ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Basketball at Casey-Westfield (JV & Varsity Only) 6:30pm & 7:45pm
Lady Mules Basketball at Casey-Westfield (Varsity Only) 5pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR FRIDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT WAYNE CITY:
Edwards County vs. North Clay
Wayne City vs. Webber
Waltonville vs. Woodlawn (both teams are undefeated and state ranked)
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
NEW HOPE SPORTS BOOSTERS
GIRLS 7TH GRADE HOLLY HOOPS TOURNAMENT:
New Hope vs. Carmi
McLeansboro vs. Rome
Eldorado vs. Summersville
Edwards County vs. Wayne City
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
On Thursday, the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association announced the rosters for 52nd Annual Illinois High School Shriners All-Star Game. FCHS football player Jayden Wilson has been selected to play in the game which will be held on June 21st, 2026 at Illinois Wesleyan University.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING:
On Thursday night, the Fairfield Mules Wrestling team hosted conference rival Carmi-White County at the Mule Barn. The Mules fell to the Bulldogs 48-30 but did pick up 6 victories on the night. Carter Poole earned a 20-12 Decision at 106 lbs., Lathan Craft picked up a Forfeit victory at 120 lbs., Jedd Wellen got a Pinfall win at 126 lbs., Vance Vanway earned a 17-2 Technical Fall win at 144 lbs., Grant Jennette got a 5-0 Decision at 190 lbs., and Hayden Felowitz got a Forfeit victory at 285 lbs.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
The Lady Mules Basketball team was on the road Thursday night versus the always tough Olney Lady Tigers. The Lady Mules fell to the Lady Tigers by a score of 62-53. Fairfield was led in scoring by Mabrey Foster with 17 points and Bentli Belva with 11 points. The Lady Mules JV squad picked up a 50-29 victory earlier in the evening. The Lady Mules will be back in action tonight at Casey-Westfield.
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES:
Sandoval 44, Wayne City-Cisne 31
Carbondale 56, Hamilton Co 42
Carmi-White Co. 41, Robinson 33
Red Hill 49, North Clay 25
Johnston City 46, Goreville 41
Vienna 52, Christopher 35
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT WAYNE CITY:
Webber 72, Grayville 26
Thompsonville 66, Cisne 62
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope 63, Allendale-St. Mary’s 50
Bluford 58, Rome 45
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Wayne City 49, Grayville 3 (8th Grade Recognition Night)
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Seattle Seahawks 38, Los Angeles Rams 37 (F/OT)
NBA
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Charlotte Hornets 133, Atlanta Hawks 126
New York Knicks 114, Indiana Pacers 113
Miami Heat 106, Brooklyn Nets 95
Oklahoma City Thunder 122, Los Angeles Clippers 101
San Antonio Spurs 119, Washington Wizards 94
Toronto Raptors 111, Milwaukee Bucks 105
New Orleans Pelicans 133, Houston Rockets 128 (F/OT)
Dallas Mavericks 116, Detroit Pistons 114 (F/OT)
Denver Nuggets 126, Orlando Magic 115
Phoenix Suns 99, Golden State Warriors 98
Los Angeles Lakers 143, Utah Jazz 135
Portland Trail Blazers 134, Sacramento Kings 133 (F/OT)
NHL
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New York Rangers 2, St. Louis Blues 1 (F/OT)
The St. Louis Blues picked up a point during a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers at Enterprise Center. JT Miller scored the game-winning goal for New York in the third minute of OT. Jonatan Berggren scored the only Blues goal of the game. St. Louis is in fifth place in the Central Division with 34 points. The Blues visit the Panthers tomorrow.
Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1
The Chicago Blackhawks surrendered three goals in the third period during a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Frank Nazar gave Chicago an early lead with a first-period goal, but Montreal scored four unanswered goals to end the game. The Hawks are tied for sixth place in the Central Division with 32 points. Chicago is at Ottawa tomorrow.
Edmonton Oilers 3, Boston Bruins 1
Ottawa Senators 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 0
Los Angeles Kings 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Washington Capitals 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Minnesota Wild 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Buffalo Sabres 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3
Calgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 2
Dallas Stars 5, San Jose Sharks 3
College Football Bowl Games (CFP Rankings)
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Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28 (Xbox Bowl at Frisco, TX)
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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No Games Scheduled
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