Yellow Jacket Runners Shine At Norris City

Allendale/St.Mary's Cross Country Team had an AMAZING meet in Norris City. There were seven runners that placed in the top 25 and got medals! 

JV Girls (35 Runners) (1.02 mi.)

Elina Swanson - 7th Place (8.42)

Varsity Girls (40 Runners) (2.05 mi.)

Nora Meeks - 11th Place (15.50)

Alaina Ile - 12th Place (15.56)

JV Boys (49 Runners)(1.02 mi.)

Easton Ile - 12th Place (7.40)

Thayer Hocking - 20th Place (8.01)

Jaxon Moore - 41st Place (10.37)

Varsity Boys (42 Runners) (2.05 mi.)

Ryland Houchin - 9th Place (13.45)

Jayce Weiss - 24th Place (15.37)

Next up will be out first home meet of the season on Tuesday, September 24th!

Lady Aces Roll Past Fairfield

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

West Berwick Golf Course

Par 36

September 17, 2024

Co-Medalist - Emily Gottman and Zeme Moore

Mount Carmel - 138 (-6)

Emily Gottman 33 (-3); Zeme Moore 33 (-3); Miley Kennard 34 (-2); Elyse Swanson 38; Ava Brumagin 38: Ella Turner 42; Makaya Bolden 44; Miranda Kennard 46

Fairfield - 213

Eden Duckworth 47; Lela Duckworth 54; Sam Coomer 55; Sarah Ruhl 57; Rylee Musgrave 69

From Coach Karin Kelsey: It was a beautiful afternoon for golf. THANK YOU to all the fans who lined the fairways today! The girls and boys appreciated all the community support!!!! The Lady Aces were excited with their team effort of 6 stroke under par, 138! Emily and Zeme shared the medalist honors when they carded 33 (-3)! Next up for the Lady Aces is senior night at home on Thursday. Hope to see you there

Gottman Birdies 7 of 9 Holes To Set Another School Record

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

Unbelievable! These Lady Aces are UNBELIEVABLE! posting Emily's record breaking scorecard, 7 birdies, 1 par and 1 bogie. While Emily is playing amazing golf the rest of the team continues to play solid golf, posting a team score today of 137 (-7). We were two strokes from beating the team record for 9 holes. With just a few more regular season matches left this team is right where they need to be to take on the conference and state series tournaments! Congratulations Emily and Lady Aces! #GoAces #GoEmily #welovethisgame #coachkelsey

Lady Aces Volleyball Picks Up Road Win At Cisne

The MCHS Volleyball team traveled to Cisne Monday night. The Varsity team won in 2 sets 25-13, and 25-10. The girls were running lots of different quick attacks, and spread the kills out between all the attackers for an awesome combined effort. Stats were Sarah McCorkle, 1 ace, 2 digs, 2 kills, 19 assists, Madi Stevens 2 aces, 13 digs, 5 kills, 1 assist, Jayla Johnson 1 ace, 3 digs, 5 kills, Maycee Randall, 1 dig, 1 block kill, 4 kills, Kyleigh Smith 2 aces. 4 kills, 1 dig. Lyla Keepes, 6 digs, 4 kills, Tenley Davis 1 ace, 12 digs, 1 assist. 

The JV team won in 2 sets as well 25-16, 25-16. The girls played well together and minimized errors. I gave the girls a goal to not miss more than 5 serves, and they did just that. Kinley Harris, 8 aces, 7 digs, 2 kills, 14 assists, Leah Lewis 1 ace, 9 digs, 7 kills, Mercedes Dillard 7 digs, Avery Coston 1 kill, 1 dig, Zoie Randall 3 kills, Alivia Peach 4 aces, 5 digs, 4 kills, Mylee Farmer 7 digs, Leila Sweeney 8 aces, 4 digs, Kate Andrews 3 digs, 1 kill.  

Thursday night the team travels to Robinson to play a conference matchup. Play will start with Fresh/Soph at 5 o’clock followed by JV and varsity. 

Lady Aces Tennis Results From Herrin

Waterloo (H.S.) - 10, Mt. Carmel - 5, Springfield (H.S.) - 3, Salem - 7, Marion (H.S.) - 4, Herrin (H.S.) - 7, Carmi (C.-White County) - 5, Benton - 7,

Singles:

No. 1 - Branson Hill, Herrin (H.S.) def. Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.) def. Samanatha Alli, Salem, 6-3 , 6-1 , -;

No. 1 - Avery Thomas, Benton def. Skye Mausey, Marion (H.S.), 7-5 , 6-3 , -;

No. 2 - Madelyn Montgomery, Marion (H.S.) def. Vada Webb, Benton, 6-3 , 7-5 , -;

No. 2 - Madelyn Montgomery, Marion (H.S.) def. Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.), 6-1 , 2-6 , 11-9 ;

No. 2 - Vada Webb, Benton def. Samanatha Alli, Salem, 10-1 , -, -;

No. 1 - Kamryn Zavorka, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Ella Robinson, Salem, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Kamryn Zavorka, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Branson Hill, Herrin (H.S.), 7-5 , 6-3 , -;

No. 1 - Ella Robinson, Salem def. Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel, 10-3 , -, -;

No. 2 - Zoey Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;

No. 1 - Madisyn Williams, Springfield (H.S.) def. Ellie Kiser, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-3 , 6-4 , -;

No. 1 - Skye Mausey, Marion (H.S.) def. Ellie Kiser, Carmi (C.-White County), 11-10 (4), -, -;

No. 1 - Madisyn Williams, Springfield (H.S.) def. Avery Thomas, Benton, 6-2 , 4-6 , 10-8 ;

No. 1 - Kamryn Zavorka, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Madisyn Williams, Springfield (H.S.), 6-2 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Branson Hill, Herrin (H.S.) def. Avery Thomas, Benton, 10-3 , -, -;

No. 1 - Ella Robinson, Salem def. Skye Mausey, Marion (H.S.), 10-4 , -, -;

No. 1 - Ellie Kiser, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel, 10-6 , -, -;

No. 2 - Mylie Cronin, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Annah Sharp, Springfield (H.S.), 6-3 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Zoey Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Mylie Cronin, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-4 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Zoey Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Madelyn Montgomery, Marion (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 2 - Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.) def. Mylie Cronin, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , -, -;

No. 2 - Vada Webb, Benton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 10-3 , -, -;

No. 2 - Samanatha Alli, Salem def. Annah Sharp, Springfield (H.S.), 10-7 , -, -;

No. 2 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel def. Annah Sharp, Springfield (H.S.), 10-6 , -, -;

Doubles:

No. 2 - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.) - Gabriella George, Herrin (H.S.) def. Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-4 , 6-4 , -;

No. 1 - Rylie Pitman, Herrin (H.S.) - Reese M Elliott, Herrin (H.S.) def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 1-6 , 6-2 , 12-10 ;

No. 1 - Makenzie Andrews, Benton - Alivia Thomas, Benton def. Abigail Joyner, Marion (H.S.) - Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-1 , -;

No. 2 - Amelia Webb, Benton - Chesney Chambrlain, Benton def. Sloan Thompson, Marion (H.S.) - Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 2 - Amelia Webb, Benton - Chesney Chambrlain, Benton def. Gabriella George, Herrin (H.S.) - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-3 , -;

No. 2 - Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Sloan Thompson, Marion (H.S.) - Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.), 10-8 , -, -;

No. 1 - Makenzie Andrews, Benton - Alivia Thomas, Benton def. Rylie Pitman, Herrin (H.S.) - Reese M Elliott, Herrin (H.S.), 4-6 , 6-2 , 10-8 ;

No. 1 - Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Abigail Joyner, Marion (H.S.) - Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.), 10-2 , -, -;

No. 1 - Lauren Burge, Salem - Madison Keserauskis, Salem def. Lucy Baldwin, Waterloo (H.S.) - Ella Brown, Waterloo (H.S.), 7-5 , 6-0 , -;

No. 2 - Morgan Hamilton, Waterloo (H.S.) - Claire Schmeig, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Abbi Patrick, Salem - Katee Sellers, Salem, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;

No. 1 - Nevaeh Hampton, Carmi (C.-White County) - Olivia Cox, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Hayden Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.) - Valentina Osgood, Springfield (H.S.), 6-3 , 6-4 , -;

No. 1 - Lauren Burge, Salem - Madison Keserauskis, Salem def. Nevaeh Hampton, Carmi (C.-White County) - Olivia Cox, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-2 , 6-0 , -;

No. 1 - Lauren Burge, Salem - Madison Keserauskis, Salem def. Makenzie Andrews, Benton - Alivia Thomas, Benton, 6-3 , 2-6 , 10-7 ;

No. 1 - Reese M Elliott, Herrin (H.S.) - Rylie Pitman, Herrin (H.S.) def. Olivia Cox, Carmi (C.-White County) - Nevaeh Hampton, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-5 , -, -;

No. 1 - Ella Brown, Waterloo (H.S.) - Lucy Baldwin, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Valentina Osgood, Springfield (H.S.) - Hayden Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.), 10-3 , -, -;

No. 1 - Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Ella Brown, Waterloo (H.S.) - Lucy Baldwin, Waterloo (H.S.), 11-9 , -, -;

No. 2 - Callie Accord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Aly Albright, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Sophia Bommarito, Springfield (H.S.) - Zoey Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.), 6-1 , 1-6 , 10-5 ;

No. 2 - Claire Schmeig, Waterloo (H.S.) - Morgan Hamilton, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Callie Accord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Aly Albright, Carmi (C.-White County), 7-6 (2), 6-4 , -;

No. 2 - Claire Schmeig, Waterloo (H.S.) - Morgan Hamilton, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Amelia Webb, Benton - Chesney Chambrlain, Benton, 6-2 , 6-3 , -;

No. 2 - Callie Accord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Aly Albright, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Gabriella George, Herrin (H.S.) - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.), 10-7 , -, -;

No. 2 - Abbi Patrick, Salem - Katee Sellers, Salem def. Sophia Bommarito, Springfield (H.S.) - Zoey Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.), 10-5 , -, -;

No. 2 - Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Abbi Patrick, Salem - Katee Sellers, Salem, 10-4 , -, -;

No. 2 - Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.) - Sloan Thompson, Marion (H.S.) def. Sophia Bommarito, Springfield (H.S.) - Zoey Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.), 2-0 , 2-0 , -;

No. 1 - Hayden Thongsithavong, Springfield (H.S.) - Valentina Osgood, Springfield (H.S.) def. Abigail Joyner, Marion (H.S.) - Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.), 10-5 , -, -;

Stats From Mt. Carmel 44, Robinson 13

Mt. Carmel vs Robinson

September 14, 2024

Mt. Carmel

Rushing

Acree 23 carries 183 yards (1 TD)

Kling 11 carries 66 yards (2 TD’S)

Bader 7 carries 57 yards

Fullop 3 carries 48 yards (1 TD)

Meador 12 carries 28 yards

Garrett 2 carries. 4 yards

A. Militoni 3 carries 2 yards

Cirunay 1 carry 0 yards

TOTALS 62 carries 388 yards (4 TD’S)

Passing

Meador 2 completions 4 attempts 19 yards (1 TD)

TOTALS 2 completions 4 attempts 19 yards (1 TD)

Receiving Webb 2 catches = 19 yards (1 TD)

TOTALS 2 = 19 yards (1 TD)

Penalties 0

Fumbles 1 (1 KEEP)

Interceptions 2

Punts 1 - 28 yard avg

First Downs 23

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Robinson Rushing 23 – 130 yards

Johnson 10 carries – 58 yards

Bonnell 4 carries – 38 yards

Green 2 carries – 18 yards

Poole 2 carries - 10 yards

Knoblett 2 carries – 5 yards

Dennis 3 carries – 1 yard

Passing 6 – 19 = 119 yards (2 TD’S) (2 INT’s)

Penalties 4 – 30 yards

Fumbles 3 (2 Lost)

Interceptions 0

Punts 0

First Downs 9

SCORING

1st QUARTER

6:45 3 YD TD RUN BY MEADOR MT.C 6. ROB 0

RUN NO GOOD

2ND QUARTER

4:31 65 YD TD PASS BY JOHNSON TO POOLE MT.C 6 ROB 7

KICK GOOD BY VANSHOYCK

:20 6 YD TD RUN BY ACREE MT.C 14 ROB 7

MEADOR RUN GOOD FOR PAT

HALFTIME SCORE 14-7

3RD QUARTER

5:45 7 YARD TD PASS BY MEADOR TO WEBB MT.C 20 ROB 7

RUN NO GOOD

:33 2 YARD TD RUN BY KLING MT.C 28 ROB 7

ACREE RUN GOOD FOR PAT

4TH QUARTER

7:08 6 YARD TD RUN BY KLING MT.C 36 ROB 7

ACREE RUN GOOD FOR PAT

6:11 42 YARD TD RUN BY FULLOP MT.C 44 ROB 7

BADER RUN GOOD FOR PAT

4:32 29 YARD TD PASS FROM JOHNSON TO GREEN MT.C 44 ROB 13

PASS NO GOOD FOR PAT

FINAL SCORE

MT. CARMEL 44 ROBINSON 13

Lady Aces Open LIC Play With Home Win Over Marshall

The MCHS Varsity Volleyball team hosted Marshall Thursday night for the opening of conference play. The lady Aces won in convincing fashion the first set 25-12.

The second we had more errors starting out, but caught momentum toward the end with aggressive serving winning 25-18. Stats were Sarah McCorkle, 2 aces , 7 digs, 1 kill, 1 block, 16 assists, Madi Stevens 10 digs, 7 kills, 1 assist, Jayla Johnson 5 digs, 2 kills, Maycee Randall, 3 digs, 2 block kills, 3 kills, Kyleigh Smith 3 kills, 1 block, Lyla Keepes, 4 aces, 4 digs 4 kills, Tenley Davis 2 ace, 13 digs. 

A special presentation was made to Sarah McCorkle for surpassing her 1,000 career assist. Starting with her sophomore year she had  314, 503 junior, 201 senior and  currently at 1,018

She joins the 1,000 assist club with my niece Kassidy Drone who graduated in 2020 with 1,494 assists. 

The JV team started out with too many attacking errors, but were able to seal the first set 25-17 with aggressive serving. The second set we dropped 18-25 with multiple attacks out the back and in the net. The 3rd set the ladies won 15-7. Cleaning up  their high error rate made all the difference.

Player stats Kinley Harris 6 digs, 13 assists, Leah Lewis 5 aces, 15 digs, 3 kills, Gracee Haggard 4 digs, 4 kills, Mercedes Dillard 7 aces, 7 digs, Avery Coston 3 digs, 4 kills, Zoie Randall 4 kills, Alivia Peach 9 digs, 1 kill, Mylee Farmer 7 digs, 1 assists, Leila Sweeney 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 kill, 1 assist, Kate Andrews 1 dig, 1 kill. 

The lady Aces will have the weekend off and travel to Cisne Monday for JV and Varsity matches. 

Comments by assistant coach Bonnie Keepes

A Record Setting Day For The Lady Aces At Benton

The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces captured the Benton Rangerette Invitational Thursday by shooting a school record 7-under par as a team. Senior Emily Gottman also broke Maria Kennard’s school record set last year by firing a 7-under par. Mt. Carmel won the invitational by a whopping 78 shots over second place Marion.

Photo courtesy of Zed Moore

Photo courtesy of Zed Moore

Lady Aces Tennis Comes Up Just Short Against Robinson

Mt. Carmel - 5, Robinson - 6,

Singles:

No. 1 - Annie List, Robinson def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-4 , -;

No. 2 - Lauren Staller, Robinson def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-0 , -;

No. 3 - Isabelle Sutfin, Robinson def. Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-1 , -;

No. 4 - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Kate Rosborough , Robinson, 6-1 , 6-4 , -;

No. 5 - Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Ally Miller, Robinson, 6-2 , 1-6 , 10-5 ;

No. 6 - Avery Crocker, Robinson def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-4 , -;

No. 7 - Genevieve Garrard, Robinson def. Molly Hagerty, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-3 , -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Isabelle Sutfin, Robinson - Lauren Staller, Robinson, 7-5 , 2-6 , 10-7 ;

No. 2 - Annie List, Robinson - Kate Rosborough , Robinson def. Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;

No. 3 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Hannah Davis, Robinson - Olivia Watwood, Robinson, 7-5 , 6-7 (5), 10-6 ;

No. 4 - Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel - Molly Hagerty, Mt. Carmel def. Addy Strauch, Robinson - Avery Strauch, Robinson, 7-6 (5), 3-6 , 10-6 ;

Lady Aces Win Olney Invitational By 19 Strokes

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

Olney Tigers Invite

Richland Country Club: Par 35

September 11, 2024

Champions - Mount Carmel - 150

2nd Place - Effingham St. Anthony - 169

Medalist - Blair Powers, Mattoon

Mount Carmel - 150 

Zeme Moore 34; Elyse Swanson 38; Emily Gottman 38;  Miley Kennard 38; Ava Brumagin 42; Miranda Kennard 43; Ella Turner 48; Makaya Bolden 48

Effingham St. Anthony - 169

Addie Krouse 39; Mia Schwing 39; Brooklyn Phillips 45; Tesa Ludwig 46

Effingham High School - 182

Ella Tuman 41; Grace Harper 45; Natalie Armstrong 46; Makenna Mayhood 50

Salem - 182

Maya Russell 38; Brenna Hays 46; Kylie Johnson 47; reagan Shuler 51

Fairfield - 203

Lela Duckworth 46; Eden Duckworth 48; Sam Coomer 53; Sarah Ruhl 56

Robinson - 208

Leah Correll 43; AbbyRich 49; Natalie Richards 57; Mya Wright 59 

Charleston - 216

Macie Babbs 45; Ella Hinds 47; Mia Hinds 55; Kayla Schmieder 69

Olney Richland County - 223

Emma Hefferman 53; Savannah Ferguson 54; Mallory Richardson 57; Aubrie Weidner 59

Louisville North Clay - NTS

Kennedy Jones 44; Mackenzie Winterrowd 56

Mattoon - NTS

Blair Powers 34 (-1); Adrienne Muchow 68

Photo Credit: Zed Moore

Yellow Jackets Cross Country At Robinson

On Wednesday, September 11th the Allendale/St.Mary's Yellow Jackets Cross Country team traveled to Robinson to participate in their first meet of the year! All runners did very well!

Girl Results:

Nora Meeks - 14th Place (16.09)

Alaina Ile - 24th Place (17.05)

Elin Swanson - 29th Place (17.48)

Boy Results:

Ryland Houchin - 6th Place (13.54)

Thayer Hocking - 26th Place (16.07)

Easton Ile - 27th Place (16.08)

Next up will be the Norris City Invitational on Thursday the 19th!

Lady Aces Tennis Falls To Newton

Mt. Carmel - 3, Newton - 6,

Singles:

No. 1 - Paige Klingler, Newton def. Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel, 10-3 , -, -;

No. 2 - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Jailyn Hall, Newton, 10-8 , -, -;

No. 3 - Olivia Sornberger, Newton def. Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;

No. 4 - Chloe Kroenlein, Newton def. Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;

No. 5 - Gabi Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Rhianna Carter, Newton, 10-5 , -, -;

No. 6 - Jordyn Kocher, Newton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;

Doubles:

No. 1 - Elizabeth Hefner, Mt. Carmel - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel def. Paige Klingler, Newton - Jailyn Hall, Newton, 11-10 , -, -;

No. 2 - Chloe Kroenlein, Newton - Kendall Sessions, Newton def. Kyla Miliitoni, Mt. Carmel - Bella Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 10-2 , -, -;

No. 3 - Olivia Sornberger, Newton - Izzy Probst, Newton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 10-6 , -, -;

Short-Handed Soccer Aces Drop Pair To Begin Season; Home Opener Tonight

From Coach Ed Berberich:

The Mt Carmel Soccer Aces hit the road twice last week to open the season, losing 1-7 to Olney and 0-6 to Metropolis. Against Olney, the Tigers took the lead in the 10th minute, but the game remained scoreless from there until Olney was able to score 2 goals late in the 1st half to go up 3. The Aces cut the lead to 1-3 early in the 2nd half when David Munoz converted on a penalty kick that was earned when the Tigers fouled Wyatt Howder in the box. The Aces gained some momentum from the goal but were unable to capitalize on anything from then on. The score remained 1-3, until the Tigers got their 4th goal with 15 minutes left in the match, and then added 3 more in the last 10 minutes as the Aces wore down. On the match, the Aces took 8 shots with 3 on frame, created 3 additional scoring chances, and had 15 interceptions. Ty Hipsher had 8 saves in goal. The Tigers took 25 shots with 11 on frame. Against Massac County the Patriots took a 1-0 lead when they scored in the 25th minute of play, but the Aces held on defensively and the half ended with just the single goal. The 2nd half started poorly, with the Aces giving up 3 quick goals in the first 10 minutes of the half to fall behind 0-4, putting the game out of reach. For the match the Aces took 2 shots with 1 on frame, created 1 additional scoring chance and had 10 interceptions. Ty Hipsher had 9 saves in goal. Massac County took 19 shots with 7 on frame.

 

In both games we hung around for a while, but wore down as the matches went on. We’ve been severely shorthanded due to injuries and working to get players eligible still, so that’s we really expected to struggle in that regard. We had 2 subs in the first match and only 1 in the second which makes it hard for us to finish as strongly as we’d like. We’re also the most inexperienced team I’ve ever had at the boy’s high school level, with no seniors on the squad and 7 of us having never played soccer before outside of a couple of players when they were really young. We’re just going to need to push through these first few games as we work towards gaining some experience and getting to full strength, which for that will hopefully be in about a week. But the guys are playing hard and learning as they go, so we’re hoping to be able to start building on things when we’re all available. Some of the things that are heartening to us is that Ty has done a great job in goal while being under a lot of pressure with such a young team in front of him. Also, defensively we’re doing ok considering the situation and are getting better as we gain experience. Lastly, this is a good group of guys that are fun to coach so that makes everything a little easier to deal with. At the moment, getting our offense up to speed is the biggest job, but that also is expected. To my mind that’s the hardest thing to catch on to when you’re new to the game as so many of us are. Once we’re able to get a more consistent attack going, that will lessen the pressure on both Ty in goal and the defenders directly in front of him. That’s just going to take some time though, so we’ll be patient as we work towards that goal.

 

The Aces kick off their home opener at 6 pm on Tuesday 9/10 against Robinson.


Lady Aces Beat Rivet At The Hilltop

Monday the Lady Aces hosted Vincennes Rivet. The Varsity team worked quickly getting out to an early lead. They lost a little focus in the middle and let Vincennes back in a bit, but won the set 25-18 and the second 25-18. The varsity team had the only matchup for the night. 

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 1 Ace, 7 digs, 1 kill, 16 assists, Madi Stevens 3 digs, 9 kills, Jayla Johnson 10 digs, 5 kills, Maycee Randall,1 dig, 3 block kills, 4 kills, Kyleigh Smith 2 digs, 6 kills, Lyla Keepes, 1 ace, 8 digs 1 kills, Tenley Davis 1 ace, 14 digs, 3 assists.  Thursday the girls face Marshall at home starting with JV at 6:00. 

Comments by assistant coach Bonnie Keepes 

Lady Aces Compete In Olney Tourney

The MCHS Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Olney Saturday for a full day of play. 

Starting in pool they couldn’t keep the lead against Fairfield, but started very strong both sets. After Fairfield chipped away to catch up, it was close till the end with set scores of 23-25, 22-25. 

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 5 digs, 8 assists, 1 kill, 2 block kills, Madi Stevens 1 ace, 5 digs, 4 kills, Jayla Johnson 2 aces, 14 digs, 1 kill, Maycee Randall,1 dig, 5 block kills, 1 dig, Kyleigh Smith 5 digs, 2 kills, Lyla Keepes, 10 digs 2 kills, 1 block kill, Mercedes Dillard 1 ace, 2 kills. 

The next match we played a team from up by Chicago Hindsdale South. They had a very aggressive and consistent serve game. We struggled receiving, and didn’t run the middles as much as we likeindusagw bc took the sets 14-25, 19-25. 

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 1 ace, 7 digs, 1 kill, 11 assists.  Madi Stevens 1 ace, 12 digs, 8 kills, Jayla Johnson 3 aces,  8 digs, 2 kills, Maycee Randall 2 aces, 4 kills, 1 dig, Kyleigh Smith 1 ace, 8 endigs, 5 kills, Lyla Keepes, 2 aces, 3 digs,1 assist, Mercedes Dillard 1,Mylee Farmer 1 dig. 

This put the Aces in the Bronze bracket coming out of a very strong pool.  The first match of pool play was an exciting 3 set match against Mt. Zion.  The Mt. Zion team also came out of a very strong pool.  Starting slow the first set we dropped 19-25, won the second 25-19. The third set was in grasp many times to clench it, but too many service errors at the end derailed the aces losing 17-19. 

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 12 digs, 18 assists.  Madi Stevens 1 ace, 8 digs, 10 kills,1 assist, Jayla Johnson 3 aces, 8 digs, 1 kill, Maycee Randall,1 dig, 4 kills, 8 block kills, 1 dig, Kyleigh Smith 9 digs, 5 kill,  Lyla Keepes, 2 aces, 10 digs 2 kills, Mylee Farmer 4 dig,1 kills.

After another long break the ladies faced the Olney B team. Aces won the set with 27 kills 25-16, 25-8.

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 1 ace, 3 digs, 4 assists  Madi Stevens 11, digs, 5 kills, Jayla Johnson 6 digs, 5 kills, Maycee Randall,4 dig, 2 block kills, 2 digs , Kyleigh Smith 1 ace, 6 digs, 4 kills, 1 assist,  Lyla 5 digs 2 kills, an assist, Mercedes Dillard 5 digs, Mylee Farmer 1 dig. 

The fifth and final game of the day the girls beat Olney A in commanding style 25-9, 25-10. They mirrored the Olney B game putting up 27 kills against Olney A as well.

Stats were  Sarah McCorkle, 1 ace, 2 kills, 12 assists.  Madi Stevens 1 dig, 6  kills, Jayla Johnson  5 digs, 1 kill, Maycee Randall, 2 aces, 3 digs, 7 kills, 4 block kills, 1 assist, Kyleigh Smith 1 ace, 5 digs, 5 kills, 2 block kill, Lyla Keepes, 2 aces, 4 digs 1 kill,

The team didn’t fare as well as they did the weekend before in Fairfield, but played hard and worked through things. The team did not have a full roster with their libero being sick the girls had to make adjustments. 

The team received  the news that Madison Stevens made the Fairfield all tournament team.  Sarah McCorkle accomplished her 1,000 career assist on Saturday as well. 

Congratulations to the both of them!

Awards will be presented at Thursdays home game against Marshall. 

Varsity only plays Vincennes Rivet at home starting at 6:00 at MCHS gym. 

Comments by Assistant coach Bonnie Keepes

Stats From Effingham 26, Mt. Carmel 22

Mt. Carmel vs Effingham

September 6, 2024

Mt. Carmel

Rushing Acree 9 carries 109 yards

Meador 9 carries 53 yards (2 TD’S)

Kling 10 carries 35 yards (1 TD)

Fullop 3 carries 11 yards

E. Militoni 1 carry 4 yards

TOTALS 32 carries 212 yards (3 TD’S)

Passing Meador 0 completions 3 attempts 0 yards

TOTALS 0 completions 3 attempts 0 yards

Receiving

TOTAL 0

Penalties 6 – 40 yards

Fumbles 0 (0 lost)

Interceptions 0

Punts 4 - 24 yard avg

First Downs 7

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Effingham Rushing 43 – 207 yards (3 TD’s)

Dunston 28 carries – 144 yards (3 TD’S)

Buzzard 10 carries – 70 yards

Bridges 4 carries – -2 yards

Fearday 1 carry - -5 yards

Passing 11 – 15 = 119 yards (1 TD)

Penalties 5 – 30 yards

Fumbles 0

Punts 3 – 32.0 yd avg

First Downs 21

SCORING

1st QUARTER

9:27 28 YD TD RUN BY DUNSTON MT.C 0 EFF 7

KICK GOOD BY SEFTON

2ND QUARTER

6:18 6 YD TD RUN BY DUNSTON MT.C 0 EFF 13

KICK NO GOOD

3:21 4 YD TD RUN BY MEADOR MT.C 6 EFF 13

RUN NO GOOD

:29 3 YD TD RUN BY DUNSTON MT.C 6 EFF 20

KICK GOOD BY SEFTON

HALFTIME SCORE 20-6

3RD QUARTER

2:06 47 YARD TD RUN BY MEADOR MT.C 14 EFF 20

MEADOR RUN PAT

4TH QUARTER

9:03 11 YARD TD PASS FROM BUZZARD TO KOEBERLEIN MT.C 14 EFF 26

PAT KICK NO GOOD

5:20 2 YARD TD RUN BY KLING MT.C 22 EFF 26

MEADOR RUN PAT

FINAL SCORE

EFFINGHAM 26 MT. CARMEL 22