ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
No Events Scheduled
WEEKEND SCHEDULE AT FCHS:
Fairfield Mules Football at PORTA (Petersburg) IHSA Playoff 1st Round Kickoff at 3pm
Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country at IHSA Sectional at Wesclin Girls run at 10am, Boys run at 11am
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
MT. CARMEL CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
On Thursday night, the Fairfield Lady Mules won the Mt. Carmel Class 2A Regional Championship with a victory over Benton in 2 Sets, 25-17 & 25-18. The Lady Mules now move on to the Benton Sectional, where they will face Massac County next Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Massac County was the #1 Seed in the Vienna Regional and advanced after beating DuQuoin in 2 Sets
HAMILTON COUNTY CLASS 2A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Carmi-White County over Newton in 2 Sets, 25-14 & 25-11
ELVERADO CLASS 1A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
NCOE over Cisne in 2 Sets, 25-13 & 25-8
THOMPSONVILLE CLASS 1A REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Edwards County over Wayne City in 2 Sets, 25-15 & 25-11
OTHER AREA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
CLASS 2A:
Carterville over Herrin in 3 Sets
Nashville over Breese-Central in 2 Sets
Effingham over Teutopolis in 2 Sets
Columbia over Father McGivney in 2 Sets
Belleville Althoff Catholic over Red Bud in 2 Sets
CLASS 1A:
Trico over Cobden in 2 Sets
Steeleville over Goreville in 2 Sets
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
New Hope 58, Mt Carmel 36
JV: Mt. Carmel 24, New Hope 21
Wayne City 33, Iuka 11
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
New Hope 38, Cisne 37
JV: New Hope 31, Cisne 24
Geff 63, Field 32
FAIRFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
Jasper 34, Wayne City 24
Flora 42, Fairfield 32
Jasper finishes in 1st place going 3-0 in the tournament
Wayne City finishes 2nd going 2-1 in the tournament
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL:
Frontier Community College Bobcats Volleyball team finished among the top six in Region 24 standings and has officially earned a spot in the 2025 Region 24 Volleyball Tournament at Lake Land College in Mattoon.
Frontier enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 seed Lake Land College this Saturday, November 1st at 2:30 p.m. The winner of that match will advance to play No. 2 seed John A. Logan College later that evening at 7:30 p.m.
Region 24 Tournament Schedule
Saturday, November 1st
Match 1 – #4 SWIC vs. #5 Kaskaskia – 12:00 p.m.
Match 2 – #3 Lake Land vs. #6 Frontier – 2:30 p.m.
Match 3 – Semifinal 1 – #1 Vincennes vs. Winner of Match 1 – 5:00 p.m.
Match 4 – Semifinal 2 – #2 John A. Logan vs. Winner of Match 2 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 2
Championship – Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 – 2:00 p.m.
*** NATIONAL SPORTS ***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Baltimore Ravens 28, Miami Dolphins 6
MLB WORLD SEREIS:
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No Game Scheduled
(Blue Jays lead best-of-seven World Series, 3-2)
The Blue Jays are going for their first World Series victory in over three decades. Kevin Gausman takes the mound against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers in Game Six from Toronto tonight. The Jays bounced back from a 2-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series and plan to have star slugger George Springer back in the lineup. Los Angeles can force a decisive Game Seven with a win and keep their championship repeat hopes alive.
NBA
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Orlando Magic 123, Charlotte Hornets 107
Milwaukee Bucks 120, Golden State Warriors 110
Oklahoma City Thunder 127, Washington Wizards 108
San Antonio Spurs 107, Miami Heat 101
NHL
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Vancouver Canucks 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (F/SO)
The St. Louis Blues picked up a point with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks at Enterprise Center. Pius Suter tied the game in the middle of the third period, but the Blues were blanked in the three-round shootout. Jimmy Snuggerud and Dylan Holloway both lit the lamp in the losing effort. St. Louis is on a six-game losing streak. The Blues make a weekend jaunt to Ohio to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena tomorrow night. The Blues are currently at the bottom of the Central Division with eight points and a 3-6-and-2 record. Tomorrow night’s game gets underway at 6:00PM.
Winnipeg Jets 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3
The Chicago Blackhawks gave up two goals in every period during a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Teuvo Teravainen, Alex Vlasic, and Andre Burakovsky all lit the lamp in the losing effort. The Hawks are in fifth place in the Central Division with 12 points. They visit the Oilers tomorrow night.
Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (F/OT)
Ottawa Senators 4, Calgary Flames 3 (F/SO)
Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Dallas Stars 1 (F/OT)
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Nashville Predators 1
Carolina Hurricanes 6, New York Islanders 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Minnesota Wild 1
New York Rangers 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (F/OT)
San Jose Sharks 5, New Jersey Devils 2
Detroit Red Wings 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (F/SO)
PGA
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No Event Scheduled
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