LOCAL SPORTS SCORES FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Track at the EIU Indoor Track Meet at Charleston
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL:
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Mt. Pulaski vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Breese Central vs. Byron
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Glenwood vs. Washington
IHSA GIRLS CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Nazareth Academy vs. Loyola Academy
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
FAIRFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
The Fairfield Colts will be hosting their annual Fairfield Invitational Volleyball Tournament today. Teams from Fairfield, New Hope, Jasper, and Cisne along with 12 other Southern Illinois teams will all be participating in a total of 38 games on the day. Games will be played at both Center Street and Fairfield Community High School
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM FRIDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A TRICO SECTIONAL:
Goreville, 47, Waltonville 44
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A NOKOMIS SECTIONAL:
Jacksonville Routt 49, Brown County 45
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A MACON MERIDIAN SECTIONAL:
Lawrenceville 59, Altamont 45
IHSA BOYS CLASS 1A DANVILLE SECTIONAL:
LeRoy 62, Decatur Unity 58
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A MONTICELLO SECTIONAL:
Tolono-Unity 59, Teutopolis 58
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A SENECA SECTIONAL:
McNamara 69, Yorkville Christian 56
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A NASHVILLE SECTIONAL:
Benton 58, Carterville 43
IHSA BOYS CLASS 2A PLEASANT PLAINS SECTIONAL:
Quincy Notre Dame 72, Rochester 64
MLB Spring Training Friday:
St. Louis 10 Baltimore 2
San Diego 3 Chicago Cubs 0
Chicago White Sox 6 Arizona 0
Detroit 11 Boston 3
Houston 7 Washington 1
Philadelphia 14 Texas 10
Toronto 9 Pittsburgh 2
Colordao 11 Athletics 6
Cleveland 5 LA Angels 3
San Francisco 6 Cincinnati 3
Seattle 5 Texas 1
Milwaukee 6 Arizona 2
Atlanta 4 Minnesota 1
NY Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 0
Miami 2 NY Mets 0
LA Dodgers 6 Kansas City 0
St. Louis plays the NY Mets at 12:05 today. The game can be heard on WOKZ 105.9 FM with coverage beginning at 11:55 a.m. The Cubs play the Athletics at 2:05 p.m. and the White Sox play Seattle at 2:10 p.m.
Men’s college basketball:
MVC Tournament Quarterfinals: UIC 92 Murray State 79
Drake 100 Belmont 79
Top 25 action: St. John’s 72 Seton Hall 65
Miami (OH) 110 Ohio 108 OT
Illinois plays Maryland at 2 p.m. Sunday. The game can be heard on WFIW AM 1390 and 103.3 FM with coverage beginning at 1 p.m.
Women’s college basketball:
Big 10 Tournament Quarterfinals: Iowa 64 Illinois 58
NBA:
LA Lakers 128 Indiana 117
Boston 120 Dallas 100
Miami 128 Charlotte 120
Houston 106 Portland 99
New York 142 Denver 103
Phoenix 118 New Orleans 116
San Antonio 116 LA Clippers 112
NHL:
St. Louis 3 San Jose 2 (OT)
Vancouver 6 Chicago 3
Florida 3 Detroit 1
Colorado 5 Dallas 4 shootout
Carolina 6 Edmonton 3
Anaheim 6 Montreal 5 shootout
Minnesota 4 Vegas 2
NASCAR:
O’Reilly Auto Parts series is at Phoenix today at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on the CW Network. The Cup Series races Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and can be seeen on FS1