ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING:
The FCHS Lady Mules Wrestling team competed in it’s first ever match Wednesday evening at the Robinson Quad Meet. The Lady Mules picked up four victories on the evening. Ashlynn Blevins defeated Robinson’s Alana Meadows in the 235 lb. weight class by pinfall. Remi Taylor earned 2 pinfall victories in the 105 lb. weight class over Robinson’s Anna Osborn and Brooklyn Miller. Macy McCulley also earned a pinfall victory in the 155 lb. weight class over Robinson’s Samantha Davis. The Lady Mules will be in action again next Saturday, December 6th at the Benton Invitational.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
Century 66, Shawnee 36
Father McGivney 55, St Elmo 31
Galatia 82, Sandoval 53
Pinckneyville 71, Chester 50
Crab Orchard 43 Johnston City 30
Agape 57 Carrier Mills 54
Cobden 58 Dongola 43
CHRISTOPHER TOURNEY
Webber 76, Patoka/Odin 34
Christopher 51, Thompsonville 39
ROXANA TOURNAMENT
Centralia 62, Bethalto Civic 38
Staunton 63, Jerseyville 41
Belleville Althoff 67, Carbondale 52
Alton-Marquette 56, Granite City 52
ST ANTHONY TOURNAMENT
Chicago Leo 38, St Anthony 32
Edwardsville 63, Effingham 47
TRIAD STOVE TOP TOURNEY
Mt Vernon 48, Triad 42
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
Carmi-White Co.42, Harrisburg 38
NASHVILLE THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT
Nashville 55, Freeburg 27 (Championship)
UPCOMING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
CAPITAL CLASS TOURNAMENT AT LAWRENCEVILLE & RED HILL:
The FCHS Mules Basketball team will open it’s season this Friday at the Capital Classic Tournament. The Mules first game will be at 11:00 a.m. vs. Red Hill followed by a matchup with Teutopolis at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be played at Red Hill. The Mules will resume play Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. with a matchup against Mt. Carmel. Placement games will follow the morning session at Lawrenceville.
MARTINSVILLE BLUESTREAK TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT:
The Cisne Runnin Lions will continue their season this weekend at the Bluestreak Tip-Off Tournament in Martinsville. Cisne will play their first game at 3:00 p.m. versus Christ Our Rock Lutheran. Cisne will continue play Saturday at Noon versus Robinson followed by a matchup with Martinsville at 3:00 p.m.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
MT. CARMEL LADY ACES THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT:
The FCHS Lady Mules Basketball team will continue it’s season Friday at the Mt. Carmel Lady Aces Thanksgiving Tournament. The Lady Mules will first face-off with Edwards County at 11:30 a.m. followed by a matchup with Mt. Carmel at 2:30 p.m. The Lady Mules will continue the action on Saturday with a game against Lawrenceville at 11:00 a.m.
MARY SUR THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT AT MATTOON:
The Wayne City/Cisne Lady Indians will also continue their season on Friday at the Mary Sur Thanksgiving Tournament in Mattoon with a matchup against Georgetown-Ridge Farm at 11:00 a.m. The Lady Indians will pick up action again on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with a game against Neoga followed by a matchup with Okaw Valley at 2:00 p.m.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA (Cup Group Play)
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Boston Celtics 117, Detroit Pistons 114
New York Knicks 129, Charlotte Hornets 101
Miami Heat 106, Milwaukee Bucks 103
Toronto Raptors 97, Indiana Pacers 95
Oklahoma City Thunder 113, Minnesota Timberwolves 105
Memphis Grizzlies 133, New Orleans Pelicans 128 (F/OT)
Houston Rockets 104, Golden State Warriors 100
San Antonio Spurs 115, Portland Trail Blazers 102
Phoenix Suns 112, Sacramento Kings 100
NHL
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New Jersey Devils 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (F/OT)
The St. Louis Blues dropped their second game in a row with a 3-2 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. The Blues gave up the game-winning goal to Simon Nemec in the third minute of OT. Robert Thomas and Cam Fowler both lit the lamp in the losing effort. St. Louis has dropped six of seven and is in seventh place in the Central Division with 21 points. The Blues return home to play Ottawa tomorrow.
Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (F/OT)
The Chicago Blackhawks are on a four-game losing streak following a 4-3 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild at United Center. The Hawks gave up a pair of goals in the third period before surrendering the game-winning goal to Kirill Kaprizov in the second minute of OT. Jason Dickinson, Connor Bedard, and Artyom Levshunov all lit the lamp in the losing effort. Chicago is in fifth place in the Central Division with 25 points. The Blackhawks host Nashville tomorrow night.
Nashville Predators 6, Detroit Red Wings 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Calgary Flames 1
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Florida Panthers 2
Boston Bruins 3, New York Islanders 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Buffalo Sabres 2
Washington Capitals 4, Winnipeg Jets 3
New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (F/OT)
Colorado Avalanche 6, San Jose Sharks 0
Montreal Canadiens 4, Utah Mammoth 3
Ottawa Senators 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3 (F/SO)
Vancouver Canucks 5, Anaheim Ducks 4
Dallas Stars 3, Seattle Kraken 2
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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Kansas 81, #16 Tennessee 76 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#13 Iowa State 95, Syracuse 64 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#25 Auburn 85, #15 St. John’s 74 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#2 Houston 66, Notre Dame 56 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#6 Michigan 101, #10 Gonzaga 61 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#9 Alabama 105, Maryland 72 (at Las Vegas, NV)
#23 Vanderbilt 83, Western Kentucky 78 (at Nassau, Bahamas)
Texas 102, #22 NC State 97 (at Maui, HI)
#20 Texas Tech 82, New Orleans 50
#18 Kentucky 104, Tennessee Tech 54
#5 Louisville 104, NJIT 47
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