ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Basketball vs. Mt. Carmel at the Mt. Carmel Class 2A Regional Championship 6pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A TEUTOPOLIS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Teutopolis vs. Robinson
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A ELDORADO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Carmi-White County vs. Richland County
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A PARIS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Effingham vs. Paris
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A WEBBER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Edwards County vs. Woodlawn
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A COBDEN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sesser-Valier vs. Elverado
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A NORTH CLAY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Brownstown vs. Dietrich
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Fairfield at Carmi
Jasper at Cisne
Wayne City at Hamilton County
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
North Clay 84, Wayne City 52
Flora 45, Hamilton County 44
Gallatin County 70, Carrier Mills 20
Pope County 73, Fulton City 50
Mt.Vernon 48, Belleville Althoff 42
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
Salem over Fairfield in 2 Sets: 25-20, 25-15
JV: Salem over Fairfield in 2 Sets: 25-15, 26-24
Wayne City over Jasper in 3 Sets: 17-25, 25-20, 15-5
JV: Wayne City over Jasper in 2 Sets: 25-19, 25-18
New Hope over West Salem in 3 Sets: 21-25, 25-22, 15-9
JV: West Salem over New Hope in 2 Sets: 25-9, 25-15
Cisne over Grayville in 2 Sets: 25-11, 25-16
JV: Grayville over Cisne in 2 Sets: 25-12, 25-6
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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No Games (All-Star Break)
NHL
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No Games (Olympic Break)
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#10 Illinois 101, USC 65
The number-ten Illinois Fighting Illini picked up a second straight win with a dominant 101-65 win over USC from L.A. The Illini led by as many as 39 points in the victory. Andrej Stojakovic led the way with 22 points. Illinois improved to 13-and-3 in Big Ten play and 22-and-5 overall. The Illini visit UCLA on Saturday.
Creighton 91, #5 UConn 84
Alabama 117, #17 Arkansas 115 (F/2OT)
Wake Forest, 85 #24 Clemson 77
#4 Arizona 75, #22 BYU 68
#12 Kansas 81, Oklahoma State 69
#14 Virginia 94, Georgia Tech 68
#16 St. John’s 76, Marquette 70
Missouri 81, #18 Vanderbilt 80
#8 Gonzaga 80, San Francisco 59
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