ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
No Sporting Events
Battle of the Classes at The Train Yard (Homecoming Week) 7pm
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE:
Bobcats Volleyball at Shawnee Community College 6:30pm
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
On Tuesday night the Lady Mules Volleyball team traveled to Eldorado for another Black Diamond Conference matchup. The Varsity squad got the victory in 2 sets, 25-5 & 25-7. The JV team also picked up a victory in 2 sets, 25-11 & 25-8. The Frosh squad started the sweep of the Lady Eagles with a 2-set victory of 25-15 & 25-8. The Lady Mules will next be in action Thursday night at the Mule Barn vs. BDC arch-rival Carmi-White County.
Carmi-White Co. over Cisne in 2 Sets
Wayne City over Lawrenceville in 2 Sets
Hamilton County over Flora in 2 Sets
Johnston City over Sesser-Valier in 3 Sets
Norris City over Gallatin County in 2 Sets It’s another GEC (Greater Egyptian Conference) Volleyball Championship for the NCOE Lady Cardinals.
Woodlawn over South Central in 3 Sets
Benton over West Frankfort 2-0
Breese Central over Freeburg 2-0
Centralia over Marion 2-0
Chester over Sparta 2-0
Christ Our Rock over Sandoval 2-0
Cumberland over St Elmo 2-1
Elverado over Joppa 2-0
Goreville over Vienna 2-1
Mascoutah over Waterloo 2-0
New Athens over Lebanon 2-0
Okawville over Wesclin 2-0
Red Bud over Carlyle 2-0
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS:
On Tuesday, the Lady Mules Tennis Team fell to Salem 8-1 at Lakeside Park in their final regular season match. Fairfield’s lone victory came from the Doubles team of Mabrey Foster and Wren Braddock, who upset Salem’s undefeated #1 Doubles pair. The Lady Mules Tennis Team will next be in action at the IHSA Sectionals at Centralia on Friday.
RICHARDS COMMITS TO OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY:
Congratulations to Edwards County’s Kyndal Richards on her commitment to Oakland City University to continue her academic and softball career.
****NATIONAL SPORTS****
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
——-
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
(Dodgers lead best-of-seven NLCS, 2-0)
NBA Preseason
——-
Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Detroit Pistons 100
Houston Rockets 130, New Orleans Pelicans 128
Oklahoma City Thunder 116, Milwaukee Bucks 112
Denver Nuggets 124, Chicago Bulls 117
Golden State Warriors 118, Portland Trail Blazers 111
Phoenix Suns 113, Los Angeles Lakers 104
NHL
——-
Toronto Maple Leafs 7, Nashville Predators 4
Montreal Canadiens 5, Seattle Kraken 4 (F/OT)
Edmonton Oilers 2, New York Rangers 0
Washington Capitals 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (F/OT)
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Calgary Flames 2
Dallas Stars 5, Minnesota Wild 2
Carolina Hurricanes 5, San Jose Sharks 1
Anaheim Ducks 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3
The St. Louis Blues go for their third win in a row when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. St. Louis is tied for third place in the Central Division with four points and a 2-1-and-0 record. Tonight’s game begins at 8:30PM.
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Browns’ David Bell Retires
(Cleveland, OH) — A once-promising wide receiver is calling it quits. David Bell announced his retirement on Tuesday. The Browns placed him on the non-football injury list to open training camp, and the 24-year-old hasn’t played a snap since suffering a season-ending hip injury early last year. Bell was taken by Cleveland in the third round of the 2022 draft and finished his career with three touchdowns.
>>Dodgers Silence Brewers To Take 2-0 NLCS Lead
(Undated) — The Dodgers have a commanding lead in the National League Championship Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a complete game and surrendered just one run to give his side a 5-1 win over the Brewers from Milwaukee. LA will try to take a stranglehold of the best-of-seven series when it shifts to Los Angeles for Game Three on Thursday. Meanwhile, the ALCS resumes on Wednesday with a crucial Game Three from Seattle. The Mariners stole home field away from the Blue Jays and are ahead 2-0 in the series.
>>Trial Against Angels Over Pitcher’s Death Underway
(Santa Ana, CA) — Opening statements were made Tuesday in the wrongful death civil trial surrounding the Los Angeles Angels’ responsibility for the death of former pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Skaggs died from an overdose in 2019 that was linked to pills sold by former Angels communications manager Eric Kay. The attorney that delivered the plaintiff’s opening statement blamed the Angels for his death and said the franchise put him in harm’s way because of Kay’s continued employment. Kay is serving a 22-year prison sentence for providing the fentanyl-laced oxycodone pill that killed Skaggs. The Angels’ attorney insisted that the team was not aware of the pitcher’s drug issues or that Kay had been providing him with pills. He mentioned that the franchise wished that it had known of Skaggs’ challenges with drugs so that they could have helped him. The case is expected to take six weeks and continues Wednesday morning.
>>Report: Mavericks Sign HC Jason Kidd To Extension
(Undated) — The Mavericks are locking up their head coach with a new contract. ESPN is reporting that Dallas is signing Jason Kidd to a multi year contract extension. The extension follows heavy interest from the New York Knicks during their search for a new coach over the summer. The Mavs declined to give the Knicks permission to speak to Kidd about the job. The 52-year-old Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer has a 179-and-149 record during his four years leading the Mavs. His previous extension came during the team’s 2024 playoff run after the Los Angeles Lakers had shown interest in hiring him.
>>Oilers Shut Out Rangers
(New York, NY) — The Oilers collected their second win of the season after shutting out the Rangers 2-0 at Madison Square Garden. Trent Frederic scored his first of the season and Stuart Skinner stopped all 30 shots he faced. Edmonton now has five points. The Rangers are now the first team in NHL history to be shut out in each of their first three home games. New York remains at four points.
>>Capitals Edge Lightning In OT To Extend Streak
(Washington, D.C.) — The Capitals extended their winning streak after grounding the Lightning 3-2 in overtime from DC. Tom Wilson tied the game with an early third period goal while Jakob Chychrun [[ CHIHK-ruhn ]] ended the game about a minute-and-a-half into OT. Washington has won three in-a-row. Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point scored for Tampa, which slipped to 1-2-and-1.
>>Penn State Football Comments On Franklin Firing
(University Park, PA) — Penn State’s athletic director is shedding light on the recent firing of head football coach James Franklin. Pat Kraft told the media on Tuesday the decision was not made over a “three-game thing” and the goal is to win a national championship. Franklin was let go after the Nittany Lions suffered an upset loss to Northwestern last weekend. The 53-year-old had an abysmal record against elite schools since taking over in 2014.
Comments