10 November 2009
Mount Carmel High School expanded its sports program for the 2009 school year by organizing a co-ed soccer team to take part in a short three-game season that would 
both challenge the student’s soccer skills, and determine if there was interest in making soccer a permanent program at Mount Carmel. Head Coach Mr. Kevin Munson said, “We had a great turn-out and lots of interest in continuing to have a team in the future. True to our expectations, our students showed great sportsmanship and athleticism throughout long practice hours and competitive games.”
The season included three away games, beginning with a match against Landmark Christian Academy on September 11. With only a few weeks of practice, the Mount Carmel Crusaders showed good teamwork and determination early, but trailed 2-1 at the half. The Crusaders opened the second half with two more goals to take a 3-2 lead, but soon gave up another Landmark goal, bringing the score to a 3-3 tie. With only a few minutes remaining, the opposing team scored another goal which the Crusaders could not match as the time expired, and the game ended in a 4-3 loss.
The second game was against Somerset Christian School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on Saturday, October 17. Though another hard-fought battle, the Crusaders dropped the match by a score of 2-1
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The Crusaders’ final match was a rescheduled game against Cumberland Christian School on Thursday, October 22. The Crusaders took control of the game early and defeated their opponent by a score of 7-1.
The team showed much improvement over the course of the season, and began to develop good team chemistry. The two soccer players who will not return to the team next year are Seniors Ryan White (Kentucky) and Pan Lavangkoolphasit (Thailand). Junior Sangyoon Lee (Korea) was the leading scorer on the season with five goals.