LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY: (Makeup games from Tuesday)
T-BALL:
Joe’s Body Shop vs. Vaughan’s Tire
Doug Aman-State Farm vs. CSI Insurance
11 U:
DiMaggio’s vs. Hayes Plumbing
Lions Club vs. Fairfield Banking Company
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
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11 U:
Mt. Vernon Dream Homes 11, Top Dog Diesel Repair 0
DiMaggio’s 6, La Fuente 0
LOCAL SPORTS:
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Boys Baseball at Eldorado 4:30 pm
Lady Mules Softball vs. Newton at Southwest Park 4:30 pm
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
It was Senior Day at Veteran’s Field on Thursday as the Fairfield Mules faced off with Eldorado. The Mules recognized 8 Senior Baseball players on the day: Jesse King, Caleb King, Hayden Felowitz, Logan Tullis, Tallen Hixenbaugh, Jake Easton, Ian Puckett, and Logan Hodges.
Fairfield powered past Eldorado, winning by a score of 8-0. The Mules were led by Braxton Marshel who went 1-3 with a Homerun and Logan Hodges who went 2-2 with 2 RBI’s. Breychan Kovacich and Tallen Hixenbaugh combined to throw a 2-hit Shutout with 7 strikeouts between them.
MIDLAND TRAIL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Waltonville 16, Woodlawn 1
OTHER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
Hardin County 11, Agape 1
Goreville 9, Vienna 0
DuQuoin 4, Waterloo 3
Johnston City 10, Zeigler Royalton Christopher 5
Chester 17, Okawville 2
Carmi-White County 9, Hamilton County 7
Massac Co 3, Anna Jonesboro 1
Waltonville Sesser Valier 16, Woodlawn 1
Sparta 3, Red Bud 2
Edwards County 10, Flora 0
Carterville 11, Murphysboro 1
Herrin 7, West Frankfort 6
Harrisburg 10, Trico 0 (6 innings)
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield 18, Eldorado 0
Fairfield was led by Kiersten Vaughan who went 2-3 with a Triple, a Double, and 2 RBI’s and Alivia Rice who went 4-4 with a Triple, 2 Doubles and 3 RBI’s. Alivia Rice also picked up the win for the Lady Mules with a 4-inning No-Hitter powered by 11 strikeouts.
MIDLAND TRAIL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP:
Waltonville 12, Woodlawn 1
OTHER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
Anna Jonesboro 20, Massac County 0
Zeigler Royalton Christopher 5, Johnston City 0
Red Bud 4, Sparta 0
Herrin 12, West Frankfort 11
Okawville 9, Chester 2
Steeleville 14, Valmeyer 1
Elverado 10, Carrier mills 3
Marissa Coulterville 13, New Athens 1
Edwards County 7, Flora 3
Collinsville 16, East St Louis 1
Trico 6, Harrisburg 5
Waterloo 10, Mater Dei 5
Pope Co 4, Galatia-Thompsonville 3 (10 innings)
Marshall 4, Olney 1
Nashville 10, Gibault 0
Carterville 10, Du Quoin 0
Goreville 14, Vienna 4
Goreville 10, Vienna 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
REGION 24 POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT AT JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE:
John A. Logan College 4, Frontier Bobcats 2
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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Detroit Pistons 107, Cleveland Cavaliers 97
(Pistons lead best-of-seven East semifinals, 2-0)
Oklahoma City Thunder 125, Los Angeles Lakers 107
(Thunder lead best-of-seven West semifinals, 2-0)
MLB American League
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New York Yankees 9, Texas Rangers 2
Cleveland Guardians 8, Kansas City Royals 5
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Boston Red Sox 4
The Chicago White Sox start a series against the Seattle Mariners at Rate Field tonight. The Southsiders dropped two of three against the Angels during a road series earlier in the week. Chicago is in third place in the AL Central at 17-and-20. Sean Burke starts for the White Sox. First pitch is at 6:40PM.
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1
The St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a run in the top of the seventh during a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Masyn Winn hit a go-ahead triple during the inning. Alec Burleson homered in the victory, while Matthew Liberatore earned his second win after holding San Diego to one run on three hits in six innings. St. Louis is in second place in the NL Central at 22-and-15. Michael McGreevy starts for the Cardinals against the Padres tonight.
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 3
The Cubs are on fire after sweeping their four-game series against the Reds. The team cruised to an 8-3 victory from Wrigley. Miguel Amaya drove-in a pair of runs as part of a seven-run fourth inning. Chicago is now riding a nine-game winning streak. The Northsiders remain in first place in the NL Central at 26-and-12. Ben Brown starts for the Cubs against the Rangers tonight.
Colorado Rockies 6, New York Mets 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
MLB Interleague
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Washington Nationals 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Athletics 12, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Miami Marlins 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
NHL Playoffs
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Carolina Hurricanes 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
(Canes lead best-of-seven East second round series, 3-0)
PGA
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The Truist Championship (at Charlotte, NC)
1. Matt McCarty (-8)
2. Singjae Im (-7)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Battlehawks Host Columbus
(St. Louis, MO) — The St. Louis Battlehawks go for their third win in a row when they host the Columbus Aviators at The Dome at America’s Center tonight. The Battlehawks just earned a 16-3 road win over the Louisville Kings last Thursday. St. Louis is tied for second place in the UFL with a 4-and-2 record. Tonight’s game kicks off at 7:00PM.
>>Bears Cut DB Frazier
(Lake Forest, IL) — The Chicago Bears are parting ways with one of their 2025 draft picks. The team waived defensive back Zah Frazier yesterday. Frazier missed all of his rookie season due to personal reasons. He was a fifth-round draft pick during the 2025 draft.
>>Colts Release Kenny Moore And Nasir Adderley
(Undated) — The Colts are moving on from a couple members of their secondary. Indianapolis released veteran cornerback Kenny Moore the Second and safety Nasir Adderley on Thursday. The decision to move on from Moore comes after his recent trade request. General manager Chris Ballard agreed to explore trade possibilities during the NFL draft but nothing materialized. Adderley was attempting a comeback three years after retiring at 25.
>>Report: NFL To Release 2026 Schedule Next Week
(Undated) — The NFL is reportedly planning to release its schedule next week. According to CBNC’s Alexander Sherman, the league plans to unveil the 2026 regular season schedule either Wednesday or Thursday. The slate will feature a record nine games outside of the United States with contests set for Australia, Brazil, France, England, Germany, Mexico and Spain.
>>Pistons, Thunder Defend Home Court In Early Semis Action
(Undated) — The top NBA teams in both conferences successfully defended home court in the early stages of the Conference Semifinals. The Pistons got 25 points from Cade Cunningham to down the Cavaliers 107-97 and are now ahead 2-0 in the best-of-seven East series. The Thunder matched that momentum behind Chet Holmgren’s 22 points in a 125-107 win over the Lakers from OKC. The semis shift locations for a pair of Game Three’s on Friday. The 76ers are trailing the Knicks 2-0 as the East series hits the City of Brotherly Love while the Spurs and Timberwolves duel out West in a 1-1 series from Minneapolis.
>>NBA Draft Lottery Preview
(Chicago, IL) — The NBA Draft Lottery is set to take place Sunday. The lottery will determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the draft. Drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks, while the remaining lottery teams will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records. The Washington Wizards, Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets have the highest odds to select first at 14-percent. BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, Kansas guard Darryn Peterson and Duke big man Cameron Boozer are the consensus projected top three picks in June’s draft.
>>Report: OG Anunoby Has Hamstring Strain
(Undated) — The Knicks are dealing with an injury to one of their key players. According to ESPN, forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain. He is considered day-to-day after walking gingerly off the court during New York’s win over Philadelphia in Game Two of the East semifinals. The 28-year-old is listed as questionable for Game Three slated for Friday night in Philly. The Knicks are leading the best of seven series 2-0.
>>Hornets Extend Head Coach Charles Lee
(Undated) — The Hornets are showing confidence in their head coach. After leading the team to a 25-win improvement Charlotte has signed Charles Lee to a contract extension. Details of the new deal were not released. GM Jeff Peterson said in a statement that Lee has done an outstanding job establishing their foundation. The Hornets were eliminated by the Magic in the second Eastern Conference play-in tournament game, and have not made the playoffs in 10 seasons.
>>Hurricanes One Win Away From East Final
(Undated) — The Hurricanes are one win away from going back to the Eastern Conference Final. The Canes collected a win over the Flyers in Game Three of their best of seven second round series from Philadelphia. Carolina hopes to book its second straight trip to the East Final when it faces the Flyers in Game Four on Saturday. The second round continues with two more games on Friday. The Sabres will be looking to take a 2-0 lead in their series when they host the Canadiens for Game Two, and the Ducks hope to take the advantage in their series with the Golden Knights when they host Game Three.
>>WNBA Preview
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>>Fever Tip Off Tomorrow
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>>Sky Open Season Against Portland
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>>Truist Championship Round One Recap
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