ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Volleyball at the Mt. Carmel Class 2A Regional CHAMPIONSHIP game vs Benton 6pm
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
HAMILTON COUNTY CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
(1) Carmi-White County vs (4) Newton
ELVERADO CLASS 1A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
(1) NCOE vs. (5) Cisne
THOMPSONVILLE CLASS 1A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
(2) Edwards County vs. (3) Wayne City
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
New Hope vs. Mt. Carmel
Wayne City vs. Iuka
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope at Cisne
Geff at Field
FAIRFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
Jasper vs. Wayne City
Fairfield vs. Flora
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS:
ELVERADO CLASS 1A REGIONAL:
Cisne over Elverado in 3 Sets
NCOE over Woodlawn in 2 Sets
THOMPSONVILLE CLASS 1A REGIONAL:
Wayne City over Crab Orchard in 2 Sets
Edwards County over Zeigler-Royalton in 2 Sets
CLASS 1A SEMI-FINALS:
At Casey-Westfield:
ALAH over Chrisman 2-0
Casey-Westfield over Lawrenceville 2-0
At Cobden:
Trico over Century 2-0
Cobden over Carrier-Mills 2-1
At Nokomis:
Nokomis over Centralia (Christ Our Rock Lutheran) 2-0
Carlyle over North Clay 2-0
At Sparta:
Goreville over Pope Co 2-0
Steeleville over Sparta 2-1
At St Elmo:
Okawville over South Central 2-0
St Elmo over CHBC 2-0
At Windsor:
Oblong over Cumberland 2-1
Windsor/S-S over Tuscola 2-0
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL
***BOYS SCOREBOARD***
Carlyle 39, Germantown 32
Central City 49, Iuka 44
Salem 47, Woodlawn 33
Spring Garden 43, Bethel 38
West Frankfort 83, Eldorado 27
***GIRLS SCOREBOARD***
Albion 42, Salem 26
Goreville 38, Carmi-White Co. 17
Hamilton Co 41 Sesser Valier 10
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL WEDNESDAY:
John A. Logan defeated Frontier Lady Bobcats in five sets, 3-2 Wednesday night at Center St. Gym. The Bobcats close out the regular season with a 19-17 overall record, 9-9 in Region 24 action.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB WORLD SERIES
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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
(Blue Jays lead best-of-seven World Series, 3-2)
The Blue Jays are one win away from a World Series championship. The team silenced the Dodgers 6-1 in Game Five from Los Angeles. Rookie Trey Yesavage [[ YEH-savage ]] spun another gem after allowing the lone run while mowing down a dozen batters over seven innings. Toronto leads the best-of-seven series 3-2. Blake Snell got the loss for LA, which hopes to avoid elimination when the two teams will meet in Toronto Friday.
NBA
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Houston Rockets 139, Toronto Raptors 121
Boston Celtics 125, Cleveland Cavaliers 105
Detroit Pistons 135, Orlando Magic 116
Atlanta Hawks 117, Brooklyn Nets 112
Chicago Bulls 126, Sacramento Kings 113
Dallas Mavericks 107, Indiana Pacers 105
Denver Nuggets 122, New Orleans Pelicans 88
Portland Trail Blazers 136, Utah Jazz 134
Los Angeles Lakers 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 115
Memphis Grizzlies 114, Phoenix Suns 113
NHL
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Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The St. Louis Blues aim to avoid a sixth loss in a row when they host the Vancouver Canucks at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 5-2 home loss against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. St. Louis is in last place in the Central Division with seven points. Tonight’s game starts at 7:00PM. The St. Louis Blues are dipping into their farm system. The team recalled forward Dalibor Dvorsky from the Springfield Thunderbirds yesterday. The 2023 first-round pick has three goals and two assists in six AHL games this season. He appeared in two NHL games without registering a point at the end of last season.
The Chicago Blackhawks will try to get on a winning streak when they visit the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre tonight. The Blackhawks are coming off a 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at home on Tuesday. Chicago is in fifth place in the Central Division with 12 points. Tonight’s game starts at 7:00PM.
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Ravens Visit Dolphins On TNF
(Miami Gardens, FL) — Lamar Jackson makes his return as the Baltimore Ravens visit the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football to begin Week Nine. Jackson has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury. The Ravens are now just 2-and-5 on the season, and Jackson says every game is “do or die” for the team. Miami is 2-and-6. Sunday’s action will see the Vikings visit the Lions, the Chiefs battle the Bills in Buffalo, and the Seahawks clash with the Commanders on Sunday Night Football. Monday Night Football will see the Cardinals at the Cowboys.
>>Giants DL Dexter Lawrence Rips Carl Banks
(East Rutherford, NJ) — Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence isn’t backing down from one of his critics. Former Giants linebacker Carl Banks recently said during a podcast that nobody respects Lawrence anymore. Lawrence responded by saying that Banks is delusional for his take. New York has dropped back to back games and will host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
>>Report: Eagles Acquire Michael Carter From Jets For John Metchie
(Philadelphia, PA) — A couple of NFL depth pieces are swapping shades of green. ESPN reports the Eagles acquired Michael Carter-the-Second from the Jets in exchange for John Metchie-the-Third. The sides also exchanged 2027 draft picks as New York received a sixth-round selection while Philly got a seventh-rounder. Carter is expected to fill the third cornerback spot for the Eagles and Metchie will provide receiver depth for Gang Green.
>>Lions Sign Hutchinson To Four-Year Extension
(Detroit, MI) — The Lions are rewarding their young star pass rusher with a historic new deal. Detroit is signing defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a four-year, 180-million-dollar contract extension. The deal includes 141-million-dollars guaranteed and his 45-million-dollar average salary trails only Green Bay’s Micah Parsons among non-quarterbacks. The guaranteed money is the highest among non-QBs in NFL history. The 25-year-old had 16 tackles and six sacks through seven games played this season. He has totaled 34-and-a-half sacks in 46 career games.
>>Falcons Expect Michael Penix To Start Sunday
(Atlanta, GA) — The Falcons are hoping their franchise quarterback will start this Sunday. Head coach Raheem Morris told the media on Wednesday that Michael Penix Jr. is “trending” in the right direction as he works through a knee issue. The second-year gunslinger missed last weekend’s game against the Dolphins with a bone bruise. Backup QB Kirk Cousins started for Atlanta, which got blown out by 24 points.
>>Report: Twins Hire Shelton As Next Manager
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Minnesota Twins have found their new manager. ESPN is reporting that the Twins hired Derek Shelton to be their new skipper. Shelton spent the last six seasons managing the Pittsburgh Pirates before getting fired in May, finishing his tenure with a 306-and-440 managerial record. He was also Minnesota’s bench coach in 2018 and 2019. Shelton will replace Rocco Baldelli, who was fired by the team last month.
>>Hawks’ Trae Young Suffers Knee Sprain
(Atlanta, GA) — The Hawks are holding their breath on Trae Young. The star guard suffered a sprained knee in Wednesday’s win over the Nets. The four-time all-star got hurt in the first quarter after a teammate fell on his leg. The 27-year-old will undergo an MRI on Thursday. Young went into the game averaging almost 21 points to go with nine-and-a-half assists.
>>Louisiana Governor Says LSU AD Will Not Select New Football Coach
(Undated) — Louisiana governor Jeff Landry is letting his thoughts be known about his displeasure with LSU athletic director Scott Woodward. Landry told reporters Wednesday that Woodward will not be involved in selecting the Tigers’ new head football coach. He also said that he would let President Donald Trump hire the new coach before Woodward. Landry mentioned that the LSU Board of Supervisors will assemble a selection committee to find a new coach, but Woodward will not be involved if he has his way. He criticized the AD for signing former coach Brian Kelly to a 10-year, 95-million-dollar contract that left the school on the hook for a 54-million-dollar buyout. Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron said that he “would love” to return to the program as Kelly’s replacement.
>>Tampa Bay To Host 2029 College Football Playoff National Championship
(Tampa Bay, FL) — Tampa, Florida will be the host city for the 2029 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The CFP Management Committee made the announcement on Wednesday, bringing the big game back to Raymond James Stadium. The stadium is home to the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This marks the second time in the CFP era that Tampa will host the national championship, the first being in 2017. Tampa becomes the fourth city to host college football’s biggest game multiple times.
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