ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Track at the Joe Elliot Indoor Meet at Marion 3pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A WAYNE CITY SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Edwards County vs. Brownstown-St. Elmo
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A ARGENTA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Mt. Pulaski vs. Toledo-Cumberland
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A OLNEY (RICHLAND COUNTY ) SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Teutopolis vs. Paris
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A CHESTER SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Nashville vs. Breese Central
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
Wayne City vs. Bluford
WEAA CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AT CLAY CITY:
Allendale-St. Mary’s vs. Geff
Cisne vs. Winner of (Allendale-St. Mary’s vs. Geff)
Jasper vs. Grayville
New Hope vs. Clay City
West Salem vs. St. Joe
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A VANDALIA REGIONAL:
On Wednesday night, the Fairfield Mules Basketball team kicked off their postseason at the Vandalia Regional with a matchup against the Richland County Tigers. In what turned out to be a close game throughout, the Mules were able to outlast the Tigers for a 40-37 victory. Fairfield was led in scoring by Jake Easton with 16 points. The Mules now advance to the Vandalia Regional Championship on Friday night against the host Vandalia Vandals who upset Effingham St. Anthony on a controversial buzzer-beater.
Vandalia 50, Effingham St. Anthony 48
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A ROBINSON REGIONAL:
Teutopolis 50, Mt. Carmel 43
Newton 67, Salem 58
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A BENTON REGIONAL:
Murphysboro 46, Hamilton County 39
Benton 59, Vienna 34
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A ALTAMONT REGIONAL:
Webber 72, Wayne City 36
Webber Senior Nathaniel Marlow scores 39 for the 2nd straight regional game. He now has 3,231 points so still 2nd for All Time on the IHSA Boys Scoring record list. He needs 127 points to tie Chico Vaughn and 128 to surpass him as the leader in boys scoring in IHSA history.
Altamont 51, Edwards County 35
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A NORTH CLAY REGIONAL:
Lawrenceville 61, Red Hill 38
North Clay 54, Dietrich 46
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A SPARTA REGIONAL:
Woodlawn 68, Waterloo-Gibault 27
Sparta 63, Okawville 38
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
West Salem over Geff in 2 Sets: 25-21, 25-12
JV: West Salem in 2 Sets: 25-16, 25-17
Cisne over Allendale-St. Mary’s in 2 Sets: 25-6, 25-14
JV: Cisne over Allendale-St. Mary’s in 2 Sets: 25-14, 25-21
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Detroit Pistons 124, Oklahoma City Thunder 116
San Antonio Spurs 110, Toronto Raptors 107
Golden State Warriors 133, Memphis Grizzlies 112
Houston Rockets 128, Sacramento Kings 97
Milwaukee Bucks 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 116
Denver Nuggets 103, Boston Celtics 84
The Chicago Bulls will try to snap their 10-game losing streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers at United Center tonight. The Bulls are coming off a 131-99 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at home on Tuesday. Chicago is in 12th place in the Eastern Conference at 24-and-35. Tonight’s game tips off at 7:00PM.
The Pacers are hoping to put an end to their current skid. Indiana has dropped each of its last four games entering tonight’s contest. The Pacers are playing hosting to the Charlotte Hornets.
NHL
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Buffalo Sabres 2, New Jersey Devils 1
Washington Capitals 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Dallas Stars 4, Seattle Kraken 1
Colorado Avalanche 4, Utah Mammoth 2
Winnipeg Jets 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (F/OT)
Vegas Golden Knights 6, Los Angeles Kings 4
Anaheim Ducks 6, Edmonton Oilers 5
The St. Louis Blues return from the Olympic break with a game against the Seattle Kraken at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are on a three-game losing streak after dropping their most recent game against the Dallas Stars 5-4 on February 4th. St. Louis is in last place in the Central Division with 49 points. Tonight’s game starts at 7:00PM.
The Chicago Blackhawks return from the Olympic break with a game against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. The Hawks are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in their most recent game on February 4th. Chicago has 53 points and a 22-26-and-9 record this season. Tonight’s game starts at 7:00PM.
MLB Grapefruit League
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 0
The St. Louis Cardinals held the New York Mets to just eight hits during a 6-0 Spring Training win at Clover Park. Nolan Gorman hit a three-run home run in the victory, while Chase Davis finished the game with two hits and two RBI’s. St. Louis improved to 3-and-2 in exhibition play. The Cardinals send Matthew Liberatore to the mound against the Astros this afternoon.
Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Baltimore Orioles 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 4
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Detroit Tigers 3
Houston Astros 4, Miami Marlins 1
New York Yankees 7, Washington Nationals 0
MLB Cactus League
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Colorado Rockies 14, Chicago Cubs 7
The Chicago Cubs were doubled up by the Colorado Rockies during a 14-7 Spring Training loss at Sloan Park. Ian Happ drove in a pair of runs during the losing effort, while Jameson Taillon surrendered three runs on four hits in two innings. The Northsiders dropped to 2-and-4 in exhibition play. Matthew Boyd starts for Chicago against the Angels today.
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago White Sox 2
The Chicago White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in a Spring Training game from Camelback Ranch. Colson Montgomery hit his first home run of the preseason in the losing effort, while Davis Martin was charged with the loss after allowing one run on one hit in two innings. The Southsiders are 4-and-2 in exhibition play. They send Sean Newcomb to the mound against the Dodgers today.
Texas Rangers 11, Cleveland Guardians 4
Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Arizona Diamondbacks 7
Milwaukee Brewers 13, San Francisco Giants 12
San Diego Padres 7, Los Angeles Angels 3
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#6 UConn 72, #15 St. John’s 40
#7 Florida 84, Texas 71
#10 Nebraska 74, Maryland 61
#21 Vanderbilt 88, Georgia 80
#9 Gonzaga 89, Portland 48
#18 Alabama 100, Mississippi State 75
#17 Arkansas 99, Texas A&M 84
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