SPORTS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Volleyball at Hamilton County (3 Levels) 5:00 p.m.
Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at the Cumberland Invite at Lakeland College 4:30 p.m.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
Cisne at Grayville
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
Hamilton County at Flora
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
AT THE OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN MARION:
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT 3RD PLACE GAME:
Odin-Patoka vs. New Simpson Hill
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
St. Joe(Olney) vs. Valmeyer
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT 3RD PLACE GAME:
Goreville vs. Pinckneyville
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Smithton vs. Goreville
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
AT THE OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN MARION:
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT 3RD PLACE GAME:
Patoka vs. St. John’s Lutheran
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
New Hope vs. Willow Grove-St. Mary’s
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT 3RD PLACE GAME:
Nashville vs. Woodlawn
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Anna vs. Steeleville
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS:
The Lady Mules Tennis team faced off with the Carterville Lady Tigers on Wednesday at the Lakeside Tennis Courts and fell by a score of 7-2. The Lady Mules earned Doubles victories from the team of Marlee Richards and Kenry Hutchcraft and the team of Carly Fleener and Wren Braddock.
JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS:
SIJHSAA CLASS S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL AT SUMMERSVILLE:
The SIJHSAA Class S Regionals were held on Wednesday at the Mt. Vernon Airport with teams from Jasper, New Hope, Geff, Cisne, and Wayne City all participating. Several local runners qualified for the State Meet at DuQuoin on Saturday, October 17th, with the Cisne Boys team qualifying as a team after finishing in 1st Place overall.
Individual Boys State Qualifiers were: Jayson Rawls-New Hope-1st, Corbin Hutchcraft-Cisne-2nd, Rigger Legg-Wayne City-4th, Tucker Brooker-Cisne-6th, Lennox Lewis-Cisne-7th, Hunter Denny-Geff-10th, JD Belmont-Cisne-29th, and Jayce Lee-Cisne-30th
Individual Girls State Qualifiers were: Bristol Weber-New Hope-4th and Pyper Lewis-Cisne-5th
SIJHSAA CLASS M CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL AT SALEM:
The SIJHSAA Class M Regionals were held on Wednesday at Salem with Fairfield’s Center Street School participating. The Colts had two runners qualify for the State Meet at DuQuoin on Saturday, October 17th. Paisley Ewing finished 11th and Addison Lawyer finished 15th.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
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Cleveland Guardians 9, Chicago White Sox 3
(White Sox Lead best-of-five ALDS, 2-1)
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 1
(Dodgers Win best-of-five NLDS, 3-1)
Tampa Bay Rays 4, New York Yankees 3
(Rays Win best-of-five ALDS, 3-0)
Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 1
(Brewers Win best-of-five NLDS, 3-1)
NBA Preseason
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Indiana Pacers 123, Minnesota Timberwolves 112
Milwaukee Bucks 128, Oklahoma City Thunder 126
Chicago Bulls 124, Phoenix Suns 117
Portland Trail Blazers 123, Golden State Warriors 118
Orlando Magic 122, Memphis Grizzlies 118
NHL
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Washington Capitals 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Winnipeg Jets 3, Colorado Avalanche 2
Edmonton Oilers 5, Anaheim Ducks 2
>>Blues Host Sharks Tonight
(St. Louis, MO) — The Blues return to action tonight. The team battles Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks at home. St. Louis checks in at 1-and-2.
>>Blackhawks At Islanders Tonight
(Elmont, NY) — The Blackhawks are back on the ice tonight. The team faces off against Matthew Schaeffer and the Islanders on the road. Chicago is 1-and-3 on the young season.
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Dodgers, Brewers, Rays Advance; Guardians Stay Alive
(Undated) — Three teams are heading to the next round in the MLB Playoffs. The Dodgers silenced the Braves 4-1 in Game Four from Atlanta to advance in the National League Division Series. The Brewers did the same exact thing to the Padres in San Diego with a 3-1 victory. The sides will clash in a rematch of last year’s NLCS. In the American League, the Rays edged the Yankees 4-3 from the Bronx to eliminate their AL East rival. Tampa will play the winner of Cleveland-Chicago, which battles in a Game Four on Thursday. The Sox are up 2-1 in the best-of-five series after the Guardians staved-off elimination with a 9-3 win.
>>College Football Roundup
(Undated) — The college football season has entered Week Six. Indiana is 5-and-0 and visits Nebraska on Saturday. 5-and-0 Notre Dame hosts Stanford on Saturday. Michigan State is 2-and-3 and hosts Illinois on Saturday. 2-and-3 Purdue hosts Minnesota on Saturday. Michigan is 3-and-2 and hosts Penn State in Week Seven.
>>Cowboys Host Buccaneers On TNF To Begin Week Five
(Undated) — Week Five of the NFL season kicks off from the Lone Star State. The Cowboys battle the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football from Arlington. Meanwhile, Sunday features another international matchup when the Eagles and Jaguars duel from London. An NFC West showdown takes place in Seattle between the 49ers and Seahawks later in the day while the nightcap showcases the Ravens and Falcons squaring off from Atlanta. The Rams host the Bills on Monday Night Football to close out the week.
>>Ravens Acquire Cam Jurgens From Eagles
(Baltimore, MD) — A pair of teams with Super Bowl aspirations are swinging a major trade. The Ravens acquired Cam Jurgens from the Eagles on Wednesday in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a second-rounder in ’28. The center will fill a void left by Tyler Linderbaum, who signed with Vegas during the offseason. Jurgens was struggling for Philly after the team moved him to guard.
>>Giants WR Nabers Misses Practice
(East Rutherford, NJ) — The Giants were without a key offensive piece for Wednesday’s practice. Wide receiver Malik Nabers did not participate in practice due to a knee injury. Nabers mentioned he is more sore than usual, but they will see how things are through the week. In other news, defensive lineman Chauncey Golston could be shut down for a significant time due to a recurring neck problem. New York is 3-and-1 and will visit the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
>>Minnesota Vikings Sign Odell Beckham Jr. To Practice Squad
(Eagan, MN) — The Minnesota Vikings are signing wide receiver Odell Beckham Junior to their practice squad. The team announced the move Wednesday along with other roster moves. Beckham was most recently with the New York Giants and was released by the team after appearing in three games and receiving just one target. The move comes as Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson continues working through an ankle injury. Beckham last had significant production in the 2023 season with the Baltimore Ravens, catching 35 passes for 565-yards and three touchdowns.
>>Aaron Rodgers Downplays Recent Outburst
(Pittsburgh, PA) — Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t think his recent outburst is a problem. Rodgers said last week’s expletive-filled interaction with head coach Mike McCarthy is more of a positive than a negative. Both Rodgers and McCarthy have discussed the incident, which has been ironed out. Pittsburgh is 2-and-2 and hosts the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium.
>>Capitals Top Penguins In Home Opener
(Washington D.C.) — The Capitals captured a 5-3 victory over the Penguins from DC in the final home opener for Alex Ovechkin. Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring with his first goal of the season. Tom Wilson also found the back of the net to go along with a couple of assists. Washington now has four points after winning two of its first three games. Bryan Rust, Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson scored for Pittsburgh, which has dropped back to back games.
>>Baycurrent Classic Preview
(Yokohama, Japan) — Xander Schauffele is looking to defend his title at the Baycurrent Classic. Schauffele won last year’s tournament after finishing atop the leaderboard by one stroke at 19 under par. The 32-year-old will be alongside Jacob Bridgeman and Collin Morikawa for the first and second round. Beau Hossler, Pierceson Coody and Ren Yonezawa will be among the first group of players teeing off at Yokohama Country Club in Japan.