ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Boys Baseball at Edwards County 4:30pm
Lady Mules Softball at Edwards County 4:30pm
Mules Boys Tennis vs. Newton at Lakeside Courts 4:00pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne at Mt. Carmel
Wayne City vs. Woodlawn
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne at Mt. Carmel
Wayne City at Grayville
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK:
Cisne at the Carmi Co-Ed Track Meet
JR HIGH TRACK:
Fairfield, New Hope, Cisne, and Clay City at the FCHS Train Yard Track
Wayne City at NCOE
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Olney Central College
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield 14, Cisne 2 (5 Innings)
Fairfield was led by Harv Keyser who went 1-3 with a Double and 3 RBI’s and Logan Hodges who went 1-2 with 2 RBI’s. Caleb King picked up the win for the Mules going 2 innings giving up 0 runs on 0 hits with 1 strikeout. Cisne was led by Hagen Howard and Tyler Baker who each went 1-2 with a Double. Baker also took the loss for Cisne, going 3 innings giving up 11 runs on 3 hits.
Gallatin County 8, Wayne City 6
Wayne City was led by Bryson Caudle who went 1-3 with a Double and Logan Schuster who went 1-2 with an RBI. Caudle also took the loss for the Indians going 1 1/3 innings giving up 2 runs on 0 hits with 3 strikeouts
OTHER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL GAMES FROM WEDNESDAY:
Waltonville- Sesser Valier 14, Herrin 4
Webber 15, Cobden 6
Hardin County 2, Vienna 1
Staunton 10, Carlinville 2
Red Bud 8, Trico 2
Hamilton Co. 14, Galatia 2
Carterville 12 Sparta 2 (6 innings)
Triad 11, Centralia 7
Goreville 7, Carbondale 2
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield 21, Cisne 0
Fairfield was led by Kenry Hutchcraft and Abby Simpson who each went 2-2 with a Triple and 3 RBI’s apiece and Bella Benskin who went 2-2 with a Double and 3 RBI’s. Hutchcraft also picked up the win for the Lady Mules, going 1 inning and giving up 0 runs on 1 hit with 3 strikeouts. Cisne was led by Kaleya Porter who went 1-1. Rylee Dillon took the loss for Cisne going 1 inning, giving up 11 runs on 10 hits.
Gallatin County 13, Wayne City 12
Wayne City was led by Kenzie Seidel who went 3-5 with a Double and 3 RBI’s and Aspen Legg who went 2-3 with a Double and 2 RBI’s. Legg also took the loss for Wayne City going 7 innings giving up 13 runs on 14 hits with 4 strikeouts.
OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY:
Waltonville Sesser Valier 4, Sparta 3
Pinckneyville 6, Red Bud 1
Du Quoin 3, Johnston City 1
Carterville 2, Anna Jonesboro 1
Crab Orchard 2, Harrisburg 0
Steeleville 3, Elverado 0
Hamilton Co 12, Galatia 2
Nashville 4, Murphysboro 1
Cobden 10, Webber 3
Vienna 9, Hardin 3
Mt Carmel 7, Wood Memorial (IN) 0
Marion 8, Herrin 1
Centralia 14, Salem 5
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK:
The FCHS Lady Mules Track team took 2nd place out of 11 teams on Wednesday at the DuQuoin Girls Open Meet. Notable performances for the Lady Mules were: Remi Taylor-1st Pole Vault; Emily Vaughan-1st 110m Hurdles and 1st 300m Hurdles; Mahogany Langford-2nd Shot Put; Selah Sork-2nd Pole Vault; and Jensyn Robbins-2nd Triple Jump.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS:
Richland County 8, Fairfield 1
Fairfield’s lone win was a Singles victory by Tomas Cidoncha
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Cleveland Cavaliers 122, Atlanta Hawks 116
Orlando Magic 132, Minnesota Timberwolves 120
Detroit Pistons 137, Milwaukee Bucks 111
Denver Nuggets 136, Memphis Grizzlies 119
San Antonio Spurs 112, Portland Trail Blazers 101
Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Los Angeles Clippers 110
Phoenix Suns 112, Dallas Mavericks 107
The Chicago Bulls will try to get on a winning streak when they visit the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena tonight. The Bulls just earned a 129-98 win over the Wizards on Tuesday night. Chicago is in 12th place in the Eastern Conference at 30-and-49. Tonight’s game tips off at 6:00PM.
The Pacers play their final road game of the season tonight. Indiana is visiting the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. The Pacers currently have the second-worst record in the NBA at 18-and-61.
MLB American League
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 3
The Chicago White Sox are on a three-game losing streak following a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Rate Field. The Southsiders had a one-run lead before Lucas Sims allowed a pair of runs in the top of the sixth. Sims was charged with the loss in relief after Sean Burke went five innings and gave up just two runs in a no-decision. The 4-and-8 Sox send Anthony Kay to the mound against the Royals tonight. In other club news, the White Sox optioned Opening Day starting pitcher Shane Smith to Triple-A yesterday.
Cleveland Guardians 10, Kansas City Royals 2
Texas Rangers 3, Seattle Mariners 0
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 6
Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Washington Nationals 1
The Cardinals secured a series win over the Nationals with a 6-1 victory. Alec Burleson led the way for St. Louis, going three-for-four with three RBIs, while Jordan Walker hit his fifth home run of the season. Michael McGreevy allowed a run over six innings to earn the win. The Cardinals improved to 7-and-5 on the season. They return home to take on the Red Sox tomorrow night.
San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, New York Mets 2
Miami Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
MLB Interleague
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Chicago Cubs 6, Tampa Bay Rays 2
The Cubs captured their rubber match against the Rays after rolling to a 6-2 victory at Tropicana Field. Nico Hoerner led the way at the plate after going three for five with a leadoff homer and two runs batted in. Chicago has now won back to back games. The Northsiders improved to 6-and-6. They return home to take on the Pirates tomorrow.
Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Colorado Rockies 9, Houston Astros 1
Atlanta Braves 8, Los Angeles Angels 2
NHL
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Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3
Washington Capitals 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Edmonton Oilers 5, San Jose Sharks 2
The St. Louis Blues look to get back in the win column when they host the Winnipeg Jets at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 3-1 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. St. Louis is in seventh place in the Central Division with 78 points. Tonight’s game starts at 7:00PM.
The Chicago Blackhawks look to get back in the win column when they host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. The Hawks are coming off a 3-2 road loss against the Sharks on Monday. Chicago is in last place in the Central Division with 70 points. Tonight’s game starts at 7:30PM.
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