ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Volleyball at Eldorado, 3 levels 5:00 p.m.
Mules Boys Golf at the Black Diamond Conference Championship at the Franklin County Country Club 9:00 a.m.
Lady Mules Tennis vs. Carbondale at the Lakeside Tennis Courts 4:00 p.m.
*SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY*
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
Cisne at Red Hill
Wayne City vs. Grayville
JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL REGIONAL:
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGION 8 REGIONAL:
St. Joe vs. Allendale-St. Mary’s
Cisne vs. Jasper
SIJHSAA CLASS M REGION 8 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Woodlawn vs. Spring Garden
JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL REGIONALS:
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGION 8 REGIONAL:
New Hope vs. Allendale-St. Mary’s
Jasper vs. St. Joe
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
Fairfield at Olney
Jasper and Cisne at West Salem
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL:
Frontier Bobcats at Mineral Area College
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF:
BLACK DIAMOND CONFERENCE GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FRANKILIN COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB:
On Wednesday, a pair of Lady Mules Golfers competed at the Black Diamond Conference Girls Championship at the Franklin County Country Club. Carly Colclasure shot a 91 to finish in 9th Place, one shot out of All-Conference honors, and Amelia Hopfinger shot a 93 to finish 10th.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
Carlyle over Gibault in 3 sets
Hamilton Co over Webber in 2 sets
Mt. Vernon over South Central in 2 sets
Okawville over Woodlawn in 2 sets
JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL REGIONAL:
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGION 7 REGIONAL:
Summersville 12, Bluford-Farmington 1
Ewing-Northern 15, Field 2
JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL REGIONALS:
SIJHSAA CLASS M REGION 8 REGIONAL:
Woodlawn 10, Fairfield 2
NCOE 13, Wayne City 3
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
BENTON RANGER INVITATIONAL:
The Fairfield Center Street Colts were in action Wednesday at the Benton Ranger Invitational. Medalists for the Colts were: JV Boys: Cohen Richards-17th and Bo Laird-19th; JV Girls: Addison Lawyer-6th and Brystol Flanagan-14th
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB American League
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Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Hagen Smith got the loss after surrendering the game-winning run for Chicago, which still trails Cleveland by one game for first in the American League Central. The series wraps up this afternoon.
Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (G1)
Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (G2)
Minnesota Twins 4, San Francisco Giants 2
Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Guardians 0
New York Yankees 9, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Athletics 7, Los Angeles Angels 3
Seattle Mariners 6, Houston Astros 5 (F/10)
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
The Cardinals dominated the Pirates in a 5-1 victory from Pittsburgh. Matthew Liberatore allowed one run on six hits over five-plus innings. St. Louis has won two-of-three and will go for the series win this afternoon.
Miami Marlins 3, Chicago Cubs 2
The Cubs got taken down by the Marlins 3-2 at home. Ryan Rolison surrendered a late run for Chicago, which still holds a National League Wild Card spot. The team will try to avoid the three-game sweep this afternoon.
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (F/10)
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Colorado Rockies 3
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
MLB Interleague
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Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2
New York Mets 7, Texas Rangers 2
NHL Preseason
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Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Ottawa Senators 2 (ss)
Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Ottawa Senators 1 (ss)
Dallas Stars 2, Minnesota Wild 0
Los Angeles Kings 2, Anaheim Ducks 1
***Top Sports Headlines***
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