ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
Cisne at Altamont
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING:
On Saturday, the Fairfield Mules Boys Wrestling team was in action at the Skull & Crossbones Tournament at Toledo Cumberland. The Mules picked up 9 victories on the day and had two wrestlers who finished as medalists. At 106 lbs. Carter Poole picked up 3 pinfall victories; Anthony Granfeldt had a pinfall win at 113 lbs., Laython Craft had a pinfall win at 120 lbs., Jedd Wellen had a technical fall and pinfall win at 126 lbs., Grant Jennette had a pinfall victory at 190 lbs., and Hayden Felowitz had a pinfall victory at 285 lbs. Medalists for Fairfield were Carter Poole with 5th Place in 106 lbs. and Jedd Wellen with 6th Place at 126 lbs.
HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION CHEERLEADING:
On Sunday, The Fairfield Mules Competition Cheerleading squad competed at the Mt. Vernon ICCA Invitational and took 1st Place in the 1A Small Varsity Game Day Competition.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT WAYNE CITY:
7TH PLACE GAME: Cisne 69, Grayville 58
5TH PLACE GAME: Thompsonville 47, Crab Orchard 40
3RD PLACE GAME: Edwards County 58, Wayne City 53
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Webber 79, North Clay 73
The Wayne City Indians Cheerleading Team took 1st Place in the Conrad Allen Tournament Cheerleading Competition
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM MEMBERS:
James Walker – Wayne City
Rhyver Tibbs – Wayne City
Zach Dagg – Cisne
Jax Duncan – Edwards County
Evan Rhodes – Edwards County
Cody Zimdars – North Clay
Mason Byers – North Clay
Fisher Watts – Crab Orchard
Liam Reagan – Thompsonville
Nathaniel Marlow – Webber
Waylon Jones – Webber
Jacob Marlow – Webber
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
BETHEL CHRISTMAS SHOOT-OUT:
Waltonville 68, Geff 38
Selmaville 59, North Clay 45
Wayne City 41, Lawrenceville-Parkview 32
Effingham 60, Hamilton County 51
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
NEW HOPE SPORTS BOOSTERS
GIRLS 7TH GRADE HOLLY HOOPS TOURNAMENT:
Carmi 23, McLeansboro 17
Edwards County over Eldorado
New Hope 30, Rome 17
Wayne City 19, Summersville 18
7TH PLACE GAME: Rome over Summersville
CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP: New Hope over Wayne City
3RD PLACE GAME: McLeansboro over Eldorado
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Carmi over Edwards County
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
Bristol Weber – New Hope
Pressley Kelly – Wayne City
Charli Henton – Edwards County
Julia York – Edwards County
Eva Masterson – Carmi
Alysson Courson – Carmi
Adlee Wellen – McLeansboro
Gaylon Zurliene – Eldorado
Gracelyn Bell – Rome
Rylan Strine – Summersville
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Buffalo Bills 23, Cleveland Browns 20
Los Angeles Chargers 34, Dallas Cowboys 17
Tennessee Titans 26, Kansas City Chiefs 9
Cincinnati Bengals 45, Miami Dolphins 21
New Orleans Saints 29, New York Jets 6
Minnesota Vikings 16, New York Giants 13
Carolina Panthers 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Denver Broncos 20
Atlanta Falcons 26, Arizona Cardinals 19
Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Detroit Lions 24
Houston Texans 23, Las Vegas Raiders 21
New England Patriots 28, Baltimore Ravens 24
NBA
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Chicago Bulls 152, Atlanta Hawks 150
Brooklyn Nets 96, Toronto Raptors 81
New York Knicks 132, Miami Heat 125
San Antonio Spurs 124, Washington Wizards 113
Minnesota Timberwolves 103, Milwaukee Bucks 100
Sacramento Kings 125, Houston Rockets 124
NHL
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Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 2 (F/OT)
Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 1
Ottawa Senators 6, Boston Bruins 2
Buffalo Sabres 3, New Jersey Devils 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (F/SO)
Nashville Predators 2, New York Rangers 1
Dallas Stars 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Utah Mammoth 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (F/OT)
Edmonton Oilers 4, Vegas Golden Knights 3
Blues Beat Panthers
(Sunrise, FL) — Robert Thomas put together a dominant performance as the St. Louis Blues beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Thomas has two goals and an assist in the victory, while Jake Neighbours also scored a pair of goals. Jonatan Berggren and Justin Faulk each lit the lamp as well. The Blues are in fifth place in the Central Division with 36 points. They visit the Lightning tonight.
The Chicago Blackhawks gave up three-goals in the third period during a 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. The game was tied entering the final period before Ottawa scored twice in the next six minutes. Ilya Mikheyev scored twice in the losing effort, while Andre Burakovsky and Nick Lardis also lit the lamp. The Hawks are in last place in the Central Division with 32 point. They host the Flyers tomorrow night.
College Football Bowl Games (CFP Rankings)
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No Games Scheduled
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#15 Nebraska 78, North Dakota 55
#1 Michigan 102, La Salle 50
#4 Iowa State 91, Long Beach State 60
#5 UConn 72, DePaul 54
#12 Vanderbilt 98, Wake Forest 67
#23 Tennessee 94, Gardner-Webb 52
#21 Florida 90, Colgate 60
#16 Alabama 92, Kennesaw State 81 (Rocket City Classic at Huntsville, AL)
#7 Gonzaga 91, Oregon 82 (Northwest Elite Showdown at Portland, OR)
>>Illini Take On Mizzou
(St. Louis, MO) — The number-18 Illinois Fighting Illini will try to get back in the win column when they take on Mizzou at Enterprise Center tonight. The Illini are coming off an 83-80 loss to number-15 Nebraska in their most recent game on December 13th. Illinois is 1-and-1 in Big Ten play and 8-and-3 overall. Tonight’s game tips off at 7:00PM and can be heard on WFIW-AM 1390 and FM 103.3 on The Illini Sports Radio Network powered by Learfield. Pregame activities start at 6:00PM.
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>NFL Week 16 Roundup
(Undated) — Another Sunday of NFL action is in the books. The Patriots wrapped up the day with a 28-24 comeback win over the Ravens on Sunday Night Football. Drake Maye passed for 380 yards and two touchdowns to help New England clinch its first playoff berth since 2021. In other top action, the Chargers trampled the Cowboys 34-17, the Jaguars beat the Broncos 34-20, and the Steelers won a thriller 29-24 over the Lions. Week 16 concludes with the Colts hosting the 49ers on Monday Night Football.
>>Colts, 49ers Close Out Week 16 On MNF
(Indianapolis, IN) — Week 16 of the NFL regular season wraps up from Indy. The Colts square off against the 49ers on Monday Night Football. Indianapolis is trying to keep its playoff hopes alive as a loss would drop their chances considerably at securing an AFC Wild Card spot. Meanwhile, San Francisco already clinched an NFC postseason berth following Sunday’s results.
>>Steelers’ DK Metcalf Throws Punch At Fan
(Pittsburgh, PA) — A key player on the Steelers could be dealing with disciplinary action. DK Metcalf was seen throwing a punch at a Lions fan during the team’s 29-24 win from Detroit. The incident happened in the second quarter when the star receiver had an exchange with the fan sitting in the front row. No flag was thrown on the field. Metcalf will likely face just a fine.
>>Browns’ Quinshon Judkins Suffers Foot Injuries
(Cleveland, OH) — The Browns have been dealt a major injury blow to a promising rookie. Quinshon Judkins suffered a dislocated ankle and a fractured fibula during the team’s 23-20 loss to the Bills at home. Head coach Kevin Stefanski said the first-year player will undergo season-ending surgery. Judkins led all rookies with more than 800 rushing yards heading into Week 16.
>>College Football Playoff Recap
(Undated) — The first round of the College Football Playoffs is in the rearview. A pair of under-seeded teams advanced, as number nine seed Alabama beat eighth-seeded Oklahoma 34-24 and number 10 seed Miami topped Texas A&M 10-7. The other two games were not nearly as close, as number five seed Oregon beat 12th-seeded James Madison 51-34 and sixth-seeded Ole Miss took down number 11 seed Tulane 41-10. The action will continue on New Year’s Eve , when number two seed Ohio State faces off with Miami in the Cotton Bowl. The other three games will take place the next day with top-seeded Indiana facing Alabama in the Rose Bowl, number three seed Georgia battling Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl and fourth-seeded Texas Tech matching up with Oregon in the Orange Bowl.
>>Cardinals Send Contreras To Boston
(St. Louis, MO) — The St. Louis Cardinals are moving on from one of their best hitters. The team sent first baseman Willson Contreras to the Boston Red Sox in a trade yesterday. The Cardinals are acquiring right-handed pitcher Hunter Dobbins and pitching prospects Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aita to complete the deal. Contreras spent the last three seasons with St. Louis. Dobbins went 4-and-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 13 games last year.
>>White Sox Sign Japanese Slugger
(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago White Sox are bringing in one of the top power hitters in the NPB. The Southsiders signed Munetaka Murakami to a two-year deal worth 34 million dollars yesterday. The contract will keep Murakami in Chicago through the end of the 2027 season. The 25-year-old hit .286 with 24 home runs and 52 RBI’s in 69 games with Yakult in 2025.
>>Penguins’ Sidney Crosby Breaks Franchise Record For Points
(Pittsburgh, PA) — A Penguins legend is making team history. Sidney Crosby is now the team’s all-time points leader after recording a goal and an assist during the first period of the Pens’ 4-3 shootout win over the Canadiens on Sunday. The 38-year-old passed Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux [[ leh-MYOO ]] and now has 1,724 points in just under 14-hundred games played.