Lady Aces Dominate LIC Tournament

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

Long post….the leadership and talent of seniors Mady Young and Lilly Gottman are going to be missed by me and the Lady Aces. They both are exceptional golfers and all around wonderful young ladies. Today they played their last conference match and both made All-Conference with Lilly winning and Mady placing 2nd! For the past 4 years I have watched with awe at how well they carry themselves on the course. If you haven’t had a chance to see them play, stop by West Berwick golf course on Monday. I know golf is a hard sport to be a spectator at, but seriously these girls are amazing and you’ll be glad you stopped by! And it’s Senior night!

As talented as our seniors are… our other 4 girls are right behind them, as they also made All-Conference and played great golf today! I couldn’t be prouder of Maria Kennard (Jr) Emily Gottman (So) and our two freshmen Miley Kennard and Zeme Moore! There are just no words to describe how proud I am of all these girls. They amaze me every day at their talent, hard work and dedication to being the best golfers they can be.

How about Zeme and Miley All conference as Freshmen!!!! The future is bright for our Lady Aces. See you Monday at West Berwick 4:00 pm start!

Photos Courtesy of Lady Aces Golf Facebook page.

Aces Boys Golf Finishes 3rd At LIC Tourney

From Coach Nick Toothman: MCHS boys’ golf took 3rd place at the LIC conference tournament today at Oak Glen golf course in Robinson. Owen led the way today with a 75 which tied him for 3rd in the conference. Kollin finished 6th with a 77. Both earned first team all conference awards.

Congrats to them!

Tripp shot a personal best on 18 holes with a 91. He's getting better everyday. Landon and Konner both shot 94 to fill out our 4th spot. Not a bad day overall. Senior night is Monday vs Carmi and Wednesday starts regionals at Quail Creek in Robinson. Go Aces!

Lady Aces To Begin Defense Of State Title At Pinckneyville

The Illinois High School Association has released site assignments for the upcoming postseason golf tournaments.

The defending Class 1A state champion Mt. Carmel Lady Aces will play in the Pinckneyville regional at Red Hawk Golf Course in Tamaroa on Thursday, September 29th.

If the Lady Aces advance to the sectional, that will be held at Salem Country Club on Monday, October 3rd.

The Class 1A state finals are back at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur, the same course the Lady Aces blistered in route to the 2021 state title. The finals are set for Friday and Saturday, October 7th and 8th.

Pinckneyville Regional (12T, 6I)

Red Hawk Golf Course, Tamaroa

Date: Thursday, September 29

6204 IL-154, Tamaroa, IL 62888

Benton

Carmi (C.-White County)

Centralia (H.S.)

*DuQuoin (H.S.)

*Fairfield

*Lawrenceville [Coop]

*Louisville (North Clay)

McLeansboro (Hamilton County)

Mt. Carmel

Nashville

Oblong [Coop]

Olney (Richland County)

*Pinckneyville

Salem

Sandoval [Coop]

Vandalia

Waltonville [Coop]

*Woodlawn

*Indicates individual players only. No team score.

Photo: Lady Aces Golf Facebook page.

Lady Aces Volleyball Tops Rivets

Monday night Lady Aces Volleyball traveled to Vincennes Rivet. Varsity won the match in four sets, 25-22, 13-25, 25-19, 25-13. Here are some stat highlights: Leading in kills were Ashby Willis with 22 and Kathryn Blake with 7. Savannah Zimmerman had 19 assists and Sarah McCorkle had 11 assists. Leading in digs were Grace Thacker with 20, Ashby Willis with 16 and Piper Belt with 15. Ashby Willis led the team with 4 service aces, with Kathryn Blake and Sarah McCorkle also added 3 each.

Lady Aces Tennis Sweeps Casey

Singles:
No. 1 - Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Ellie Shull, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 2 - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Mackenzie Herlinger, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Julia Eckerty, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 4 - Kami McWilliams, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Addison Seaton, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 5 - Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Lucy Moore, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-0 , -, -;
No. 6 - Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Audrie Mayhall, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-0 , -, -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Ellie Shull, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL - Julia Eckerty, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 2 - Kami McWilliams, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Audrie Mayhall, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL - Allyson Truelove, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-3 , -, -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Tristan Ring, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL - Gaia Nieddu, CASEY-WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 10-2 , -, -;

More Work To Stadium To Be Completed Soon

By the time the Golden Aces play their next home game on September 30th, fans will see quite a bit of changes to Riverview Stadium from what they did on opening night this past Friday. At last night’s District #348 school board meeting, superintendent Dr. Chuck Bleyer said lines on the new eight lane track were to have started being painted today in which is expected to take two days to complete. Bleyer also said fencing around the track and new turf field will be completed this week and the new bleachers will be in place for Newton fans in time for the next home game on the 30th.

Lady Aces Tennis Falls To Herrin

MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - 2, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Karli Mann, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;
No. 2 - Jersey Summers, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Kiersten Killman, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL, 1-6 , 6-3 , 1-0 (8);
No. 4 - Dylan Felty, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Kami McWilliams, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;
No. 5 - Julia Barlow, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 6 - Gwen Weldon, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 4-6 , 6-1 , 1-0 (6);

Doubles:
No. 1 - Karli Mann, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL - Jersey Summers, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-7 (2), 1-0 (8);
No. 2 - Dylan Felty, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL - Gwen Weldon, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL def. Kami McWilliams, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 7-5 , -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Kiersten Killman, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL - Julia Barlow, HERRIN HIGH SCHOOL, 2-6 , 6-3 , 1-0 (9);

Mackenzie Sanders

Ava Giese

Selby Patberg

Jr. Lady Aces Tune Up For Regional By Blasting Carmi, 22-3

Alivia Peach had the hot hand on Saturday, tallying four hits and leading Mt. Carmel Jr. Golden Aces to a 22-3 victory over CWC Jr. High Lady Bullpups. Peach singled in the second, singled in the second, singled in the third, and singled in the fourth.

Lyla Keepes earned the victory in the circle for Mt. Carmel Jr. Golden Aces. The pitcher went two innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out five and walking one.

Haleigh Prosise went one inning allowed three runs, one hit, walked three with strikeout.

Evie Sellers went one inning allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out two and walking zero.

Mt. Carmel Jr. Golden Aces didn't commit a single error in the field. Leah Lewis had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.

Mt. Carmel Jr. Golden Aces racked up 18 hits. Leading the aces offensively were:

Alivia Peach 4-4, 4R, 2RBIs
Kinley Harris 2-2, 2R, 3RBIs
Riley Hershey 2-2, 2R
Evie Sellers 2-4, 3RBIs, R
Journey Loudermilk 2-3, 4R, 2RBIs
Quincy Keepes 1-1, 2RBIs
Macy Glenn 1-2, 3RBIs, R
Brynlee Hammel 1-2, RBI

The Jr. Lady Aces improve 17-1 on the season. They begin regional play Thursday in Carmi vs. the host at 2 pm.

MILLER MEDALS AT OLNEY

MCHS senior, Jason Miller, finished 31st at Saturday’s Olney Invitational to earn a top 50 medal. 17 schools from across south/ central Illinois competed in the meet held at Olney Central College. Miller completed the 3 mile course in a time of 18:38. Also competing for the Aces were Anthony Bleyer 58th (19:56), Jacob Wall 105th (23:03) and Xzavien Williams 121st (24:56).

Officials Stats From Mt. Carmel 60, Lawrenceville 6

 

Mt. Carmel vs Lawrenceville

September 16, 2022

Mt. Carmel

Rushing     Sisson           6 carries   188 yards (3 TD’s)

                   Kight            4 carries   107 yards (2 TD’s)

                   Weir             3 carries     18 yards (1 TD)

                   Fullop           5 carries     17 yards

                   Militoni        1 carry        11 yards

                   Singer           1 carry          9 yards

                   Kennard       1 carry          6 yards

                   Kanipe          1 carry          4 yards

                   Potts            1 carry          1 yard (1 TD)

                   Gillihan        1 carry         -3 yards

                   TOTALS      24 carries 358 yards (7 TD’s)

 

Passing      Sisson           8 completions   10 attempts 166 yards (1 TD)

                   Militoni        1 completions     1 attempt      44 yards (1 TD)

                   TOTALS        9 completions   11 attempts  210 yards (2 TD)

 

Receiving  Smith         4 catches 104 yards

                   Browning   1 catch      44 yards (1 TD)

                   Gillihan      2 catches   34 yards

                   Kennard     2 catches  28 yards (1 TD)

                   TOTAL        9 catches  210 yards (2 TD’s)

Penalties             7 – 70 yards

Fumbles              0

Punts                    0

First Downs        17

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LAWRENCEVILLE
Rushing                21 – 51 yards

Passing                 10 – 20 = 158 yards (1 TD/3 INT)

Penalties             6 – 55 yards

Fumbles               2 (2 lost)

Punts                   2 – 20 yd avg

First Downs        11    

SCORING

 

1st QUARTER

11:42         52 YD RUN FROM KIGHT                                            MT.C 7       LV 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

7:28           39 YD RUN FROM SISSON                                          MT.C 14     LV 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

6:06           18 YD PASS FROM SISSON TO KENNARD                MT.C 21     LV 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

2:51           55 YD RUN FROM SISSON                                          MT.C 27     LV 0

                   KICK BLOCKED

 

0:32           1 YD RUN FROM POTTS                                              MT.C 34     LV 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

2ND QUARTER

4:40           5 YD RUN FROM SISSON                                            MT.C 40     LV 0

                   KICK FAILED

 

3:23           47 YD RUN FROM KIGHT                                            MT.C 46     LV 0

                   KICK FAILED

 

0:26           13 YD RUN FROM WEIR                                             MT.C 53     LV 0

                   KICK GOOD FROM LOUDERMILK

 

                                                          HALFTIME                              MT. C 53   LV 0

 

3RD QUARTER

8:59           65 YARD PASS FROM HATFIELD TO JENKINS          MT.C 53   LV 6

                   RUN FAILED

 

1:36           44 YD PASS FROM MILITONI TO BROWNING         MT.C 60   LV 6

 

4TH QUARTER

NO SCORE

FINAL SCORE

MT. CARMEL  60    LAWRENCEVILLE   6

Lady Aces Now 29-0 After Win Over Castle

Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Golf

Rolling Hills CC

vs Castle High School

September 13, 2022

Mount Carmel 148

Castle (IN) 153

Medalist Hailey Kirkland, Castle

Mount Carmel: Mady Young 35 (-1); Lilly Gottman 36; Miley Kennard 38; Maria Kennard 39; Emily Gottman 41; Zeme Moore 48; Ava Brumagin 49; Anna Gill 53

Castle; Hailey Kirkland 34; Lydia Bauersfeld 35; Ashley Kirkland 40; Sami Lawrence 44; Laney Bauerfeld 46

Coach Karin Kelsey Comments: Rolling Hills is a beautiful country club and we were happy to play on this course against the best team we had as an opponent so far this year. Just amazing to watch both teams as they navigated the course and played the best golf we have seen since Pinhurst! We were all proud to see several fans travel from Mt. Carmel for the match. There were several Mt. Carmel ties on the Castle team with Luke Richison and his wife Casey as the coaches for Castle and the Kirkland girls are daughters of Mt. Carmel Alum Sarah (Johnston) Kirkland. 

Our next match is Thursday at Olney. The Lady Aces are 29-0

Dees, Liddle, Mains, & Shoaff Named To MCHS Sports Hall Of Fame

On today’s Morning Show, members of the MCHS Sports Boosters Hall of Fame Committee revealed the final four members of the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class.

The players announced today were Gil Mains, Ollie Shoaff, Archie Dees, and Don Liddle.

The Hall of Fame inductees will be honored during halftime of the September 30th football game against Newton. A reception at Stymie’s will follow the game.

Click the link to listen to today’s interview.

MCHS SPORTS HALL OF FAME INTERVIEW 9 13 22

Lady Aces Tennis Drop Close One To Robinson

MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - 3, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL - 6,  

3 matches went into tiebreakers.  It was a close day for the Lady Aces.

Singles:
No. 1 - Annie List, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Anna Hargrave, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Lauren Staller, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 7-5 , -;
No. 4 - Grace Gower, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;
No. 5 - Hannah Hevron, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 4-6 , 10-4 ;
No. 6 - Olivia Yarber, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Selby Patberg, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3 , 6-3 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Annie List, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL - Anna Hargrave, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 3-6 , 7-5 , 10-7 ;
No. 2 - Lauren Staller, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL - Lindsey Hevron, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL def. Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 - Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Selby Patberg, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Hannah Hevron, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL - Lauren Correll, ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 3-6 , 10-5 ;

Herrin Tournament is today for the girls, starting at 9am!

Ava Giese & Jordis Riley

Selby Patberg & Elizabeth Hefner

Jr. Lady Aces Pound Olney On 8th Grade Night

MCJHS Softball celebrates 8th grade night with a 11-1 win over Olney

The Jr. Lady Aces and their faithful crowd started off the night honoring seven girls on 8th grade night. Those honored were Lyla Keepes, Riley Hershey, Evie Sellers, Kyleigh Smith, Leah Lewis, Kinley Harris & Leila Sweeney.

Lyla Keepes started in the circle for Mt. Carmel Jr. Golden Aces. The righty went six innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out six and walking zero.

The Jr. Lady Aces pounded out 11 hits in the victory. Leading the Jr. Lady Aces offensively were:

Journey Loudermilk 3-3, R
Riley Hershey 2-3, 3R, 2RBIs
Lyla Keepes 2-4, 2R, RBI
Evie Sellers 1-3, 3RBIs, R
Kyleigh Smith 1-3, 2R
Quincy Keepes 1-1, RBI, BB
Kinley Harris 1-3, RBI, R

The Jr. Lady Aces move to 15-1 on the season. They will host New Hope on Monday, 9/12 at 4:30 for their final home game of the season.

Lady Aces Rout Field At Olney Invitational

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

Richland County Country Club

Olney Girls Invitational

September 7, 2022

Mount Carmel 153

Effingham 185

Salem 187

Charleston 203

Paris 206

Richland County 214

Robinson 242

Effingham St. Anthony NTS

Fairfield NTS

Marshall NTS

Medalist Emily Gottman

Mount Carmel: Emily Gottman 37; Zeme Moore 38; Madelyn Young 38; Lillian Gottman 40; Maria Kennard 40; Miley Kennard 41

Effingham: Kirk 42; Elena Niebrugge 46; Ella Niebrugge 47; Tuman 49

Salem: Paul 39; Mann 49 Haarmann 49; Ice 50

Individuals; Medalist Emily Gottman; 2nd Zeme Moore; 3rd Madelyn Young; 4th Alyssa Paul 39; 5th Lillian Gottman

From Coach Karin Kelsey: Lady Aces Champions at Olney Invite! This team is so strong that you never know who the leader will be! Tonight the Medalist Honors went to Emily Gottman! Mady and Zeme tied for 2nd!! Lilly and Maria tied for 5th and Miley placed 7th! So exciting to have the entire team in the top 10 and also seeing Emily (So) and Zeme (Fr) placing in the top two!

Robinson cancelled our match on Monday, so our next match is Tuesday at Rolling Hills vs Castle. Go Aces!

MILLER FIRST AT LAWRENCEVILLE


The MCHS Cross Country team traveled to Lawrenceville on Tuesday for a Triangular meet with Lawrenceville/Red Hill coop and Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville coop. Senior, Jason Miller, was the race winner with a time of 19:52 over the 3 mile course run at Lawrenceville City Park. Also finishing for the Aces were Anthony Bleyer 5th (21:02), Jacob Wall 7th (23:52) and Xzavien Williams 11th(26:17).

Hallie Courter was the lone Lady Ace finisher in the girls race with a second place finish in a time of 26:26. No team scores were kept for both races. The Aces next meet is the Olney Invite on September 17th.

Lady Aces Come Up Short At Newton

Even though the Lady Aces played hard and a lot of the games going to deuce, Mt. Carmel fell to Newton Monday 7-2. Their next match is scheduled in Robinson on Thursday, Sept 8.

MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - 2, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Charlotte Schackmann, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-7 , -, -;
No. 2 - Jean Lin, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-8 , -, -;
No. 3 - Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Grace Warfel, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL, 10-3 , -, -;
No. 4 - Avery Zumbahlen, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-4 , -, -;
No. 5 - Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL def. Paige Klingler, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL, 10-4 , -, -;
No. 6 - Jailyn Hall, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Selby Patberg, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-5 , -, -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Charlotte Schackmann, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL - Jean Lin, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Camryn Strine, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Carli Merritt, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-6 , -, -;
No. 2 - Grace Warfel, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL - Avery Zumbahlen, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Mackenzie Sanders, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Ashleigh Hedge, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 11-9 , -, -;
No. 3 - Paige Klingler, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL - Jailyn Hall, NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL def. Elizabeth Hefner, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL - Selby Patberg, MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, 10-5 , -, -;

Carli Merritt

Camryn Strine

Ashleigh Hedge