ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules JV Football at Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 6pm
Girls Tennis vs. Mt. Vernon at Lakeside Park 4pm
Golf vs. Cisne, NCOE, Wayne City at Fairfield Country Club 4pm
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE:
No Events Scheduled
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FROM SATURDAY:
Fairfield Lady Mules JV Volleyball Team placed 1st in Silver Bracket at the Carterville tournament, 5th overall. They finished the day 3-2 beating Chester, Anna Jonesboro, and Marion and falling to NCOE and Mt. Vernon. Allee King was nominated to the all-tournament.
The Cisne Lady Runnin’ Lions Volleyball Team won the Flora Round-Robin Tournament Saturday, running the table by beating Flora, Dietrich, and Christ Our Rock Lutheran.
The Edwards County Lady Lions Volleyball Team traveled to Metropolis Saturday for the Superman Classic Tournament. Edwards County came away with a 1st Place tournament showing for the 2nd week in a row with victories over Anna-Jonesboro, Graves County, KY, Massac County, and DuQuoin. The Lady Lions’ Grace McCarty and Alice Robb were named to the All-Tournament Team and Grace Bishop was named the Tournament MVP
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY:
At the Olney Invitational on Saturday, the FCHS Mules Boys Cross Country Team finished 5th overall with a field of 162 runners. Medalists for Fairfield were Ashton King-20th, Kanyen Lingafelter-27th, Jarret Vaughan-34th, and Skylar Bladel-42nd.
The Mules Girls Cross Country Team finished 3rd overall with a field of 101 runners. Medalists for Fairfield were Emeri Sager-15th, Remi Taylor-19th, Adi Hickey-21st, Jaycie Couch-26th, Brianna Meeks-31st, and Ellanie Vanway-32nd.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FROM SATURDAY:
Red Hill 22, Carmi-White-Co. 8
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
Fairfield Center Street Colts Cross Country Team competed in the Summersville Invitational on Saturday. Center Street JV Runners Addison Lawyer, 13th out of 109, and Clay Hooper, 12th out of 119, both finished as Medalists.
JR HIGH JV BASEBALL:
Cisne 3, Jasper 0 – Game 1
Jasper 8, Cisne 6 – Game 2
JUNIOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL FROM SATURDAY:
At The Train Yard
3rd/4th Grade
Fairfield 6, Christopher 0
5th/6th Grade
Fairfield 12, Christopher 6
7th/8th Grade
Fairfield 12, Christopher 6
SIJHSAA JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL & GIRLS SOFTBALL REGIONALS:
Junior High Boys Baseball and Girls Softball Regionals begin this week. Today’s Class S Baseball play will see Jasper vs. St. Mary’s, Cisne vs. Grayville, New Hope vs. West Salem, Geff vs. Summersville, and Wayne City @ St. Mary’s (Mt.V)-Opdyke-Belle Rive @ Lincoln Park
Tuesday will see Fairfield vs. Albion in Class M action. Also on Tuesday, Girls Softball Regional Play kicks off with Fairfield vs. Wayne City in Class M, and Cisne vs. Jasper in Class S. New Hope’s Class S journey will begin on Thursday after having a 1st round bye. For a full listing of area Jr. High Regional Brackets visit our website at wfiwradio.com/local-sports/
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JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL REGIONALS |
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| CLASS M REGION 8 @ WOODLAWN | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/23 6:15p | 3 9/25 4:30p | |
| Woodlawn | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Spring Garden – Bethel Co-op | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/23 4:30p | ||
| Fairfield Junior High | ||
| Albion | ||
| CLASS M REGION 3 @ VIENNA | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/24 | 3 9/26 | |
| Vienna | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Gallatin County Junior High School | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/24 | ||
| Goreville | ||
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | ||
| CLASS S REGION 8 | ||
| Round 1 – Quarter-Final | Round 2 – Semi-Final | Round 3 – Final |
| 1 9/22 4:30p @ Noble | 5 9/25 4:30p @ Noble | 7 |
| St Joe School (Olney) | St Joe School (Olney) | [WINNER OF GAME 5] |
| Clay City Junior High (FORFEIT) | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | [WINNER OF GAME 6] |
| 6 | ||
| 2 9/23 4:30p @ Fairfield | [WINNER OF GAME 3] | |
| Jasper Grade School | [WINNER OF GAME 4] | |
| Allendale-St Mary’s (Mt.Carmel) Co-op | ||
| 3 9/23 4:15p @ Cisne | ||
| Cisne Middle School | ||
| Grayville Junior High | ||
| 4 9/23 4:15p @ West Salem | ||
| West Salem Grade School | ||
| New Hope | ||
| CLASS S REGION 7 @ LINCOLN PARK | ||
| Round 1 – Quarter-Final | Round 2 – Semi-Final | Round 3 – Final |
| 1 9/22 4p | 5 9/24 5p | 7 |
| Summersville Grade School | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | [WINNER OF GAME 5] |
| Geff Grade School | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | [WINNER OF GAME 6] |
| 6 9/24 5:45p | ||
| 2 9/2 4:30p | [WINNER OF GAME 3] | |
| Wayne City Junior High | [WINNER OF GAME 4] | |
| St. Mary’s (MtV)-Opdyke-Belle Rive Co-op | ||
| 3 9/22 6p | ||
| Ewing-Northern CCSD | ||
| Waltonville | ||
| 4 9/23 6p | ||
| Bluford-Farrington Co-op | ||
| Field C.C.S.D. School | ||
| CLASS L REGION 4 @ FLORA | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/25 3p | 3 9/27 10a | |
| Mt.Carmel Junior High School | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Carmi-White County Middle School | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/25 5p | ||
| Flora Floyd Henson Junior High | ||
| Olney Richland County Middle School | ||
| CLASS L REGION 8 @ CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (MT VERNON) | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/23 3:30p | 3 9/25 5p | |
| Benton Grade School | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Hamilton County Junior High | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/23 5:30p | ||
| Central Jr. High (West Frankfort) | ||
| Casey Middle School (Mt.Vernon) | ||
| JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL REGIONALS | ||
| CLASS M REGION 8 | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/23 4:30p @ Woodlawn | 3 9/25 4:30p | |
| Woodlawn | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/23 4:30p @ Fairfield | ||
| Fairfield Junior High | ||
| Wayne City Junior High | ||
| CLASS S REGION 8 | ||
| Round 1 – Quarter-Final | Round 2 – Semi-Final | Round 3 – Final |
| 1 9/23 4:30p @ Grayville | 4 9/25 4:30p @ Fairfield | 6 9/29 |
| Grayville Junior High | New Hope | [WINNER OF GAME 4] |
| St Joe School (Olney) | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | [WINNER OF GAME 5] |
| 2 9/23 4:30p @ Iuka | 5 9/25 | |
| Iuka Grade School | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| Allendale – St. Mary’s Co-op | [WINNER OF GAME 3] | |
| 3 9/23 4:15p @ Cisne | ||
| Cisne Middle School | ||
| Jasper Grade School | ||
| CLASS L REGION 4 @ FLORA | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/25 3p | 3 9/27 10a | |
| Mt.Carmel Junior High School | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Olney Richland County Middle School | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/25 5p | ||
| Flora Floyd Henson Junior High | ||
| Carmi-White County Middle School | ||
| CLASS L REGION 8 @ CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (MT. VERNON) | ||
| Round 1 – Semi-Final | Round 2 – Final | |
| 1 9/23 3:30p | 3 9/25 5p | |
| Central Jr. High (West Frankfort) | [WINNER OF GAME 1] | |
| Casey Middle School (Mt.Vernon) | [WINNER OF GAME 2] | |
| 2 9/23 | ||
| Hamilton County Junior High | ||
| Benton Grade School | ||
FAIRFIELD MULES WRESTLING PRESEASON MEETING SCHEDULED:
The Fairfield Community High School wrestling team will hold its 2025-2026 preseason meeting on Tuesday, September 23rd. All interested FCHS students are invited to meet in the weight room at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will cover plans for the upcoming wrestling season, and coaches will be collecting shirt and pant sizes for team warmups. Any FCHS student considering joining the wrestling team this winter is encouraged to attend.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Wayne City @ Norris City
JR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield @ Home vs. Carmi
JR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield @ Home vs. Carmi
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
New Hope @ Centralia
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Cleveland Browns 13, Green Bay Packers 10
Indianapolis Colts 41, Tennessee Titans 20
Minnesota Vikings 48, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Pittsburgh Steelers 21, New England Patriots 14
Philadelphia Eagles 33, Los Angeles Rams 26
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29, New York Jets 27
Washington Commanders 41, Las Vegas Raiders 24
Carolina Panthers 30, Atlanta Falcons 0
Jacksonville Jaguars 17, Houston Texans 10
Los Angeles Chargers 23, Denver Broncos 20
Seattle Seahawks 44, New Orleans Saints 13
Chicago Bears 31, Dallas Cowboys 14
San Francisco 49ers 16, Arizona Cardinals 15
Kansas City Chiefs 22, New York Giants 9
MLB American League
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New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 (F/10)
Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Guardians 2
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Kansas City 5
Seattle Mariners 7, Houston Astros 3
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Boston Red Sox 3
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 The Cardinals claimed their series over the Brewers following a 5-1 victory from St. Louis. Matthew Liberatore earned the win after giving up the lone run on five hits over five innings. Ivan Herrera blasted a two-run homer as St. Louis has won three-of-five. The Cardinals are in fourth place in the NL Central at 76-and-80. Michael McGreevy starts for St. Louis against San Francisco tonight.
Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 The Chicago Cubs had just six hits during a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. The Northsiders went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base. Jameson Taillon was charged with his seventh loss after allowing a run on five hits in seven innings. Chicago has already clinched a playoff spot and is in second place in the NL Central at 88-and-68. The Cubs host the Mets tomorrow night.
Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
MLB Interleague
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Atlanta Braves 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, The Athletics 0
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Miami Marlins 4, Texas Rangers 2
Colorado Rockies 3, Los Angeles Angels 1
NASCAR
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USA Today 301 (at Loudon, NH)
1. Ryan Blaney
2. Josh Berry
3. William Byron
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