Aces Tennis Drops Match To Carmi

Mt. Carmel - 2, Carmi (C.-White County) - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Eli Bertram, Mt. Carmel def. Cameron Courty, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 7-5 , -;
No. 2 - Gage Atteberry, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Conner Colman, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel, 3-6 , 6-1 , 1-0 (5);
No. 4 - Tyler Goemaat, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Jimmy Lin, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 5 - Dacin Rudolph, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 6 - Ian Mosier, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Xander Bader, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Eli Bertram, Mt. Carmel - Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel def. Cameron Courty, Carmi (C.-White County) - Gage Atteberry, Carmi (C.-White County), 7-6 (5), 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Conner Colman, Carmi (C.-White County) - Dacin Rudolph, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel - Jimmy Lin, Mt. Carmel, 2-6 , 6-2 , 1-0 (7);
No. 3 - Tyler Goemaat, Carmi (C.-White County) - Ian Mosier, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel - Xander Bader, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;

Lady Aces Perform Well In Olney

The MCHS Lady Aces Track Team traveled to Olney on Monday finishing third to LIC powerhouses Newton and Olney.

Team scores:
Newton - 120
Olney.    - 69
MCHS.  - 60
Lville.     - 10

Leading the way for the Lady Aces was the first place finish for Sarah McCorkle in the long jump (15’11”) and a second place finish for Eden Wankel in the high jump (5’2”). Several Lady Aces recorded personal bests.  ( pr) in their respective events.

Also Scoring for the Lady Aces:
100 meters - Sarah McCorkle 2nd (12.8)pr
                       - Elyse Swanson 3rd (13.2) pr
200 meters - Elyse Swanson 3rd (29.0) pr
400 meters - Chandler Cusick 3rd (1:12.5)pr
1600 meters - Lily Keepes 2nd (6:35.5)
100 m hurdles - Ava Harrington 2nd (18.8)
400 m hurdles - Tenley Davis 3rd (56.8) pr
Shot Put - Katelyn Kline 4th (25’6”)
Discus - Katelyn Kline 2nd (77’3”)
              - Ashlin Trail 3rd (74’11”) pr
Long Jump - Eden Wankel 4th ((14’4”)
Triple Jump - Eden Wankel 2nd (30’8”)
                       - Chandler Cusick 3rd (27’2”)
4 x 100 Relay - 2nd (53.0) Ava Brumagin, Ava Harrington, Elyse Swanson, Sarah McCorkle
4 x 200 Relay - 3rd (1:58.2) Ava Brumagin, Ava Harrington, Elyse Swanson, Sarah McCorkle

The next meet for the Lady Aces is at Robinson on Friday.

WSJD Inks Deal To Continue Illini Affiliation Through 2026

A new three-year agreement has been reached between WSJD-FM 100.5 in Mt. Carmel, IL/Princeton, IN and Learfield Sports’ Fighting Illini Sports Properties. The agreement will allow WSJD to continue bringing fans University of Illinois football and basketball…an affiliation that began when WSJD went on the air in 1995.

Kevin Madden, WSJD General Manager said, “We’ve been extremely proud to be a Fighting Illini affiliate for almost 30 years and we’re excited to continue that partnership through 2026 and beyond”.

WSJD-FM 100.5 carries Illini football and basketball along with “The Illini Today” every weekday morning between August and April. The Illinois football season starts their 2023 season on September 2nd hosting Toledo.

Fairfield Blanks Tennis Aces

Mt. Carmel - 0, Fairfield - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Nathan Legg, Fairfield def. Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 5-7 , 1-0 (6);
No. 2 - Peyton Owen, Fairfield def. Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel, 6-4 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Jacob Ahlfield, Fairfield def. Jimmy Lin, Mt. Carmel, 3-6 , 7-6 (2), 1-0 (7);
No. 4 - Jacob Combs, Fairfield def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Colin Jones, Fairfield def. Xander Bader, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 7-6 (0), -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Jacob Combs, Fairfield - N/A def. Jimmy Lin, Mt. Carmel - Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 - Peyton Owen, Fairfield - Jacob Ahlfield, Fairfield def. Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel - Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-3 , -;

LADY ACES WIN FAIRFIELD OPEN

Tuesday, the MCHS Lady Aces track team edged out host Fairfield to win the Fairfield Open.

Mt. Carmel - 165
Fairfield - 159
Patoka - 70
Blufford - 45
Grayville - 12
Norris City - 10

Eden Wankel led the Lady Aces with a double victory in the high jump (4’8”) and triple jump (30’9.25”) and a third place finish in the long jump (14’0.75”).

Sarah McCorkle was the Lady Aces other big winner, taking a first in the long jump (16’1.25”), second in the 200 meters (29.1) and third in the 100 meters (13.5).

The Lady Aces sprint relay teams  both took firsts in the 4x100 meter relay (54.1) Selby Patberg, Ava Brumagin, Ava Harrington and Elyse Swanson and the 4x200 meter relay (1:58) Elyse Swanson, Ava Brumagin, Ava Harrington and Sarah McCorkle.

Also scoring for the Lady Aces were:
Ava Brumagin - 100 meters 4th (14.5)
Mariska Hopper - 100 meters 6th (14.8)
                                   200 meters 4th (31.5)
Chandler Cusick - 400 meters 2nd (1:19.1)
                                 Triple Jump 3rd (27’10.75”)
Molly Haggerty - 800 meters 2nd (3:02)
                                  300 meter hurdles 3rd (1:04.4)
Ava Harrington - 100 meter hurdles 2nd          (18.8)
Selby Patberg - 100 meter hurdles 3rd (19.5)
Lily Keepes - 1600 meters 2nd (6:33)
Karrah Lewis - shot put 2nd (25’8.25”)
Katelyn Kline - shot put 3rd (25’8”)
                              discus 3rd (78’4”)
Ashlin Trail - discus 4th (66’2.5”)
4x800 meter relay - 3rd (5:33) Chandler Cusick, Tenley Davis, Lily Keepes and Selby Patberg.

Aces Tennis Falls To Casey, 5-2

Mt. Carmel - 2, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - 5,

Singles:
No. 1 - Eli Bertram, Mt. Carmel def. Grant Cochonour , Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop], 7-5 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Jorge Crespo, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Avery Tutewiler, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-3 , -;
No. 4 - Brian Wright, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Logan Cribelar, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Xander Bader, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Brady Porter, Mt. Carmel - Eli Bertram, Mt. Carmel def. Grant Cochonour , Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - Logan Cribelar, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop], 6-0 , 7-6 , -;
No. 2 - Owen Richardson, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - Brian Wright, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Xzavien Williams, Mt. Carmel - Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

Jr. Lady Aces Fall To Eventual State Champions At Class L Finals

From Coach Bonnie Keepes:

Saturday the Varsity squad lost a hard fought battle against Waterloo in a very competitive match. The first set Waterloo went ahead quickly with a little serve receive breakdown and some blocks. We were playing a little tight and nervous. We did tie the set up 15-15, then Waterloo came back with some sneaky tips. They were able to mix it up with hitting and very well placed tips that kept our defense scrambling. We had some long volleys but Waterloo took the set 25-21.


The second set we were able to get a 7-1 lead quick with some strong serving and Waterloo hitting errors. Waterloo answered with more mixing up shots and some aces. Our defense was creeping in and then the got us on the lines going ahead 13-14, we had some good digs, and but Waterloo kept coming up strong extending the lead 17-21 then it went back and forth to 20-23. We were fighting to stay right there, but they came up with some good kills at the end took the set 20-25. Some stats were Lyla Keepes 2 kills, 3 digs, Kyleigh Smith 1 ace, 4 kills, Evie Sellers 1 ace, 1 kills, Riley Hershey 2 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, Kinley Harris 3 aces, 1 assist, Leah Lewis 4 assists, 1 dig.

From Coach The Waterloo team went on to win the championship beating all competitors in 2 sets, with the exact same score they beat us. They are the returning state champs, and have many players playing high level club ball in STL, so they were tough. We definitely learned from that match, and I would love to play them again, but it doesn’t work that way.  Did we get a very tough first round blind draw? Yes… But that’s just the way it goes sometimes. Everyone is going to be good when you get to state. I was very proud of how hard the girls fought for the win, and they always kept their energy up, even when Waterloo got a few runs. It was a hard loss because they wanted it so bad, but we had as amazing season, and were so excited to make it to state. We had the best fans without a doubt ! I feel so blessed to have been able to coach these girls this season, so many memories made. The future is bright for MTC Volleyball.  My husband Josh coached the girls in softball this year, so we both went to state with this group and had very successful seasons. Combined there is a whole pile of trophies, for us to turn into the school it’s pretty cool to see.

Lady Aces Track Open Season At Olney

The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Track Team traveled to Olney on Wednesday to open their 2023 season, placing 3rd behind Olney & Fairfield and ahead of Flora and Lawrenceville.

Senior, Eden Wankel, led the way with first place finishes in the high jump (1.42m) and triple jump (8.99). She followed that up with a third place finish in the long jump (4.14m)

Sarah McCorkle (12.87) and Elyse Swanson (12.88) ran 1 & 2 in the 100 meters. McCorkle also finished 2nd in the 200 meters (28.8) and Swanson 4th in the long jump (4.06m).

Mt. Carmel’s sprint relay team of Elyse Swanson, Ava Brumagin, Ava Harrington and Sarah McCorkle won the 4x200 meter relay (2:01.4) and placed second in the 4x100. meter relay (55.2).

Rounding out the Lady Aces first place finishes was Katelyn Kline in the discus (24.61m).

Also scoring for the Lady Aces were:
Ava Brumagin - 5th -100 meters (14.3)
Chandler Cusick - 4th - 400 meters (1:14)
Lily Keepes - - 3rd - 1600 meters (6:39)
Ava Harrington - 3rd - 100 meter hurdles        (18.1)
Tenley Davis - 3rd - 300 meter hurdles (1:03)
Ashlin Trail - 4th - discus (19.83m)

The Lady Aces next meet is Tuesday, March 28th at Fairfield.