ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Boys Golf at Mt. Vernon Green Hills Country Club IHSA Regional 9am
(Cisne and Edwards County also participating)
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FRONTIER COLLEGE:
Bobcats Volleyball at Wabash Valley College 6:30pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY
Fairfield at Benton
AREA SPORTS RESULTS:
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF FROM MONDAY:
On Monday, the FCHS Boys and Girls Golf Teams finished out their regular seasons at the Fairfield Public Golf Course with a Senior Day match against Salem, Woodlawn, Wayne City, and Cisne. On the Boys side, Fairfield finished 2nd overall and were led by Senior Jake Easton who finished 3rd and Cruz Wells who finished 4th. Cisne’s Hagen Howard was the match Medalist shooting a 34. For the Lady Mules, Senior Eden Duckworth finished 1st, followed by her sister, Senior Lela Duckworth-2nd, and Amelia Hopfinger-4th
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS FROM MONDAY:
The Herrin Lady Tigers powered by the FCHS Lady Mules, 9 matches to 0
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
On Tuesday night, the Fairfield Lady Mules traveled to Carmi for a tough Black Diamond Conference matchup with the Lady Bulldogs. Despite winning the opening set, the Varsity Lady Mules fell to Carmi in 3 sets, 25-19, 21-25, & 16-25. The JV squad battled for a 2 set win, 25-19 & 25-20. The Frosh team opened the night falling to Carmi 12-25 & 24-26. The Lady Mules next matchup will be Thursday night at Edwards County.
The Cisne Lady Lions faced Webber on Tuesday night and came away with a 2 sets victory, 25-11 & 25-18. The JV squad also picked up a victory in 3 sets, 24-26, 25-11, & 15-9.
The Wayne City Lady Indians Volleyball team battled Zeigler-Royalton on Tuesday night and came away with a decisive victory in 2 sets, 25-13 & 25-19.
Flora V & JV win in 2 against Eldorado
Centralia over Marion in 2 sets
Althoff over Christ Our Rock 2-0
Chester over Okawville 2-1
Collinsville over Granite City 2-1
Cumberland over Arcola 2-0
Edwardsville over Alton 2-0
Elverado over Cobden 2-0
Oblong over St Elmo 2-0
O’Fallon over Belleville West 2-0
Pinckneyville over Benton 2-0
Gallatin over Pope in 3 sets
Nashville over DuQuoin in 2 sets
West Frankfort over Anna Jonesboro in 3 sets
Carbondale over Mt. Vernon 2 sets
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF REGIONALS:
The FCHS Lady Mules Golf Team competed Tuesday in the IHSA Class 1A Regional at West Berwick Country Club in Mt. Carmel. Fairfield’s Eden Duckworth shot a 92 to finish 15th and advance to the 1A Sectional next Monday at Monticello.
JR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
On Tuesday, Cross Country teams from Fairfield, Wayne City, New Hope, and Cisne competed in the Wayne City Invitational. Medalists for Fairfield were: Varsity Girls: Laken Haygood-7th; JV Girls: Addison Lawyer-2nd, Chloe Esmon-3rd, & Bristol Flanagan-10th; JV Boys: Clay Hooper-7th, Cohen Richards-10th, Jaise Wilkerson-13th, & Bo Laird-16th. Results for Wayne City, New Hope, and Cisne were not readily available.
*** NATIONAL SPORTS ***
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
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Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Guardians 1
(Tigers lead best-of-three AL Wild Card Series, 1-0)
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1
(Cubs lead best-of-three NL Wild Card Series, 1-0)
The Chicago Cubs are a win away from the NLDS. Game Two of the best-of-three set this afternoon.
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1
(Red Sox lead best-of-three AL Wild Card Series, 1-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5
(Dodgers lead best-of-three NL Wild Card Series, 1-0)
NHL Preseason
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Montreal Canadiens 5, Ottawa Senators 0
Washington Capitals 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 2
Detroit Red Wings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Colorado Avalanche 4, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Minnesota Wild 3, Winnipeg Jets 2
Dallas Stars 5, St. Louis Blues 3 The Blues host the Senators tomorrow night.
Los Angeles Kings 3, Utah Mammoth 2
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Cardinals Introduce Chaim Bloom
(St. Louis, MO) — Chaim Bloom has officially taken over as the Cardinals president of baseball operations. Bloom spoke to reporters yesterday and detailed how the franchise needs to focus on player development within the organization in order to accomplish its ultimate goal of winning the World Series. Bloom also noted that Oli Marmol will return as the club’s manager in 2026. Bloom spent the last two seasons as the heir-apparent to John Mozeliak, who stepped down from the role on Monday.
>>Report: Ravens QB Jackson Could Miss Multiple Games
(Undated) — The Ravens have reportedly been dealt a devastating blow. According to Brian Wacker of the Baltimore Sun, quarterback Lamar Jackson could miss two to three weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs. Cooper Rush would likely get the nod for Baltimore with Jackson out. Rush completed nine of 13 passes for 52 yards in relief of Jackson against Kansas City. The 1-and-3 Ravens will host the Houston Texans on Sunday.
>>Report: Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill Has Surgery; Will Miss Season
(Miami, FL) — The Dolphins are down one of their star players for the rest of the season. ESPN reports Tyreek Hill underwent a major procedure to repair a dislocated left knee and multiple torn ligaments on Tuesday. Hill’s agent said the “realistic” goal is for him to return at the start of next season. The 31-year-old got hurt during the team’s Monday Night Football win over the Jets.
>>MLB Wild Card Series Roundup
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>>Angels Fire Manager Ron Washington
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>>Rays’ Sale Finalized
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>>Warriors Sign Kuminga To Two-Year Deal
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>>Wild Sign Kaprizov To Record-Setting Contract Extension
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>>Aces Advance Past Fever, Will Play Mercury In WNBA Finals
(Las Vegas, NV) — The WNBA Finals are set. The Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 107-98 in overtime to advance to their third WNBA Finals in the past four years. A’ja Wilson led the way for the Aces with 35 points, while Jackie Young contributed 32 points, becoming the first duo to score 30-plus points each in a WNBA playoff game. Las Vegas will take on the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals, which will begin Friday in Sin City. The Aces went 3-and-1 against Phoenix during the regular season.
>>Napheesa Collier Slams WNBA Leadership
(New York, NY) — A WNBA star is slamming the league’s commissioner. On Tuesday Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa [[ nah-fee-sha ]] Collier said the WNBA has “the worst leadership in the world.” Collier criticized WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert over issues of officiating and player salaries, saying the real threat to the league is “the lack of accountability from the league office.” It comes after the Lynx were eliminated from the playoffs by the Phoenix Mercury Sunday night. Collier didn’t play in that game, after suffering an injury in Game 3 of the semifinals, in a play that resulted in no foul call.
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