ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Wayne City at Edwards County
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Wayne City at Edwards County
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
St. Joe-Ogden 11, Fairfield 4
Fairfield was led by Jake Easton who went 2-3 with a Double, Breychan Kovacich, 2-4 and 1 RBI, and Logan Tullis 1-4 with a Double and 2 RBI’s
Cisne 9, Webber 3
Cisne’s Hagen Howard pitched 6 innings with 0 Earned Runs and 15 Strikeouts
Wayne City at Galatia – RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, April 1st
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield 7, Pope County 0
Webber 18, Cisne 0
North Clay 6, Wayne City 5
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS:
Fairfield fell to Centralia 9-0
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK:
The Lady Mules Track team was in action Thursday at the Marion Last Chance Girls Indoor Meet. The Lady Mules had several participants finish in the top 10 in their events. Wren Braddock – 8th in 60m and 6th in High Jump; Remi Taylor – 9th in 400m and 2nd Pole Vault; Emeri Sager – 3rd in 800m and 3rd in 1600m; Jaycie Couch – 5th in 800m; Emily Vaughan – 3rd in 60m Hurdles and 6th in Long Jump; Mahogany Langford – 8th in Shot Put; and the 4x200m Relay team of Emily Vaughan, Macie Edwards, Remi Taylor, and Wren Braddock – 6th.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
It was recently announced that Cisne High School Senior Kaleya Porter has signed a letter of intent to pursue a Nursing degree and continue her volleyball career at Greenville University. Porter was an All-Midland Trail Conference 1st Team Volleyball player and helped lead Cisne to a 25-9 record this season
JR HIGH GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS:
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGION 16 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Cisne over New Hope in 2 Sets: 25-13, 25-19
This is Cisne’s 5th consecutive Regional Championship, and they will play Alton St. Mary’s in the 1st Round of the Class S State Tournament on Saturday, March 28th
SIJHSAA CLASS S REGION 14 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Raccoon over Geff in 2 Sets: 25-23, 25-17
Field over Bluford
Raccoon over Field
SIJHSAA CLASS M REGION GIRLS VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Woodlawn over Wayne City in 3 Sets: 25-27, 25-17, 15-7
Fairfield over Nashville in 3 Sets: 26-24, 11-25, 16-14
Woodlawn over Fairfield in 2 Sets: 25-20, 25-14
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
FCC BOBCATS BASEBALL:
FCC 18, Southeastern Illinois 3 (7 Innings)
FCC BOBCATS SOFTBALL:
Game 1: FCC 6, Southwestern Illinois 4
Game 2: FCC 4, Southwestern Illinois 2
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
East Region
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#9 TCU 66, #8 Ohio State 64 (at Greenville, SC)
#6 Louisville 83, #11 South Florida 79 (at Buffalo, NY)
#1 Duke 71, #16 Siena 65 (at Greenville, SC)
#3 Michigan State 92, #14 North Dakota State 67 (at Buffalo, NY)
South Region
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#3 Illinois 105, #14 Pennsylvania 70 (at Greenville, SC)
The three-seed Illinois Fighting Illini are moving on in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini crushed 14-seed Penn 105-70 in the First Round from Bon Secours Wellness Arena yesterday. Illinois led by ten at halftime before outscoring Penn 65-40 the rest of the way. David Mirkovic poured in 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, while Keaton Wagler finished with 18 points. The Illini take on VCU in the Second Round tomorrow.
#4 Nebraska 76, #13 Troy 47 (at Oklahoma City, OK)
#5 Vanderbilt 78, #12 McNeese 68 (at Oklahoma City, OK)
#11 VCU 82, #6 North Carolina 78 (OT) (at Greenville, SC)
#10 Texas A&M 63, #7 Saint Mary’s 50 (at Oklahoma City, OK)
#2 Houston 78, #15 Idaho 47 (at Oklahoma City, OK)
Midwest Region
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#1 Michigan 101, #16 Howard 80 (at Buffalo, NY)
#9 Saint Louis 102, #8 Georgia 77 (at Buffalo, NY)
West Region
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#12 High Point 83, #5 Wisconsin 82 (at Portland, OR)
#4 Arkansas 97, #13 Hawaii 78 (at Portland OR)
#11 Texas 79, #6 BYU 71 (at Portland, OR)
#3 Gonzaga 73, #14 Kennesaw State 64 (at Portland, OR)
NBA
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Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Chicago Bulls 110
The Chicago Bulls failed to complete a big comeback during a 115-110 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at United Center. The Bulls trailed by 29 points in the third quarter before storming back to get within one in the fourth. However, Cleveland pulled away to earn the win. Tre Jones led Chicago with 20 points in the losing effort. The Bulls are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with a 28-and-42 record. They host the Rockets on Monday.
Charlotte Hornets 130, Orlando Magic 111
Detroit Pistons 117, Washington Nationals 95
Los Angeles Lakers 134, Miami Heat 126
New Orleans Pelicans 105, LA Clippers 99
San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns 100
Utah Jazz 128, Milwaukee Bucks 96
Philadelphia 76ers 139, Sacramento Kings 118
The Pacers are on a lengthy losing streak. Indiana has dropped each of its last 15 games entering this weekend’s battle. The Pacers visit the San Antonio Spurs tomorrow.
NHL
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Chicago Blackhawks 2, Minnesota Wild 1
The Chicago Blackhawks snapped the Minnesota Wild’s 19-game point streak against them with a 2-1 win from Grand Casino Arena. Spencer Knight stopped 28 shots in the victory, while Connor Bedard and Ilya Mikheyev both lit the lamp. Chicago remains in last place in the Central Division with 64 points. The Hawks host Colorado tonight.
Boston Bruins 6, Winnipeg Jets 1
Ottawa Senators 3, New York Islanders 2
Detroit Red Wings 3, Montreal Canadiens 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 6, New York Rangers 3
Nashville Predators 3, Seattle Kraken 1
Florida Panthers 4, Edmonton Oilers 0
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Vancouver Canucks 2
Utah Mammoth 4, Vegas Golden Knights 0
Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 0
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO)
The St. Louis Blues aim to avoid a third consecutive loss when they visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena tomorrow. The Blues are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on the road on Wednesday. St. Louis is in seventh place in the Central Division with 65 points. Tomorrow’s game starts at 6:00PM.
MLB Grapefruit League
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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Washington Nationals 1
The St. Louis Cardinals held the Washington Nationals to just seven hits during a 5-1 Spring Training win from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Trey Paige homered in the losing effort, while Quinn Mathews allowed just one run on two hits in four innings. St. Louis improved to 14-and-9 in Grapefruit League play. The Cardinals send Andre Pallante to the mound against the Mets today.
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Tampa Bay Rays 2
New York Yankees (ss) 5, Baltimore Orioles (ss) 4
Toronto Blue Jays 11, New York Yankees (ss) 0
New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 2
Baltimore Orioles (ss) 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2
MLB Cactus League
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The Chicago Cubs return to Spring Training action with a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Sloan Park tonight. The Northsiders are 11-and-14 in exhibition play. Matthew Boyd mans the rubber for the Cubs tonight. First pitch is at 8:05PM.
San Diego Padres 13, Chicago White Sox (ss) 6
Los Angeles Angels 4, Kansas City Royals (ss) 3
Cleveland Guardians 6, Kansas City Royals (ss) 5
Chicago White Sox (ss) 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Seattle Mariners 6, The Athletics 4
San Francisco Giants 14, Colorado Rockies 11
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Texas Rangers 4
PGA
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Valspar Championship (at Palm Harbor, FL)
1. Sungjae Im (-7)
2. Brandt Snedeker (-6)
3. Davis Thompson (-5)
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