Fairfield Lady Mules Basketball tonight in the Mule Barn on Jed Foster Court as Fairfield Community High School will recognize 50 years of Lady Mules Basketball. The doors will open at 5:15pm with the JV game starting at 6pm, a 50th Anniversary presentation is planned for 7:15pm with the Varsity game at 7:30pm. At half-time, recognition of the Class-S State Champions New Hope Lady Panthers. All former Lady Mules players and coaches along with all Lady Panthers players will be allowed free entry into the game versus Hamilton County.
Fairfield Mules Freshman Boys Basketball tonight at Benton at 6pm.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FROM TUESDAY
Fairfield 48, Hamilton County 35 (It was Hamilton County’s first conference loss of the season)
JV: Fairfield 49, Hamilton County 30
Freshman: Hamilton County 26, Fairfield 24
Altamont 45, Neoga 34
Alton 61, Belleville East 47
Anna-Jonesboro 77, Cairo 54
Belleville West 80, East St Louis 76
Bethalto Civic 61, Roxana 46
Breese Central 62, Columbia 53
Carlyle 66, Robinson 38
Carmi 67, Eldorado 56
Carterville 60, Harrisburg 49
Christ Our Rock 62, Father McGivney 42
Century 78, Shawnee 52
Charleston57, Effingham 56
Chester 49, Waterloo Gibault 36
Christopher 68, Johnston City 40
Collinsville 62, O’Fallon 47
Crab Orchard 67, Carrier Mills 45
Cumberland 44, Sullivan 34
Dieterich 72, Martinsville 38
Edwards Co 47, Flora 34
Edwardsville 55, Waterloo 44
Galatia 71, Elverado 38
Gallatin Co 57, Thompsonville 53 (OT)
Goreville 81, Zeigler-Royalton 44
Greenville 52, Pana 45
Hardin Co 93, Dongola 50
Herrin 75, Massac County 70
Lawrenceville 74, Red Hill 51
Marissa 52, Red Bud 48
Mulberry Grove 86, Ramsey 62
Mt Vernon 66, Marion 65 (2-OT)
Murphysboro 49, Carbondale 40
Nashville 53, Benton 45
Newton 49, OPH 35
NCOE 68, Cisne 53
North Clay 79, Grayville 76
Okawville 66, New Athens 59
Patoka-Odin 58, CHBC 33
Pope County 83, Joppa 57
Sparta 61, Steeleville 53
Staunton 48, Piasa-SW 30
Taylorville 61, Mattoon 51
Teutopolis 47, Casey-Westfield 33
Tuscola 71, Macon Meridian 35
Valmeyer 67, Lebanon 30
Vandalia 91, Litchfield 68
Waltonville 65, Sesser-Valier 37
Wesclin 78, Freeburg 71 (OT)
West Frankfort 54, DuQuoin 40
Woodlawn 63, Wayne City 41
BOYS JR HIGH CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT AT REND LAKE
SEMI-FINAL GAMES:
Nashville 59, Joseph Arthur 35
Smithton 53, NCOE 50
The Trophy Games are Friday, February 14th:
NCOE vs Joseph Arthur (3rd Place)-6:00pm
Nashville vs Smithton (Championship) -7:30pm
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Illinois Fighting Illini pulled away late during an 83-78 win over the UCLA Bruins at State Farm Center. Illinois is in seventh place in the Big Ten with a 9-and-6 conference record and a 17-and-8 mark overall. The Illini host #11 Michigan State on Saturday.
NCAA Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
#2 Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 68
#3 Florida 81, #22 Mississippi State 68
#18 Kentucky 75, #4 Tennessee 64
#17 Michigan 75, #7 Purdue 73
#10 Iowa State 77, UCF 65
Kansas State 73, #13 Arizona 70
#16 Marquette 68, DePaul 58
#1 Alabama 103, Texas 80
#9 Texas A&M 69, Georgia 53
Indiana 71, #11 Michigan State 67
#20 Kansas 71, Colorado 59
#24 UConn 70, #21 Creighton 66
NBA:
Toronto Raptors 106, Philadelphia 76ers 103
New York Knicks 128, Indiana Pacers 115
Detroit Pistons 132, Chicago Bulls 92
Memphis Grizzlies 119, Phoenix Suns 112
NHL:
No Games Scheduled (All-Star break)
BASEBALL NEWS
Spring Training officially begins today for the St. Louis Cardinals. All pitchers and catchers are due to be at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium today. The Cardinals will have their first full-team workout on Monday. The first exhibition game is against Miami on February 22nd.
The Chicago Cubs are having some trouble at the top of their rotation. The team announced that right-handed starting pitcher Javier Assad is dealing with an oblique strain. Craig Counsell told reporters that Assad is being shut down until his pain is gone, but he added that he doesn’t think that he’ll be out for a long time. Assad went 7-and-6 with a 3.73 ERA in 29 starts for the Northsiders last season.
The Chicago White Sox are picking up a Gold Glove outfielder. The team signed Michael A. Taylor to a one-year deal yesterday. The contract is worth just under two-million dollars for the 2025 season. Taylor won a Gold Glove with Kansas City in 2021. He hit .193 with five home runs and 21 RBI in 113 games with the Pirates last season.
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