LOCAL AND YOUTH SPORTS FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH
YOUTH SPORTS RESULTS FROM FRIDAY:
BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEMOND’S MOTORSPORTS:
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL:
14 U:
Edward Jones-Andrew Diesel 12, NAPA 0
LOCAL SPORTS:
AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
IHSA CLASS 1A GOREVILLE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Edwards County vs. Goreville
IHSA CLASS 1A ALTAMONT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
North Clay vs. Toledo-Cumberland
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM FRIDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLASTIC BOWL:
The Fairfield Community High School Varsity Scholastic Team performed at the Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance National Tournament in Denver recently. FCHS went 4 and 3 in the preliminary rounds which was a tie for fifth place. By virtue of their excellent performance in the preliminaries, FCHS qualified for the playoffs which featured premier teams.
FCHS defeated Carbon, Utah; Conifer, Colorado; Ruidoso, New Mexico; and Kremlin-Hillsdale, Oklahoma. They fell to Jenks, Oklahoma; Elkhorn, Nebraska; Lake George, New York; and South Glen Fall, New York.
Participating for FCHS were Allison Breuer, Grady Simpson, Jedd Wellen, Jack Copeland, Ryan Vaughan, Emma Barbre, Addie Lafikes, and Mya Crippen. The team is coached by Tammy Austin. Principal Tiffany Lyons also accompanied the group as a chaperone.
Major League Baseball:
St. Louis 10 Cincinnati 3
San Francisco 18 Chicago Cubs 3
Philadelphia 8 Chicago White Sox 6
Detroit 7 Seattle 3
Boston 5 NY Yankees 3
Baltimore 13 Toronto 3
Tampa Bay 6 Miami 0
Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 3
Houston 5 Athletics 1
Texas 3 Cleveland 2
Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3
Milwaukee 9 Colorado 7 (10 innings)
NY Mets 5 San Diego 0
Washington 14 Arizona 1
LA Dodgers 1 LA Angels 0
Cardinals and Cicinnati play at 1:15 this afternoon. The game can be heard on WOKZ 105.9 FM with coverage beginning at 12:20 p.m. The Cubs and San Francisco play at 1:20 this afternoon. The White Sox and Philadelphia play at 3:05 this afternoon.
NBA Finals:
Game 2: NY Knicks 105 San Antonio 104 NY leads the series 2 games to none
NHL Stanley Cup Finals:
Game 3 is today at 7 p.m. with Carolina vs. Vegas. The series is tied at one game each.
WNBA:
Chicago 85 Connecticut 80
Dallas 104 Los Angeles 96
Phoenix 78 Portland 72
NASCAR:
Truck series races today at Michigan at 12:30 p.m. and can be seen on FS1. The Cup series races Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. and can be seen on Prime Video.
NASCAR Hall of Famer and former broadcaster, Ned Jarrett, passed away Thursday of natural causes at the age of 93.
NFL News:
Indiana Governor Mike Braun is celebrating the Chicago Bears’ decision to build a new stadium facility in Hammond, Indiana, calling it a major economic opportunity for Northwest Indiana and the statea as a whole.
In a statement released Friday, Braun welcomed the NFL franchise to Indiana following the announcement that the Bears will establish a world-class stadium facility in Hammond. The governor highlighted the potential economic impact of the project, saying the arrival of an NFL franchise in Northwest Indiana is expected to create jobs, spur investment, and generate long-term growth thoughout the region.