Karin Kelsey Wins 2022-2023 NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year

Karin Kelsey, the head girls golf coach at Mt. Carmel High School has been named the 2022-2023 NFHS Girls Golf Coach of the Year! The IHSA Sports Administrators pick one coach from each of their sports. The selection to receive this prestigious honor is based upon the positive work that Karin had done with her athletes at Mt. Carmel High School. 

LADY ACES TO PLAY AT EITHER LAWRENCEVILLE OR FAIRFIELD IN BASKETBALL REGIONAL

The Illinois High School Association has released the assignments for February’s Class 2A girls basketball tournament series.

The Golden Aces will play at either Lawrenceville or Fairfield in the regional with the winner advancing to the Newton Sectional.

Regional pairings will be released in late January.

Here’s are the assignments:

Newton Sectional (24T)

Sub-Sectional A

Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)

Macon (Meridian)

Maroa (M.-Forsyth)

#Monticello

Niantic (Sangamon Valley) [Coop]

Pana

Paris

Shelbyville

#Sullivan

Tolono (Unity)

Warrensburg (W.-Latham)

Westville

Sub-Sectional B

Carmi (C.-White County)

#Fairfield

Flora

#Lawrenceville

Marshall

McLeansboro (Hamilton County)

Mt. Carmel

Newton

Palestine [Coop]

Robinson

Teutopolis

Toledo (Cumberland)

Aces' Boys To Play At Either Newton Or Vandalia In Basketball Regional

The Illinois High School Association has released the assignments for February’s Class 2A boys basketball tournament series.

The Golden Aces will play at either Newton or Vandalia in the regional with the winner advancing to the Shelbyville Sectional.

Regional pairings will be released in early February.

Here’s are the assignments:

Shelbyville Sectional

Sub-Sectional A

Fairfield

Flora

Hutsonville [Coop]

Lawrenceville

Marshall

Mt. Carmel

#Newton

Paris

Robinson

Teutopolis

Toledo (Cumberland)

#Vandalia

Sub-Sectional B

Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)

Fithian (Oakwood)

Macon (Meridian)

Maroa (M.-Forsyth)

#Monticello

Pana

Shelbyville

#St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)

Sullivan

Tolono (Unity)

Warrensburg (W.-Latham)

Westville

 

Shorthanded Aces Wrestlers Compete At Lawrence County Tourney

MCHS Golden Aces competed this weekend at the Lawrence County Tournament. Numerous obstacles were preventing many wrestlers from competing, giving the Aces only 7 out of the 14 weight classes to score. With many of these wrestlers having their first experience at an individual competition, the Aces finished 12th out 14th. The Aces were led by Heavyweight Evan Berberich’s 5th place finish and 144 - Isaiah Kasinger 6th place finish. The Golden Aces have their home opener on Thursday December 07 at 6:00 pm.
Lawrence County Tournament 2023 Results for Mt. Carmel


132 - Aaron Sanor
• Champ. Round 1 - Aaron Sanor (Mt. Carmel) won by decision over Owen Griffen (OPH) (Dec 10-8)
• Quarterfinal - Kahmarie Terry (Harrisburg) 3-0 won by fall over Aaron Sanor (Mt. Carmel) 1-2 (Fall 1:05)
• Cons. Round 2 - Aaron Sanor (Mt. Carmel) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi - Chase Phillips (Fairfield) won by fall over Aaron Sanor (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 2:46)


138 - Lane Toothman
• Champ. Round 1 - Cannan Shupe (West Frankfort) won by fall over Lane Toothman (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 5:00)
• Cons. Round 1 - Lane Toothman (Mt. Carmel) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Bayden Unthank (Harrisburg) won by fall over Lane Toothman (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 1:05)


144 - Isaiah Kasinger placed 6th
• Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) won by fall over Jazz Duckworth (Carmi-White County) (Fall 4:42)
• Quarterfinal - Hudson Meek (Lawrenceville) won by fall over Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 3:27)
• Cons. Round 2 - Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) won by fall over Wyatt Holmes (OPH) (Fall 2:38)
• Cons. Semi - Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) won by fall over Tyler Russell (Herrin) (Fall 5:07)
• 5th Place Match - Cody Gunter (Harrisburg) won by fall over Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 1:26)


150 - Evan Hedge
• Champ. Round 1 - Evan Hedge (Mt. Carmel) won by fall over Joshua Lamour (Paris) (Fall 1:52)
• Quarterfinal - Trevor Loy (Lawrenceville) won by fall over Evan Hedge (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 3:15)
• Cons. Round 2 - Jeremiah Musgrave (Fairfield) won by major decision over Evan Hedge (Mt. Carmel) (MD 16-4)


165 - Robert King
• Champ. Round 1 - Clayton Dent (West Frankfort) won by fall over Robert King (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 0:45)
• Cons. Round 1 - Robert King (Mt. Carmel) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Tyson Lucas (Lawrenceville) won by fall over Robert King (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 1:54)


175 - Braxton Brown
• Champ. Round 1 - Fernando Gonzalez (Herrin) 2-1 won by fall over Braxton Brown (Mt. Carmel) 0-2 (Fall 1:39)

Aces Dominate All LIC Team

Little Illini Conference

Football All-Conference

OFFENSE

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Offensive Line 1st Team

Rylee Dohoney, Lawrenceville

Pep Wirth, Lawrenceville

Matt Jackson, Mt. Carmel

Connor Shelby, Mt. Carmel

Conner Hawkins, Casey-Westfield

 

Offensive Line 2nd Team

Wyalan Bice, Lawrenceville

Eric Acree, Mt. Carmel

Tommy Robers, Casey-Westfield

Owen Richardson, Casey-Westfield

 

Receiver 1st Team

Ryan Richards, Casey-Westfield

Andrew Gillihan, Mt. Carmel

Ty King, Paris

 

Receiver 2nd Team

Grant Cochonour, Casey-Westfield

Judson Pinkston, Robinson

Julian Parker, Robinson

 

Quarterback 1st Team

Blayne Sisson - Mt. Carmel

 

Quarterback 2nd Team

Wyatt Halter, Lawrenceville


Running Back 1st Team

Conner Sullivan, Casey-Westfield

Tanner Waller, Lawrenceville

Asher Kight, Mt. Carmel

 

Running Back 2nd Team

Meyer Tarr, Newton

Jashun McKinley, Olney

Kalvin Rigdon, Paris

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At Large

1st Team Offense-Bryant Jenkins, Lawrenceville

1st Team Defense-Blaine Sisson, Mt. Carmel

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DEFENSE

 

Defensive Line 1st Team

Kane Davis, Casey-Westfield

Donald Downing , Mt. Carmel

Preston Will, Mt. Carmel

Rylee Dohoney, Lawrenceville

 

Defensive Line 2nd Team

Fred Thomas, Casey-Westfield

Matt Jackson, Mt. Carmel

Evan Ramsey, PARIS

Owen Keeney, Casey-Westfield

 

Linebacker 1st Team

Conner Sullivan, Casey-Westfield

Asher Kight, Mt. Carmel

Meyer Tarr, Newton

Ethan Curl, Paris

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Linebacker 2nd Team

Luke Karras, Casey-Westfield

Trent Casburn, Mt. Carmel

Kasen Ochs, Lawrenceville

Bryant Jenkins, Lawrenceville


Defensive Back 1st Team

Andrew Gillihan, Mt. Carmel

Julian Parker, Robinson

Jake Reddicks, Casey-Westfield

Wyatt Halter, Lawrenceville

 

Defensive Back 2nd Team

Gus Bierman, Newton

Kolby Stoops, Lawrenceville

Lane Repp, Casey-Westfield

Anthony Peach, Mt. Carmel


 

Honorable Mention

Wyatt Alka, Mt. Carmel

Grant Cochonour, Casey-Westfield

AJ Lawson, Lawrenceville

Drew Rogers, Paris

Eli Rosborough, Robinson

Payton Harris, Newton

Kaden Matzke, Marshall

Casey Thomann, Olney

Love & Honor To Mt. Carmel...A Preview Of The 2023 Class 3A State Championship Game

The presenting sponsor of Love & Honor To Mt. Carmel...A Preview Of The 2023 Class 3A State Championship Game is Wabash General Hospital.

Other sponsors include:

Taco Tierra

Country Financial agent Tia Morgan

The Smile Center & Dr. G. Andrew Fischer

Mundy Insurance & Real Estate Agency

Wabash County State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman

Community Church of God

Wabash County Health Department

Morton Solar & Electric

State Rep. Dave Severin

Short-Cunningham Funeral Home

Mayor Joe Judge & The City Council

Watler Accounting

Wabash County Sheriff J. Derek Morgan

kBlooms, A Flower Shop

Tim Phillips of Jade Investments

Nutrien Ag Solutions in Browns, Mt. Carmel, & Allendale

Comprehensive Dental Care of Mt. Carmel

United Mutual Insurance

Susan Zimmerman, Mt. Carmel City Commissioner

JR’s Repair Service

Josh Dillinger Painting

Kelly O’s Pizza

First National Bank

Backyard Markets

Kemper CPA Group

Corwin Printing

Alka Family Chiropractic Center

Timberlake Furniture

Jammon’ Jaleigh’s

Country Financial agents Bill Stinson & Jody Smith

Wabash County Coroner Shaun Keepes

Smith Sales in Lawrenceville

The Smokin’ Pig Restaurant in Grayville

Siemer’s Glass

State Farm agent Dan Schonert

David Brown Construction, LLC

The White Family

The Dulgar Family

Ten Pins Bowling Lanes

Motorad

1st Mid Bank & Trust

Scottie & Clayton Cole of Crosstree Health Care

Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group

H & R Block

Congratulations Aces and good luck at State. Especially to our #2, Blayne Sisson! Go get that state championship boys. Love, your family. 

Grandma and Grandpa Acree will be cheering the Aces on from home. Congratulations to our grandsons Eric Acree #51 & Elliott Acree #5.

Aces Wrestlers Drop Close One To Open Season

From Coach Andrew Cheesman: The MCHS Aces wrestling team traveled last night to Oblong to start the season with their first dual. The results may not have gone our way, but our wrestlers made it known that they won't give up that easily. Coming down to the last match Oblong came back beating Mount Carmel 36-37.

In the matches we lost just a few corrections, and it could've easily gone our way winning the dual. Except for the forfeit, every match we won we PINNED. So, nothing to hang out heads about, it’s just time to keep putting the work in and go beat Carmi Bulldogs next Wednesday.

GO ACES!!

MCHS-36 , OPHS-37
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144 - Owen Griffen (Oblong) over Lane Toothman (Mt. Carmel) (MD 11-3) MCHS-0, OPHS-4
150 - Isaiah Kasinger (Mt. Carmel) over Kielyn Wilson (Oblong) (Fall 1:29) MCHS-6, OPHS-4
157 - Liam Wirey (Oblong) over Evan Hedge (Mt. Carmel) (Dec 14-11) MCHS-6, OPHS-7
165 - Johnny Askren (Mt. Carmel) over Judah Sweitzer (Oblong) (Fall 0:42) MCHS-12, OPHS-7
175 - Aaron Teska (Oblong) over Robert King (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 5:39) MCHS-12, OPHS-13
190 - Jaxson Hines (Mt. Carmel) over Unknown (For.) MCHS-18, OPHS-13
215 - Lukas Madlem (Mt. Carmel) over Ethan Miller (Oblong) (Fall 4:28) MCHS-24, OPHS-13
285 - Evan Berberich (Mt. Carmel) over Peyton Walker (Oblong) (Fall 3:23) MCHS-30, OPHS-13
106 - Eli Newlin (Oblong) over Hayden Harms (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 1:59) MCHS-30, OPHS-19
113 - Double Forfeit MCHS-30, OPHS-19
120 - Mason Correll (Oblong) over Unknown (For.) MCHS-30, OPHS-25
126 - Ian Rosborough (Oblong) over Zack Hedge (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 1:38) MCHS-30, OPHS-31
132 - Aaron Sanor (Mt. Carmel) over Aiden Postlewaite (Oblong) (Fall 0:55) MCHS-36, OPHS-31
138 - Cole Littlejohn (Oblong) over Tucker Martin (Mt. Carmel) (Fall 4:59) MCHS-36, OPHS-37

Lady Aces Fall To Fairfield In Regional Title Match

Thursday October 26th the Lady Aces traveled to McLeansboro to face number one seed Fairfield. The team was excited for the match, but we came out a little tight.  Fairfield has a very aggressive serve game. This kept us out of system, leading to us giving Fairfield too many free balls.  This gave them frequent opportunities to run a quick and strong offense. The Lady Mules played solid making few errors. They are ranked 8th team in the state right now and it showed. Fairfield took the regional title with set scores of 14-25, 13-25. For stats the libero Grace Thacker with 7 digs, Kathryn Blake 4 kills, 7 digs, Sarah McCorkle 11 assists, 4 digs, 1 ace. Piper Belt 3 kills, 4 digs, Madison Stevens, 3 kills, 1 block, Maycee Randall 2 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, Nora Jones 5 digs. 

The Lady Aces ended their season 21-12. 

They had a great season, accomplishing a back to back conference champions title. Our coaching staff really enjoy these girls this season. They worked hard and played hard. We had a great bunch of 6 seniors who will be missed. 


From Coach Bonnie Keepes:

Lady Aces Win Regional Semi-Final, 25-21, 25-21

Tuesday October 24th the Lady Aces traveled to McLeansboro to face the number four seed Hamilton County. We came in as the number five seed fired up and ready to win. The set started with the Lady Aces down 0-4 but we clawed our was back up and took the lead at 9-8 and never looked back. We stretched out the lead with great defense, extreme focus, and strong attacking. The second set was closer back and forth scoring. Our girls pulled away at the end taking both sets for the win, with set scores of 25-21, 25-21. 

The libero Grace Thacker with 14 digs, 2 assist, Kathryn Blake 7 kills, 10 digs, 1 assist, 1 block, Sarah McCorkle 18 assists, 1 dig, 4 aces, Piper Belt 4 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace, 1 block, Madison Stevens, 7 kills, 1 block, Maycee Randall 5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs, Nora Jones 2 digs, 1 ace, 2 assists, Marissa Goldman 1 ace, Chandler Cusick 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block. 

The Lady Aces Varsity team is now 21-11. They go into the regional final facing the number one seeded Fairfield with a record of 33-3. They will travel back to McLeansboro for championship match starting at 6:00 on Thursday the 26th.  The team would love to see a great fan turnout. Fairfield fans always pack the place. Let’s show our aces pride and come support these girls!!  Also be on the lookout for more details.  There may be a possibility for high school kids to ride on a fan bus.

Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes

Stats From Mt. Carmel 49, Lawrenceville 20

Lawrenceville @ Mt. Carmel

October 20, 2023

Mt. Carmel

Rushing Sisson 23 carries 196 yards (4 TD’S)

Acree 14 carries 95 yards (2 TD)

Fullop 7 carries 34 yards 1 TD)

A. Militoni 3 carries 40 yards

Gillihan 1 carry 4 yards

S. Militoni 1 carries 12 yards

TOTALS 49 carries 381 yards (7 TD’s)

Passing Sisson 3 completions 5 attempts 55 yards (0 TD)

TOTALS 3 completions 5 attempts 55 yards (0 TD)

Receiving Gillihan 2 receptions 43 yards

Peach 1 reception 12 yards

TOTAL 3 receptions 55 yards

Penalties 5 – 33 yards

Fumbles 1-1 lost

Interceptions 0

Punts 1 (31 avg)

First Downs 29

Lawrenceville Rushing 34 – 199 yards (2 TD’s)

Jenkins 13 carries – 124 yards (1 TD)

Waller 11 carries – 59 yards (1 TD)

Halter 3 carries – 8 yards

Oakes 4 carries - 8 yards

Lill 3 carries – 0 yards

Passing Halter 3 – 8 = 30 yards (1 TD)

Penalties 8 – 66 yards

Fumbles 0-0

Punts 4 (32.5 yd avg)

First Downs 10

Receiving Jenkins 3 receptions -30 Yards

SCORING

1st QUARTER

9:15 24 YARD RUN BY Waller L 8 MC 0

2 pt run by Jenkins

6:15 4 YARD RUN BY ACREE L 8 MC 7

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

2ND QUARTER

11:58 1 YARD RUN BY SISSON L 8 MC 14

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

8:06 4 YARD RUN BY ACREE L 8 MC 21

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

7:51 65 YARD RUN BY JENKINS L 14 MC 21

RUN FAILED

4:36 17 YARD RUN BY SISSON L 14 MC 28

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

1:48 17 YARD RUN BY SISSON L 14 MC 35

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

HALFTIME L 14 MC 35

3RD QUARTER

8:59 25 YARD RUN BY SISSON L 14 MC 42

KICK GOOD BY LOUDERMILK

2:58 10 YARD PASS (HALTER TO JENKINS) L 20 MC 42

RUN FAILED

4TH QUARTER

2:59 1 YARD RUN BY FULLOP L 20 MC 49

KICK GOOD BY KING

FINAL SCORE

LAWRENCEVILLE 20 MT. CARMEL 49