MCJHS Runners Compete At Olney Invite

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Richland County Middle School Cross Country Invite

The Jr. Aces had a strong showing at the Richland County Middle School Cross Country Invite!

Varsity Girls — 1.8 Miles

Top 15 received medals, while places 16–25 received ribbons.

• 7th grader Chloe Alka led the Jr. Aces, placing 8th out of 59 runners with a time of 13:41.

• 7th grader Emry Wilcox also finished in the top 25, placing 16th with a time of 14:19.

Varsity Boys — 1.8 Miles

• 8th grader Cade Wilcox led the boys, finishing 15th with a time of 13:00.

JV Girls — 1.25 Miles

Top 10 received medals, while places 11–20 received ribbons.

The Jr. Aces had three runners finish in the top 10:

• Vivianne Earnest, 5th grade — 2nd out of 31, 10:01

• Scout Storckman, 5th grade — 6th, 10:19

• Laikley Bolden, 5th grade — 7th, 10:21

JV Boys — 1.25 Miles

• Stryker Pearson, 6th grade — 6th out of 47, 9:22

• Tysen Gourley, 5th grade — 9th, 9:28

• Jacob Pohl, 6th grade — 20th, 10:09

Open Boys — 1.25 Miles

The top 10 received ribbons.

The Jr. Aces placed three runners in the top 10:

• Lincoln Jacobs, 5th grade — 10:33

• Jep Pettyjohn, 5th grade — 4th, 10:35

• Lawson Witsman, 5th grade — 9th, 11:34

Robinson & North Posey Shut out Soccer Aces

From Coach Ed Berberich: The Soccer Aces traveled to Robinson Monday night losing 0-9, then hosted North Posey the following night, losing 0-7.   

Against Robinson the Aces took 5 shots, 4 off frame,  they had 2 chances created, and 1 interception. Eli Baker had 6 saves in goal.  Robinson took 16 shots, 12 on frame.

In the North Posey match, the Aces took 4 shots, with 3 on frame, they had 5 chances created and 9 interceptions. Eli Baker had 10 saves in goal. North Posey took 20 shots, 17 on frame.

We're still learning how to play through our mistakes and not let down as a team when they happen, and that's going to be a process. That said, the Robinson match was disappointing on that front. We played timidly and were way too passive for most of that match. Any time we come out like that we're not giving ourselves a chance to perform well. It's something we've struggled with so far but this was probably our worst showing of it, and because of that we were never really in this game.

North Posey was better in that regard, but we're still slow in our reactions. Too often, we're waiting until the ball gets somewhere before we move to do anything which puts us a step behind the play. We did have our most interceptions against Posey so that's showing some improvement in that area, but we need to continue working on that. We're going to make mistakes, but when we make them at half speed it makes it even worse. This was a close match 25 minutes in as we were down, but only by 2 goals. Then we gave up a penalty kick and that took a toll on us. We need to keep working on being mentally strong enough to withstand these things and to keep trying to play the way we've been working on this season. It's a really tough stretch of games for us at the moment, with 8 games in 15 days we haven't had time to practice much, which we need right now. That many games is a mental and physical test that in the long run will be good for our development, but in the moment is hard to push through for such a young team. After Thursday, we'll be able to get a few practices in over the next couple weeks that will hopefully lead us into the last stretch with a chance to improve on some of things that are giving us trouble right now.

The Aces host Newton on Thursday 9/17 at 6 pm.

Earnest & Peach Lead Lady Aces At Herrin

Waterloo (H.S.) - 6, Mt. Carmel - 7, Salem - 8, Marion (H.S.) - 7, Herrin (H.S.) - 7, Carterville - 8, Carmi (C.-White County) - 2, Benton - 3,

Singles:
No. 1 - Kara Moore, Carterville def. Lily Starek, Waterloo (H.S.), 7-5 , 6-1 , -;
No. 1 - Kara Moore, Carterville def. Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 1 - Kara Moore, Carterville def. Ella Robinson, Salem, 6-0 , 6-3 , -;
No. 1 - Ella Robinson, Salem def. Trinity Carter, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Ella Robinson, Salem def. Ellie Weston, Marion (H.S.), 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.) def. Alexandra Hall, Benton, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Brooklyn Brandon, Herrin (H.S.) def. Ellie Weston, Marion (H.S.), 10-5 , -, -;
No. 1 - Ellie Weston, Marion (H.S.) def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Lily Starek, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Alexandra Hall, Benton, 10-1 , -, -;
No. 1 - Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel def. Trinity Carter, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-3 , -, -;
No. 1 - Lily Starek, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 10-0 , -, -;
No. 1 - Trinity Carter, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Alexandra Hall, Benton, 10-2 , -, -;
No. 2 - Katee Sellers, Salem def. Peyton Billingsley, Herrin (H.S.), 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Katee Sellers, Salem def. Sophia Sellers, Waterloo (H.S.), 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Katee Sellers, Salem def. Katya Chyzhyk, Carterville, 6-3 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Katya Chyzhyk, Carterville def. Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Katya Chyzhyk, Carterville def. Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.), 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Sophia Sellers, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Alexandra Blades, Benton, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Sophia Sellers, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.), 10-4 , -, -;
No. 2 - Calli Whiting, Marion (H.S.) def. Ava Ballard, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-4 , -;
No. 2 - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel def. Ava Ballard, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-0 , -, -;
No. 2 - Peyton Billingsley, Herrin (H.S.) def. Alexandra Blades, Benton, 10-0 , -, -;
No. 2 - Peyton Billingsley, Herrin (H.S.) def. Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 10-7 , -, -;
No. 2 - Alexandra Blades, Benton def. Ava Ballard, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-2 , -, -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Aya Kume, Carterville - Clara Park, Carterville, 6-3 , 7-5 , -;
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Adalynn Bumgarner, Salem - Allie Hustedde, Salem, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Madison Dickerson, Herrin (H.S.) - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.), 6-4 , 6-4 , -;
No. 1 - Madison Dickerson, Herrin (H.S.) - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.) def. Casandra McPherson, Carmi (C.-White County) - Jenna James, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Madison Dickerson, Herrin (H.S.) - Madison Monchino, Herrin (H.S.) def. Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.) - Sidney True, Marion (H.S.), 6-3 , 6-3 , -;
No. 1 - Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.) - Sidney True, Marion (H.S.) def. Maddie Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) - Alyssa McClory, Waterloo (H.S.), 7-5 , 6-1 , -;
No. 1 - Hope Evans, Marion (H.S.) - Sidney True, Marion (H.S.) def. Adalynn Bumgarner, Salem - Allie Hustedde, Salem, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 1 - Adalynn Bumgarner, Salem - Allie Hustedde, Salem def. Avery Thomas, Benton - Isabella Miller, Benton, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
No. 1 - Avery Thomas, Benton - Isabella Miller, Benton def. Aya Kume, Carterville - Clara Park, Carterville, 10-7 , -, -;
No. 1 - Maddie Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) - Alyssa McClory, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Casandra McPherson, Carmi (C.-White County) - Jenna James, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-8 , -, -;
No. 1 - Avery Thomas, Benton - Isabella Miller, Benton def. Maddie Jones, Waterloo (H.S.) - Alyssa McClory, Waterloo (H.S.), 11-9 , -, -;
No. 1 - Aya Kume, Carterville - Clara Park, Carterville def. Casandra McPherson, Carmi (C.-White County) - Jenna James, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-5 , -, -;
No. 2 - Molly Odom, Marion (H.S.) - Linlee Beck, Marion (H.S.) def. Paris Cantrell, Benton - Piper Cantrell, Benton, 6-0 , 7-6 (2), -;
No. 2 - Molly Odom, Marion (H.S.) - Linlee Beck, Marion (H.S.) def. Teagan Lobek, Salem - Emmi John, Salem, 6-4 , 4-6 , 10-7 ;
No. 2 - Molly Odom, Marion (H.S.) - Linlee Beck, Marion (H.S.) def. Katrina Huang, Carterville - Melinda Huang, Carterville, 5-7 , 6-4 , 11-9 ;
No. 2 - Katrina Huang, Carterville - Melinda Huang, Carterville def. Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel, 7-6 (7), 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Katrina Huang, Carterville - Melinda Huang, Carterville def. Haydyn Rader, Waterloo (H.S.) - Kendyl Rader, Waterloo (H.S.), 5-7 , 6-3 , 10-5 ;
No. 2 - Teagan Lobek, Salem - Emmi John, Salem def. Quincy Acord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Anna Girten, Carmi (C.-White County), 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 - Teagan Lobek, Salem - Emmi John, Salem def. Haydyn Rader, Waterloo (H.S.) - Kendyl Rader, Waterloo (H.S.), 10-6 , -, -;
No. 2 - Haydyn Rader, Waterloo (H.S.) - Kendyl Rader, Waterloo (H.S.) def. Janelle North, Herrin (H.S.) - Paisley Ori, Herrin (H.S.), 6-4 , 6-3 , -;
No. 2 - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Janelle North, Herrin (H.S.) - Paisley Ori, Herrin (H.S.), 10-4 , -, -;
No. 2 - Quincy Acord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Anna Girten, Carmi (C.-White County) def. Paris Cantrell, Benton - Piper Cantrell, Benton, 10-5 , -, -;
No. 2 - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel def. Quincy Acord, Carmi (C.-White County) - Anna Girten, Carmi (C.-White County), 10-8 , -, -;
No. 2 - Janelle North, Herrin (H.S.) - Paisley Ori, Herrin (H.S.) def. Paris Cantrell, Benton - Piper Cantrell, Benton, 10-4 , -, -;

Lady Aces Drop Road Match At Cisne

The Lady Aced traveled to Cisne on Monday night. They dropped both sets to the Lions 23-25, 21-25 The Aces played really hard, and both sets could have gone either way. Cisne had some new players we didn’t see last time we played them that made a big difference. Cisne is a small school,  but they have many girls playing club volleyball, and that’s turning their program around. Our team played more cohesive, and with less errors tonight than any other match. Syreeta and I both agreed this is the best we have seen them play. Mylee Farmer had a stand out night at libero with 18 digs. Avery Coston, and Lyla Keepes led in kills with 9 and 8, and Quincy Keepes 25 assists. 

Stat totals Lyla Keepes 8 kills, 4 digs 1 block, Avery Coston 9 kills, 1 block, 2 digs,  Kyleigh Smith 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 block, Mylee Farmer 18 digs, Quincy Keepes 25 assists, 4 digs, Mercedes Dillard 2 aces, 5 digs, Cate Pyatt 3 kills, Leah Lewis 3 kills, 3 digs, and Leila Sweeney 11 digs. 

The JV team won in 3 sets 26-28, 25-20, 15-4 The Lions played good defense, but we picked it up half way through the first set and almost took the first, but had to take it 3 sets for the win. Caroline Blake had a standout double double with 11 digs, 12 kills. Ryleigh Gill  had a great night at libero with 18 digs,  Harper Warnken hustled all over the court with 32 assists. 

Stats Caroline Blake 11 digs, 12 kills, 1 ace, Quinn Rooney 3 aces, 13 digs, 6 kills, 2 block, Mia Dickerson 10 kills, 1 dig, Josie James 4 kills, Kennedy Krajac 1 dig, Ryleigh Gill 1 ace, 18 digs, Harper Warnken 9 digs, 1 kill, 32 assists, Presley Stevens 4 kills, Macy Glenn 2 kills, 3 digs, Haleigh Prosise 3 digs

The Varsity Lady Aces will travel to Robinson Thursday for another conference matchup with Frosh starting at 5 followed by JV and Varsity,

Comments by Assistant Coach Bonnie Keepes

Jr. Lady Aces Pick Up Monday Win

Josie L Puts On Strong Contact Performance As Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 Take The Win Over Lady Panthers 2026

Jr. Lady Aces 15

Lady Panthers 5

Josie L collected three hits in four at bats, as Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 defeated Lady Panthers 2026 15-5 on Monday. Josie singled in the fifth inning, singled in the first inning, and singled in the fourth inning.

Lady Panthers 2026 got on the board in the first inning after Alli B singled, scoring one run.

In the bottom of the first inning, Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 went back into the lead after Lexi S scored after tagging up, Olivia W singled to center field, Alyvia T doubled to center field, and Willow G singled to center field, each scoring one run.

In the top of the third inning, Lady Panthers 2026 went back into the lead after Brielle C lined out, and Kylie G lined out, each scoring one run.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs on five hits to take the lead, 9-5. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Aveah M that drove in two.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 scored six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the fifth inning. Josie singled, scoring two runs, Olivia singled, scoring one run, Alyvia drew a walk, scoring one run, and Jennah L singled, scoring two runs.

Kate V took the loss for Lady Panthers 2026. The pitcher went four and one-third innings, giving up 15 runs (13 earned) on 18 hits, striking out two and walking three. Josie stepped in the circle first for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. The starter gave up five hits and five runs (two earned) over two and two-thirds innings, striking out three and walking five. Aveah pitched two and one-third innings of shutout ball for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 in relief. The reliever allowed one hit, striking out three and walking two.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 tallied 18 hits in the game. Lexi and Josie were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected three hits for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. Olivia drove the middle of the lineup, leading Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 with three runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-4 on the day. Aveah, Willow, Addison A, and Alyvia each collected multiple hits for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26.

Alli, Kylie, Peyton L, Alivia P, Gretchen H, and Jaycee H each collected one hit for Lady Panthers 2026. Alli and Brielle each drove in one run for Lady Panthers 2026. Kate paced Lady Panthers 2026 with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, accumulating seven walks for the game. Jaycee stole two bases.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 will travel to Grayville Junior Bison for their next game on Tuesday.

JV Jr. Lady Aces Snagged the win against Lady Panthers. Score was 10-7

Paris Knocks Off Jr. Aces

The Jr. Aces were dealt a pair of losses at the hands of the Jr. Paris Tigers Saturday at Riverview Stadium. The 7th/8th grade team fell 26-18 while the 6th graders were topped 20-14.

 Quarterback James Brewer tied the game in the 1st quarter with a 25 yard rushing score. The Jr. Aces defense ended the half with a goal line stand to keep the score at 12-6 in favor of Paris.

Second half action included a pair of special teams touchdowns by Jaxson McCleave. Jaxson sprinted 60 yards for a score in the 3rd on a punt return and took a Paris kickoff 75 yards for another touchdown in the 4th quarter. Dion Cirunay chipped in a couple key receptions on 3rd and long.

James Brewer finished with 109 yards rushing on 19 carries. DeSean Knowles took 2 carries for 12 yards. Tucker Buss carried 4 times for 7 yards. 

Through the air, Brewer went 6-10 for 69 yards. Cirunay racked up 45 yards on 3 catches. Knowles caught 2 passes for 23 yards.

 The Jr. Aces were led on defense by Wade Duckworth with 6 tackles (2 for loss). Nash Cooley, McCleave, and Henry Buchanan all finished with 4 tackles. Ben Johnson, Caleb Keepes, and Cade Wilcox added solo tackles.

 The 6th grade team racked up 234 yards of offense with Drake Pinnick going 4-5 for 40 yards through the air while rushing for 61 yards. Stryker Pearson ran for 90 yards on 7 carries, with a 60 yard touchdown (Pinnick conversion run). Zayne Krup added 41 yards on 5 carries and caught 2 passes for 25 yards. Anderson White punched in a 2 yard touchdown run. The team was led by Aiden Weir with 6 tackles and Parker Reel with 5 tackles.

 The Jr. Aces host the Marshall Jr. Lions this Saturday for 8th grade night.

Lady Aces Fall At Home To Marshall

Mt. Carmel Volleyball hosted Marshall on Thursday night. The Varsity Aces battled but couldn’t seal the win dropping 2 sets 20-25, 22-25. The Aces played good defense at times but Marshall strung together more scoring attacks. 

Stat totals Lyla Keepes 3 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs, 1 block, Avery Coston 4 kills, 1 dig, Kyleigh Smith 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 dig, Mylee Farmer 3 digs, Quincy Keepes 1 ace, 3 digs, 12 assists, Mercedes Dillard 3 digs, Cate Pyatt 2 kills, 1 assist, Leah Lewis 1 ace, 4 digs, 1 kill, Leila Sweeney 2 digs. 

The JV team dropped the first set 18-25, but played very solid the second set and won 25-14. We started the 3rd slow, and got down early losing 7-15. 

Stats  Caroline Blake 5 aces, 4 digs, 5 kills, Quinn Rooney, 1 ace, 2 digs, 2 kills, Mia Dickerson 7 kills, Harper Warnken 5 digs, 1 kill, 13 assists, Josie James 1 dig, Ryleigh Gill 13 digs, 1 assist,,  Presley Stevens 1 dig, 2 kills, 2 blocks, Haleigh Prosise 1 ace, 1 dig. 

The Varsity and JV Lady Aces will face Cisne away next Monday the 14th at 6:00. 

Soccer Aces Blanked By Harrisburg

From Coach Ed Berberich: The Soccer Aces traveled to Harrisburg Saturday morning to face off against the Bulldogs, losing 9-0.

The game was scoreless for the opening 15 minutes when the Bulldogs scored to take the lead. They would add a 2nd goal in the 20th minute. In the 25th minute the bulldogs scored on a free kick after an injury stoppage, then added a 4th goal shortly before the 1st half ended. For the match, the Aces took 6 shots on goal, had 3 chances & 3 interceptions. Eli Baker had 4 saves in goal until he had to take a seat due to a leg injury. Ezio Bisogni had 1 save in goal. Harrisburg took 13 shots on goal, 11 on frame.

The first 25 minutes or so was the best we've played so far this season. We let some goals in but we're doing a better job of limiting the opponent's shots & our offensive attack was more consistent. The 13 shots were the fewest we've given up so far this season, and the 6 shots were the most we've taken. But the 3rd goal was really what killed us. The game was stopped for an injury & both teams went to the sidelines while the trainer came out & looked at the injured player. Instead of a proper restart the referee allowed a Harrisburg player to take the free kick on an open goal before both teams had fully taken the field again. We didn't respond well to that & we lost our focus. This type of game could really be a blessing in disguise though, because for us to become as good as we think we can be eventually, we're going to need to learn to play through adversity for a full 80. Overall it was an encouraging game even though the scoreboard didn't show what we would've liked. We showed more offensively than we had to date, we just need to keep working on being consistent in our play & not letting our focus lapse because of things that aren't in our control. 

The Aces are in the midst of their tightest stretch of games, traveling to Robinson Monday night, then hosting North Posey on Tuesday.

Mount Carmel Inter-City League opens with two games

The Mount Carmel Inter-City League opened last night with the Chiefs edging the Bears and the Packers defeating the Colts.

Chiefs 8, Bears 6
The Chiefs squeezed out an 8-6 win behind Benjamin Brewer, who scored a rushing touchdown and added the two-point conversion. Chandler Cox added a 10-yard reception.

The Bears answered with a 15-yard touchdown run from Braison Inboden. Theo Johnson hit Mark Deming for 15 yards and kept drives alive with designed runs and broken-play gains.

Jonah Bisby forced and recovered a fumble for the Bears. Roman Johnson made multiple stops, and Zeke Crum added several tackles for loss.

Dexter Schilb led the Chiefs defense with a handful of tackles and two tackles for loss. Rhys Mason also recorded tackles for loss, Willy Wheeler was around the ball all night, and Chandler Cox added an interception.

Packers 24, Colts 6
The Packers controlled the game on the ground. Vincent Dean punched in three rushing touchdowns, with Asa Newkirk and Zeke Medler sharing the load and keeping the Colts defense on its heels. Ezra Miller, Taione Bisogni and Abel Barnes helped slow the Colts, and Newkirk sealed it with a late fourth-quarter interception.

The Colts’ only score came from Hunter Prosise, who led them with 96 rushing yards and a touchdown. Westin Wilcox added 45 yards rushing. 

On defense for the Colts, Jep Pettyjohn led the way with four tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Jordan Spear added two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery, and Lawson Witsman recorded two tackles for loss. Cole Toutloff recorded three tackles. 

Lady Aces Now 22-2 After 2nd Place Finish At Benton

From Coach Karin Kelsey:

Lady Aces played at the Rangerette Invite in Benton. The 18 hole tournament started in the rain and ended with sunshine to finish! Three of our 5 girls placed in the top ten! Ella and Miranda tied for 5th place and Sarah earned 10th place with Makaya missing top ten by just one stroke. Karis earned 18th place from the field of 39 participants! Congratulations to all the girls on a great day of golf! The team season record is 22-2. Next up is Fairfield at home on Tuesday September 15! Plan to come out to the golf course and cheer on our Lady Aces Golf!

Lady Aces Tennis Comes Up Just Short At Robinson

Mt. Carmel - 5, Robinson - 6,

Singles:
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel def. Avery Crocker, Robinson, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Kate Rosborough , Robinson, 6-3 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 - Avery Strauch, Robinson def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 - Alex Leek, Robinson def. Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 5 - Avery Ackman, Robinson def. Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 6 - Addy Strauch, Robinson def. Adrienne Lawrence, Mt. Carmel, 6-4 , 6-1 , -;
No. 7 - Alivia Murphy, Robinson def. Madelyn Meadows, Mt. Carmel, 6-4 , 6-0 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Addy Strauch, Robinson - Avery Strauch, Robinson, 3-6 , 6-2 , 10-8 ;
No. 2 - Piper Bonnell, Robinson - Avery Ackman, Robinson def. Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel - Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel def. Claire Carter, Robinson - Ariel Clayton, Robinson, 6-4 , 5-7 , 10-6 ;
No. 4 - Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel - Madelyn Meadows, Mt. Carmel def. Audrey Bradbury, Robinson - Madi Harris, Robinson, 6-2 , 7-5 , -;

Jr. Lady Aces Rout Fairfield

Josie L’s Big Day Propels Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 Past Fairfield

Jr. lady Aces 15 Fairfield 0

Josie L drove in four runs on two hits to lead Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 past Fairfield 15-0 on Tuesday. Josie singled in the first inning, scoring three runs, and singled in the second inning, scoring one.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 won thanks in part to 11 runs in the first inning.  an error scored one run, an error scored one run, Olivia W singled, scoring one run, Jennah L singled, scoring two runs, Chloe M singled, scoring one run, Josie singled, scoring three runs, Aveah M singled, scoring one run, and Olivia doubled, scoring one run.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 added to their early lead in the bottom of the second inning after Lexi S singled down the right field line, Josie singled down the right field line, and Aveah walked, each scoring one run.

A single by Jennah extended the Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 lead to 15-0 in the bottom of the third inning.

Josie began the game for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. The righty surrendered one hit and zero runs over two innings, striking out four and walking one. #6 stepped in the circle first for Fairfield. The starting pitcher allowed 11 hits and 14 runs (four earned) over two innings, striking out none and walking four. Chloe threw one inning of shutout ball for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 in relief. The reliever gave up zero hits, striking out one and walking none.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 collected 13 hits in the game. Leadoff hitter Lexi led Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 with three hits in three at bats. Jennah, Chloe, and Olivia each collected multiple hits for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. Aveah stole three bases. Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 didn't commit a single error in the field. Alyvia T had the most chances in the field with five.

#12 went 1-for-1 at the plate to lead Fairfield in hits.

Next up for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 is a game at CMS Softball 2026 on Wednesday.

Soccer Aces Drop Home Opener To Robinson

From Coach Ed Berberich: The Soccer Aces played their first home match of the season against the Robinson Maroons, falling behind 0-3 at the half before eventually losing 1-9. Robinson took the lead with their 1st goal in the 5th minute of play. The score remained 0-1 until Robinson scored 2 goals late in the half for an 0-3 deficit. The Maroons scored 5 minutes into the 2nd half, and added their 5th goal 8 minutes later. They then scored 2 quick goals in the 60th and 62nd minutes before the Aces responded with a goal of their own on an Eli Wilcox finish off a pass from Andrew Hagerty, who had beaten the defense down the left wing. Robinson would add 2 late goals for the final score. For the match, the Aces took 4 shots on goal, with 3 on frame, had 3 chances created and 4 interceptions. Eli Baker played 52 minutes in goal and had 14 saves. Ezio Bisogni played 18 minutes in goal and had 4 saves. Robinson took 22 shots for the game.

 Robinson is a team that has continued to get better the last few years and are a solid opponent. We hung in there and kept the game close for a good period of time, but we wore down in the 2nd half and had a few periods of play where we just made too many mistakes that Robinson was able to capitalize on. It’s a disappointing result any time you lose, but the guys did show improvement in this game that the scoreboard doesn’t necessarily reflect. We had more success with some of our attacks and we held up better defensively for portions of the game. That said, we’re still struggling with playing our positions properly, with guys kind of floating around the field at times rather than being disciplined about where to be. I still believe that’s something that we’ll improve on as we work out who belongs where on the field, and as we get more game reps in. We also came out rather flat during the pregame warmup and that’s usually not a good sign for the game to come, so we need to get better with our preparation. Again, that’s something that young teams often struggle with and we expect that to improve as well. We just need to keep our heads up and keep working through this tough patch. There aren’t any easy teams on the schedule so it’s important for us to keep the right attitude so that we can learn from these matches and use them to improve ourselves as we continue on.

The Aces next match is also at home, against Mt Vernon Illinois, on Thursday 9/10 at 6pm.

Lawrenceville HS XC Meet Recap

Both races at Lawrenceville were 3 miles, and the Aces had some strong performances!

Girls Race

Fr. Ava Alka led the way for Mt. Carmel, finishing 3rd out of 11 runners with a time of 23:45.

Fr. Arianna Glick and Jr. Zoie Randall also had solid races, finishing 5th and 6th, respectively.

Boys Race

Mt. Carmel had all four runners finish inside the top 10 out of 26 competitors! 🔥

• 🥇 Jr. Wyatt Rooney led the Aces with a time of 18:45.

• 🥈 Fr. Eli Wilcox finished 2nd for Mt. Carmel with a time of 18:52.

• 🥉 So. Zane Swinson earned a 3rd-place finish with a time of 19:36.

• Fr. Jayce Weiss rounded out the top 10, finishing 9th with a time of 21:32.

📅 Next HS Race: September 17th at NCOE

Lady Aces Volleyball Olney Tourney Report

Comments by assistant coach Bonnie Keepes

The Lady Aces traveled to Olney on Saturday for a 12 team tournament. Starting the day we faced St. Anthony. Our team came out and played some very scrappy defense and we looked good against a very polished St. Anthony only dropping the set 18-25, but they ran away with the second set 11-25. 

Next we faced a team from up by Chicago Hinsdale South. We won in 3 sets 19-25, 25-23, 15-11. They had a big block but we found holes in their defense and worked that angle to win. 

Our team was then sent to the silver bracket where we played 3 more games. 

The first matchup Mt. Zion had a multiple strong attackers hitting from all across the net. We played defense but our offence couldn’t catch up. We lost in 2 sets 13-25, 19-25.

Next we faced the Olney Tigers the girls came out strong and got an 8 point lead early, but followed by too many errors. Olney came back with strong serving beating us 23-25, 13-25 the second set. Olney had the momentum and ran with it. We lost one of our setters Gabby Schnider during the match to a rolled ankle but hope for a quick recovery. 

The final match of the day was against Edwards County. We played 3 sets 14-25, 28-26, 8-15. Attacking errors played into this game as well, to get more wins we have to begin cutting out errors at the net. 

A high note Lyla Keepes was selected for the all tournament team. She led the Aces in kills with 38 for the day. 

Stat totals Lyla Keepes 2 aces, 38 kills, 27 digs, 3 blocks,  Avery Coston 13 kills, 4 block, 3 digs, Gabby Schneider 4 aces, 4 digs, 1 kill, 3 blocks, 24 assists, Kyleigh Smith 6 kills, 1 dig, 6 blocks, 4 assists, Mylee Farmer 2 aces, 31 digs, 5 assists, Leah Lewis 2 digs, 2 kills,1 block, Quincy Keepes 44 assists, 2 dig, Mercedes Dillard 6 aces, 19 digs, 4 assists,  Cate Pyatt 2 digs, 17 kills, 6 blocks, 2 digs, 1 assist,  Presley Stevens 1 block, Caroline Blake 1 dig, 1 kill. The Aces will be back at home to face Marshall on Thursday at 6. 

Photos by Hayley Sapp

Newton Bests Lady Aces Tennis, 7-2

Mt. Carmel - 2, Newton - 7,

Singles:
No. 1 - Olivia Sornberger, Newton def. Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel, 8-1 , -, -;
No. 2 - Beth Brocious, Newton def. Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel, 8-6 , -, -;
No. 3 - Scarlett Collins, Newton def. Hadlie Scott, Mt. Carmel, 8-2 , -, -;
No. 4 - Jenna Hall, Newton def. Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-5 , -, -;
No. 5 - Jordyn Kocher, Newton def. Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-1 , -, -;
No. 6 - Adrienne Lawrence, Mt. Carmel def. Emma Walker, Newton, 9-8 , 7-4 , -;

Doubles:
No. 1 - Hazel Earnest, Mt. Carmel - Alivia Peach, Mt. Carmel def. Scarlett Collins, Newton - Beth Brocious, Newton, 8-0 , -, -;
No. 2 - Olivia Sornberger, Newton - Jenna Hall, Newton def. Madi Riggs, Mt. Carmel - Kate Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-1 , -, -;
No. 3 - Lexi Ochs, Newton - Riley Rauch, Newton def. Addison Tennis, Mt. Carmel - Bayley Andrews, Mt. Carmel, 8-4 , -, -;

Aces Coach Michael Brewer Previews Robinson

Mt. Carmel opens LIC play tonight in Robinson. Aces coach Michael Brewer joined us this morning to preview the matchup with the Maroons.

MICHAEL BREWER 9 4 26

Jr. Lady Aces Beat Flora, 18-3

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 Surge Past Flora Thanks To Big Second Inning

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 defeated Flora 18-3 on Wednesday thanks in part to 10 runs in the second inning.  Lexi S singled, scoring one run, Aveah M drew a walk, scoring one run, Olivia W grounded out, scoring one run, Willow G doubled, scoring one run, Alyvia T homered to center field, scoring two runs, Lexi drew a walk, scoring one run, Josie L singled, scoring two runs, and Olivia grounded out, scoring one run.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Aveah tripled, scoring one run, Olivia homered to center field, scoring two runs, and Jennah L doubled, scoring one run.

#25 homered to left field, scoring three runs in the top of the second for the Flora.

A double by Jennah, a single by Josie, and a single by Aveah helped Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 extend their early lead in the third.

Aveah earned the win for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. The pitcher surrendered one hit and three runs over two innings, striking out four and walking four. #30 started the game for Flora. The starter allowed eight hits and 10 runs over one and one-third innings, striking out one and walking three. Chloe M pitched one inning of zero-run ball for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 in relief. The hurler gave up zero hits, striking out two and walking none.

Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 amassed 15 hits in the game. Willow led Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 with three hits in three at bats. Jennah and Josie each drove in three runs for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. Aveah, Lexi, and Alyvia each collected multiple hits for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26. Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 had a strong eye at the plate, accumulating eight walks for the game. Lexi and Chloe led the team with two bases on balls each.

#25 led Flora with three runs batted in. The leadoff hitter went 1-for-2 on the day.

Next up for Mt Carmel Jr Lady Aces ‘26 is a game against Fairfield on Tuesday.

Lady Aces Sweep Oblong

The Lady Aced traveled to Oblong on Tuesday night and took both sets 25-19, 25-23. The Aces tried a new lineup and seemed to settle into it well. Avery Coston had a season high 10 kills for the night.

Stat totals Lyla Keepes 4 kills, 1 dig, Avery Coston 10 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig, Gabby Schneider 2 aces, 10 assists, 1 dig, 1 kill, Kyleigh Smith 3 kills, 2 digs, Mylee Farmer 5 digs, Quincy Keepes 11 assists, 1 dig, Mercedes Dillard 2 digs, Cate Pyatt 3 kills, Leah Lewis 1 kill, 3 digs, Leila Sweeney 1 ace, 1 dig.

The JV team also won in 2 sets 25-22, 26-24.

Stats Caroline Blake 8 digs, 4 kills, 1 block, Quinn Rooney, 2 aces, 5 digs, 2 kills, Mia Dickerson 4 kills, 3 blocks, Josie James 2 kills, Kennedy Krajac 2 digs, Ryleigh Gill 1 ace, 6 digs, 1 assist, Harper Warnken 1 dig, 1 kill, 10 assists, Presley Stevens 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 block, Destiny Dongu 2 kills.

The Varsity Lady Aces will travel to Olney Saturday facing St. Anthony at 9:00am in a 12 team tournament.

Soccer Aces Blanked By Olney

From Coach Ed Berberich: The Soccer Aces traveled to Olney Thursday night to face off against the Tigers, losing 0-9.  

The Tigers are a good team, having just won a tourney recently, and were playing in their 6th game of the season. We're really needing to get some more games under our belts as this was just our 2nd match so far.

Our positioning on the field is something we're still learning & struggling with, but it was better from the 1st game to this one. It's going to take some time for us to get there, but we'll keep working on that & I believe we'll make strides. We saw some more good stuff in this match but it's still inconsistent. Olney has a talented team & they pressured us all game but a lot of the goals were at least partly because of us making small mistakes. We still seem to be overthinking a bit out there, and it's causing us to be a step behind in our decision making. I think the game will start to slow down a bit for us & that's when we'll start to see some of the things we can do. I'll say again that the guys are working hard in practice and showing potential. We just need to keep our chins up, keep working at it, and we'll start to see more in the games.