McCORKLE LEADS LADY ACES 

Sarah McCorkle had quite a day Tuesday at the Hamilton County Invitational. She won three events and placed third in another to lead the Lady Aces to a 6th place finish in the 16 team field. McCorkle won the high jump (4’10”), the long jump (15’5”), the triple jump (34’) and finished 3rd in the 100 meters (13.3).

Also scoring for the Lady Aces

Madi Stevens - 6th triple jump (28’8”)

                           - 4th 100 meter hurdles (20.0)

Chandler Cusick - 6th 400 meters (1:13.7)

                                 - 3rd pole vault (5’6”)

Madeline Mann - 3rd 300 meter hurdles (58.4)

Katelyn Kline - 4th discus (84’6”)

4x100 relay - Mariska Hopper, Lindon Stevens, Madeleine Mann, Shelby Mayhue (57.4)

4x400 relay - Danni Fisher, Madeleine Mann, Chandler Cusick, Tenley Davis (4:59.8)

Short-Handed Lady Aces Track Team Finishes Strong In Season Opener

The MCHS Lady Aces track team opened their season Wednesday at Lawrenceville. Despite being short handed, the Lady Aces placed a strong 3rd in the 5 team meet.

 

Olney - 131.67

Fairfield - 91

Mt. Carmel - 76

Flora - 28.33

Lawrenceville - 18

 

The Lady Aces were led by several first place finishes.

 

Sarah McCorkle - 100 m (12.9)

Sarah McCorkle - High Jump (4’11”)

Madi Stevens - Triple Jump (29’3.5”)

Ashlin Trail - Shot Put (27’3”)

4x400 Relay - Danni Fisher, Madeline Mann, Chandler Cusick, Tenley Davis (5:06.9)

 

The Lady Aces next meet is April 2nd at Robinson.

Darkness Ends Golden Aces Comeback

A Golden Aces comeback was halted after 6 innings as darkness prevailed on Dee White Field this evening.

From Coach Tyler Browning: Golden Aces lose a tough 4-3 ballgame in 6 innings to Newton in a game shortened due to darkness. Got off to a slow start but we battled back and fell just short. The home crowd was awesome and we appreciate the support!

We are back in action this Saturday as we travel to Fairfield to take on the Mules. The varsity game begins at 11:00 a.m. with a JV game to follow.

Lady Aces Boot Mt. Vernon In Soccer Season Opener

From Coach Ed Berberich:

The Lady Aces soccer team started off the season with a hard fought 4-3 win at Mt Vernon Illinois Tuesday night. The Aces took an early lead in the 15th minute when Chandler Cusick stole the ball from a Ram’s defender and finished off the opportunity with a goal. The Rams tied the game up 5 minutes later when they scored on a free kick from 30 yards out. The Aces regained the lead in the 27th minute on a goal from Jayla Smith, who beat a couple Rams defenders to get the shot off. The Aces then took a 3-1 lead when Emma Mayhue battled a Rams defender for a loose ball in front of the goal and was able to knock it in. The score stayed 3-1 Aces until the Rams were able to score again in the 57th minute to cut the Aces lead to 1 goal. Mt Vernon then tied the game with 8 minutes left on another long free kick attempt that hit the top of the goal frame and bounced down and into the net. The Aces regained the lead at 4-3 with 6 minutes left when Cusick got her 2nd goal of the evening on an assist from Smith. The Rams applied a lot of pressure trying to tie the game up again but the Aces were able to hold on for the victory.

 

For the game, the Aces took 8 shots on goal, 7 of those on frame; they had 3 additional chances created and had 11 interceptions. The Rams took 11 shots on goal, 7 on frame. Katelyn Kline had 6 saves in goal in contribution to the win. Defensively, Miley Peach had 4 interceptions, Hazel Earnest had 3, Smith had 2, and Shelby Mayhue and Dani Fisher had 1 apiece.

We’re a pretty inexperienced team, working in a lot of new players that haven’t played much or any soccer before, so it was big for us to get the early lead in this one. Our defense has 2 brand new players to the team, and to the game of soccer, and the 2 returning players are both playing new positions so for those 4 to do as well as they did really says a lot for them. We still have a lot to work on in the back but they showed promise tonight, and Katelyn’s experience behind them will be helpful as we work through some things moving forward this season. Offensively we’re a little inconsistent still but the midfielders did a good job of keeping their shape, working to control the middle of the field, and looking for attacking passes up to the forwards. The forwards did a good job of attacking the goal when they got their opportunities, with only 1 shot that was off frame. The Rams goalie was good, and since she was aggressive coming out of the box she was able to deny us some opportunities that may have led to goals if she’d played more conservatively. Overall, the coaches were really proud of the team. It being the first game for us, and with a lot of inexperience in the lineup, it was impressive how the girls didn’t drop their heads after giving up the lead late to a good team. It would’ve been easy for any team to be down mentally at that point, but the girls fought through that and pulled out the win.

The Lady aces record stands at 1-0. Their next match is Monday March 18th at Olney, who are usually strong, with Varsity playing first at 4:30 pm, followed by JV after.

Yellow Jackets Cheer Banquet

Back Row L-R: Vivian Doerr- Outstanding Leadership, Amelia Crummley- Best Jumps, McKinlee Grimes- Optimism Award, Kelsey Morgan- Yellow Jacket Award, Tessa White- Best Voice, Amelia Hamm- Personality Award

 Front Row L-R: Elly Hayes- Attitude Award, Lola Bray- Most Improved, Keirsten Malone- Most Energetic, Zoey Headrick- Most Encouraging, Norah Meeks- Courageous Award, Sophia Breen- Best Smile 

 Not Pictured: Olivia Phelps- Determination Award

Lady Rockets 8th Grade Night

From Bob Bowser: It’s no secret that we are blessed with some of the most amazing families at SMS and AJH. Tonight we were able to celebrate 4 young ladies who make our schools just that much better. Congratulations to these outstanding volleyball players as we recognize them for 8th grade night!

Finish this season strong, ladies! You will be missed next year by the Lady Rockets! 🚀🏐

Addison Tennis - pictured with parents, Carrie + Jason 

Tiffany Westlake - pictured with mother, Heather Westlake 

Gabby Schneider - pictured with parents, Brian + Cassie 

Emma Ford - pictured with parents, Codie + Brent