ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Baseball at Hamilton County 4:30pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne at Webber
Wayne City at Waltonville
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne at Webber
Wayne City at Waltonville
JR HIGH TRACK:
CISNE BOYS RELAYS:
Cisne, Jasper, New Hope, and Wayne City
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats at Vincennes University
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield 6, Carmi 2
Fairfield was led by Breychan Kovacich who went 2-3 with a Grand Slam and a Double and 4 RBI’s. Boston Isaacs got the win for the Mules going 5 2/3 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 8 strikeouts.
Wayne City 21, Cisne 1 (5 Innings)
Wayne City was led by Dawson Wood who went 1-2 with a Grand Slam and 5 RBI’s. Eli Gardner got the win for the Indians going 4 innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits with 7 strikeouts. Cisne was led by Shane Locey who went 1-2 with an RBI.
OTHER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
Century 19, Agape 6
Benton 7, Murphysboro 6
Edwards County 14, Eldorado 6
Gallatin 5, Cobden 1
Nashville 4, Herrin 2
Odin 9, Red Hill 3
Columbia 8, Breese Central 5
Chester 10, Carlyle 1
New Athens 18, Lebanon 2
Olney 7, Mt. Carmel 0
Pope Co.10, Carrier Mills 3
Red Bud 13, Wesclin 6
Johnston City 5, Trico 3
Triad 7, Waterloo 1
Hardin Co. 8, NCOE 4
Sparta 10, Okawville 0
Du Quoin 10, Waltonville Sesser-Valier 2
ZRC 8, Vienna 3
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield 9, Carmi 2
Fairfield was led by Kenry Hutchcraft who went 3-4 with a Triple and Double and 2 RBI’s. Kiersten Vaughan got the win for the Lady Mules going 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 9 hits with 1 strikeout.
Wayne City 15, Cisne 2 (5 Innings)
Wayne City was led by Anistyn White who went 2-4 with 2 Triples and 2 RBI’s. Aspen Legg got the win for Wayne City going 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts. Cisne was led by Kloyee Dagg who went 1-2 with a Triple and 1 RBI
OTHER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
Century 14, Agape 1
Carterville 10, Waltonville Sesser-Valier 0
Murphysboro 5, Benton 2
Mt. Vernon 25, Cahokia 0
Chester 5, Carlyle 2
Steeleville 5, Marissa-Coulterville 4
Edwards County 12, Eldorado 0
Freeburg 5, EAWR 1
ZRC 11, Vienna 7 (F/8)
Salem 7, Roxana 5
Waterloo 1,2 Gibault 2
Columbia 8, Breese Central 5
NCOE 8, Hardin Co 7
Centralia 8, Marion 2
Flora 4, Hamilton Co 2
Harrisburg 6, Herrin 1
Red Hill 15, Odin 5
Johnston City 5, Trico 2
Mt. Carmel 10, Olney 2
Pinckneyville 12, Woodlawn 4
Red Bud 9, Wesclin 2
Red Bud 1,5 Wesclin 0
ZRC 12, Vienna 0
Pope Co 11, Carrier Mills -Stonefort 1
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK:
LADY MULES INVITATIONAL:
The FCHS Lady Mules Track team hosted the Lady Mules Invitational at the Train Yard Track on Thursday, and it was also Senior Day. Three FCHS Seniors, Jaycie Couch, Ilaria Iommi, and Anjali Oulie were recognized. The Lady Mules finished 2nd overall. Notable individual performances were: Emly Vaughan – 1st in 100m Hurdles and 1st in 300m Hurdles; Jensyn Robbins – 1st in Long Jump; and the 4x200m Relay team finished 1st. Cisne’s Ashtyn Smith finished 3rd in the 200m and 2nd in Triple Jump.
JR HIGH TRACK REGIONALS:
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGIONAL AT CENTRALIA:
On Thursday, the SIJHSAA Class S Regional was held at Centralia. The Jasper Boys Team finished 3rd overall and the New Hope Girls team finished 3rd overall. Local athletes that qualified for the State Track Meet were: Kendall Diesel – Jasper – 800m and 1600m; Keaton Diesel – Jasper – 800m and High Jump; Kallen King – Jasper – 100m, 100m Hurdles, and 400m; Eric Soriano – Jasper – Discus; Jasper Boys 4×400 Relay; Bristol Weber – New Hope – 400m and 800m; Josie Crews – New Hope – Shot Put and Discus; and the Cisne Girls 4x100m Relay team.
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGIONAL AT SUMMERSVILLE:
At the SIJHSAA Class S Regional at Summersville, Wayne City’s Charlotte Chatman qualified for State in the Discus.
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats 10, Vincennes University 2
COLLEGE SOFTBALL:
GAME 1: Lake Land College 9, Frontier Bobcats 1
GAME 2: Lake Land College 7, Frontier Bobcats 0
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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New York Knicks 140, Atlanta Hawks 89
(Knicks win best-of-seven East first round series, 4-2)
Philadelphia 76ers 106, Boston Celtics 93
(Best-of-seven East first round series tied, 3-3)
Minnesota Timberwolves 110, Denver Nuggets 98
(Wolves win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-2)
MLB American League
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Baltimore Orioles 10, Houston Astros 3 (G1)
The Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 3
Houston Astros 11, Baltimore Orioles 5 (G2)
Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1
The Chicago White Sox will try to extend their winning streak to four games when they visit the San Diego Padres at Petco Park tonight. The Southsiders just completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels earlier in the week. Chicago is in third place in the AL Central at 14-and-17. Noah Schultz mans the rubber tonight. First pitch is at 8:40PM.
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
The St. Louis Cardinals completed a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 10-5 win from PNC Park. St. Louis broke the game open with five runs in the top of the eighth inning. JJ Wetherholt and Jordan Walker both homered in the victory, while Gordon Graceffo picked up the win in relief. The Cardinals improved to 18-and-13. They send Matthew Liberatore to the mound against the Dodgers tonight.
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 (G1)
Cincinnati Reds 6, Colorado Rockies 4
Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 4
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 5 (F/10) (G2)
The Chicago Cubs go for their third win in a row when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field this afternoon. The Northsiders are coming off a series win over the San Diego Padres earlier in the week. Chicago is in second place in the NL Central with a 19-and-12 record. Colin Rea takes the mound for the Cubs today. First pitch is at 1:20PM.
MLB Interleague
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Detroit Tigers 5, Atlanta Braves 2
NHL Playoffs
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Minnesota Wild 5, Dallas Stars 2
(Wild win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-2)
Anaheim Ducks 5, Edmonton Oilers 2
(Ducks win best-of-seven West first round series, 4-2)
PGA
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Cadillac Championship (from Miami, FL)
1. Cameron Young (-8)
T2. Jordan Spieth (-7)
T2. Alex Smalley (-7)
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