ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
There will be a Girls Wrestling, Parent/Athlete meeting tonight at 5pm in the FCHS cafeteria. Those girls interested in participating are encouraged with their parents to attend the meeting.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope at St. Joe
Geff vs. Iuka
Cisne vs. Bluford
FAIRFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
Flora vs. Jasper
Fairfield vs. Wayne City
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
New Hope vs. Cisne
Wayne City vs. Rome
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS:
The Fairfield Mules faced off with the Staunton Bulldogs on Saturday at the Trainyard in the Opening Round of the IHSA Class 3A Playoffs and were able to avenge a controversial loss to the Bulldogs 13 years ago, with a final score of 32-7.
The Mules jumped out to an early lead on Touchdown runs by Grant Otey and Michael Barner before Staunton answered back with a Touchdown run of their own.
After a fumble, on the ensuing kickoff, the Mules quickly turned it around with an Interception by Austin Grieve.
The Mules extended their lead with a 25-yard Touchdown run by Michael Barner late in the 3rd Quarter. Barner finished off the Mules scoring with his 3rd Touchdown of the day at the start of the 4th Quarter
The Mules weren’t done with the highlights as Austin Grieve nabbed his 2nd Interception of the game on Staunton’s next possession
The Mules were led by the Vaughn’s Tire Co-Offensive Players of the Game Grant Otey and Michael Barner. Otey had 25 carries for 164 yards and 1 Touchdown, while Barner
had 22 carries for 112 yards and 3 Touchdowns. Cooper Berg added 16 carries for 56 yards.
The Mules Defense was led by the Potts Family Pharmacy’s Co-Defensive Players of the Game Caden Best, Cooper Berg, and Austin Grieve. Best and Berg led the Mules with 5 Tackles apiece while Grieve had 2 Interceptions.
The Mules will now travel to Benton next Saturday for a 1st Round matchup with the Benton Rangers at 2:00 p.m.
BLACK DIAMOND CONFERENCE TEAMS:
Shelbyville 42, Carmi-White County 6
DuQuoin 35, CZRE 0
Winchester West Central 40, Sesser-Valier-Waltonville 0
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS:
IHSA CLASS 1A REGIONAL AT LAKE LAND COLLEGE AT MATTOON:
The Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country teams were in action at the IHSA Class 1A Regionals at Lake Land College in Mattoon on Saturday. Both teams qualified for next weekend’s Sectionals with the Boys team placing 2nd overall and the Lady Mules placing 6th overall. The Mules Ashton King earned medalist honors with a 4th Place finish while Emeri Sager earned medalist honors with a 5th Place finish.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL:
JASPER SHOOTOUT:
BOYS – New Hope 50, Immanuel Lutheran 24
BOYS – Mt. Carmel 36, St. Joe 28
BOYS – Ashley 55, West Salem 38
GIRLS – Immanuel Lutheran 42, Cisne 16
GIRLS – New Hope 29, Mt. Carmel 16
GIRLS – Iuka 28, Grayville 6
GIRLS – St. Joe 40, Opdyke-Belle Rive 24
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Pittsburgh Steelers 16, New Orleans Saints 10 (at Paris, France)
Atlanta Falcons 29, San Francisco 49ers 20
Cleveland Browns 27, Tennessee Titans 24
Minnesota Vikings 16, Indianapolis Colts 10
Miami Dolphins 28, New York Jets 25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43, Carolina Panthers 13
Cincinnati Bengals 35, Baltimore Ravens 13
New York Giants 27, Houston Texans 21 (OT)
Denver Broncos 30, Arizona Cardinals 16
Detroit Lions 20, Green Bay Packers 17
Los Angeles Rams 35, Las Vegas Raiders 21
Seattle Seahawks 20, Kansas City Chiefs 3
MLB Playoffs
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No Game Scheduled
(Brewers lead best-of-seven World Series, 2-0)
NBA
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Los Angeles Lakers 132, Utah Jazz 123
Indiana Pacers 136, Brooklyn Nets 109
Orlando Magic 111, New York Knicks 102
Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Toronto Raptors 94
Detroit Pistons 106, Philadelphia 76ers 93
Memphis Grizzlies 123, Sacramento Kings 112
NHL
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Florida Panthers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Chicago dropped its third straight game and will host the Kings tomorrow night.
Dallas Stars 6, New York Islanders 3
Montreal Canadiens 2, Winnipeg Jets 1
Nashville Predators 6, Colorado Avalanche 2
Minnesota Wild 4, Vancouver Canucks 2
Blues Host Canadiens Tomorrow Night
(St. Louis, MO) — The Blues are also back in action tomorrow night. The team faces off against Cole Caufield and the Canadiens at home. St. Louis had a two-game winning streak snap over the weekend.
NASCAR
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YellaWood 500 (at Talladega, AL)
1. Kyle Larson
2. William Byron
3. Ricky Stenhouse
PGA
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Butterfield Bermuda Championship (at Southampton Parish, Bermuda)
T1. Austin Smotherman (-16)
T1. Seamus Power (-16)
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Seahawks Smother Chiefs On Sunday Night Football
(Undated) — The Seahawks smothered the Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday Night Football from Seattle. Meanwhile, the earlier games provided plenty of drama. The Steelers took down the Saints 16-10 to claim a win in the league’s first-ever regular season game in Paris. The Falcons dealt the 49ers their first loss of the year in a 29-20 drubbing from Atlanta. However, the Vikings are still perfect following a 16-10 home win over the Colts. Week Seven wraps up in Philly when the Eagles battle the Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
>>MLB World Series Game Three Preview
(St. Petersburg, FL) — The World Series continues on Monday with Game Three from Tropicana Field. The Brewers are currently leading the Rays in the best of seven series 2-0 after collecting a couple of one-run victories in Games One and Two from American Family Field. Tampa Bay will be sending right-hander Freddy Peralta to the hill against Milwaukee lefty Robert Gasser. Both clubs are seeking their first title in franchise history. Game time tonight at 7pm.
Illinois Rallies To Beat Oregon
(Champaign, IL) — Illinois rallied to beat Oregon 21-10 on Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini scored 21-straight points in the comeback win. Michael Clayton the second completed 11-of-18 pass attempts for 84 yards and two touchdowns for Illinois, which improved to 4-and-3. The Illini travel to face Maryland on Halloween.
College Football Roundup
(Undated) — Northwestern blew out Rutgers, Kansas upset Baylor, and K-State fell to Arizona State. Missouri and Nebraska enjoyed bye weeks. Indiana improved to 7-and-1 after topping Michigan 13-6 in overtime. The Wolverines are now 4-and-3. Michigan State dropped to 2-and-6 after falling 28-10 at UCLA. Purdue is 3-and-4 after the bye and visits Penn State in Week Nine. Notre Dame is 6-and-1 after the bye and visits Navy in Week Nine.
>>Miami Tops College Football Poll
(Undated) — Miami is the number one team in the nation in the latest college football coaches poll. The Hurricanes are followed by Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana and Utah. A pair of Big-12 schools are seeing a drop in the rankings after suffering losses over the weekend, with BYU falling six spots to number-nine, and Texas Tech dropping nine spots to number-14. Iowa and USC’s ranking also fell. Oregon was dropped out of the top 25.
>>Baylor Football Fires Head Coach
(Waco, TX) — Baylor football needs a new head coach. The school fired Dave Aranda on Sunday following the team’s loss to Kansas. It was the Bears’ first loss to the Jayhawks since 2007. Aranda went 40-and-40 over the last seven seasons with Baylor, which currently sits at 4-and-3 this year. Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman will serve as the interim coach.
>>WNBA Finals Continue On Monday With Game Five
(San Francisco, CA) — The WNBA Finals is now a best-of-three series. Game Five between the Valkyries and Dream takes place in San Francisco on Monday. The series got knotted up a two games apiece following the Valkyries’ 67-62 win on Saturday. Gabby Williams led her team with 17 points to avoid a 3-1 hole in the best-of-seven series.
>>Butterfield Bermuda Championship Final Preview
(Southampton Parish, Bermuda) — The Butterfield Bermuda Championship will be decided in a sudden-death playoff. Due to the unfavorable weather forecast for Monday, and the uncertainty surrounding the completion of the entire final round on Monday, the tournament results are considered final through 54 holes. A playoff between Seamus Power and Austin Smotherman will be conducted to determine the champion at Port Royal Golf Course.
>>Kyle Larson Wins Talladega
(Talladega, AL) — Kyle Larson is inching closer to a NASCAR Cup Series postseason victory. The driver of the Number-5 car took home the checkered flag in the YellaWood 500 from Talladega Superspeedway. William Byron, Ricky Stenhouse, Ross Chastain and Cole Custer rounded out the top-five finishers. Larson leads the playoff standings with just two more races left in The Chase.