LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
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Carter Trucking 11, La Fuente 1
Mt. Vernon Dream Homes 13, Lions Club 0
LOCAL SPORTS:
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
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OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
IHSA CLASS 1A SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
South Central vs. Hutsonville-Palestine
IHSA CLASS 1A EDWARDS COUNTY REGIONAL:
Edwards County vs. Grayville
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Nashville 3, Fairfield 1
Fairfield was led by Caleb King who went 1-2 with an RBI and Boston Isaacs who went 1-2. Harv Keyser pitched 3 innings with 3 strikeouts.
North Clay 15, Cisne 0 (4 Innings)
Cisne was led by Hagen Howard who went 1-2 and Quay Johnson who went 1-1.
OTHER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
Anna Jonesboro 6, Century 3
Chester 9, Steeleville 0
New Athens 8, Maryville Christian 7
Triad 6, Freeburg 1
Trico 2, Sparta 1
DuQuoin 5, Breese Mater Dei 2
Columbia 11, Red Bud 0
Harrisburg 12, Galatia 1
Pinckneyville 13, Wesclin 3
Greenville 5, Mt Vernon 3
Eldorado 4, Zeigler Royalton-Christopher 2
Eldorado 1 Zeigler Royalton-Christopher 0
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
IHSA CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT CARMI:
Mt. Carmel 7, Fairfield 0
Fairfield was led by Dalanie Ellis who went 1-2 and Addy King who went 1-3. Alivia Rice pitched 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. The Lady Mules finished their season with a record of 19-12.
IHSA CLASS 1A SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL:
South Central 17, Red Hill 0
IHSA CLASS 1A EDWARDS COUNTY REGIONAL:
Grayville 7, Oblong 3
Lawrenceville 10, Dietrich 7
OTHER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS:
Goreville 10 Carrier Mills 0 (Regional Semi-Final)
Century 14 Hardin Co 4 (Regional Semi-Final)
Grayville 7 Oblong 3 (Regional Semi-Final)
Carterville 5 Harrisburg 0 (Regional Championship)
Pinckneyville 5 Chester 2 (Regional Championship)
Red Bud 8 Piasa SW 0 (Regional Championship)
Okawville 8 Dupo 2 (Regional Championship)
Marissa 11 Sparta 0 (Regional Championship)
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK:
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A STATE TRACK PRELIMS AT EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY:
The Lady Mules Track Team had several individuals that competed at the IHSA State Track Prelims on Thursday. Individual results for the Lady Mules were:
Long Jump: Jensyn Robbins – 18th
Emily Vaughan – 34th
Triple Jump: Jensyn Robbins – 28th
100m Hurdles: Emily Vaughan – 27th
300m Hurdles: Emily Vaughan – 18th
800m: Emeri Sager – 24th
4x100m Relay – 41st
4x200m Relay – 40th
Cisne’s Ashtyn Smith also competed in the Triple Jump and finished 26th
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 93
(Knicks lead best-of-seven East Finals, 2-0)
MLB American League
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Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 0
Athletics 3, Los Angeles Angels 2 (F/10)
The Chicago White Sox look to get back in the win column when they visit the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park tonight. The Southsiders just dropped two of three in a series against Seattle earlier this week. Chicago is in second place in the AL Central at 25-and-24. The Sox send Davis Martin to the mound tonight. First pitch is at 9:15PM.
MLB National League
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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped their rubber match against the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 at Busch Stadium. Ivan Herrera homered in the losing effort, while Dustin May was charged with his fifth loss after surrendering four runs on six hits in five-and-a-third innings. The Cardinals remain in third place in the NL Central at 28-and-21. They send Kyle Leahy to the mound against the Reds this evening.
New York Mets 2, Washington Nationals 1
Atlanta Braves 9, Miami Marlins 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Colorado Rockies 1
The Chicago Cubs aim to avoid a sixth loss in a row when they host the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field today. The Cubs were just swept by the Brewers in a three-game series earlier in the week. Chicago is in second place in the NL Central at 29-and-21. Jameson Taillon takes the mound for the Northsiders today. First pitch is at 1:20PM.
MLB Interleague
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No Games Scheduled
NHL Playoffs
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Montreal Canadiens 6, Carolina Hurricanes 2
(Habs lead best-of-seven East Final series, 1-0)
PGA
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The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (at McKinney, TX)
1. Taylor Moore (-9)
T2. Brooks Koepka (-8)
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