The Soccer Aces traveled to Pinckneyville for a rematch with the Panthers Tuesday night, taking a 4-0 lead in the 1st half and winning 5-0 to continue their hot start to the season. Britton Heinrich gave the Aces the quick lead 5 minutes in, scoring on an assist from Rayce Loudermilk. Checco Terna scored the Aces’ 2nd goal in the 15th minute, assisted by Iacopo Clementi. Beau Stipp scored 1 minute later from an assist by Loudermilk. Ethan Belt completed the 1st half scoring in the 26th minute, assisted by Eli Bertram. Loudermilk scored the Aces’ 5th and final goal just after the start of the 2nd half on an assist from Checco. The Aces took 22 shots, 19 on frame, created 12 chances, took 3 corners, and had 6 interceptions. The Panthers took 2 shots, both off frame and took 1 corner.
After having just faced these guys Saturday, we did a better job of dealing with their playing style, however we want to play with more intensity as we looked a little flat in the start to this one. So that’s something we’ll need to clean up moving forward. Towards the end of the 1st half & into the 2nd half we did a bit better at moving to the ball defensively & moving without the ball offensively, but we really don’t want to start waiting to do those things. We need to base everything off our effort in attacking the ball on defense and then moving without the ball well so we can be more dangerous in our attack offensively. If we’re doing those things, we’ve got the ability to be pretty good.
The Aces now stand at 5-0 on the season and host Harrisburg this Thursday for their first home game of the year. The varsity match will be followed by the 1st JV match of the season.
Yellow Jackets Fall To Red Hill
On Tuesday, September 3rd, Yellow Jackets baseball traveled to Red Hill for non-conference action. Red Hill led after one inning 1-0, then extended their lead in the second inning to 3-0. After three innings, Red Hill led 7-0 and had their biggest inning in the fourth going up 12-0. In the top of the fifth inning, the Yellow Jackets scored twice to make the final score 12-2. Offensively for the Yellow Jackets: Brendan Bowser had a walk and scored a run; Rhett Andrews had a single, a walk, and a run scored; Chase Gher had three singles on the day and an RBI; Michael Medler had a walk; and Trenton Potts had a walk. Pitching for the Yellow Jackets: Brendan Bowser went 3 innings, gave up 7 runs, 5 hits, 5 walks, and had 8 strikeouts. Chase Gher pitched one inning, gave up 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, and had 2 strikeouts. The Yellow Jackets are now 0-5 on the season. Next up: Cisne at home on Thursday at 4:30 pm in WEAA Conference play.
Yellow Jackets Baseball vs. West Salem
On Thursday, August 29th, Yellow Jackets baseball hosted West Salem in WEAA Conference play. West Salem won the game 22-0 as it was called in the 5th inning. Offensively for the Yellow Jackets, Brendan Bowser was 1-2 with a run scored, Rhett Andrews had a walk and run scored, Roland Foster was hit-by-pitch, Michael Medler was hit-by-pitch, and Landon Wilford received a walk. Pitching for the Yellow Jackets were Brendan Bowser, Isaiah Courter, and Rhett Andrews. The Yellow Jackets are now 0-4 on the season and 0-4 in WEAA conference play.
Lady Rockets Softball Falls At Lawrenceville
On Thursday August 29th the SMS/AJH Softball team traveled to Lawrenceville. The Lady Rockets dropped a well played game 2-1. The girls opened up the game with a score from Lyla Keepes after she was advanced by a bunt from Kali Walker and a left in-field hit from Nora Jones. Bella Andrews would hit up the third base line to allow Keepes to score. Andrews would go on to strike out one player in the bottom of the first. Nora Jones (C) would catch a foul ball and Hazel Earnest (RF) would catch a right field fly for the third out. (0-1) Bottom of the second, Jordis Riley would be hit by the pitcher for a base. Keepes hit a ball to the short stop and Riley was tagged out at second. Andrews started the second with two KOs before walking a player. A second base hit from the next batter was overthrown at first but the Lady Rockets stuck with the play and threw the runner out at home for a dramatic third out and kept Lawrenceville from scoring. (0-1). Top of the third came up flat for the Lady Rockets obtaining three quick outs. Back in the field, Andrews struck the first batter out and walked the second. The next batter was out with a solid catch from Walker (SS). A deep center field ball allowed a runner to score and a triple. Steady fielding from Walker to Lauren Fisher at first got the third out to keep the game tied (1-1). Top of the forth, Andrews hit a double but would be left on base after Madison Stevens was thrown out at first and two more strike outs. Andrews was responsible for 2 strike outs and a nice snagged ball hit right back to her in the forth. Ruby Newkirk started the 5th inning by being walked. Newkirk was tagged out at second after Keepes hit a ball to the short stop. Walker would foul tip and be out after the catcher tracked the ball. In a sensational double play the catcher threw Lyla keepes out at first before she could tag up. Bottom of the fifth, Andrews struck out the first batter and Fisher (1) got the second batter out tracking an in field pop fly. A nice double would send a Lawrenceville player in to home before Lyla Keepes (2) would catch the third out (2-1). Top of the sixth saw hot bats but great in-fielding by Lawrenceville denied the Lady Rockets any runs. Bottom of the sixth Andrews struck out one player, Fisher caught another, and player interference was responsible for a third out. Top of the seventh the Lady Rockets needed to score to keep the game alive. Chandler Cusick was up first to bat and took a ball in the ankle from a bunt. Staying tough she hit to second base but unfortunately was thrown out at first. Courtney Jones was walked followed by Elizabeth Hefner. Hefner was also thrown out at first. Lastly Keepes was up and again Lawrenceville in-fielding was solid, throwing her out at first to end the game. Also seeing playing time and an at bat was Breslin Ligon who played both CF and RF helping keep the ball in play and getting it to her cut off player. Coach Walker was pleased with the reduction in errors and the improvement at bats. The score board showed 2-1 but the girls should be extremely proud of playing an excellent ball game.--
Aces Soccer Report From Coach Ed Berberich
The MCHS Soccer Aces traveled to Teutopolis early Saturday morning to continue tournament play against Salem, winning 7-0 to stay in the tourney lead with 9 total points. Beau Stipp started off the scoring in the 2nd minute off an assist from Ethan Belt, followed 3 minutes later by a goal from Rayce Loudermilk assisted by Francesco Terna. Britton Heinrich gave the Aces a 3 goal lead in the 6th minute, scoring with another assist from Terna. Stipp then assisted Heinrich on a goal in the 17th minute. Jarrett West scored in the 19th minute, assisted by Stipp with a key pass from Iacopo Clementi, followed 1 minute later by Clementi scoring on Stipp’s 3rd assist of the half to give the Aces a 6 goal lead at the break. Just a couple minutes into the 2nd half, Clayton Halbig scored on an assist from Belt, leading to a shortened game and a final score of 7-0. The Aces took 22 shots, 14 on frame, created 15 chances, took 2 corner kicks, and had 4 interceptions. Tye Kanipe had 1 save in goal. The Wildcats took 2 shots, both off frame.
The Aces headed in to their 4th and final game of the tournament against Pinckneyville later Saturday, holding the tournament lead over Newton due to owning the tiebreaker in goal differential. To secure the championship, the Aces had to win by at least 2 goals. Mt Carmel took the early lead in the 8th minute on a goal from Terna, assisted by Stipp, but Pinckneyville answered 4 minutes later, scoring on a free kick played long upfield and making it’s way over the defense to be finished by their striker. The half ended with the 1-1 tie, but just 2 minutes into the 2nd half Jarrett West scored to give the Aces the lead again, along with a mental lift. Terna scored in the 42nd minute on an assist by Heinrich, and then Loudermilk scored the 4th goal of the match just a couple minutes later, assisted by Stipp. This gave the Aces a 4-1 lead and guaranteed them the championship. The Aces took 23 shots in the match, 15 on frame, had 12 chances created and took 4 corners. Tye Kanipe had 1 save in goal. Pinckneyville took 2 shots, 1 on frame. For the tournament, the Aces scored 26 goals and conceded 2. One of those on a penalty kick and the 2nd on a free kick.
Our schedule was a bit harder than when we won last year, so this was a legitimate early season accomplishment. Teutopolis was a good team, and Pinckneyville gave us a problem to solve with their counter-attacking style. They mostly kept 10 players back and then looked to play long to their striker up top. We weren’t used to having to try to play though so many defenders in the back and it took us into the 2nd half to really consistently solve it. The 1st half, we seemed to stall out a lot at the top of the attacking 3rd, but in the 2nd half we started to be a bit more patient in finding those final passes to free up shots for each other. In general, we’re playing well off each other and moving the ball around the field nicely. Our possession game has taken a huge step forward from last year, and we’re attacking nicely within that framework. Defensively we’ve taken a step forward as well. We’re being more aggressive in getting to the ball, both in pressuring dribblers and in trying to beat the opponent’s passes to the players and disrupting the opposition attacks. We’ve got a much longer bench this year, and I think the young guys and the new players are helping to push the whole team to get better. With 24 players on the team it can be hard to get everybody in, especially in these shortened matches, but the other side of that is it maybe pushes all the players to go a little harder in practice and in the games. Now that the shorter games of the tournament are done, we’ll be looking to start getting more minutes for the players that were maybe a little up and down in terms of playing time so far.
The Aces now stand 4-0 on the season, and travel to Pinckneyville on Tuesday for a rematch with the Panthers.
Lady Rocket Softball Falls at Red Hill
On Tuesday August 27th SMS/AJH Softball traveled to Red Hill to face the Lady Salukis. They would end up losing 10-0 in 6 innings. The Lady Rockets had several players on base multiple times but couldn’t find a way to bring any runs home. Bella Andrews and Red Hill’s Austin battled at the mound for 4 innings going back and forth before Red Hill was able to take a 7-0 lead. Key outs came twice from Lauren Fisher in the first and one KO from Andrews. In the second Andrews had 3 KOs. The third saw 2 more strike outs and another out from Fisher. The fourth saw a strike out from Andrews and a throw out at first from Kali Walker (SS) to Fisher. After a pitching change, Walker struck out the last batter. The fifth saw an out from Walker (P) to Nora Jones at first. 2 players were called out for leaving base early to send the game to the 6th inning. The 6th inning saw a play for an out from Andrews (SS) to Jones at first. And Lyla Keepes (2) caught an in field fly before the Lady Salukis would score the 10th run ending the game. Offensively Chandler Cusick reached first in the second off a well laid bunt before being left on base. Top of the third Lyla Keepes placed a ball in to center left field and was also left on base. Madison Stevens laid a ball up the first base line and was also left on base in the fourth. Keepes again reached base with a deep center left field ball in the 6th before being left on base. Breslin Ligon (CF) Elizabeth Hefner (RF), Courtney Jones (LF), Jordis Riley (LF), and Ruby Newkirk (LF) also saw playing time in the field and at bat.
Coach Walker and Coach Fisher were proud of the sportsmanship demonstrated from the Lady Rockets. They stayed positive, encouraging, and respectful of each other, the coaches, and the other team.--
MCHS Boy’s Soccer Recap - St Anthony/Teutopolis Invitational vs Teutopolis
The Soccer Aces continued tournament play Thursday night, heading to Teutopolis to take on the Wooden Shoes & coming out with a 4-1 victory. The Aces scored first in the 27th minute when Britton Heinrich scored on an assist from Iacopo Clementi. The first half would end with just the single goal, but the Aces quickly added a goal at the start of the 2nd half when Rayce Loudermilk scored on a penalty kick after getting fouled in the box.Teutopolis cut the Aces lead to 1 goal, scoring on their own penalty kick 12 minutes into the 2nd half. Beau Stipp then scored in the 51st minute on an assist from Loudermilk to give the Aces some breathing room again, with Loudermilk adding the last goal on an assist from Francesco Terna 5 minutes later to seal the win. The Aces took 12 shots for the game, 10 on frame, and had 5 additional chances created. The Wooden Shoes took 4 shots, 3 on frame. Tye Kanipe had 3 saves officially, but was aggressive all game in coming out and denying shots before they could happen.
After the easy win Tuesday, it seemed to take us a little bit of time to adjust to the intensity of a game against a tougher opponent. Teutopolis is a good team and they were a bit more aggressive than us at the start, but once we began to pick up our intensity and started to pressure the ball quicker defensively, we gradually took control of the match & got stronger as time wore on. The Heinrich and Stipp goals were pretty big for us. Heinrich gave us a lift with that first goal and when Stipp scored, it was a big response to the penalty kick that had brought Teutopolis within 1 score. We knew coming in that this game would be more of a test for us and I was curious to see how we would respond to it, & I have to say I’m really proud of the way we played tonight. We took a minute to adjust but once we did, we were pretty convincing against a solid team. Particularly after T-town got their goal, I was happy to see that we didn’t play scared or overly worried about protecting the slim lead, but rather we turned it up and played even more aggressively and pretty much kept the ball on their half of the field in the 2nd half. It showed some of the potential the team has this season and it was exciting to watch as coach.
The win added 3 points to the Aces' tournament total, giving them 6 points, placing them in a tie with 2 other teams. The Aces' goal differential in the 2 games thus far breaks the tie though & has them in 1st place with 2 matches left to play. The Aces continue play with an early Saturday morning match in Effingham followed by an early afternoon match in Teutopolis. The Aces stand 2-0 on the season.
Jackets Fall To Grayville Baseball
On Monday, August 26th, Yellow Jackets Baseball traveled to Grayville for WEAA Conference action. Grayville won the game 12-0 in 5 innings. Offensively for the Yellow Jackets, Brendan Bowser had 2 singles, Chase Gher had 2 singles, Michael Smith was hit-by-pitch, and Jax Gher received a walk. Pitching for the Yellow Jackets was Chase Gher for 3 innings and Isaiah Courter for 1 inning. The Yellow Jackets are now 0-3 overall and 0-3 in WEAA Conference play. Next up: Thursday at home against West Salem at 4:30 pm.
Rain Suspends Jackets Game At Clay City
On Thursday, August 22nd, Yellow Jackets baseball traveled to Clay City for WEAA Conference action. Clay City struck first in the bottom of the 2nd inning with two runs to take the lead. The Yellow Jackets battled back in the top of the 3rd inning to tie it up at two apiece, then turned around and gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the third inning in a downpour. At the conclusion of the third inning, the game was suspended at that point and will be concluded at a later date. Offensively, Brendan Bowser had 2 hits, an rbi, and run scored; Rhett Andrews had a hit and rbi; Levi Margelin had a walk; Michael Smith had a walk; and Landon Wilford had a walk and run scored. Pitching for the Yellow Jackets was Brendan Bowser. He gave up 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP, 7 K's, and 5 runs. Again, this game will be resumed at a later date to be determined. Next up for the Yellow Jackets: Monday, August 26th at Grayville for WEAA Conference action.
Allendale/St. Mary's Softball Wins First Ever Game
The SMS/AJH Softball girls clinched their first ever win at home last night in 7 innings against a well matched Grayville team.
In the first inning Bella Andrews (P) and Lauren Fisher (1st) connected for the first out. Andrews struck out a batter for the second out. The third out was a third base line drive to Madison Stevens (3rd) with the connect to Fisher leaving the Lady Bison scoreless. Bottom of the first saw all 9 Lady Rockets at bat for 3 runs from Lyla Keepes, Nora Jones, and Fisher. Walker struck out, Stevens was thrown out at first while Andrews, Courtney Jones, and Elizabeth Hefner we’re left on base after Jordis Riley was thrown out at first after a nice in field hit.
Top of the second was three up three down with an out from Kali Walker (2nd) to Fisher and 2 strike outs from Andrews. Bats were still hot in the bottom of second for 4 runs scored by Walker, Fisher, Andrews, and Stevens. (7-0).
Third inning was another quick three outs: Keepes (SS) to 1st, a strike out, and an in field pop fly to Walker. Bottom of the third saw three quick outs for the Lady Rockets due to great defense from the Lady Bison. Ruby Newkirk struck out at the plate after a few good takes at the ball. Keepes has a solid single followed by Walker with a slap hit to the pitcher and was thrown out at first who in turned threw to third for the double play on Keepes.
Top of the fourth Andrews had 1 walk and 3 strike outs. Bottom of the fourth again saw great fielding by the Lady Bison. They caught a left field hit by Nora Jones, a right field hit from Fisher before seeing Andrews on base with a nice short right field hit. Stevens laid one up the third base line but was thrown out at first for the last out. (7-0)
Top of the fifth the Lady Bison found a way to score before 2 strike outs and a nice jumping in air snag by Stevens at third. Again the Rockets went three up and three down. Breslin Ligon was tagged out at first after a nice hit, Chandler Cusick struck out after several foul tips trying to stay alive at the plate. Hazel Earnest was thrown out at first by the Lady Bison pitcher.
Top of the sixth the Lady Rockets answered with solid fielding. Andrews snagged a ball hit right back at her for the first out. Fisher charged the ball and out ran the batter for the tag at first. Cusick (Center field) stopped the ball to keep the next runner from advancing to second base. Third out was another connect from Walker to Fisher. Bottom of the sixth became 10-1 after Walker, Fisher, and Jones all scored. Keepes had a nice hit but was thrown out at first by the short stop. Andrews was also out with a catch by the SS. Stevens had a solid hit caught in left field.
Top of the seventh started with a strike out. Lady Bison would score two runs before a force out at third by Walker (SS) to Stevens (3rd). To close the game, Elizabeth Hefner (2) caught a pop fly.
Coach Walker wanted to comment on the major improvements at bat for all the Lady Rockets. Also the communication between players on defense was great. Lastly, the pitching and catching duo of Andrews and Jones was on fire tonight seeing only 3 walks and 3 drop thirds. The SMS/AJH team is back in action Tuesday August 27th at Red Hill at 4:30.
Shalenko Hired As New Lady Warrior Basketball Coach
The new Wabash Valley College womens’ basketball coach is Lacey Shalenko. Shalenko takes over for Jack Trosper who resigned in July. Her hiring was approved last night by the IECC Board.
Shalenko comes to WVC from Moberly College where she was an assistant for one year.
From Shalenko’s bio on moberlygreyhounds.com:
(Prior to coming to Moberly she was) “at Angelo State University where she helped lead the team to a Lonestar Conference Championship with a record of 23-7. She was instrumental in producing four All-Conference players, including Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year as well as two players who earned D2CCA All- Region Honors. Shalenko served as the Recruiting Coordinator for the program. She was responsible for guard development and was heavily involved in defensive strategy and late-game situations.
Prior to Angelo State, Shalenko spent two seasons as Recruiting Coordinator at Division I Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She played an integral role in guiding four players to All Ohio Valley Conference Honors including Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year. She managed all aspects of recruiting student-athletes and was in charge of guard development.
Shalenko started her coaching career at her alma mater of University of Missouri St. Louis. She assisted in producing four All-Conference players while helping UMSL to their second best record in program history at 21-8. In her first season at UMSL, the Tritons made just their second appearance in school history in the NCAA Tournament.
The Collinsville, Illinois, native spent four years as a student-athlete at Division II UMSL, where she was a team captain and helped the Tritons to the second round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament for the first time in 10 seasons Shalenko graduated magna cum laude in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and received her master’s in business administration from UMSL in 2012.”
Photo courtesy of moberlygreyhounds.com
Jackets Baseball Falls To New Hope In WEAA Action
On Monday, August 19th, Yellow Jackets Baseball hosted New Hope in WEAA Conference action. The game was called after 3 innings, with New Hope winning 35-0. After the first inning, New Hope led 4-0 and extended their lead to 5-0 after two innings. The third inning has been a struggle early in the season for the Yellow Jackets, as they gave up 30 runs in the inning. Offensively for the Yellow Jackets, Brendan Bowser had a walk and Levi Potts was hit-by-pitch. Brendan Bowser started on the mound and went 2 innings, gave up 6 hits, walked 2, struck out 6, and was charged with 5 runs of which 2 were earned. Chase Gher, Isaiah Courter, and Rhett Andrews all pitched in the 3rd inning with Rhett getting 2 strike outs and an assist on the third out. The Yellow Jackets are now 0-2 overall and in conference play. Next up: Thursday, August 22nd at Clay City for a WEAA Conference game.
SMS/AJH SoftbalL FALLS TO JASPER-GEFF
The SMS/AJH Softball team dropped their second game last night to an experienced Jasper/Geff team. In the first the only batter to get on base was Nora Jones with a double hit between the short stop and left field. The bottom of the first was the roughest for the girls seeing 8 runs scored before Andrews was able to strike out 3 girls. Top of the second was again frustrating for the Lady Rockets going 3 up and 3 down. Bottom of the second saw improvement. First out was made by Lyla Keepes (SS) to Madi Stevens on first. Andrews finished the inning with 2 more strike outs. Score was now 13-0. Top of the third the bats came out hot. Ruby Newkirk was first on base after being hit by the pitcher. She was able to advance with a solid RF hit by Keepes. Kali Walker advanced two runners and clenched a single with a hit to the gap in center right field. Unfortunately all 3 ladies were left on base after solid pitching from Rice for Jasper/Geff. Bottom of the third saw some defensive subbing for the Rockets. Courtney Jones caught a fly ball to RF for the first out. Again Andrews struck out two more batters to close the inning. The Rockets continued to improve allowing only 2 runs (15-0). Top of the 4th Andrews hit a solid grounder to second and was able to get on base. Due to the RBI by Madison Stevens, Andrews would go on to score the only run for the Rockets. Bottom of the 4th more changes were made. Walker came in to pitch and Nora Jones replaced Lauren Fisher at catcher. Walker and Stevens connected for two throw outs at first. A drop third allowed Hinkle to get on base followed by a score when Rice hit a deep center left field ball to end the game with the run rule 16-1. Overall, the Lady Rockets continue to improve each game. The few hits to the outfield were fielded well by Breslin Ligon (RF), Chandler Cusick (CF), Ruby Newkirk (LF), Courtney Jones (RF), Elizabeth Hefner (CF), and Hazel Ernest (LF) to keep players from achieving doubles several times. Also of special mention is Lauren Fisher and Nora Jones who are catching for the very first time. It’s a tough position to play and they have been giving it their all. The SMS/AJH Softball team will be back in action Tuesday August 20th against Cisne at HOME!! Action starts at 4:30 and we’d love to see you there supporting our great team!
USTA MT CARMEL ADULT OPEN
Men's Open Doubles (Round Robin) Shipman, Kyle (Olney, IL) / Uhl, Evan (Olney, IL) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) / Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-1; 6-2 Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Hays, William (Evansville, IN) def. Shipman, Kyle (Olney, IL) / Uhl, Evan (Olney, IL) 7-6(4); 0-6; 1-0(5) Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Hays, William (Evansville, IN) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) / Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-0; 6-2
Men's Open Singles (Round of 16) Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Spade, Ethan (Lawrenceville, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) def. Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) 6-3; 6-3 Flatt, Timothy (Benton, IL) def. Nolen, Fred (Campbellsburg, IN) 6-1; 6-0 Parson, Chantz (Evansville, IN) def. Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) 6-2; 3-6; 1-0(8) Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) def. Uhl, Evan (4) (Olney, IL) Wd (ill) Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) def. Powless, Bobby (Flora, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) def. Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-1 Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) def. Flatt, Timothy (Benton, IL) 6-1; 6-2 Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) def. Parson, Chantz (Evansville, IN) 6-4; 6-4 Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Holsapple, Jonathan (Lanesville, IN) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Semifinal Round) Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) def. Deaton, Chris (3) (Greenwood, IN) Wo (ill) Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Knepp, Kaleb (Washington, IN) 6-2; 6-0
Men's Open Singles (Final Round) Shipman, Kyle (2) (Olney, IL) def. Powless, Joel (1) (Flora, IL) 6-4; 6-1
Men's Open Singles Consolation (First Round) Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) def. Nolen, Fred (Campbellsburg, IN) 6-0; 6-1 Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Uhl, Evan (4) (Olney, IL) Wd (ill)
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) def. Spade, Ethan (Lawrenceville, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Powless, Bobby (Flora, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Men's Open Singles Consolation (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) def. Stoll, Jarred (Olney, IL) Wo (ill)
Mixed Open Doubles (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (Olney, IL) / ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Bramlet, Chase (Mount Carmel, IL) / Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-2; 6-4
Women's Open Singles (Quarterfinal Round) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-0; 6-1
Women's Open Singles (Semifinal Round) Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Wilson, Hannah (Mount Carmel, IL) 5-7; 6-1; 1-0(7) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Prusaczyk, Chelsea (Benton, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Women's Open Singles (Final Round) ODell, Caitlyn (Noble, IL) def. Thomason, Elise (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-2; 6-4
Women's Open Singles Consolation (Semifinal Round) Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Prusaczyk, Chelsea (Benton, IL) 6-1; 6-0
Women's Open Singles Consolation (Final Round) Wilson, Hannah (Mount Carmel, IL) def. Bradshaw, Jaquelyn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1 Ret (inj)
USTA Mt. Carmel Junior Open
Boys' 18 Singles (Quarterfinal Round) Nguyen, Quan (Mount Vernon, IL) def. Hout, Cooper (Olney, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Piercy, Andrew (Mount Vernon, IL) def. Adams, Finn (Newburgh, IN) 6-7(5); 7-6(5); 1-0(7)
Boys' 18 Singles (Semifinal Round) Bettis, Jack (1) (Olney, IL) def. Nguyen, Quan (Mount Vernon, IL) 6-0; 6-0 Taylor, Jacob (2) (Olney, IL) def. Piercy, Andrew (Mount Vernon, IL) 6-2; 6-0
Boys' 18 Singles (Final Round) Bettis, Jack (1) (Olney, IL) def. Taylor, Jacob (2) (Olney, IL) 6-2; 6-0
Boys' 18 Singles Consolation (Final Round) Adams, Finn (Newburgh, IN) def. Hout, Cooper (Olney, IL) 6-0; 6-0
Girls' 10 Singles (Round Robin) Moore, Reagan (Makanda, IL) def. Glover, Kinley (Benton, IL) 6-4; 4-6; 1-0(3) Moore, Reagan (Makanda, IL) def. Moore, Kara (Carbondale, IL) 6-3; 6-4 Glover, Kinley (Benton, IL) def. Moore, Kara (Carbondale, IL) 6-0; 6-2
Girls' 12 Singles (Round Robin) Moore, Eislee (Makanda, IL) def. Snider, Mckenna (Olney, IL) 6-3; 6-4 Moore, Eislee (Makanda, IL) def. Bettis, Jillian (Olney, IL) 6-1; 6-3 Bettis, Jillian (Olney, IL) def. Snider, Mckenna (Olney, IL) 6-4; 7-5
Girls' 14 Singles (Round Robin) Potter, Evelyn (Olney, IL) def. Strine, Camryn (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-1 Potter, Evelyn (Olney, IL) def. Moore, Skylar (Makanda, IL) 6-2; 6-2 Moore, Skylar (Makanda, IL) def. Strine, Camryn (Mount Carmel, IL) Wo (ill)
Girls' 18 Singles (Semifinal Round) ODell, Caitlyn (1) (Noble, IL) def. Halbig, Katie (Mount Carmel, IL) 6-1; 6-0 Harris, Allison (2) (Newton, IL) def. sherwood, emily (Casey, IL) 6-4; 6-0
Girls' 18 Singles (Final Round) ODell, Caitlyn (1) (Noble, IL) def. Harris, Allison (2) (Newton, IL) Wo (inj)
Girls' 18 Singles Consolation (Final Round) Halbig, Katie (Mount Carmel, IL) def. sherwood, emily (Casey, IL) 6-2; 6-0
WVC’s Trosper moving to Division I School
Wabash Valley Athletic Director Mike Carpenter announced the resignation of Head Women’s Basketball Coach Jack Trosper on Monday Afternoon. Trosper has accepted the Women’s Basketball Assistant Head Coaching position at Southern Mississippi University, in Conference USA.
Trosper was the Head Coach of the Lady Warriors for just one season, and guided WVC to a 32-1 record and a perfect 16-0 GRAC Record. Trosper’s team advanced all the way to the Quarter Finals of the NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament, before falling to New Mexico Junior College 63-59, which was the only loss of the season for the Lady Warriors.
Trosper’s 2019 team also carried a 3.12 Team GPA, which was the best Team GPA for the Women’s Basketball Team at WVC since 2014-15.
Reached for comment, Trosper said, “I want to thank Athletic Director Mike Carpenter and President Fowler for the opportunity to lead such a prominent program. It was an incredible experience, and to be part of such a great Community as Mt Carmel was a great experience. This place truly loves and supports Wabash Valley College and their Athletic Programs, and I thank everyone for their support.”
WVC Athletic Director Mike Carpenter said of Trosper “We’ll miss Coach Trosper and are very thankful for his hard work and dedication to our School. He did a great job of continuing the long-standing tradition of success with our Women’s Basketball program, and we appreciate his efforts. He has a great opportunity in front of him at Southern Miss, and we know he’ll do a great job.”
The search for a Trosper’s replacement will begin immediately.
5K Results From Beall Woods Bolt
What a great turn out for the first annual Beall Woods Bolt! Runners and walkers enjoyed the new smooth pavement throughout the park. The 3 mile course began at the Visitor Center, included the campground loop, and passed by the boat dock down by the lake. The park staff greatly appreciated everyone who attended, participated, and assisted with the event!
Run Results:
Overall Male (Logan Heater), Overall Female (Barb Brocksmith), 2nd Place Male (August Kruse), 2nd Place Female (Owen Kruse)
1st Place- 13 and under Female (Brylynn Wallace)
1st Place- 14-19- Female (Jacaelah Wheeler)
1st Place- 20-29- Female (Jamie Vaughn), 1st Place- 20-29-Male (Clint Sallee)
1st Place- 30-39- Female (Jenny Shaw), 2nd Place (Mariah Dennison)
1st Place- 30-39- Male (Brent Zenthoefer)
1st Place- 40-49- Female (Michelle Galen)
1st Place- 40-49- Male (Jared Kitchene), 2nd Place (Jason Shaw)
1st Place- 50-59-Male (Joe Burkhardt), 2nd Place (Paul Campbell)
1st Place- 50-59-Female (Kim Wolf), 2nd Place (Janet Horten)
1st Place- 60-69-Male (Doug Raber)
1st Place- 60-69-Female (Kathryn St.Ledger), 2nd Place (Arlene Miksanek)
1st Place- 70 and up- Male (Gerald Seddon)
Walk Results:
Overall Male (Tony Miksanek), Overall Female (Jonna Isaacs)
2nd Place Male (Jim Isaacs), 2nd Place Female (Colleen Cullison)
3rd Place Male (Don Kensell), 3rd Place Female (Haleigh Buchanan)
Colleen Cullison (2nd Place Female Walker), Jonna Isaacs (1st Place Female Walker), Barb Brocksmith (Overall Female Runner), Logan Heater (Overall Male Runner), Tony Miksanek (Overall Male Walker), Jim Isaacs (2nd Place Male Walker), Owen Kruse (2nd Place Female Runner), and August Kruse (2nd Place Male Runner).
Mt. Carmel Girl Part Of AAU National Volleyball Champion
On June 17-20, Mt. Carmel’s Ashby Willis and her team ASICS KIVA 14 Red (Louisville, KY) competed in the AAU 14 Open National Volleyball Championships.
On day one they played 3 matches going 3-0 on the day.
Day two they were 1-1 but still in the hunt for Gold!
Day three they went 3-0 with the much needed first place in their pool to be able to compete on championship day for the national championship.
In the quarterfinal Thursday Morning they beat Sports Performance out of Chicago putting them in the semi-final match against 3 time national championship winner Vaqueras out of Puerto Rico.
They won the semi’s putting them in the national championship game against Municiana out of Muncie IN.
They won that match in two sets, 25-10, 26-24 coming away with the National Championship Title!!
Congrats Ashby!! She is the daughter of Rick and Syreeta Willis of Mt. Carmel.
WARRIORS WIN CONFERENCE ALL-SPORTS TROPHY
Mt. Carmel, IL – With the most dominating Season in Conference History, the Wabash Valley Athletic Department was recently awarded the 2019 GRAC All-Sports Trophy. The Warrior Teams of Volleyball, Softball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, and Baseball combined for a Conference Record of 97-15 in the 2018-19 season.
This was just the second time in GRAC History that four (4) sports, from one school, won the Conference title in the same season (WVC in 2011.)
In addition, Warrior Coaches Paul Schnarre (Softball), Jack Trosper (Women’s Basketball), Mike Carpenter (Men’s Basketball), and Rob Fournier (Baseball), were named “GRAC Coach of the Year” respectively. Those four WVC teams went a combined 92-6 in GRAC play, and each won the Conference Championship.
Warrior Athletic Director Mike Carpenter said in a statement, “What a way to close out the season. We play in one of the toughest Conferences in the Country, and to win the All-Sports Trophy says a great deal about the commitment and dedication of our Student-Athletes. I cannot say enough about how great this group was to work with, collectively, on and off the playing field. Our coaches did a great job molding these kids into Championship teams that our fans and boosters were proud to support. Winning the All-Sports Trophy is “icing on the cake!”
WVC ARCHER NAMED TO USA ARCHERY 2019 COLLEGIATE ARCHERY ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Mt. Carmel, IL – Wabash Valley College archer Jacob Quillen, from West Salem, IL, has been named to the USA Archery 2019 Collegiate Archery Academic All-American Team in the Men’s Bowhunter Division. This prestigious award recognizes not only excellence on the archery field, but the hard work and dedication required to balance a heavy practice and competition schedule with excellence in the classroom.
In order to make the Academic All-American Team, archers must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5 and rank in the top 25 percent of scores in their collegiate division and class at the 2019 US National Indoor Championships.
Photo Caption: Quillen (pictured center) was presented with a certificate from USA Archery commemorating his achievements by Coach Earl Lawrence (left) and WVC President Dr. Matt Fowler (right).