athletes at Allendale Junior High that competed throughout all of the sports offered.
Featured Speaker: Lady Aces Basketball Coach - Tim Willis
Cheerleaders: Kennedy Adams, Ashleigh McGinnis, Isabella Monroy, Kenadie Homan, Avery Swift, Chloe Cusick, Jordis Riley, Josey McCowen
Volleyball Awards: Emma Baxley, Kristen Richards, Chloe Cusick, Chandler Cusick, Olivia Smith, Jordis Riley, Lauren Fisher
Basketball - WEAA Honorable Mention All-Conference - Trent Casburn, Kollin Kelsey, JD Bowser
Basketball Awards: Chandler Cusick, Matt Jackson, Wyatt Gher, JD Bowser, Trent Casburn, Kollin Kelsey
Track - Isabella Monroy, Chandler Cusick, Jordis Riley, Clay Morgan, JD Bowser, Trent Casburn, Wyatt Gher
JD Bowser - All Season Athlete Award
Lady Aces' Season Ends In OT at Salem Regional
From Coach Ed Berberich:
The Lady Aces traveled to Centralia to face off against Salem in the first round of Regionals, losing 3-2 in overtime. The Lady Aces scored the first goal of the game in the 8th minute on a Maya Smith goal, assisted by Rylie Webb. Salem would later tie the game up 1-1 but the Lady Aces took the lead again in the 52nd minute on another Maya Smith goal, again assisted by Rylie Webb with a key pass from Ally Kendall. Salem tied the game once again, at 2-2, on a penalty shot with a little over 8 minutes remaining in the game, which is how regulation time ended. Salem scored with 3 minutes left in the first overtime period for their only lead of the game, and hung on for the 3-2 victory. The Lady Aces took 20 shots in the game, with 12 on frame, and created 11 additional scoring chances, and had 6 interceptions. Allison Thread had 8 saves in goal. Salem took 8 shots in the game, 4 on frame.
The girls played hard & moved the ball well, creating a lot of good scoring opportunities. They won the possession battle by a wide margin, and also had a significant lead both in shots & quality scoring chances. Our back line defenders were also pretty aggressive in trying to intercept incoming passes to the Salem attackers and they were able to start off a lot of attacks from the back. So overall it was a good performance by the whole team. We certainly played well enough to win, but just made a few mistakes here & there that ended up hurting us. That's kind of been the story of the season in almost all of our games, and I'm really proud of the girls for the way they've handled so many close losses. There were only 2 games where we really had no chance of getting the win. All of the rest were close matches, that could've gone either way if not for just a handful of plays. For that to happen all season as it did could have really had a negative impact on their attitudes & effort but for the most part they kept their positive attitudes and played through it all. As a result, they showed a lot of improvement from last year to this season. Moving forward, we'll miss the graduating seniors, but if the returning players stick with it & keep working at their games, we expect to see continued improvement.