TRI-STATE ALL-STAR GAMES THIS WEEKEND AT WVC

The 2019 All-Star games will be held at the Spencer Sports Center on the WVC Campus, on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14.

More than 100 Boys Basketball players, from the Tri-State area, will be competing in this prestigious event.

Saturday’s Junior High Games will showcase a number of local players, including Mt. Carmel products:  Owen Dougherty, Landon Johnson, Lane Toothman, Levi Beesley, Cole Broster, Gage Kennard, Quaid Kanipe, Andrew Militoni, and Eric Acree; Jarin Johnson/Albion; Branten Stockton and Ty’Zae Rowland/Grayville, as well as players from Allendale and Princeton.

Sunday’s High School Games will have over 40 participants, including WVC signee Austin Rager (21 ppg); 6’10 Army signee Matt Dove (Princeton-leading scorer for Princeton);  Stephen Wilkerson (15.6 ppg), Cade Schnicker and Justin Wallace/Edwards County;  DJ Redding/Evansville North;  Dawson White/Gibson Southern;  Chance Black/Robinson; Jai’Rus Bibb/Louisville Brown; Brent Hatten/Olney; Ahmad Moore/Louisville St. Francis. 

This event is open to the public.  Admission is $5.

 

Saturday, April 13

                                                Game 1                                 Jr. High Boys                      10:00 a.m.

                                                Game 2                                 Jr. High Boys                      11:30 a.m.

                                                Game 3                                 Jr. High Boys                         1:00 p.m.

 

Sunday, April 14

                                                Game 4                                 High School Boys             11:00 a.m.

                                                Game 5                                 High School Boys             12:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Fuller Twirls Two Hit Shutout As Lady Aces Rout Olney

Mt. Carmel Softball 4/9/19


Mt. Carmel - 7
Richland County (Olney) - 0

Faith Fuller pitched a complete game shutout. She gave up 2 hits and struck out 4.

Kami Pearson was 2-3 with an RBI.
Mackenzie Sisson was 1-2 with 2 walks, 1 run and stole a base.
Stormie Devine was 1-3 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
Faith Fuller was 1-3 with 2 RBI and scored 2 runs.
Sierra Hannah was 1-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lexi Ballard was 1-3 with a double and scored 2 runs.

The JV Aces won 20-3
Maleah Armstrong had 3 hits,
Olivia Stinson had 2 hits,
Grace Adams had 3 hits,
Alli Hedge had 2 hits,
Rachael Johnson had 1 hit,
Emma Keepes had 3 hits,
Morgan Meadows had 1 hit,
Lexi Lewis had 3 hits,
Bridget Jackson had 2 hits,
Jadin Beavers had 1 hit,
Avery Hayden had 1 hit.

The Lady Aces move to 4-2 on the year and play at home Wednesday, April 10th at 4:30 against Hamilton County.

Lady Aces Track Results At Olney

The Mt. Carmel Lady Aces competed yesterday in Olney.  First place finishers are as follows:

Haley Wright - High Jump (5'4") - Her personal best high jump!

Haley Wright - Triple Jump (30'4")  - Her personal best triple jump!

Taya York - Discus (97'7")

The Lady Aces also had numerous 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes.  The Lady Aces will be back in action on April 15th at home.  

Lady Aces Soccer Fall To Mt. Vernon

Lady Aces Soccer Report From Coach Ed Berberich:

The Lady Aces soccer team traveled to Mt. Vernon Saturday morning to play their 2nd match of the season, losing 2 - 8. Mt Vernon scored their first goal in the 11th minute, and the score remained 0 - 1 until a flurry of goals in the last 3 minutes of 1st half play left the Aces down 1 - 3 heading into the 2nd. Mt Vernon scored 2 quick goals, at the 38th and 39th minutes to take a 3 goal lead before the Aces responded right as the half ended when Maya Smith scored a goal on an assist from Rylie Webb. My Vernon added 5 goals in the 2nd half, while Webb would add a goal for the Aces to produce the final score. For the game, the Lady Aces took 16 shots, 10 on frame, created 15 additional scoring chances, and had 6 corner kicks. Mt Vernon took 13 shots, 10 on frame and had 4 corner kicks.

We were missing 11 players, & multiple starters, for this match so we needed the players who were there to step up and play well against a tough opponent, and they certainly did. It was a game of 2 half’s as we came out strong and pretty much dominated the run of play in the 1st half, but started wearing down towards the end of the 1st and through the 2nd, which is where Mt Vernon started to take charge. In that 1st half of strong play we outshot Mt Vernon 10-4, and the 10 we had were all good to great opportunities. They just did a better job of capitalizing on their chances so even though we feel we were the better team in that half, you wouldn’t have known it from looking at the scoreboard. This being their 9th game of the season and only our 2nd so far, & with us missing so many players, the conditioning difference isn’t a big surprise. We’ll need to continue working on that & on our finishing, but to get so many opportunities against a strong team is a really good sign of where we can get to if we keep improving. We’ve had so many girls playing hard in practice this whole season that I expect that we’ll continue to get that improvement. Our biggest obstacle will be the imbalance in our schedule, with almost all of our games taking place within a 2 - 3 week span. That’s a lot of soccer in a short timeframe so we’ll just have to do our best to battle through the fatigue that will doubtless be there. All in all, despite what the final score ended up being, us coaches were very pleased with what we saw.

The Lady Aces are now 0 - 2 on the season. Work is currently being done on adding a home game on Saturday April 13th against Metro East Lutheran-Edwardsville. If that doesn’t work out, the next match will be at home on Monday April 15th against Salem.

Early Lead For Golden Aces Sets Stage For Victory Over Carmi

Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity jumped out to an early lead over Carmi-White County and took home a 10-4 victory on Saturday. Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity scored on an error and a double by Adam Stoneberger in the second inning.

Lady Aces Fall To North Central

Mt. Carmel Softball 4/1/19
North Central - 11
Mt. Carmel - 1

Faith Fuller pitched 3 1/3 innings. She gave up 11 runs, 8 earned on 8 hits and 1 strikeout.
Kami Pearson pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up 0 runs.

Mackenzie Sisson was 2-2 with a double and scored a run. She was on base all 3 times at the plate.
Stormie Devine was 1-2.
Kami Pearson was 1-3.
Sierra Hannah was 1-2.
Avary Daum was 1-2.
Faith Fuller had an RBI.

      Fairfield Captures Lead Early To Defeat Golden Aces

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·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity fell behind early and couldn't come back in an 8-1 loss to Fairfield on Thursday. Fairfield scored on a walk by Trent, a single by Taylor, a groundout by Honbs, and a single by Pruitt in the second inning.

·         Fairfield got things moving in the second inning, when Trent drew a walk, scoring one run.

·         Pruitt led the Fairfield to victory on the pitcher's mound. He surrendered one run on five hits over six innings, striking out six and walking one. Puckett threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Puckett recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Fairfield.

·         Cade Newkirk took the loss for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He went one inning, allowing four runs on zero hits and striking out three.

·         Newkirk, Adam Stoneberger, Connor Lane, Rayce Loudermilk, and Aden Gill each collected one hit to lead Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity.

·         Fairfield didn't commit a single error in the field. Garrett had the most chances in the field with seven.

Fuller Goes Distance As Lady Aces Down Lawrenceville

MCHS Softball
Mt. Carmel - 4
Lawrenceville - 2

Faith Fuller pitched a complete game 4 hitter. She gave up 2 earned runs and struck out 5.

Kami Pearson was 2-3 with a double.
Addie Drone was 1-3.
Sierra Hannah was 1-2 with an RBI.
Stormie Devine was 1-3 with a double, 2 RBI and scored a run.
Avary Daum was 1-3 with an RBI.
Lexi Ballard and Olivia Stinson each scored 1 run.

The Lady Aces trailed 2-1 with 2 outs and nobody on in the 6th inning. Lexi Ballard was hit by a pitch, Kami Pearson singled, and Stormie Devine hit a 2 out double to take the lead 3-2. Avary Daum then added some insurance with a 2 out, RBI single to put the Aces up 4-2.

They Lady Aces also won the JV game 14-13 after trailing by 4 going into the final inning.

“I’m very proud of how this young group has battled in a couple of close wins early this season. We are a team with no seniors, but we have some great junior leaders, 2 awesome sophomores and an exciting group of freshmen. You look up and down our lineup and every single girl is helping us out in one way or another. This group has a very bright future.”
-Coach Kyle Buss

13 A Lucky Number As Aces Beat Red Hill

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity Overcomes Red Hill In Face Of Early 6-Run Inning

·         Red Hill scored six runs in the fourth inning, but Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsitystill won 13-7 on Monday. Red Hill's big inning was driven by singles by Holtz, L Ray, and Henry, a walk by Tewell, and an error on a ball put in play by Moore.

·         There was plenty of action on the basepaths as Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsitycollected 11 hits and Red Hill had seven.

·         Ashton Walker got the win for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He surrendered four runs on two hits over three and a third innings, striking out five. Logan Durham and Trenton Wilkinson entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

·         Tewell took the loss for Red Hill. He went one and one-third innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and striking out one.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity tallied 11 hits. Aden Gill and Bret Doan each managed multiple hits for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. Doan and Gill each managed two hits to lead Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. Gill led Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.

·         Henry led Red Hill with two hits in four at bats.

Lady Aces Go 1-1 In Saturday's Olney Invite

MCHS Softball
Olney Invite 3/16/19

Game 1
Olney - 11
Mt. Carmel - 1

Faith Fuller pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits and struck out 1.
Kami Pearson pitched 1/3 of an inning and gave up 2 earned runs and struck out 1.

Stormie Devine was 2-2 with an RBI.
Lexi Ballard was 1-2 with a double and scored a run.
Libby Schneider was 1-3.
Mackenzie Sisson was 0-0 with 2 walks.

Game 2
Mt. Carmel - 7
Robinson - 3

Kami Pearson pitched a complete game 5 hitter. She gave up 3 earned runs and struck out 1.

Faith Fuller was 2-2 with a double, 3 RBI and scored a run.
Kami Pearson was 2-3 with 2 RBI.
Mackenzie Sisson was 1-2 with 2 walks and scored 2 runs.
Stormie Devine was 1-3 with a double and scored a run.
Sierra Hannah was 1-3 with and RBI and scored a run.
Addie Drone was 1-2 with an RBI.
Grace Adams was 1-1 and stole a base.
Libby Schneider walked once and scored a run.
Maleah Armstrong walked once and scored a run.

The Lady Aces are now 2-1 and play at home on Monday, March 18th against Lawrenceville.

Aces' Comeback Against Robinson Falls Short

·         Robinson Defeats Resilient Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity's effort to come back from down four runs in the third inning came up just short, as they fell 4-3 to Robinson on Saturday. Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity scored three runs on a home run in the third inning.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity fell behind early in the loss. Robinson took the lead on a home run in the first inning.

·         Robinson fired up the offense in the first inning, when B Childress hit a solo homer.

·         C Slaughter was the winning pitcher for Robinson. He went five innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out seven. Childress threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.

·         Cade Newkirk took the loss for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He allowed three hits and four runs over four innings, striking out five.

·         Ashton Walker started the game for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He lasted two innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while walking zero

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity launched one home run on the day. Kaleb Applebeyhad a four bagger in the third inning.

·         Aden Gill led Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity with two hits in four at bats.

·         Childress went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Robinson in hits. Robinson didn't commit a single error in the field. T Weber had the most chances in the field with 12.

Baseball Aces Outslug Eldorado

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity Sets The Stage For Victory With Early Lead Over Eldorado

·         An early lead helped Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity defeat Eldorado 13-10 on Saturday. Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity scored on a error in the first inning and a single by Aden Gill in the second inning.

·         Bats blistered as Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity collected 13 hits and Eldorado tallied eight in the high-scoring game.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first inning. An error scored one run for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity pulled away for good with four runs in the second inning. In the second Gill singled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs and Adam Stoneberger was hit by a pitch, driving in a run.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity tallied four runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Kaleb Applebey and a double by Cade Newkirk.

·         Eldorado scored four runs in the fourth inning. Eldorado's big inning was driven by an error on a ball put in play by B Byrd and B Unthank, a fielder's choice by J Mayberry, and a double by Bryant Byrd.

·         Stoneberger was credited with the victory for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. He surrendered three runs on three hits over three innings, striking out three. Rayce Loudermilk and Applebey entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Applebey recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity.

·         D White took the loss for Eldorado. He lasted five and two-thirds innings, allowing 13 hits and 13 runs while striking out two.

·         Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity totaled 13 hits in the game. Loudermilk, Drew Arnott, Bret Doan, and Gill each managed multiple hits for Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity. Loudermilk led Mt. Carmel Golden Aces Varsity with three hits in four at bats.

·         Eldorado tallied eight hits on the day. T Milligan and Byrd each racked up multiple hits for Eldorado.

8th Grade night For MCJHS Volleyball

Mount Carmel Junior High School recognized the 8th grade volleyball players and their parents at the last home game of the season. . The regional tournament for the girls begins on Monday, March 18th. Good luck girls in your tournament play.

From left to right is: Brianna Hiatt, the daughter of Brittany & Scott Hiatt & Andrea Hiatt, Braelyn Patton, the daughter of Kris & Ron Patton, Rilee Riggs, the daughter of Mandy & Jason Riggs, Emma Banks, the daughter of Jaimie &amp…

From left to right is: Brianna Hiatt, the daughter of Brittany & Scott Hiatt & Andrea Hiatt, Braelyn Patton, the daughter of Kris & Ron Patton, Rilee Riggs, the daughter of Mandy & Jason Riggs, Emma Banks, the daughter of Jaimie & Tony Banks, Carli Merritt, the daughter of Julie & Mike Merritt, Libby Horton, the daughter of Jen & Jack Horton, Mackenzie Sanders, the daughter of Laura & Sam Sanders, Hailey Lang, the daughter of Josie & Johnny Lang, Ashleigh Hedge, the daughter of Michelle & Greg Hedge, and Tiffany Wood, the daughter of Troy Wood & Tamara Humphrey

UPDATE: MCHS Opts Out Of Big 8 After Current School Year

Mt. Carmel High School has chosen to opt out of its final year as a member of the Big 8 Athletic Conference.  Following the current school year, Mt. Carmel High School will no longer be a member of the Big 8 Athletic Conference.  

 In a press release issued earlier today, the Big 8 Athletic Conference announced that MCHS was voted out as a member of the Big 8 Athletic Conference at the completion of the 2019-2020 school year.   Due to recent changes in the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) football scheduling, Big 8 Conference Schools felt it was in their best interest to move forward without Mt. Carmel. This decision left Mt. Carmel with only three guaranteed football contests in the 2020-2021 school year.

 Due to scheduling hardships, Mt. Carmel High School felt it would be in their best interest to pursue other options.  When pursuing these options, it became clear that finding six, one-year contests was not feasible. However, finding opponents that were willing to schedule Mt. Carmel for two years became a viable option.  One of the athletic department's top priorities through this process has been to ensure that our student-athletes are afforded the opportunity to play full schedules in the upcoming seasons.

 Mt. Carmel has enjoyed its time as a Big 8 Conference member, and looks forward to continued partnerships with the remaining Big 8 schools.