Krup smashes a two run bomb to give the Jr. Aces the lead and secure their 1st ever Regional Title

Aran Guanipa started on the mound, going 5 innings allowing two earned runs off of five hits, striking out six. Landon Zuber pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and no runs, striking out one to close out the game.

Brantley Krup was 1-for-2, with the go ahead 2 run homer. He walked twice, drove in 2 runs, while scoring three times.
Aran Guanipa went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, scoring twice. Cade Tillotson was 2-for-3, with one RBI and scored once. Wade Duckworth went 2-for-4, with one RBI. Bryden Tougaw was 1-for-3 with a walk. Chase Price and Landon Zuber collected 2 walks apiece.

Next up the Jr. Aces head to State. State is held at the Oasis complex in Marion Illinois. Their 1st state game is Saturday October 4th at 4p.m. The Jr. Aces opponent will the the winner of the Millstadt/Waterloo game being played Monday.


Gibson Southern Sweeps Lady Aces

The Varsity Lady Aces hosted Gibson Southern Monday night.  The first set we played right with Gibson Southern.  Serve receive was good. The girls were getting kills, and being scrappy on defense, but the Aces ultimately dropped the first set  20-25. 

The second set Gibson got ahead early. The Aces had a run but dropped the set 15-25. Lyla Keepes led with 7 kills, Tensley Davis 9 digs, and Gabby Schneider 9 assists, 8 digs. 

The Titans had a big asset with a strong outside hitter Adelynn Snow, daughter of Mt. Carmel standout athletes Craig and Jessica Snow.  Jessica said it was really special for them to see their daughter play on their hometown court. Adelynn has committed to play Volleyball at High Point college. She is 6’3, very dynamic, and able to put the ball down hard. 

Stats for the Aces were Mattie Armstrong 4 assists, 3 digs, Jayla Johnson 2 aces, 4 digs, Maycee Randall, 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block, Tenley Davis 9 digs, 1 assists, Lyla Keepes 7 kills, 1 dig, Kyleigh Smith 1 block, Tensley Dunlap 4 kills,  3 digs, Avery Coston 2 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs, Gabby Schneider 9 assist, 8 digs. 

The JV team also lost in 2 sets. 15-25, 23-25. 

They tightened up the hitting errors in the second set, and made it a close exciting match. 

Player stats Leah Lewis 8 digs, 2 kills, 1 assist, Avery Coston 1 ace, 1 dig, 7 kills, Cate Pyatt, 1 dig, 6 kills, Mylee Farmer 7 digs, Mercedes Dillard 3 digs, Quincy Keepes 1 digs, 14 assists, Journey Loudermilk 2 digs, 1 kill, Ryleigh Gill 1 dig, Leila Sweeney 1 dig, Addison Mobley 1 dig, 1 kill, Josie James 3 kills, Gabby Schneider 1 ace, 2 digs. 

The freshman team took a loss with scores 12-25, 12-25. The Lady Aces will face another LIC opponent Thursday at home with Freshman starting at 5. 

Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes 

Photo Credit Nichole Loudermilk

  

Soccer Aces Lose At Olney

The Soccer Aces traveled to Olney Thursday night to take on Richland County, losing 9-1. The Tigers scored first in the 5th minute. They added a 2nd goal 14 minutes later, then notched their 3rd on a penalty kick in the 24th minute. They would score 2 more goals, one of those on another penalty kick for a 5 goal lead at the half. The Tigers added 4 goals in the 2nd half while the Aces scored one of their own on a made penalty kick by Ty Hipsher. The Aces' PK was earned by Zeke Meier when he took a hard foul in the box while attacking the goal off of a pass from Mataio Militoni.

We've been ravaged by injuries & it's really impacting us on the field. The guys who are still standing are doing their best but we've been shorthanded every game this season & that's been even worse in the past week to 2 weeks. All the players but 2 were having to play positions they don't normally play, and that's just going to catch up to you eventually, especially when you have an inexperienced team. The guys have practiced really well & generally played hard through it all so we're hoping this makes them stronger. If we can ever get closer to full strength then the tough times can prove useful as a learning experience if we approach it all with the right attitude.

The Aces will be back at home on Wednesday, hosting Robinson at 6 pm.

Warnken Twirls Perfect Game As Jr. Lady Aces Beat Olney 12-0


Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces won big over Richland County Lady Cubs 12-0 in 4 innings during the first round of Regionals!

The Jr Aces, after getting the Cubs 3-up and 3-down defensivley, scored 5 runs in the first inning, scattering 5 walks, 3 singles and a sacrifice fly over 11 at bats to go up 5-0.

After again sitting Richland County down in 3 at bats, the Jr Lady Aces had 2 singles, a walk, reached on an error and a fielders choice to make the score 8-0 going into the 3rd inning.

The bottom of the 3rd inning saw the Jr Lady Aces with a double, two singles, a walk and a couple good ground outs to push 3 more runs across the plate, for an 11-0 lead.

After three quick outs on defense, the Jr Lady Aces headed back to offense, where they had a double, a single and two walks to walk the 12th run home and end the game 12-0 in the bottom of the 4th inning!

Harper Warnken threw a perfect game for the Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces. She faced 12 batters over 4 innings, getting seven strikeouts in her 56 pitches thrown!

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces piled up 10 hits in the game. Lexi Sisson went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the Jr Lady Aces with hits. Willow Gayer and Addison Carmickle each drove in two runs with 2 hits each in their at-bats. TaeLynn Wade, Harper Warnken and Aveah Miller each added a base hit during this game!

The Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces will compete against the Flora Lady Pups Saturday morning at 10:00 in Flora for the Regional Championship title!

Buss Leads Jr. Aces To Regional Title Game

Mt. Carmel Jr. Aces baseball advances to the Regional Championship with a win over Carmi-White Co. with the score of 16-7.
The Mt. Carmel Jr. Aces rack up 16 runs off of 15 hits. Tate buss lead the way going 4 for 4, scoring 4 times. Brantley Krup, Wade Duckworth, Bryden Tougaw, and Cade Tillotson each had two hits apiece. Ridge Keepes, Aran Guanipa, and Landon Zuber each added one hit.

A strong pitching relief effort by Cade Tillotson shut Carmi down. He went four and two thirds innings only allowing one earned run off of one hit, while striking out six.

The Jr. Aces now advance to the Regional Championship game to avenge their only loss on the season taking on Flora, in Flora Saturday at 10 a.m.

Lady Aces Notch 99th Straight Win

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

West Berwick Golf Course

September 25, 2025

Coach Karin Kelsey

Medalist Zeme Moore

Mount Carmel 155

Zeme Moore 36; Miley Kennard 37; Elyse Swanson 40; Ava Brumagin 42; Miranda Kennard 42; Ella Turner 45; Makaya Bolden 46; Lola Meador 49; Sarah Ireland 49; and Makenlee Seals 65

Benton 183

Emma Zinzilieta 42; Rachel Morris 42; Jacee Meacham 49; Aurorah Spencer 50; Makayla Shelton 53; Victoria Drew 54

From Coach Karin Kelsey: Today marked our Lady Aces 99th consecutive win! During the last 6 seasons, we have won 99 events in a row, beating 356 teams along the way! These numbers include regular season and the state series tournaments. 

Also interesting is that the last time we lost was at Richland Country Club to Effingham St Anthony by 16 strokes on September 23, 2020.
I'm so proud of all of the girls that have played on my teams since the beginning of Lady Aces golf back in 2008! Each of them have set the bar higher every year and ultimately have played a roll in the successes of this years team.

Next up IHSA Regional, Tuesday September 30 at West Berwick Golf Course. 

Lady Aces Tennis Fall To Paris

Mt. Carmel - 1, Paris - 8,

Singles:
No. 1 - Paedyn Keys, Paris def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Bella Moreschi, Paris def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 4-6 , 4-6 , -;
No. 3 - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Shelby Fry, Paris, 6-4 , 6-3 , -;
No. 4 - Myah Bartos, Paris def. Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 5 - Kaidence Eveland, Paris def. Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 6 - Ava Barrett, Paris def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Bella Moreschi, Paris - Myah Bartos, Paris def. Ava Giese, Mt. Carmel - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 6-3 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Shelby Fry, Paris - Ava Barrett, Paris def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3 - Paedyn Keys, Paris - Addison Hansel, Paris def. Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;

3 MCHS Golfers On All-LIC Team

From Coach Abbey Carpenter:

Wet conditions for the Aces at the LIC Conference tournament, we battle through the round and came out with 1 all conference golfer and 2 second team all conference.
Zane Wilcox with a 84 for 1st team all conference
Logan Mobley with a 86 for 2nd team all conference
Drake Stevenson with a 90 for 2nd team all conference.
Heading into Regional on October 1st at Green Hills in Mt Vernon IL.

Big Honor For Merritt

Mount Carmel’s Carli Merritt Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Honors for the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats for the 2025 season.

Easton and the NFCA announced their list of All-America Scholar-Athletes along with overall team GPA leaders across all NCAA divisions and the NAIA.

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. Players were eligible to receive these honors after achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 over the 2024-25 academic year.

Scott Allen Among Four To Be Honored With The IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award In 2025-26

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is proud to announce its 11th class of recipients of the IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award.

The 2025-26 honorees encompass three active media members, which includes venerable Chicagoland newspaper writer Rick Armstrong, Rockford television staple Scott Leber, and a man celebrating his 50th season calling downstate Mt. Carmel High School football on the radio, Scott McCallen. Additionally, the long-time voice of preps sports in Canton, Leon Groover, is being honored in the retiree category, as he put a bow on his nearly five decades in radio back in 2020. 

The IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award was created to recognize media members who have covered high school sports and activities in Illinois for a significant period of time, while maintaining perspective on the amateur events they report on. See past winners by clicking here.

“Congratulations to each of these gentlemen on this well-deserved honor,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “Their contributions to high school sports in Illinois, and to their communities, is immeasurable. We know they are beloved figures within the areas and communities they provide coverage and look forward to having a special moment to honor each during the 2025-26 school year.”

IHSA member school personnel and veteran media members in the state are eligible to nominate individuals for the award. Beginning in 2024, the IHSA is seeking to honor at least one retired media member as a part of what is traditionally a class of four honorees.

“The IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award is only 11 years old, so we recognize that there are many deserving individuals who were retired by the time it came into existence,” said IHSA Assistant Executive Director Matt Troha. “We wanted to start the process of trying to recognize at least one of those individuals each year.”

The IHSA’s media advisory committee, and a select committee of veteran media members in the state vote on the nominees. Each winner will be honored at a high school event of their choosing during the 2025-26 school year.

“A vital element of this award is the recognition within the community,” said Troha. “We look forward to seeing this year’s winners being recognized in front of the students, coaches, and communities they have impacted with their exceptional work.”

A bio on each of the honorees is below:

SCOTT MCCALLEN
A native of Peoria, Scott McCallen (known by his radio name Scott Allen) graduated from Richwoods High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner in swimming. As a senior, he helped guide Richwoods to a second-place finish at the 1972 state meet, the best result ever for a downstate program at the time, which later earned he and his teammates induction into the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame. 

Scott went on to attend Eastern Illinois University, initially planning to pursue a medical career like his father. However, after attending a Radio Club meeting during his freshman year, he quickly realized his true calling was broadcasting. By his sophomore year, he was already behind the mic calling EIU games.

Scott’s professional career spanned more than four decades and included stops at WEIC in Charleston, WYER and WYNG in Mt. Carmel, and WSJD in Evansville, Indiana. Along the way, he became synonymous with Mt. Carmel Golden Aces athletics, first calling games in 1979 and continuing through his retirement in 2021. Despite “retiring”, he remains on the mic for Golden Aces football games, with the 2025 season marking his 50th calling Mt. Carmel football.

For Scott, the true reward was always in serving small-town communities. He cherished being the voice that braved snowy winter nights for away games, then returned home to deliver scores and stories to listeners by sunrise. Some of his most memorable calls include Mt. Carmel’s 1981 Class 3A football playoff comeback at Nashville, 2013’s infamous 71-70 shootout with Greenville, and the Golden Aces’ return to the state basketball championship game in 2017—a special thrill in a return to his hometown of Peoria.

Inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame in 2009, Scott continues to give back in retirement. He maintains the Little Illini Conference website, announces select events and championship games, and remains active with his church, where he volunteers regularly. Scott says his life has always been about his passions: broadcasting, community, and service.

Award Presentation: On Friday, September 26 during pre-game of the Mt. Carmel varsity football game at approximately 6:50 PM.

RICK ARMSTRONG
Rick is a graduate of Sycamore High School where he lettered in golf, played a year of basketball, and participated in band, jazz band, chorus, and the student newspaper. During his junior year, Rick found his calling when the school began offering a new journalism class that included work on the school newspaper. After high school, he attended Northern Illinois University and began freelancing for local weekly papers before graduating into full-time reporting.

Rick’s career has spanned nearly five decades and several Illinois newsrooms. He got his start at the Hoopeston Chronicle-Herald in 1976, then joined the DeKalb Daily Chronicle, where he worked in multiple roles, including sports editor, until 1985. From there, he spent 14 years at the Joliet Herald-News before arriving at the Aurora Beacon-News in 1999, where he continues to cover high school sports. Through the years, Rick has told the stories of countless athletes, coaches, and teams, from state champions to Olympians.

Among the highlights of his career are covering Waubonsie Valley’s Morolake Akinosun, who went on to win Olympic gold in 2016, and West Aurora’s Lauren Carlini, a 2024 Olympic silver medalist in volleyball. He also chronicled the careers of prep basketball greats like Flying Illini member Kenny Battle of West Aurora and East Aurora’s Ryan Boatright, who became a co-Mr. Basketball in Illinois and later a national champion at Connecticut. Rick has also been on the sidelines for numerous state title teams across football, basketball, volleyball, and softball, making him a trusted chronicler of Fox Valley athletics.

For Rick, the best part of the job has always been getting to know young athletes and coaches and sharing their stories with the community. Married to his wife Debbie, he is also the proud father of Derek (Erin) Armstrong and grandfather to Clara, Barrett, and Sutton.

Award Presentation: On Friday, January 9 at the West Aurora High School as a part of the West Aurora-East Aurora varsity boys basketball game.

LEON GROOVER
A lifelong native of Canton, Illinois, Leon graduated from Canton High School in 1972. He set the stage for a future in the media during his time as a Little Giant, where he was a team manager and handled stats for the high school athletic teams. Leon went on to attend Lakeland Junior College, where he studied Radio Broadcasting with the intention of becoming a radio DJ. He was later given the opportunity to do radio play-by-play and found his calling there. He went on to serve as the voice of Canton High School athletics for 36 years, covering basketball, football, baseball and softball along the way. He concluded his career at WBYS 1560 AM in Canton on June 19, 2020, after 46 years.

Leon calls his career in radio “very rewarding” and said is favorite part of the job was “promoting the student-athletes’ accomplishments on the field and in the classroom.” He also mentions the positive experiences of interacting with the coaches, student-athletes and their families, as well as the athletic administrators he worked with through the years.

Leon said it was a thrill simply getting to broadcast his hometown sports on the radio, along with the neighboring communities like Cuba, Farmington, Lewistown, Illini Bluffs, North Fulton and South Fulton.  “The local area has been a tremendous supporter of myself and Canton radio,” said Leon.

A few moments that standout from Leon’s career include Canton’s undefeated football season in 2003 and the Little Giants semifinal appearance on the gridiron in 2016. State basketball runs by the Illini Bluffs girls, Farmington boys, and the Lewistown boys and girls programs are also treasured memories. 

A member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) and Canton Sports Halls of Fame, Leon has been supported in his career his mother Myrna, brother Rick, son Christopher, daughter-in-law Cait, and his two grandchildren, Camdyn and Cora. He stays busy in retirement watching his grandkids, dirt track racing, playing fantasy sports, and providing scores of area games on social media.  

Award Presentation: On Friday, December 19 at Canton High School as a part of the Canton-Dunlap varsity boys basketball game.


SCOTT LEBER
Scott is a graduate of South Central High School in Greenwich, Ohio, where he was a standout runner in track and cross country. He set school records in the 3200 meters and in cross country, won conference titles, and was a state final meet qualifier. Scott matriculated to Ashland University after high school, where he majored in Communications/Radio-TV, and also got experience calling games on WLKR Radio in Norwalk, Ohio.

Scott’s professional career began at WHIZ TV/Radio in Zanesville, Ohio, where he worked from 1985–1989 covering sports, production, and even weather. In 1989, he moved to Rockford, Illinois, joining WTVO-TV as a sports reporter and anchor. By 1995, he was promoted to sports director, a role he continues to hold today. Around 2005, he also took on the same position at WQRF FOX 39, simultaneously serving as sports director for both Rockford stations. Over his 36 years in the Rockford market, Scott has become a trusted voice of high school athletics in northern Illinois, as he traverses Rockford and the surrounding communities to cover as many games and tell as many stories as possible.

Scott says his favorite part of the job has always been the coaches and the communities. Having grown up admiring his own high school coaches, he has enjoyed building relationships with Illinois coaching legends such as Mike Lalor, Ric Arand, Jeff Boyer, Sean Considine, Steve Goers, and Joe Murphy to name a few. He also treasures the small-town spirit of northern Illinois, where communities like Byron, Stillman Valley, Lena-Winslow, and Winnebago pack the stands to support their teams.

Through the years, Scott has covered multiple generations of athletes and families, taking pride in spotlighting their accomplishments on and off the field. Away from work, Scott enjoys walks, reading, and spending time with his son, Sam, who lives and works in Milwaukee.

Award Presentation: On Thursday, February 5 at Stillman Valley High School as a part of the Stillman Valley-Byron varsity girls basketball game.

Randall & Rooney Lead MCHS Cross Country At Norris City

The Girls Varsity race was a 2.95 mile course with 18 girls running. The top runner for the Lady Aces was Soph. Zoie Randall coming in 5th place with a time of 25:33.

The Boys Varsity race was the same 2.95 mile course with 26 runners. The top finisher for the Aces was Soph. Wyatt Rooney placing 6th place with a time of 20:49.

On the JH side of things, the Boys and Girls Varsity races were a 2.05 mile course.

In the Girls Varsity it was Ava Alka leading the way placing 2nd overall with a time of 14:18. There were 36 runners in the Girls Varsity race.

On the Boys side it was 8th grader Eli Wilcox leading the way for the Aces placing 7th place out of 42 boys, with a time of 13:29. The Jr. Aces also had 8th grader Ian Emmons landing in the top 10. Ian placed 9th with a time of 14:00.

On the JV side of things the course was 1.2 miles. 

The Boys JV there were 39 runners and it was 6th grader Chase Krajec finishing as the top Jr. Aces runner placing 9th place with a time of 7:54.

In the Girls JV run there were 40 runners in all. 6th grader Chloe Alka finished as the top Lady Ace finishing in 6th place with a time of 8:12. 6th grader Emry Wilcox also placed in the top 10 with a 9th place finish with a time of 8:33.

The JV Lady Aces also brought home some hardware placing 2nd place as a team overall!

On Saturday the Golden Aces XC Team ran at the Olney Invite. The course was ran at OCC and was 3 miles long.

In the Varsity Girls race there were 101 girls in the race. Soph. Zoie Randall was the top finisher for the Lady Aces placing 72nd with a time of 25:34

In the Varsity Boys run there were 162 runners. For the Golden Aces Soph. Wyatt Rooney was the top runner, finishing 103 place. Wyatt's time was 21:11

The Aces XC team runs again Thursday Sept. 25th at Newton.

Lady Aces Win LIC Battle Over Robinson

The Lady Aces hosted Robinson Thursday night. 

The team came out on an early scoring spree. The big jump took the Aces to a dominate 25-13 win. 

The second set the girls did it again, steam rolling to a big 13-0 lead.  Robinson made some adjustment and did cut the score down, but the Aces overtook the Maroons in two sets with the final set score 25-17.  Senior Tenley Davis lead the back row with  6 aces and 9 digs, while Maycee Randall lead the front with 9 kills. 

Stats for the night were Mattie Armstrong 1 kill, 8 assists, 4 digs,  Jayla Johnson 1 ace, 4 kills, 

 4 digs, Maycee Randall, 3 aces, 9 kills, 2 digs, Tenley Davis 6 aces, 9 digs, 2 assists, Lyla Keepes 1 kill, 1 assist, 5 digs, Kyleigh Smith 4 kills, Tensley Dunlap 2 kills, 1 dig, Avery Coston 1 kill, Gabby Schneider 8 assist, 1 dig. 

The JV team had their best start of the season. Communication, serving, receive and attacking were all firing. The Aces won the set 25-13. The second set the Maroons stayed right with the Aces back and forth till the end, but Maroons took it 24-26. I really thought our girls had it when we got a 4 point lead early in the third, and maintained it but a few errors shifted momentum and the Maroons took the set 15-17. There was many long volleys, and it the girls played some good volleyball. It was a progressive loss. 

Player stats Leah Lewis 3 aces, 4 digs, 7 kills, Avery Coston 3 aces, 1 dig, 7 kills, Gracee Haggard, 1 dig, 6 kills, Mylee Farmer 13 digs, 1 assists, Mercedes Dillard 1 ace, 5 digs, Quincy Keepes 4 digs, 20 assists, Journey Loudermilk 1 dig, 1 kill, Ryleigh Gill 2 digs, Leila Sweeney 1 ace, 6 digs, Addison Mobley 1 dig, Josie James 1 kill. 

The Freshman team lost first set 16-25, and the second set  12-25. They didn’t get the win, but they are making some progress.

The Aces will return back to the hilltop Monday with Freshman starting at 5 against Gibson Southern. 


Alka & Wilcox Lead Jr. Aces Cross Country At Salem

From Coach Matt McCarty: The Jr. Aces XC team participated in the Lee Evans meet in Salem on 9/17. There were 5 races in total. 

In the Varsity Girls race, it was a 1.8 mile course with 124 girls running. The top Jr. Lady Ace runner was 8th grader Ava Alka, placing 20th place with a time of 12:30.

The Boys varsity was also a 1.8 mile course with 124 runners as well. In this race it was 8th grader Eli Wilcox coming in as the top runner for the Jr. Aces. Eli placed 11th place with a time of 11:17.

We also had a Boys and Girls JV race as well as an Open race. The length of all 3 of these runs were 1.25 miles.

In the Girls JV race there were 122 runners. 6th grader Chloe Alka was the top runner for the Jr. Lady Aces finishing in 18th place with a time of 9:10.

The Boys JV there were 134 runners. The top Jr. Aces runner was 5th grader Zayne Krup finishing in 41st place. Zayne's time was 8:35.

In the Open run there were 120 runners. The top Mt. Carmel runner to finish was 5th grader Liddy Allender. Liddy finished in 85th place with a time of 11:13

8th Grade Day For Jr. Aces Cross Country

From Coach Matt McCarty:

The Jr. Aces celebrated 8th Grade Day on Friday Sept. 12th. Allendale/St. Mary's and Lawrenceville came and ran in two meets. Each meet was 1.8 miles.

In the Girls race it was 8th grader Ava Alka leading the way and coming in 1st place out of 35 girls with a time of 12:17. The Jr. Lady Aces also placed three more in the top 10! 8th graders Norah Meeks (3rd place),  Arianna Glick (4th place), and 6th grader Chloe Alka (5th place).

In the Boys race there were 17 runners with 8th grader Eli Wilcox finishing 1st place with a time of 12:18. The Mt. Carmel Boys also put eight other boys in the top 10. 8th grader Ian Emmons (2nd place), 7th grader Cade Wilcox (4th place), 5th grader Stryker Pearson (5th place), 7th grader Griffin Schilb (6th place), 6th grader Chase Krajec (7th place), 7th grader Jase Alka (8th place), 5th grader Jacob Pohl (9th place), and 7th grader Max Allender (10th place)

Aces Shine At Marion

From Coach Abbey Carpenter:

Great day for Aces golf, the boys played well on a challenging course. 

We had two players in top 10. Zane Wilcox with a 75 having an eagle on his 2nd hole #13 and Hatcher Kanipe with 76 having 2 birdies.  

Joel Schneider had a great day with a score of 85. 

The Aces placed 4th out of 15 teams. Great start to post season play with the conference tournament on Wednesday Sept 24th. Go Aces. 

Big Senior Day Win For Lady Aces

Mount Carmel Lady Aces Golf

vs Olney, Robinson, Edwards County

West Berwick Golf Club

September 18, 2025

Coach Karin Kelsey

Medalist Miley Kennard

Mount Carmel   140

Miley Kennard 34 (-2)

Elyse Swansonn 35 (-1)

Zeme Moore 35 (-1)

Ava Brumagin 36 

Ella Turner 37

Miranda Kennard 37

Makaya Bolden 41

Lola Meador 42

Sarah Ireland 45

Makenlee Seals 59

Robinson   201

Leah Correll 41

Addie Stewart 51

Natalie Richards 54

Mya Wright 55

Olney  214

Emma Hefferman 51

Mallory Richardson 54

Addalyn runyon 54

Aubrie Weidner 55

Edwards Count  NTS

Carlin St. Ledger  47

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

There are no words to express how much respect and admiration I have for the Lady Aces seniors. Ava, Miley, Zeme and Elyse are every coaches "dream team!" I have had the honor of guiding these girls in their golf journey for the past 4-6 years. It doesn't seem real that they are seniors and will all soon be on a college team making their future coach as proud of them as I am. As good as it is now, I know their best is yet to come. Congratulations to our seniors! But we still have more work to do LIC, Regional, Sectional and State here we come!

Next up for the Lady Aces is the LIC tournament in Olney on Wednesday September 24, 2025. 

Jr. Aces baseball finish the regular season with 8-7 win over Olney

Chase Price drove in the go ahead run scoring Bryden Tougaw in the top of the 7th to give the Jr. Aces the lead. That they would never relinquish.


The Jr. Aces collected 10 hits in the game. Aran Guanipa and Bryden Tougaw led the way with two hits. Tate Buss, Brantley Krup, Wade Duckworth, Ridge Keepes, Chase Price, and Landon Zuber added one hit each in the contest.

Tate Buss took the mound first for the Aces. He allowed four hits and two earned runs in four innings of work, striking out two. Landon Zuber pitched one inning allowing zero earned runs. Aran Guanipa threw two innings of shut out ball in relief. He allowed only one hit, striking out two and walking none.

Next up the Jr. Aces start regional play as the number #1 seed. They will travel to Flora to take on #4 Carmi on Thursday September 25th at 3:00 p.m.