ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Boys Wrestling Tri-Match with Effingham and Lawrenceville at the Mule Barn 6pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT WAYNE CITY:
Grayville vs. Crab Orchard
Wayne City vs. Sandoval
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL:
On Tuesday night, FCHS Mules Basketball team was home at the Mule Barn for a tough matchup against undefeated conference rival the Hamilton County Foxes. The Mules had the lead at halftime but allowed Hamilton County to come back and tie the game at the start of the 4th Quarter. The Mules pulled away in the final frame and sealed the 52-40 victory with a slam dunk from Breychan Kovacich with just over a minute to play. The Mules were led in scoring by Owen Gruen, who had 25 points on the night. The Mules now move to 5-3 on the season and 3-0 in the conference. They will next be in action on Friday night at Casey-Westfield.
CONRAD ALLEN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT AT WAYNE CITY:
North Clay 84, Thompsonville 51
Crab Orchard 59, Sandoval 35
Wayne City 74, Grayville 60
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES:
Lawrenceville 49, Dieterich 34
Mt Carmel 49, Flora 44
NCOE 60, Galatia 47
Okawville 44, Greenville 35
Red Hill 91, Martinsville 30
Salem 52, Olney 49 (OT)
Sesser-Valier 55, Johnston City 46
Teutopolis 58, Effingham 41
Woodlawn 80, South Central 43
Gallatin County 39, Eldorado 26
Waltonville 71, Christopher 35
Goreville 55, West Frankfort 43
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL
Cisne 56, Geff 28
JV: Cisne 51, Geff 30
Wayne City 56, Woodlawn 20
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Olney 37, Fairfield 20 (8th Grade Recognition Night)
JV: Olney 41, Fairfield 17
Jasper 28, St. Joe-Olney 19
JV: St. Joe-Olney 34, Jasper 15
Cisne 49, Iuka 13 (8th Grade Recognition Night)
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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New York Knicks 124, San Antonio Spurs 113
(NBA Cup Championship at Las Vegas, NV)
NHL
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Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2
The Chicago Blackhawks blew a two-goal lead during a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Wyatt Kaiser and Jason Dickinson both scored in the first period to give the Hawks an early lead, but they gave up three goals in the final ten minutes of regulation. Chicago is tied for fifth place in the Central Division with 32 points. The Blackhawks visit Montreal tomorrow night.
The St. Louis Blues will try to get back in the win column when they host the Winnipeg Jets at Enterprise Center tonight. The Blues are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators at home on Monday night. St. Louis is in seventh place in the Central Division with 31 points. Tonight’s game begins at 7:00PM. In other team news, the Blues claimed forward Jonatan Berggren off waivers from the Red Wings yesterday.
Boston Bruins 4, Utah Mammoth 1
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Montreal Canadiens 1
Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Islanders 2
Vancouver Canucks 3, New York Rangers 0
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Anaheim Ducks 3 (F/OT)
Edmonton Oilers 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Minnesota Wild 5, Washington Capitals 0
San Jose Sharks 6, Calgary Flames 3
Colorado Avalanche 5, Seattle Kraken 3
College Football Bowl Games (CFP Rankings)
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Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 (Salute to Veterans Bowl at Montgomery, AL)
Men’s College Basketball (Top-25 Coaches’ Poll)
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#3 Duke 97, Lipscomb 73
#9 Michigan State 92, Toledo 69
#23 Tennessee 83, #11 Louisville 62
#20 St. John’s 79, DePaul 66
#13 North Carolina 77, East Tennessee State 58
#19 Texas Tech 101, Northern Colorado 90
#5 UConn 79, Butler 60
#2 Arizona 96, Abilene Christian 62
#10 BYU 93, Pacific 57
#14 Arkansas 108, Queens University 80
#17 Kansas 73, Towson 49
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>>Knicks Defeat Spurs In NBA Cup Championship
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>>Report: Giants Sign Houser, Foley To Contracts
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>>Braves Sign Ha-Seong Kim
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>>Cubs Bring Back Thielbar
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