Lady Aces Varsity & JV Volleyball Beat Lawrenceville

From Asst. Coach Bonnie Keepes:

Tuesday September 26th the Lady Aces traveled to Lawrenceville facing the Lady Indians. The Aces started the first set a bit slow, but they kicked it in gear after being down, and took the set 26-24. We took the win with a second set score of 25-20. 

Some highlights were the libero Grace Thacker with 11 digs, Kathryn Blake 5 kills, 2, aces, 14 digs, 1 assist, Sarah McCorkle 13 assists, 7 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill, Piper Belt 7 digs, 1 ace, Maycee Randall 3 kills, 1 block, Madison Stevens 7 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks, 3 digs, Nora Jones 5 digs, 1 ace, Marissa Goldman 1 dig, 2 aces, Chandler Cusick 1 kill, 1 dig.

The JV team beat Lawrenceville in 3 sets 24-26, 20-25, 11-15. The Indians came out strong and ran some quick sets throwing off our defense off. Our girls answered by getting confidence, and running some quicks as well.  Highlights were Lyla Keepes 1 ace, 4 kills, 11 digs, Jayla Johnson 14 digs, 1 kills, 1 ace, Mattie Armstrong 16 assists, 1 ace, Madellyn Bingham 2 kills, 2 digs, Kyleigh Smith 5 Kills, 3 digs, Mercedes Dillard 2 digs, Kyla Militoni 13 digs, Gabi Peach, 2 digs, 3 kills, Tenley Davis 2 aces, 1 kill. 

The Fresh/Soph team didn’t execute as well as they did Monday night and lost in 2 sets 15-25, 17-25. 

The Lady Aces will play Olney tonight with Fresh/Soph starting at 5 o’clock, followed by JV and Varsity. 

Carpenter Tabbed To Lead Aces Boys Basketball

Justin Carpenter is the new head boys basketball coach at Mt. Carmel High School. Carpenter was unanimously hired by the Wabash District #348 school board during a special meeting yesterday afternoon at the district office. Carpenter takes over for Tyler Buss who resigned unexpectedly in July. Carpenter was an assistant last year on Buss’s staff and was an Aces star as a player helping lead Mt. Carmel to a second place finish in the Class 2A state finals in 2017. He was an honorable mention Class 2A all-state selection his senior year. When the Aces open the 2023-24 the day after Thanksgiving, Carpenter will be the youngest boys head basketball coach ever at MCHS.

Lady Aces Fall To Tough Fairfield Squad

Monday September 25 the Lady Aces faced the Fairfield Mules. The Aces came out strong and played point for point with the Lady Mules. The first set we fought till the end, but had some tough breaks and lost a nail biter 27-29. The second set we didn’t pass as well, leading to not running our offense the way we need to, and fell 15-25. Fairfield has a strong team with a 20-2 record. Even though we didn’t come out on top, it was a fun challenging matchup.

Some highlights were the libero Grace Thacker with 13 digs, 1 kill, 2 assists, Kathryn Blake 7 kills, 2, aces, 2 digs, Sarah McCorkle 13 assists, 10 digs, 1 kill, Piper Belt 2 kills, 6 digs, Maycee Randall 2 kills, Madison Stevens 5 kills, Nora Jones 3 digs, an assist,Marissa Goldman 1 assist, 1 kill, Chandler Cusick 2 blocks, 1 kill.

The JV team fell to Fairfield in 2 sets 20-25, 21-25, breaking their 6 game winning streak. The girls were not executing their skills. We had to many errors and didn’t run a strong attacking game. Some highlights were Lyla Keepes 6 digs, Jayla Johnson 8 digs, 4 kills, Mattie Armstrong 10 assists, 3 digs, Madellyn Bingham 3 kills, 1 assist, Kyleigh Smith 4 Kills, 2 digs, Mercedes Dillard 4 digs, 1 ace, Kyla Militoni 3 digs, Gabi Peach, 5 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace, Tenley Davis 6 digs. Harper Taylor 1 dig.

The Fresh/Soph team played well and attacked often winning both sets 25-16, 25-15.

The Lady Aces will play at Lawrenceville tonight with Fresh/Soph starting at 5 o’clock, followed by JV and Varsity.

Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes.

Lady Aces Battle Past Casey

Thursday September 21st the Lady Aces faced Casey-Westfield LIC conference competitors. The varsity Aces took Casey in 2 sets 25-17, 25-23. The team tightened up their hitting, making less errors, to help take the win.

The girls had some lineup changes they worked all week on, and adjusted well.

Some highlights were the libero Grace Thacker with 9 digs, 2 assists, Kathryn Blake 5 kills, 2 digs, Sarah McCorkle 15 assists, 4 aces, 2 kills, 1 dig, Piper Belt 3 kills, 3 digs, Madison Stevens 8 kills, Maycee Randall 2 kills, Nora Jones 1 kill, 4 digs, Marissa Goldman and Chandler Cusick 1 dig each.

The JV team won in 3 sets 25-10, 25-27, 17-15. The team played clean and controlled most of the first set, but made more passing and hitting errors dropping the second. Casey upped their play as well, taking us to over regulation scores in second and third set.

Some highlights were Lyla Keepes 3 Aces, 14 digs, 5 kills, 2 assists, Jayla Johnson 6 digs, 4 kills, Mattie Armstrong 18 assists, 1 ace, Audrey Broster 2 kills, Kyleigh Smith 7 Kills, 1 ace, Mercedes Dillard 2 digs, Kyla Militoni 4 digs, Gabi Peach, 2 digs, 4 kills, Tenley Davis 11 digs.

The Lady Aces will be back at home Monday September 25th facing the Fairfield Mules. Fresh/Soph will start at 5 o’clock, followed by JV and Varsity.

Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes.

Official Stats From Mt. Carmel 49, Paris 7

Paris at Mt. Carmel

September 22, 2023

Mt. Carmel

Rushing     Sisson         17 carries 269 yards (4 TD’s)

                   Kight           14 carries     91 yards (1 TD)

                   Gillihan        2 carries     10 yards (1 TD)

                   Webb           2 carries       8 yards

                   Meador        1 carry          5 yards

                   Blake            1 carry         -4 yards

                    TOTALS.    37 carries   379 yards (6 TD’s)

 

Passing      Sisson           9 completions   24 attempts   166 yards (1 TD)

                   TOTALS        9 completions   24 attempts   166 yards (1 TD)

 

Receiving  Webb         3 catches  106 yards (1 TD)

                   Gillihan      4 catches     43 yards

                   Kight           1 catch           9 yards

                   Meador      1 catch           8 yards

                   TOTAL         9 catches  166 yards (1 TD)

 

Penalties             9 – 105 yards

Fumbles              1 (1 lost)

Interceptions      0

Punts                    1 (41 avg)

First Downs        27

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Paris
Rushing                24 carries – 14 yards

Passing                 12 – 23 = 201 yards (1 TD)

Penalties             9 – 90 yards

Fumbles               0

Interceptions      0

Punts                   5  (30 yd avg)

First Downs        9      

 

SCORING

 

1st QUARTER

8:37           26 YARD RUN BY SISSON                                            MT.C 7     PARIS  0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

7:21           18 YARD PASS FROM SISSON TO WEBB                  MT.C 14   PARIS  0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

0:28           1 YARD RUN BY SISSON                                             MT.C 21   PARIS 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

2ND QUARTER

10:59         63 YARD RUN BY SISSON                                           MT.C 28   PARIS 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

7:26            6 YARD RUN BY GILLIHAN                                         MT.C 35   PARIS 0

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

                  

HALFTIME                              MT. CARMEL 35    PARIS 0

 

3RD QUARTER

5:01           75 YARD PASS FROM ROGERS TO CURL                  MT.C 35  PARIS 7

                   KICK GOOD BY KING

 

4TH QUARTER

9:39           23 YARD RUN BY KIGHT                                             MT.C 42  PARIS 7

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

3:45           18 YARD RUN BY SISSON                                           MT.C 49  PARIS 7

                   KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

 

 

FINAL SCORE

MT. CARMEL  49    PARIS  7

Lady Aces Capture LIC Championship

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

Lady Aces! LIC Champions with a team score of 310 !!!!

How about our Kennard girls!!! Miley and Maria carded 74’s and had a playoff hole to determine who would take home the Medalist honors today at Conference! Sophomore, Miley Kennard won with a par! The day was as exciting as it was stressful for the girls. Each of the girls had struggles on the notorious “back 9”! But we made it through the day and all of the girls made the All-Conference team. Go Aces!! . Go Miley and Maria!

Lady Aces' Rally Falls Short As Robinson Prevails

From Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes.:

The MCHS Volleyball team faced Robinson, LIC conference competitors Thursday September 14. The Aces previously beat the Maroons in tournament play, but fell short on their home court.

The Maroons took the first set 25-15, the girls just weren’t on their attacking game. With a high hitting error rate, combined with aggressive marroon play the set was lopsided. The second set the Aces rallied and tightened up the hitting errors, but fell 25-23.

Some highlights were the libero Grace Thacker with 15 digs, Kathryn Blake 9 kills, 8 digs, Sarah McCorkle 18 assists, Piper Belt 2 kills, 5 digs, Maycee Randall 3 kills, Madison Stevens 2 kills, 3 digs, Nora Jones 2 kills, 4 digs, Marissa Goldman and Chandler Cusick 1 dig each.

The JV team took Robinson in 2 sets 25-19, 25-18. They had a slow 0-8 start the first set, but came from behind. They started attacking often and sent over very few free balls to help secure the win. Some highlights were Lyla Keepes 2 Aces, 3 digs, 10 kills, Jayla Johnson 3 Aces, 10 digs, 2 kills, Mattie Armstrong 20 assists, 1 kill, Madellyn Bingham 5 kills, Kyleigh Smith 4 Kills, 1 assist, Mercedes Dillard 7 digs, 1 assist, Kyla Militoni 5 digs, Gabi Peach, 3 digs, 2 kills, Tenley Davis 2 digs.

The Fresh/Soph team won both sets 25-20, 25-17.

The Lady Aces will be back at home Thursday, September 21st facing Casey Westfield. Fresh/Soph will start at 5 o’clock, followed by JV and Varsity.

Lady Aces Tennis Falls To Casey

Mt. Carmel - 3, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - 6,

Singles:
No. 1 - Ellie Shull, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 7-6 (5), 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel def. Allyson Truelove, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop], 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Julia Eckerty, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop], 6-4 , 2-6 , 10-8 ;
No. 4 - Cara Hancock, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Livia Mancini, Mt. Carmel, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
No. 5 - Addison Seaton, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;
No. 6 - Lucy Moore, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Maddy Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel def. Ellie Shull, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - Lucy Moore, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop], 6-0 , 1-6 , 10-7 ;
No. 2 - Julia Eckerty, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - Allyson Truelove, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 5-7 , 10-6 ;
No. 3 - Addison Seaton, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] - Tristan Ring, Casey (C.-Westfield) [Coop] def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel - Maddy Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

Lady Aces' Dominance Continues At St. Anthony Invite

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

Lady Aces are at 201 consecutive wins! Emily and Miley were co-medalists tonight at the Effingham St Anthony Invite! 2nd place went to Addy Krouse of St. Anthony. Zeme placed 3rd with her 39! Maria carded a 40 and earned the 4th place medal. Sydney from St Anthony placed 5th. Ava was in 6th and Elyse in 7th place overall! Super proud of the girls continuing to all place in the top 10! Next up for the Lady Aces is LIC Conference on Wednesday at Olney! Go Emily and Miley! Go Lady Aces!

91 Shot Win Grows Lady Aces' Winning Streak To 198 Straight

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

A big shoutout to all the fans at the course!!! The fairways were lined with fans and we truly appreciate the support!!!


Tonight the Lady Aces were led by Miley Kennard at our match with Olney! Miley earned the Medalist honor when she carded a 35 (-1)! Maria and Zeme played even par with their 36’s! And Emily added her 37 to the team score! Congrats to Elyse on her new personal best, 42! Ava carded a 41. The team score of 144 is even par as a team! That’s just crazy. These girls are incredible and such a joy to watch as they continually try to improve their skills of golf and bring their scores down. They work so well as a team, pushing each other to be the best they can be, and cheering for each other when they earn medalist or achieve a new personal best.This team rocks and I’m extremely proud of them and what a strong team they are Go Miley! Go Lady Aces!

Numbers Back Up Lady Aces' Dominance

Coach Karin Kelsey provided us some interesting facts about Lady Aces Golf that illustrates their level of dominance this decade!

The win this week against Fairfield marked our 197  consecutive win. 

Our senior Maria Kennard was on the team that lost to Effingham St. Anthony on September 23, 2020. It was a triangular match at Olney and they had a great player, Macy Ludwig who  shot a 3 under par that day! After that loss we went on to win our Regional and Salem’s Sectional! 

Emily Gottman, Miley Kennard, Zeme Moore, Ava Brumagin and Elyse Swanson have not lost a match in their high school golf career! 

The consecutive wins are:

After September 23, 2020-

2020- 19-0

2021- 78-0

2022 - 69-0

2023 - 31-0

In 2020 we lost two matches the St. Anthony match and also earlier in 2020 we lost to Massac County by 2 strokes at their Patriot Invite. Our record for 2020 was 40-2. (Covid year, no state tournament)

WSJD File Photo From Trophy Presentation Held On October 14, 2022.

Jr. Lady Aces Bang Out 10 Hits To Beat New Hope

Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces were victorious against New Hope 8-4 on Monday. Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces were the first to get on the board in the first when Gracee Haggard singled, scoring one run. A single by Josie Crews gave New Hope the lead, 2-1, in the bottom of the second. Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces took the lead in the top of the fourth inning after Harper Warnken walked, and Annelise Garrison singled, each scoring one run. New Hope took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Josie Crews singled, scoring two runs, to give New Hope the advantage, 4-3. Journey Loudermilk doubled, which helped Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces tie the game at four in the top of the fifth. Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces captured the lead, 8-4, in the top of the seventh when Quincy Keepes singled, scoring two runs, Journey Loudermilk doubled, scoring one run, and Harper Warnken singled, scoring one run. 

 Harper started in the circle for Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces. The starting pitcher allowed five hits and four runs over four innings, striking out six and walking three. Kirsten Vaughn started the game for New Hope. They gave up 10 hits and eight runs (five earned) over seven innings, striking out seven and walking two. Quincy Keepes threw three innings of no-run ball for Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces in relief. They surrendered two hits, striking out three and walking one. 

 Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces amassed 10 hits in the game. Gracee Haggard led Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces with three hits in four at bats. Quincy Keepes and Journey Loudermilk were tough to handle back-to-back in the lineup, as each drove in two runs for Mt. Carmel Jr. Lady Aces. Malarie Simpson and Josie Crews each collected two hits for New Hope. 

The Jr Aces travel to Fairfield to face the Lady Colts on 9/12. 

Lady Aces Tennis vs. Robinson

Mt. Carmel - 0, Robinson - 9,

Singles:
No. 1 - Annie List, Robinson def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Lauren Staller, Robinson def. Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Lindsey Hevron, Robinson def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 4 - Hannah Hevron, Robinson def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Isabelle Sutfin, Robinson def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 6 - Genevieve Garrard, Robinson def. Livia Mancini, Mt. Carmel, 4-6 , 5-7 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Annie List, Robinson - Lauren Staller, Robinson def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 2 - Sydney Harmon, Robinson - Grace Gower, Robinson def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 3 - Lindsey Hevron, Robinson - Anna Hargrave, Robinson def. Maddy Riggs, Mt. Carmel - Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 10-0 , -, -;

Giese & Mancini Pick Up Lady Aces Tennis Wins vs. Newton

Mt. Carmel - 2, Newton - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Charlotte Schackmann, Newton def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 - Paige Klingler, Newton def. Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Jailyn Hall, Newton, 6-3 , 3-6 , 12-14 ;
No. 4 - Abby Menke, Newton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Darci Marble, Newton def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-0 , -;
No. 6 - Livia Mancini, Mt. Carmel def. Kendall Sessions, Newton, 2-6 , 2-6 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Charlotte Schackmann, Newton - Abby Menke, Newton def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;
No. 2 - Paige Klingler, Newton - Jailyn Hall, Newton def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 10-3 , -, -;
No. 3 - Darci Marble, Newton - Chloe Kroenlein, Newton def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel - Livia Mancini, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;

Lady Aces Tennis vs. Fairfield

Mt. Carmel - 0, Fairfield - 9,

Singles:
No. 1 - Lisa Tomasi, Fairfield def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Madeline Foster, Fairfield def. Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 7-6 (7), 6-0 , --- ;
No. 3 - Clara Schneider, Fairfield def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 - Mabrey Foster, Fairfield def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Serenity Yingst, Fairfield def. Maddy Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 6 - Wren Braddock, Fairfield def. Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Lisa Tomasi, Fairfield - Madeline Foster, Fairfield def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Selby Patberg, Mt. Carmel, 10-3 , -, -;
No. 2 - Clara Schneider, Fairfield - Mabrey Foster, Fairfield def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 9-9 (7), -, -;
No. 3 - Hunter Kirk, Fairfield - Wren Braddock, Fairfield def. Maddy Riggs, Mt. Carmel - Jordis Riley, Mt. Carmel, 10-6 , -, -;

Another Invitational Win For Lady Aces As Moore Fires 69 To Lead Way

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

Benton Girls Invite

September 7, 2023

 

Medalist: Zeme Moore

 

Mount Carmel 285 (-3)

Harrisburg 348

Hamilton County 408

Benton 460

West Frankfort 479

 

Mount Carmel: Zeme Moore 69 (-3); 

Emily Gottman 70 (-2); Maria Kennard 70 (-2); Miley Kennard 76; Ava Brumagin 79; Elyse Swanson 93

Team standing is 30-0. Next match is Monday at Robinson.