Asher Dunkel started on the mound, allowing zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out two and walking one. Ridge Keepes and Bram Gordon both appeared in relief for the Jr. Aces.
Jr. Aces collected 18 runs on 19 hits. Tate Buss and Aran Guanipa were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected four hits for the Jr. Aces. Brantley Krup drove the middle of the lineup with four RBI on three hits. Bryden Tougaw, Chase Price, Cade Tillotson and Wade Duckworth had two hits apiece.
Next up the Jr. Aces close out the regular season September 17th at 4:30 in Olney.
Swanson's 33 Leads Lady Aces To Olney Invitational Title
Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf
Olney Invite
Richland Country Club
September 10, 2025
Medalist Elyse Swanson
Mount Carmel 136
Elyse Swanson 33 (-1)
Miley Kennard 34
Zeme Moore 34
Ava Brumagin 35
Miranda Kennard 44
Ella Turner 47
Effingham HS 167
Ella Tuman 40
Allison Kroelein 40
Kylie Pryor 41
Makenna Mayhood 46
Effingham St. Anthony 178
Brooklyn Phillips 39
Adria Moberly 44
Gianna Frisbie 45
Tesa Ludwig 50
Salem 183
Olney 199
Robinson 208
charleston 227
Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville 240
Albion NTS
Mattoon NTS
North Clay NTS
Fairfield NTS
Coaches Comments: The Lady Aces played their 3rd match this week, all on the road. The endurance it takes to attend school and play afternoon golf is incredible. I am so impressed with these girls for their grit and determination to play great golf EVERY time they get on the course. As their coach I am excited to continue to assist them and watch as they continue to get better each and every match/tournament. I am proud that I have played a role in their golf careers. We have 10 girls on the team and all of them are great golfers, however we can only play 6 at most tournaments.
This week isn't over yet, as the girls travel to Benton Thursday September 11th, for an 18 hole tournament. We are now 41-0 this season.
Go Aces!
Coach Karin Kelsey
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces Beat Fairfield Lady Colts 15-1 in 4 innings
Harper Warnken and Willow Gayer both racked up 3 hits while Aveah Miller drove in four runs and TaeLynn Wade had 3 RBI’s to lead Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces past Fairfield Lady Colts 15-1 on Tuesday. The Jr Lady Aces improve their record to 13-2 as they head into the last 2 weeks of regular season play.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Aveah Miller tripled, scoring two runs, Olivia Wall drew a walk, scoring one run, and Willow Gayer singled, scoring one run.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces added one run in the second, one run in the third and nine runs in the top of the 4th.
Harper Warnken pitched for the Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces. She gave up two hits and one run over the 4 innings, striking out nine while walking two.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces piled up 13 hits on the day, while also getting walked 9 times with only 3 strikeouts.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces will travel to New Hope Lady Panthers for their next game on Monday, September 15th and host Grayville Tuesday, September 16th, with 8th Grade Recognition that evening prior to first pitch.
Aces Cross Country Runs At Lawrenceville
The Golden Aces ran at Lawrenceville last night. It was a 3 miles course.
In the girls race there were 9 runners. Soph. Zoie Randall finished 6th for the Aces with a time of 26:30
In the boys race there were 23 runners. Fr. Zane Swinson finished 4th with a time of 18:40.
The Aces next meet is 9/18 in Norris City at the Dave Gray Invite.
Mt. Carmel Jr. Aces roll past Fairfield 24-2.
Wade Duckworth started on the mound allowing one earned run off of one hit, while striking out six in two innings of work. Tate Buss fiinished the game pitching one inning allowing no base runners, striking out two.
The Jr. Aces put up seven runs in the 1st, fourteen runs in the 2nd, and three runs in the 3rd. The Jr. Aces tallied fourteen hits in the game. Tate Buss led the offense with four hits, three rbi, and three runs scored. Aran Guanipa had two hits, three rbi, and three runs scored. Wade Duckworth added two hits, two rbi, and 2 runs scored. Ridge Keepes, Chase Price, Asher Dunkel, Jase Alka, Bryden Tougaw, and Lincoln Kocher added one hit apiece for the Aces.
Next up the 8-1 Aces travel to Albion Wednesday night to take on the Lions at 4:30.
Lady Aces Pick Up Three More Wins
Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf
vs Washington, Barr-Reeve, Vincennes Rivet
Country Oaks Golf Club
September 9 2025
Co-Medalist Miley Kennard and Grace H
Mount Carmel 157
Miley Kennard 37
Zeme Moore 39
Ava Brumagin 39
Elyse Swanson 42
Ella Turner 43
Miranda Kennard 43
Barr-Reeve 178
Lauren K 44
Brynlee R 44
Carlyn K 45
Shelby D 45
Maili S 54
Addie S. 56
Washington 179
Grace H 37
Elain B 46
Eline P 47
Riley Y 49
Lilly H 52
Haytee T 50
Next up for the Lady Aces is the Olney Invite on Wednesday September 10, 2025.
Lady Aces Tennis Fall To Newton
Mt. Carmel - 2, Newton - 7,
Singles:
No. 1 - Jailyn Hall, Newton def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 8-0 , -, -;
No. 2 - Olivia Sornberger, Newton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 8-2 , -, -;
No. 3 - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Emma Walker, Newton, 9-7 , -, -;
No. 4 - Lauren Gier, Newton def. Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 8-1 , -, -;
No. 5 - Beth Brocious, Newton def. Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-2 , -, -;
No. 6 - Jenna Hall, Newton def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 8-3 , -, -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Jailyn Hall, Newton - Olivia Sornberger, Newton def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel, 8-5 , -, -;
No. 3 - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel def. Emma Walker, Newton - Izzy Probst, Newton, 8-5 , -, -;
No. 3 - Beth Brocious, Newton - Jenna Hall, Newton def. Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-6 , -, -;
Kanipe Medalist At Carmi
From Coach Abbey Carpenter:
Aces played at Carmi, it is a great course in awesome conditions. The Aces were inched out by 1 shot.
Hatcher Kanipe was the Medalist with a 36.
These boys have had a very busy schedule and they just keep grinding. It will all fall into place soon. Proud of them.
Lady Aces Now 32-0 After Win At Carmi
Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf
@ Carmi Country Club
September 8, 2025
Medalist Zeme Moore
Mount Carmel - 153
Zeme Moore 36, Ava Brumagin 37, Elyse Swanson 40, Miley Kennard 40, Miranda Kennard 40, Ella Turner 44, Makaya Bolden 46, Lola Medor 49, Sarah Ireland 54, Makenlee Seals 58
Carmi 222
Katelyn Davis 54, Brianna Hale 58, Eva Grogan 57, Sopia McCully 53, Emma Legg 67
Lady Aces are currently 32-0 this season. Next up for the Lady Aces is Tuesday September 9th they will travel to Country Oaks Golf Club, Montgomery IN for a triangular with Washington and Vincennes Rivet.
Jr Lady Aces softball win the Carmi Classic Tournament
The Mt Carmel softball girls went 4-0 on the day Saturday, bringing home the Champions title of the Carmi Lady Bullpups Classic Tournament.
The girls started off the day defeating Carmi 7-4 and Olney 12-0 to claim the one seed in their pool. They then defeated Massac County 4-3 in a tough fought bracket game to head to the Championship!! Carmi came back through the bracket for a rematch for the top honors of the tournament. Mt Carmel put up 10 runs over the 7 innings to capture the Championship 10-4 and move to a 12-2 record on the year!!
The girls hit the ball very well all day, only having 8 total strikeouts on the day, while all 10 players each had hits and runs scored! Alivia Toutloff put one out of the park during the Olney game for her first home run of the year! The team batting average for the day was just under .500, scoring 33 runs while only allowing 11.
Pitching was also strong all day, with both Harper Warnken and Brylee Patterson going 2-0 for the tournament. These pitchers had strong defense backing them up with some big catches in the outfield and impressive infield work throughout the day.
The next softball matchup is Tuesday, September 9 as the Jr Lady Aces travel to Fairfield to take on the Colts.
Stats From Effingham 35, Mt. Carmel 14
Aces fall to 0-2. Host Robinson Friday night.
Randall Leads Lady Aces At Olney Tourney
The MCHS Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Olney Saturday for 5 matches.
Starting in pool they won the first set against Effingham St. Anthony 25-21, but couldn’t keep the lead falling 19-25, 11-15. St. Anthony won the championship of gold in a 3 way tie by points with Fairfield and Edwards County.
Back to back after St. Anthony we played Olney JV for the final pool game winning 25-19, 25-15. Maycee Randall with 9 kills and Gabby Schneider with 8 assists.
This put the Aces in the Silver bracket once again.
Bracket play started right up after pool. We played ALAH first. They took the first set 18-25, but we dominated the second set 25-11, the third set was neck and neck, ALAH squeaked it out for the win 16-14. Maycee Randall let the net with 7 kills and 3 blocks.
After playing 3 matches starting at 9am and ending at 2pm the girls were ready for a break.
After filling up their tanks we had 2 more matches in silver, the Aces faced a football foe Tolono Unity first. It felt great to send the rockets crashing 25-22, 25-23. They had us beat in size, but our quickness outmatched them. Tensley Dunlap had 6 kills and Mattie Armstrong 7 assists.
The final game of the day was against Mt. Zion. The first set we had Mt. Zion off their serve recieve game hitting our spots, and being aggressive. We won the set big 25-9 with Lyla Keepes getting a run of 5 aces in a row, and Tensley Dunlap putting up 6 kills.
The second set was the flip flop. They served very aggressively and didn’t miss, momentum shifted and the Aces couldn’t get it back losing 12-25, and 4-15 in the third. Not as an exciting of a finish with Mt. Zion, as the 2001 playoff game where the Aces football team came from behind in the final minute of the state quarterfinal.
Stats totals for the 5 games combined were Mattie Armstrong 3 aces, 29 assists, 22 digs, 1 kill, Jayla Johnson 3 aces, 8 kills, 26 digs, 2 assist, 3 blocks, Maycee Randall, 4 aces, 29 kills, 17 block, 10 digs, Tenley Davis 6 aces, 48 digs, 7 assists, Lyla Keepes 7 aces, 14 kills, 27 digs, 2 assists, Kyleigh Smith 10 kills, 3 digs, 1 block. Tensley Dunlap 18 kills, 4 digs, 5 blocks, Avery Coston 7 kills, 2 assists, 6 blocks, Gabby Schneider 5 ace, 26 assist, 13 digs.
We did not win the Silver bracket, but winning a set against every team we played showed we could hand right in there with anybody.
Congratulations to Maycee Randall for making the all tournament team.
The team will travel to Marshall on Thursday for a JV and Varsity game.
Comments by coach Bonnie Keepes
Photo Credit Leila Sweeney
Lady Aces Tennis Beats Fairfield
Mt. Carmel - 6, Fairfield - 3,
Singles:
No. 1 - Wren Braddock, Fairfield def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 2 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel def. Mabrey Foster, Fairfield, 10-2 , -, -;
No. 3 - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Marlee Richards, Fairfield, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 4 - Kenry Hutchcraft, Fairfield def. Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 5 - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Malia Austin, Fairfield, 10-6 , -, -;
No. 6 - Carly Fleener, Fairfield def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 11-10 (5), -, -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Mabrey Foster, Fairfield - Wren Braddock, Fairfield, 10-7 , -, -;
No. 2 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Kenry Hutchcraft, Fairfield - Marlee Richards, Fairfield, 8-6 , -, -;
No. 3 - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel def. Carly Fleener, Fairfield - Malia Austin, Fairfield, 10-6 , -, -;
3 Aces Cross Country Runners Place In Top 30 At GS
Mt. Carmel participated in the Alan Hopewell meet last night. The Golden Aces had 3 place inside the top 30.
In the Fresh/Soph boys 5K race there were 81 runners. Freshman Zane Swinson was the top runner for the Aces finishing in 22nd place with a time of 19:08.
In the Fresh/Soph girls 5K race (49 runners) it was Soph. Zoie Randall leading the way placing 27th with a time of 24:30.
In the Jr/Sr girls 5K race (59 runners) Dani Fisher was the top finisher for the Lady Aces placing 28th with a time of 24:26.
The Aces did not have anyone run in the Jr/Sr Boys race.
The Golden Aces will run again Tuesday, Sept. 9th at Lawrenceville.
Olney Gets Past Soccer Aces, 5-1
From Coach Ed Berberich:
The soccer Aces hosted the Richland County Tigers Thursday, putting up a good fight but ultimately losing 5-1. The first 20 minutes were scoreless before the Tigers finally put one in the net. They would add 2 more later in the half leading to an 0-3 deficit for the Aces at the break. The Tigers added 2 more goals in the 2nd half while the Aces scored one of their own when Santiago Guanipo hit on a free kick from just outside the goal box for the final 1-5 score. The Aces took 4 shots, all on frame. Michael Reed played in goal and had 12 saves on the night.
We came out and played quite well especially considering the opposition we were facing, as Olney looks to be a strong team this season. The first 20 minutes in particular, but really the whole 1st half, contained some solid and cohesive play by us. Michael came in and played great in goal in his first ever high school soccer game. We're still working on our chemistry and our team defending principles out in the field, which can lead to giving up some shots. With Olney being as skilled as they are, Michael was under a lot of pressure but he performed very well. We're still working new & injured players into the team and we haven't had many games yet so our conditioning is still one of our biggest issues. Once our legs started to get tired our play fell off a bit and we began to look out of sorts, but the guys fought through it and never gave up on the game. Our schedule is brutal to start the season but that can make us stronger if we keep the right attitude and keep learning. With where we're at as a program, there are no shortcuts but we're beginning to see some things out there that we've been working towards. We're looking for these guys to learn how to become soccer players and to keep a consistent effort regardless of the situation. So far we've had no problems with sustaining our effort and if we keep that up I believe we'll continue to improve individually and as a team.
The schedule doesn't let up as the Aces host undefeated Massac County at 12 pm on Saturday 9/6.
Lady Aces Continue To Roll
Lady Aces Golf
vs Princeton and Mt. Vernon IN
West Berwick Golf Course
September 4, 2025
Medalist Zeme Moore
Mount Carmel 145
Zeme Moore 34 (-2)
Elyse Swanson 36
Miley Kennard 37
Ava Brumagin 38
Miranda Kennard 39
Ella Turner 41
Makaya Bolden 50
Lola Meador 52
Sarah Ireland 56
Makenlee Seals 58
Mt. Vernon 199
Libby Reese 44
Addison pickett 49
Emily Jones 52
Elise Wiliams 52
Princeton 204
Madison 50
Addison 50
Ruthie 51
Charlie 53
Next match for the Lady Aces is Monday September 8th, 4:00 pm at Carmi Country Club.
Jr. Aces win big on 8th grade night
Jr. Aces defeated Eldorado 15-3.
A strong pitching performance from Asher Dunkel and Cade Tillotson set the tone for the Jr. Aces night, allowing only one hit in four innings. Dunkel started the game going two innings allowing one earned run on only one hit, striking out three. Tillotson closed out the game pitching two innings allowing no hits and striking out 5 of 6 batters he faced.
The Jr. Aces bats were hot, collecting 11 hits in the contest. Aran Guanipa, Cade Tillotson, and Asher Dunkel each had two hits. Tate Buss, Brantley Krup, Bryden Tougaw, Kayden Smith, and Bram Gordon also added one hit apiece. The Jr. Aces were also patient at the plate tallying eight walks, led by Lincoln Kocher and Bram Gordon with two each.
Next up the 7-1 Aces travel to Fairfield Tuesday, September 9th at 4:30.
Harper Warnken With 3 Hits As Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces Beat Flora Lady Pups 4-1 in Conference play
Harper Warnken With 3 Hits As Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces Beat Flora Lady Pups 4-1 in Conference play.
Harper Warnken collected three hits in four at bats, as Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces defeated Flora Lady Pups 4-1 on Wednesday. Harper hit a solo home run over left field fence in the first inning, singled in the third inning, and singled in the seventh inning.
Harper struck out 13 batters on the day. The starter also allowed four hits and one run over seven innings while walking four. The defense was also spot on during the 7 innings of play.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces opened the scoring in the first after Harper hit a solo home run out of left field.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces added one run in the third. Addison Carmickle singled down the left field line, driving in a run, making the score 2-0.
The Jr Lady Aces added runs in the 6th and 7th inning to secure their victory!
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces tallied 12 total hits in the game. Alyvia Toutloff led Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces with two runs batted in. The catcher went 2-for-4 on the day. Willow Gayer collected two hits for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces in three at bats. Other hits were put up by TaeLynn Wade, Aveah Miller, Lexi Sisson, and Olivia Wall with one each.
Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces will travel to Carmi for a tournament this Saturday and then face Fairfield Lady Colts for their next regular season game on Tuesday.
Lady Aces Volleyball Takes Down Oblong
The Lady Aces hosted Oblong Monday night. The home team had a good crowd with lots of students out for the girls. They were able to keep a steady pace staying ahead and taking the match in 2 sets 25-19, 25-18
Stats for the night were Mattie Armstrong 1 ace, 7 assists, 7 digs, Jayla Johnson 6 digs, 3 kills, 1 assist, Maycee Randall, 5 kills, 1 block kill, 1 dig, 3 assists, Tenley Davis 7 digs, 3 assists, Lyla Keepes 1 ace, 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 block, Kyleigh Smith 2 kills, 1 block. Tensley Dunlap 2 kills, 1 digs. Avery Coston 1 kill, 1 assist, Gabby Schneider 2 ace, 2 assist, 2 digs.
The JV team seemed to have some nerves going with playing at home for the first time.
Oblong sent over many free balls, but we had a high attacking error rate, and couldn’t handle Oblongs aggressive serving. The aces were able to win the second set, but fell in the third with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 7-15.
Player stats Leah Lewis 1 ace, 7 digs, 7 kills, Gracee Haggard 1 ace, 1 kill, Avery Coston 2 aces, 5 kills, Mylee Farmer 2 digs, Mercedes Dillard 2 digs, Quincy Keepes 6 assists, Journey Loudermilk 3 kills, Riley Gill 2 digs. Cate Pyatt 1 ace, 3 kills, Ryleigh Gill 2 digs, Leila Sweeney 1 dig.
Saturday the Varsity team will head to Olney for all day tournament play. They will start out the day at 10:00 facing St. Anthony. They will hit the road for the next few games after the tournament, and return to the hilltop on September 15th against Cisne.
Comments by coach Bonnie Keepes
Photo Credit Nichole Loudermilk
Lady Aces Tennis Routs Carmi, 8-1
Mt. Carmel - 8, Carmi (C.-White County) - 1,
Singles:
No. 1 - Natalie Goemaat, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 6-4 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel def. Aly Albright, Carmi (C.-White County), 7-5 , 6-4 , -;
No. 3 - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Jenna James, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-0 , 7-5 , -;
No. 4 - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Emily Hollingsworth, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Ava Ballard, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-3 , -;
No. 6 - Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel def. Trinity Carter, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-4 , 6-1 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Natalie Goemaat, Carmi (C.-White County) - Aly Albright, Carmi (C.-White County), 5-7 , 6-2 , 1-0 (8);
No. 2 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Jenna James, Carmi (C.-White County) - Emily Hollingsworth, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Ava Ballard, Carmi (C.-White County) - Casandra McPherson, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-2 , -;