The Mt. Carmel High School Cross Country season concluded Saturday at the Decatur-St. Teresa Sectional held at Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur, Illinois. Mt. Carmel was represented by Junior, Gehrig Jones, who was the Aces lone qualifier at the Chrisman Regional. Jones finished 28th in the field of 118 runners, with a season best time of 17:05 over the three mile course.
Due to COVID restrictions no Illinois State Championship will be held, with the Illinois state series concluding with sectional meets.
KALEB APPLEBEY SIGNING NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT
Kaleb Applebey, Senior at Mount Carmel High School, will sign a National Letter of Intent to play baseball for Wabash Valley College. His signing will take place on Wednesday, November 4 at 6:00pm in the Gymnasium at Mount Carmel High School.
Photo Credit: Twitter @applebey7
IHSA Board Acts on Winter Sports at Special Board Meeting
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, where the Board provided the latest information on the IHSA’s winter sports season.
The Board voted to move the sport of wrestling from the winter season to the summer season, which will run from April 19 to June 26, 2021.
The Board approved the IHSA ‘s winter sport guidance for all low risk sports, which includes Boys Swimming & Diving, Cheerleading, Dance, Boys & Girls Bowling, and Girls Gymnastics. These sports will be conducted from November 16, 2020, to February 13, 2021. The mitigating guidance for each sport will be posted on the IHSA’s COVID-19 Resource page on October 29. The IHSA Board will review spectator and group gatherings for all winter sports at a future meeting in November.
In addition, the Board took action to follow the guidance of the IHSA Sport Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) and will allow Boys and Girls Basketball to begin practices, per IHSA Return to Activities 2.0, on November 16. Contests can begin on November 30th within an Illinois COIVD Region or within a conference. As a part of the mitigation plan, masks will be worn by all players, coaches, and officials during play. Boys and Girls Basketball teams will follow team limitations allowing a maximum of 31 games. It will become a local school decision to determine if a school will allow their basketball teams to participate following the guidelines developed by the SMAC.
The Board released the following statement regarding the basketball action:
“The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors made the decision today to continue with the IHSA basketball season as scheduled in 2020-21. In August, the Board slated basketball to take place from November to February based on the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) assigning a medium risk level to the sport. The IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) offered additional mitigations, such as masks during play and social distancing on benches, that the SMAC believed would allow basketball to be played safely.
The high school basketball season was potentially put on hold on October 27, when Governor Pritzker announced that IDPH had changed basketball’s risk level from medium risk to high risk.
After diligent discussion, the Board has made the decision today to follow the recommendation of the IHSA SMAC as it relates to basketball. The Board remains considerate of rising COVID-19 cases in Illinois and understand the importance of adhering to safety guidelines for the good of all citizens. However, the Board has not been presented any causal evidence that rising COVID-19 cases make basketball more dangerous to play by the IDPH or any other health organization nationally or internationally. On the contrary, the IHSA has been looking to bordering states who have sponsored both medium risk and high risk sports in the fall that have noted a low incident rate of COVID-19 spread.
Instead, we will require all IHSA basketball teams to adhere to those SMAC mitigations, and allow local school officials to make decisions related to participation.
Mounting challenges, from increased mental health issues among our students to a shrinking calendar that limits our ability to move sport seasons this school year, were instrumental in this decision to move forward with basketball as scheduled. We see our students regularly leaving the state to play sports, or covertly continuing to play locally. Students can be better protected in the high school setting, and the Board remains steadfast that playing under IHSA rules and SMAC mitigation is the safest way to conduct athletics at this juncture.
Illinois is a large and diverse state, and the IHSA membership is reflective of that. We understand that this decision will impact each high school and district differently. Some schools who remain in remote learning may not be able to start winter sports on time, and we feel for those in that situation. However, we have also learned that we cannot continue to look down the road to a season that may never come.
Contact days for our teams this fall have been an incredible boon to our students’ well-being. We fear for the mental health of students who attempt to traverse a long winter with no athletic outlet available. So much about dealing with this virus has been learned in the past eight months, and this decision will grant the membership the opportunity to apply that knowledge during their basketball season.
Each member of the IHSA Board volunteered for this position because they are passionate about high school sports and activities, and the positive impact they have on our students’ physical and mental health.”
IDPH Raises Bar To Allow High School Basketball This Winter
Craig Anderson, IHSA Executive Director:
“About 15 minutes prior to Governor Pritzker’s press conference today, we were alerted that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has elevated the sport of basketball from a medium risk level to a high risk level. We remain considerate of the recent rise in positive COVID-19 cases in our state. However, in our meeting with IDPH on Friday (October 23), we felt that we presented multiple options that would allow for basketball to be conducted safely by IHSA schools this winter, many of which are being utilized in neighboring states who plan to play high school basketball. Despite that setback, there is some positive news, as IDPH accepted the IHSA’s mitigations related to other sports, including cheerleading and dance, allowing them to move from a medium risk level to a low risk level. We will hold our special Board of Directors meeting on October 28 as scheduled, where our Board will provide direction on the other winter sports, as well as discuss the IHSA sports schedule for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.”
Spring 2021 Golden Aces Football Schedule Released
In a presentation to the Wabash District #348 school board Monday night, Mt. Carmel High School athletic director Kyle Buss released the 2021 Golden Aces football schedule:
Saturday, March 9th vs. Marshall at Mt. Carmel. 1:00pm
Saturday, March 13th at Olney 1:00pm
Saturday, March 20th at Breese Mater Dei 2:00pm
Saturday, March 27th vs. Marion at Mt. Carmel 2:00pm
Saturday, April 3rd vs Chicago Hope Academy 2:00 Neutral Site To Be Determined
Saturday, April 10th at Flora 2:00pm
Friday, April 17th vs. Mt. Vernon, IL at Mt. Carmel 7:00pm
MCHS AD Kyle Buss addresses the District #348 school board Monday night.
Aces Soccer Players Lead Squad To Undefeated Indiana U19 League Title
Some MCHS High School soccer players joined the Indiana Soccer u19 League for their 2020 season traveling to Indianapolis and Gibson County to play. The team named the Gibson County MC Golden Aces ended their season Sunday with a 19-2 win over Batesville, a Cincinnati based team, allowing them to easily clinch the title as U19 Indiana Soccer League champions and finish the season undefeated with a total of 65 goals in 7 games. The Aces beat some big Indianapolis Club teams such as Carmel FC, Indy Premier, FC Pride and Hoosier FC.
Pictured in back row: Ivan Holt, Britton Heinrich, Brady Decker, Nichole Loudermilk, Tye Kanipe, Ethan Belt, Rayce Loudermilk in front row: Eli Bertram, Aiden Garwood, Shade Loudermilk and Levi Beesley.
Aces Cross Country Beat Fairfield On Senior Day
Thursday, the MCHS Cross Country teams hosted the Fairfield Mules on senior day. The Aces honored their two seniors and co-captains, Chase Keepes and Jada Smith.
The Aces avenged an earlier loss to Fairfield by downing the Mules 27-30. The Aces, Gehrig Jones was the individual medalist in a time of 18:01. Anthony Bleyer and Jason Miller’s 2nd and 4th place finish clinched the win for the Aces. Caleb Carwile (8th), Eric Leffler (12th) and Chase Keepes (15th) rounded out the Aces scoring.
There were no team scores in the girls race, but Lady Aces runners, Jada Smith and Jayla Smith, finished 1st and 2nd, easily outpacing their Lady Mule counterparts.
The Aces next race is Thursday, October 15th at Lawrenceville.
Morning Show Interview With Lady Aces Golf Coach Karin Kelsey
The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces captured the Regional Championship on Wednesday to advance to the Salem Sectional on Monday.
Coach Karin Kelsey joined us on Thursday’s Morning Show to talk about this year’s team…l
Aces Boys Golf Report From Coach John White
From Aces boys golf coach John White:
The 2020 high school golf season was definitely the year that was.
With the mysterious Covid virus looming in the air all summer the existence of a fall golf season was in doubt. The last minute decision to allow a season with numerous restrictions was both a relief and a cause of unbeknownst stress. As a 73 year old timer growing up in the 60’s I thought that I had seen it all.
But man was I wrong. The next thing I knew was that with the football season being pushed back 12 footballers decided that they wanted to try their hand at golf.
Most had only played enough golf to know they couldn’t play the game and one didn’t even own a set of clubs.(One month later he won a qualifying round and got to play in a varsity match.)So obviously the old man wondered what he had gotten himself into and now had golf team consisting of 22 players instead of the normal 10.
The results of this unexpected experience has proven to be very much satisfactory as well somewhat successful. The expectations of the 2020 team-had been an average team at best, but with the added competition for a spot on the team it was obvious that everyone was improving every day. Instead of watching boys who couldn’t get home fast enough after practice to play their on-line games, I saw boys staying on the course until dark trying to get better. I’ve had teams like this in the past and it was a great pleasure to watch it happening again. There were times that I didn’t know if I had a golf team that could beat most football teams or a football team that could beat most golf teams. In spite of experiencing a frustrating year of total uncertainty, these players have been a pleasure to coach and I am thankful for getting the chance to meet and get to know these young gentlemen. Now for the Regional results.
1. Oblong 329
2. Carmi 330
3. St Anthony 331
4. Mt Carmel 334
We finished fourth out of 12 teams. In a normal year we would have advanced to Sectionals but only 2 are allowed to advance this year.
Individual scores were:
Jarrett West 79
Max Zimmerman 83
Beau Stipp 86
Gavin Smith 86
Owen Dougherty 91
Andrew Goldman 97
Jarrett West placed 4th individually outside of top 2 teams and will advance to Sectionals next Tuesday at the West Frankfort CC asan individual.
EVANSVILLE THUNDERBOLTS OPT OUT OF 2020-2021 SEASON
Evansville, Ind: The Evansville Thunderbolts announced today that they will opt out of the 2020-2021 season. The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that the 2020-2021 season will only be comprised of five teams and feature a 42-game regular season schedule.
The SPHL is set to drop the puck for the 2020-2021 regular season on Saturday, December 26 with the Birmingham Bulls, Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville Ice Bears, Macon Mayhem and Pensacola Ice Flyers set to play the abbreviated schedule.
“This has been one of the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. My heart like the rest of the teams that have opted out this season wants us to play but my head tells me it is best to opt out and spend our time and effort towards the upcoming 2021-2022 season,” said Scott Schoenike, President of the Evansville Thunderbolts.
“It was not one single COVID-19 pandemic factor that determined the decision but a combination of COVID-19 restrictions, safety of players, and projected financial increases of travel, testing, extra apartments and other precautionary expenses.
“We are fully committed to the Thunderbolts coming back for the 2021-2022 season. Coach Bes will be coming back to Evansville after January 1,2021 to work on sponsorships, season tickets, and be in the community. Even though he will not be coaching a team this season he will as busy spending the season in Evansville with our fans and partners.”
“This is a tough day for the SPHL, particularly because the circumstances that forced these decisions are out of our control,” said SPHL Commissioner Doug Price. “When we were forced to suspend play back in March, we immediately turned our focus to the upcoming 2020-2021 season. We waited as long as possible for things to improve so that all of our teams could play this season, but I don't think any of us imagined we would still be facing these restrictions seven months later.”
“For those who have already purchased Season Tickets or purchased Sponsorships, I want to Thank all of you for your continued support and we will start reaching out to you and working through each account,” Schoenike concluded
Yellow Jackets Cross Country 8th Graders Recognized
On Monday, October 5th, Coach Sarah Courter recognized the 8th grade Cross Country runners prior to the meet against St. Joe - Olney.
Pictured (front row): Kali Walker, Kollin Kelsey, Alex McGinnis
(back row): Chase Gher and Hallie Courter
Yellow Jackets Cross Country Hosts St. Joe
On Monday, October 5th, Yellow Jackets Cross Country hosted St. Joe - Olney for a dual meet. Here are the results for the Yellow Jackets:
JV Girls (1.2 miles)
Isabella Monroy - 10:38
Addison Tennis - 10:51
Ava Abell - 11:04
Lillie Keeling - 12:21
Linden Stevens - 12:51
JV Boys (1.2 miles)
Tristan Bray - 9:03 (2nd)
Conner McGinnis - 9:13 (5th)
Brendan Bowser - 12:50
Lucas Isaac - 13:25
V Girls (1.86 miles)
Kali Walker - 14:12 (5th)
Hallie Courter - 15:41
V Boys (1.86 miles)
Kollin Kelsey - 13:28 (3rd)
Alex McGinnis - 14:13 (6th)
Chase Gher - 23:22
Next up for Yellow Jackets Cross Country: Wednesday, October 7th at Robinson for a 4:00 pm meet.
Walker Finishes 1st For Yellow Jackets Cross Country Against Wayne City
On Thursday, October 1st, Yellow Jackets Cross Country hosted Wayne City in a dual meet. In the JV race (1.2 miles), the following were the times for Yellow Jackets runners:
In the Varsity race (1.86 miles), the following were the times for Yellow Jackets runners:
Varsity Girls -
Kali Walker 14:29 (1st place)
Hallie Courter 15:31 (3rd place)
Varsity Boys -
Kollin Kelsey 13:27 (2nd place)
Alex McGinnis 14:38 (4th place)
Chase Gher 23:54
JV Girls -
Ava Abell 10:51 (4th place)
Addison Tennis 11:08
Linden Stevens 12:52
JV Boys -
Tristan Bray 9:23 (6th place)
Conner McGinnis 9:33
Lucas Isaac 11:36
Next up for Yellow Jackets Cross Country: home meet vs. St. Joe-Olney on Monday, October 5th at 4:00 pm.
IHSA Statement on TRO Hearing
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) appeared as the defendant in a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) hearing in DuPage County’s 18th Judicial Circuit Court on Thursday, October 1, 2020. The Honorable Paul Fullerton ruled in favor of the IHSA and did not grant the TRO. The TRO sought to rescind the IHSA Board of Director’s decision to implement modified seasons in the fall, winter, spring, and summer in 2020-21 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. If it had been granted, the TRO would not have impacted the ability to play any IHSA sports, including football, boys soccer, or girls volleyball. Following the court’s decision, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson released the following statement:
“As the Executive Director of the IHSA and the father of a current three-sport high school student-athlete, I want to speak candidly to all the student-athletes, coaches, and parents who were following today’s lawsuit, and have been impacted by the modifications to the IHSA seasons due to the pandemic. First and foremost, we know how important high school athletics are to your mental, emotional, and physical well-
While the IHSA defended itself in court, our defense was not a rebuttal against expanding the participation opportunities for high school athletes in Illinois. The IHSA has and continues to believe that we can safely conduct high school sports in Illinois throughout the 2020-21 school year. We are already conducting cross country, golf, swimming & diving, and tennis this fall, with a plan in place to run all sports in modified seasons this school year. If changes to that schedule are forthcoming, we feel that the path to achieving them is through collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and state leadership, as opposed to litigation.
The Honorable Paul Fullerton ruled in the IHSA’s favor in the temporary restraining order, but had the temporary restraining order been granted, it would not have been a victory for IHSA student-athletes. Traditional IHSA fall sports like football, soccer, and girls volleyball would have remained on the sideline, along with all sports deemed medium or high risk, based upon the Youth Sports Guidelines set forth in state government’s All Sports Policy.
It is important to acknowledge that COVID-19 is real. It has had an immeasurable impact on our state and country. We want to see IHSA student-athletes safely return to the fields and courts, just as so many high school student-athletes in surrounding states have. We believe we can mitigate many of the risks of the virus and successfully provide these opportunities for our students.
This lawsuit shines a light on the need for more data and transparency from IDPH and state leadership on what benchmarks need to be accomplished in order for the IHSA to conduct further sports offerings. We have and will continue to lobby our contacts at the state and IDPH levels, providing them with relevant data from across the country. If there are no changes by IDPH and state leadership, we will continue with our contingency plan of offering IHSA sports in the winter, spring, and summer. Our goal remains to provide every IHSA student-athlete the opportunity to compete in their respective sport or sports in 2020-21.”
End of Season Schedules Finalized For MCHS Athletics
Boys Golf -
Tuesday 10/6 Regionals at West Berwick Golf Course. 8:30 AM
Tuesday 10/13 Sectionals at West Frankfort (Franklin County Country Club) TBD
Girls Golf -
Wednesday 10/7 Regionals at West Berwick Golf Course. 8:30 AM
Monday, 10/12 Sectionals at Salem (Salem Country Club) TBD
Cross Country -
Thursday 10/8 at Home vs Fairfield. 4:15 PM
Thursday 10/15 at Lawrenceville. 4:15 PM
Monday 10/19 at Robinson. 4:00 PM
Saturday 10/24 Regionals at Chrisman. 9:00 AM
Girls Tennis -
Monday 10/5 at Fairfield. 4:00 PM
Wednesday 10/7 JV ONLY at Home vs Robinson. 4:00 PM
Thursday 10/8 at Mt. Vernon (IL) 5:00 PM
Monday 10/12 at Home vs Fairfield. 4:00 PM
Tuesday 10/13 at Centralia. 4:00 PM
Friday 10/16 Sectionals at Herrin. Start time TBD
MCHS Cross Country Report
From Coach Joe Vargo:
On Saturday the MCHS Cross Country teams traveled to Lawrenceville to participate in the 6 team Lawrenceville Invitational. The Aces came away with a 22 to 34 victory over Dietrich. Lawrenceville, Flora, Palestine-Hutsonville and North Clay did not field enough runners to register a team score. Gehrig Jones led the way with a 3rd place finish with a time of 18:04 over the 3 mile course. The sophomore pack of AnthonyBleyer (6th), Caleb Carwile (7th) and Jason Miller (11th) clinched the victory. Chase Keepes (18th) and Eric Leffler (19th) rounded out the Aces runners.
In the girls race, no team scores were kept. The Lady Aces were led by Jada Smith’s 3rd place finish in a time of 23:14. She was followed by Lily Keepes (8th) and Jayla Smith (10th).
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The MCHS Cross Country teams traveled to Fairfield Monday for the Fairfield Invitational. The Aces with 40 points finished 2nd to Fairfield’s 32 and ahead of Carmi 58 and Webber (no team score). Gehrig Jones (17:28)and Anthony Bleyer (18:31) led the Aces with 3rd and 4th place finishes. They were followed by Jason Miller (10th), Caleb Carwile (12th), Chase Keepes (18th) and Eric Leffler (19th).
Jada Smith and Lily Keepes led the Lady Aces with 3rd and 4th place finishes. Jayla Smith the only other Lady Ace runner finished 7th. The Lady Aces registered no team score. The Lady Mules won the girls race.
MCHS next meet is a home meet (senior day) against Fairfield on October 8th.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against IHSA To Start Fall Sports
With Illinois being the only state in the Midwest not allowing high school football this fall, some parents and athletes have had enough.
A class action lawsuit is being filed this week in DuPage County against the Illinois High School Association seeking for all fall sports around the state to resume. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs plan to seek a temporary restraining order against the state's order to cancel most fall sports, including football, soccer and volleyball.
The IHSA, along with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, have remained adamant that contact sports like football, soccer and volleyball should be pushed to spring as a result of the pandemic. Pritzker says the decision to postpone those sports is based on the recommendations of infectious disease experts.
Dave Ruggles, a parent of an athlete and a plaintiff in the lawsuit, says the governor needs to make this right for the athletes.
“We are trying to get his attention and we are trying to send a message,” Ruggles said. “He’s the guy that’s stopping this from happening.”
A group of parents and student athletes recently held a news conference outside Pritzker’s Chicago mansion. Johnathan Rodriguez, who plays soccer at Thornton Township High School, was in attendance. He worries that missing his senior season could hinder his chances at playing college soccer.
“We’re willing to do anything,” Rodriguez said. “We all know this requires effort, and we’re willing to put that forth.”
A number of high school athletes who are trying to impress college coaches on the football field left Illinois and are playing in states such as Texas and Florida.
Washington High School head football coach Darrell Crouch said his team is ready if the season resumes, but believes it may be getting too late. He blames the Pritzker administration and thinks the kids are getting short changed.
"I don’t really feel like it's the IHSA that’s dragging their feet, it's our governor and the department of health,” Crouch said. “I think they are the ones that have handcuffed sports, not the IHSA really."
A judge is expected to hear the case on Wednesday.
WVC bass team signs Jason Mendenhall of Carmi
Wabash Valley College's bass coach Todd Gill, is excited to announce the signing of Jason Mendenhall for the 2021–2022 collegiate bass season. Mendenhall signed on Wednesday evening, Sept. 9.
Jason is the son of Jeff and Angela Mendenhall of Carmi, Illinois. He is a senior at Carmi-White County High School and will be competing this coming season with the Carmi bass team for the third straight season.
Jason's most notable finish was at a Fishing League Worldwide high school open tournament on Lake of the Ozarks where he finished 11th out of 60 boats. He also finished 12th this past summer in the WVC high school bass invitational at East Fork Lake.
Mendenhall plans to study agricultural business in college and is excited about his opportunity to be a part of the Wabash Valley College Bass Team.
Those interested in learning more about the Wabash Valley College bass team can visit www.wvcwarriorathletics.com, click on Club Teams and select Bass Fishing. High school juniors and seniors interested in a campus visit can fill out the recruiting questionnaire and Coach Gill will contact them to discuss the team and schedule a campus visit. You can also keep up with WVC bass team news by following them on Facebook @WVC Bass Team and on Instagram @wvcbassteam.
WVC Warrior Bass Team Off To Good Start
Vandalia, Ill.— Two weeks into its inaugural season, the Wabash Valley College bass fishing club team is making a name for itself in the Association of Collegiate Anglers.
Saturday, the tandem of Drew Gill and Clayton Halbig finished in seventh place out of 36 boats in the McKendree University Invitational on Vandalia Lake. The event was added to the schedule only recently and five of the 14 Warrior fishermen were entered.
One week earlier, the full contingent competed for the first time, recording three top 10 finishes in the individual sessions of the Bass Pro Shop Big Bass Bash at Paris, Tenn. on Kentucky Lake.
Though the final standings for the season-opener have not been released yet, unofficial tabulations show the Warriors finished ninth out of more than 30 teams entered.
“In the grand scheme of things, there were seven weigh-in periods, and in three out of the seven we had an angler in the top ten, and we had four anglers bring fish to the scales on Sunday” said coach Todd Gill. “So, I’m pretty pleased about that.”
There were four weigh-ins on the first day of the two-day tournament. Drew Gill, along with co-angler Clayton Halbig, beat the last weigh-in deadline by only 90 seconds, but it was worth it. Gill’s catch of 4.39 pounds was the third best of that session, and sixth best for the whole day on Saturday against a field in excess of 300 fisherman.
On the final day, Halbig finished eighth in one of the morning weigh-ins with a catch of 3.22 pounds, and Zane Kelly brought in a catch good for ninth in another (2.23 pounds).
Each of the top 10 finishers for each session earned prizes from tournament sponsors as well.
Overall, Gill’s catch held up for 11th place for the weekend. Halbig’s catch was tied for 32nd. Cole Hess (a catch of 2.38 pounds) and Kelly also wound up in the top 100.
Both events were sanctioned by the ACA, which conducts a Team of the Year competition (McKendree won last year). At each stop off, the top two finishes earn ACA points. Teams hope to earn enough ACA points to land a spot in the US Collegiate Bass Championships, which will be held on May 26-27 at Lake Murray, SC.
The next stop for WVC is Lake Dardanelle, Ark., for the sanctioned AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open, on Oct. 10-11.
Drew Gill (center) and Clayton Halbig (right) watch as their catch is measured Saturday at Vandalia Lake.
Wabash Valley College bass team signs Lane Bradley of Newton
Wabash Valley College's bass coach Todd Gill, is excited to announce the signing of Lane Bradley for the 2021–2022 collegiate bass season. Bradley signed on Wednesday evening, Sept. 23.
Lane is the son of Chris and LeAnn Bradley of Newton, Ill. He is a senior at Newton High School and will be competing this coming season with the Newton bass team for the fourth straight season. Lane has been Angler of the Year for three years in high school and has two top-ten finishes with the Illinois Bass Nation High School Division.
He also finished 13th this past summer in the WVC High School Bass Invitational at East Fork Lake. Bradley plans to study welding in college and is excited about his opportunity to be a part of the Wabash Valley College bass team.
Those interested in learning more about the Wabash Valley College bass team can visit wvcwarriorathletics.com, click on Club Teams and select Bass Fishing. High school juniors and seniors interested in a campus visit can fill out the recruiting questionnaire and Coach Gill will contact them to discuss the team and schedule a campus visit. You can also keep up with WVC bass team news by following them on Facebook @WVC Bass Team and on Instagram @wvcbassteam.
