The 2024 Southern Illinois All Star Football game is Friday night in Murphysboro.
Mt. Carmel will be represented by Blayne Sisson and Eric Acree.
All-LIC Softball Team Features 6 Lady Aces
4 are freshmen
6 Aces Named To All-LIC Baseball Team
4 on 1st team.
Aces Win 1st Sectional Title Since 1980
From Coach Tyler Browning: SECTIONAL CHAMPS!!!
Golden Aces defeat Nashville by the score of 3-2 in extra innings to claim the 2A Sectional title. What a game, what a crowd, what an atmosphere!! Thank you to everyone who continues to show out and make this run even more special!
Banks threw his normal awesome game on the mound and the Aces battled back from down 2-0 to take the game to extras. Coston drove home the winning run in the bottom of the 8th with a single to right field to seal the Sectional victory! Browning, Gillihan, Coston all had multi-hit games for the Aces, and we were stellar defensively once again!
On to the Super Sectional this Monday at 2:00 p.m. at SIU-Carbondale. The Aces will take on Effingham St. Anthony who is the #1 team in class 2A, for a chance at a berth in the State tournament.
Click the link to listen to the game broadcast on WSJD.
Photo courtesy of FlashMac Photography
Aces Prepare For Sectional Championship Game
On today’s Morning Show, we visited with Aces baseball coach Tyler Browning about Wednesday night’s big win over DuQuoin and a look ahead at Saturday’s Sectional championship game against Nashville.
Aces starter Dakota Mounts shut down DuQuoin for 6 2/3 innings Wednesday night.
Photo credit: Nichole Liddle Loudermilk
Golden Aces Win 1st Regional Title Since 2010; Beat Fairfield 3-2 In 8 Innings
Levi Banks’ RBI single in the bottom of the 8th drove home Jaxon Browning from second base to give the Aces the championship at Dee White Field.
Mt. Carmel will play DuQuoin at 6:30pm Wednesday night in the Benton Sectional.
Click the link to listen to the 8th inning and the postgame interviews with Coach Tyler Browning, and Aces players Andrew Gillihan, Jaxon Browning, and Levi Banks.
Photo Credit: Nichole Liddle Loudermilk
Mounts & Gillihan Pitch Aces To Regional Championship Game
Mt. Carmel to play for regional title Saturday morning at 11am at Dee White Field.
Carmi Scores In Bottom Of 7th To End Lady Aces Season
Lady Aces Softball Finishes Season 15-9
Lady Aces Beat Benton In Regional Quarterfinals
Mt. Carmel advances to semifinal Wednesday against Carmi in Fairfield.
McCORKLE WINS SECTIONAL HIGH JUMP, LEWIS 3RD IN DISCUS
Mt. Carmel Lady Ace, Sarah McCorkle, won the Charleston 2A Sectional high jump on Thursday with a jump of 1.54 meters (5’0.5”). McCorkle out jumped 22 other competitors to qualify for the 2A Illinois State Championship to be held at Eastern Illinois University starting May 16th.
Teammate, Leah Lewis, placed 3rd in the discus with a personal best throw of 32.88 meters (107’10”). Both Lady Aces earned sectional medals for their efforts leading the Lady Aces to an 11th place tie with Charleston in the team standings.
Aces Fall In Regular Season Finale To Edwards County
Lions jump out to 9-0 lead and hold on in the 7th for the win.
Mt. Carmel Boys Track Finishes 8th At Rick Book Invitational
Mt. Carmel Finished 8th out of 17 teams.
Long Jump Blayne Sisson 1. 20-5
100 meters Blayne Sisson 2. 11.5
200 meters Blayne Sisson 3. 23.11
4x100 Relay 6. 48.05 (Militoni, T. Fullop, Andrews, Beesley)
Triple Jump Levi Beesley 6. 37-8.5
Mt. Vernon Routs Lady Aces On Senior Day
Mt. Carmel manages just two hits on the day.
Mt Carmel Tennis Falls To Robinson
Mt. Carmel - 1, Robinson - 2,
Singles:
No. 1 - Jacob Meese, Robinson def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-2 , -;
No. 1 - Tim Harness, Mt. Carmel def. Evan Herr, Robinson, 6-2 , 7-5 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Ian Schmidt, Robinson - Hayden Bonnell, Robinson def. Will Hudson, Mt. Carmel - Tim Harness, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
Big 3rd Inning Sends Flora Past Mt. Carmel
Wolves score 13 in 3rd to overtake Aces.
LADY ACES 3RD AT HARRISBURG
The Lady Aces Track team, with a score of 100 points, placed 3rd in the Harrisburg Invitational on Monday. The Lady Aces were led by a one / two finish in high jump by Sarah McCorkle (5’1”) and Madi Stevens (4’10”), both personal bests. McCorkle (32’0) and Stevens (30’3) also combined for a 1st and 4th place finish in the triple jump.
Also medaling for the Lady Aces:
Linden Stevens - 5th 200 meters (31.78)
Tenley Davis - 5th 400 meters (1:10.05) pr
Madi Stevens - 3rd 100 meter hurdles (19.98)
Madeleine Mann - 2nd 300 meter hurdles (56.04)
Ashlin Trail - 3rd shot put (26’2”)
Katelyn Kline - 4th discus (78’1”)
Chandler Cusick -4th pole vault (6’0”)
Linden Stevens - 4th long jump (14’5.25”)
4x100 relay - 5th (55.77) Mariska Hopper, Tenley Davis, Madeleine Mann, Shelby Mayhue
4x200 relay - 6th (2:05.68) Mariska Hopper, Kate Andrews, Linden Stevens, Shelby Mayhue
4x400 relay - 4th (5:01.99) Tenley Davis, Madeleine Mann, Chandler Cusick, Shelby Mayhue.
The Lady Aces next meet is Wednesday at the Charleston Sectional.
Aces Keep LIC Title Hopes Alive With Win Over Marshall
From Coach Tyler Browning: Golden Aces (15-8 overall, 5-2 conference) win their final conference game against Marshall by a score of 10-1 on Senior Night. Thank you to everyone who came out to support these boys and our team on a special night.
Banks was good on the bump again tonight going a complete game, surrendering only 1 run. The Aces defense played an error-free ballgame. Browning, Will, Gillihan, Sloss, and Mounts all had multiple hits for the Aces.
Back in action tomorrow as the Aces travel to Flora, first pitch set for 4:30 p.m.
Mt. Carmel wins a share of the Little Illini Conference Championship!
Lady Aces beat Marshall; Newton beats Casey to give Mt. Carmel a share of LIC title.
Lady Aces Hold On To Beat Newton 12-10
Mt. Carmel keeps LIC title hopes alive.
LADY ACES 5TH AT LIC
The Lady Aces Track team placed 5th in The Little Illini Conference meet at Newton on Wednesday.
The Lady Aces were led by Leah Lewis with a first place finish in the discus and Sarah McCorkle with two second place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Scoring for the Lady Aces:
Leah Lewis - 1st Discus (30.78m) pr
4th Shot Put (9.42m) pr
Sarah McCorkle - 2nd 100m (13.31)
2nd 200m (27.69)
4th Triple Jump (10.05m)
5th High Jump (1.42m)
4x200 Relay - 5th Mariska Hopper, Linden Stephens, Kate Andrews, Shelby Mayhue (2:04.12)
4x400 Relay - 6th Tenley Davis, Madeleine Mann, Chandler Cusick, Shelby Mayhue. (4:55.73)