McCorkle and Wankel Pace Lady Aces

The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Track team traveled to Robinson on Friday for the Sam R. Bennett Invitational.  The Lady Aces placed 8th in the 16 team field, which featured some of the top teams in south/ central Illinois.

Sarah McCorkle led the Lady Aces with a second place finish in the long jump (15’0”) and anchored the 3rd place 4X100 relay team and the 6th place 4x200 relay team. Additionally, she placed 7th in the 100 meter dash (13.40).

Eden Wankel also scored in every event she participated. She placed 3rd in the long jump (14’11.5”), 4th in the triple jump (31’10”), 5th in the high jump (4’10”) and a member of the 4x200 relay team.

Also scoring for the Lady Aces :
Ava Harrington - 8th in 100 meter hurdles (19.09)
4x100 meter relay (Selby Patberg, Elyse Swanson, Ava Harrington, Sarah McCorkle) - 3rd (53.0)
4x200 meter relay - (Elyse Swanson, Ava Harrington, Eden Wankel, Sarah McCorkle) - 6th (1:56.36)

The Lady Aces next meet is Wednesday at Carmi.

Craig Snow elevated to Associate Head Coach at UE

University of Evansville head men's basketball coach David Ragland has announced that Craig Snow has been elevated to Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach for the Purple Aces.
 
"Craig has been extremely helpful to our program as we continue to strive to create a competitive product with our group," Ragland exclaimed.  "His experience at this level has been instrumental to the growth of our players as well as our coaching staff."
 
Snow completed his first season on staff at his alma mater.  He remains one of the top 10 scorers in program history, completing his career with 1,530 points.  A member of the 1998-99 Missouri Valley Conference Championship team, Snow led the Purple Aces in both scoring and rebounding in each of his final two seasons as a player. 
 
An outstanding coaching career was highlighted by five seasons as the head coach at New Mexico Highlands as well as two tenures on the staff at New Mexico. 

Weir Picks Up 1st Place Finish In 200 Meter For Aces

Mt. Carmel Boys Track Meet at Flora

Shane Weir placed first in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.20 seconds he also placed second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.10 seconds.

Rhett Andrews placed third in the high jump with a jump of 6-0.

Jason Miller placed 5th in the 3200 run with a time of 12:32

The 4x100 relay placed 5th with a time of 46.9 and the 4x200 relay placed 4th with a time of 1:41.6.  Both teams were Jimmy Lin, Andrews, Trace Sisson and Weir.

The 4x400 relay team placed 6th with a time of 4:05.3. That team comprised of Anthony Bleyer, Andrews, Miller, and Gabe Cirunay.

Team Scores:  1.  Newton 163, Robinson 120, Carmi 83, Fairfield 80, Flora 76, Mt. Carmel 30 and North Clay.F


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.