ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Baseball at Flora 4:30pm
Lady Mules Softball at Flora 4:30pm
Mules Boys Track at the DuQuoin Relays 4:00pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne vs. Waltonville
Wayne City vs. Odin
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne vs. Waltonville
Wayne City vs. Odin
JR HIGH TRACK:
Fairfield at Carmi
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Lincoln Trail College
COLLEGE SOFTBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Rend Lake College (Doubleheader)
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
North Clay 6, Fairfield 1
Fairfield was led by Austin Grieve who went 1-2 and Caleb King who went 1-3. Grieve took the loss for the Mules going 3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 0 hits with 1 strikeout
Zeigler-Royalton 9, Wayne City 6
Wayne City was led by Marschall Mays who went 3-4 with a Double and 2 RBI’s. Kayne Gregory started for the Indians going 5 1/3 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits with 4 strikeouts.
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY:
Johnston City 7, Hamilton County 0
Harrisburg 7 Massac County 0
Gallatin County 4, Hardin County 3
Pope 13, Carrier Mills 2
New Athens 17, Okawville 0
Mt Carmel 14, Lawrenceville 9
Du Quoin 13, Pinckneyville 1
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Zeigler-Royalton 16, Wayne City 1
Wayne City was led by Lydia Griswold who went 1-2 with a Stolen Base. Kylie Coy took the loss going 2 innings, giving up 6 runs on 3 hits
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY:
Elverado 11, NCOE 5
Trico 15, Marissa 14
Anna Jonesboro 10, Benton 5
Harrisburg 4, Massac County 0
Pope County 7, Century 5
Waltonville Sesser-Valier 5, Woodlawn 1
Gallatin County 14, Hardin County 4
Mt. Vernon 3, Crab Orchard 1
Nashville-14, West Frankfort 3
Carbondale 10, Goreville 0
Murphysboro 9, Herrin 1
Johnston City 5 Carmi-White County 4
Edwards County 14. North Clay/Clay City 4
Casey-Westfield 8, Olney 0
Waterloo 14 , Highland 0 (F/5)
Pinckneyville 9, Duquoin 0
RICE COMMITS TO JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE:
On Monday, it was announced the FCHS Senior Softball player, Alivia Rice has committed to continuing her education and softball career at John A. Logan College.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK:
FOXES INVITATIONAL AT HAMILTON COUNTY:
The FCHS Mules Boys Track team finished in 1st Place Monday at the Foxes Invitational at McLeansboro. Notable performances for the boys were: Justin Johnson-1st in 100m, 1st in 200m, and 2nd 200m; Skylar Bladel-1st in 800m; Kanyen Lingafelter-2nd in 800m; Ashton King-2nd in 3200m; Cayson Webb-Tied for 1st in High Jump; and the 4x400m and 4x800m Relay teams both finished 1st.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK:
DON WEBB INVITATIONAL AT BENTON:
The Lady Mules Track team took 4th place Monday at the Don Webb Invitational at Benton. Notable performances for the girls were: Emeri Sager-1st in 800m and 3rd in 1600m; Jaycie Couch 3rd in 3200m; Emily Vaughan-1st in 300m Hurdles, 2nd in 110m Hurdles and 3rd in Long Jump; Remi Taylor-3rd in Pole Vault; and the 4x100m Thrower Relay team finished 1st.
JR HIGH TRACK:
FAIRFIELD AT MT. CARMEL:
Notable performances were: Layne Butler-3rd in 100m Hurdles; Andrew Bayley-2nd in Shot Put; Cami Zurliene-2nd in 100m and 3rd in 200m; and Paisley Ewing-1st in 100m Hurdles.
WEAA CONFERENCE MEET AT THE FCHS TRAIN YARD TRACK:
On Monday, the WEAA Conference Meet was held at FCHS with athletes from Jasper, New Hope, Geff, and Cisne participating. On the Boys side, St. Joe took 1st, followed by Jasper 2nd, and Cisne 3rd. For the Girls, St. Joe took 1st, followed by Jasper 2nd, and New Hope 3rd.
1st Place Varsity finishers for the boys were: 400m-Kallen King-Jasper, 800m-Keaton Diesel-Jasper, 1600m-Kendall Diesel-Jasper, 100m Hurdles-Kallen King-Jasper, Shot Put-Eric Soriano-Jasper, and Long Jump-Kendall Diesel-Jasper.
For the girls: 400m-Bristol Weber-New Hope, 800m-Bristol Weber-New Hope.
1st Place JV finishers for the boys were: 100m-Isaac Vaughan-New Hope, 200m-Tucker Brooker-Cisne, 400m-Hudson Weber-New Hope, 800m-Jayson Rawls-New Hope, 1600m-Jayson Rawls-New Hope, Shot Put-Mason Sampson-Jasper, Discus-Mason Angle-Cisne, High Jump-TIE-Isaac Vaughan-New Hope and Tucker Brooker-Cisne, Long Jump-Isaac Vaughan-New Hope.
For the girls: 100m-Sydney Bladel-New Hope, 200m-Sydney Bladel-New Hope, 400m-Lydia Atwood-Cisne, 800m-Jensen Elliot-Geff, 1600m-Kentley Etheridge-Jasper, Shot Put-Veronika Vinson-Geff, Discus-Adlee Seidler-New Hope, High Jump-Milli’n Hendrix-Geff, and Long Jump-Adlee Seidler-New Hope
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Toronto Raptors 105
(Cavaliers lead best-of-seven East first round series, 2-0)
Atlanta Hawks 107, New York Knicks 106
(Best-of-seven East first round series tied, 1-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Denver Nuggets 114
(Best-of-seven West first round series tied, 1-1)
MLB American League
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Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 6
Houston Astros 9, Cleveland Guardians 2
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Los Angeles Angels 2
The Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 4
The Chicago White Sox are back in action when they visit the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field tonight. The Southsiders just won two of three against the Athletics over the weekend. Chicago is in fourth place in the AL Central with an 8-and-14 record. The White Sox send Sean Burke to the mound tonight. First pitch is at 8:40PM.
MLB National League
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Miami Marlins 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3
The St. Louis Cardinals opened up their series against the Miami Marlins with a 5-3 loss from LoanDepot Park. Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a go-ahead double in the bottom of the sixth to give the Marlins the lead for good. Michael McGreevy was charged with his second loss after allowing four runs on five hits in five-and-two-thirds innings. St. Louis had its five-game winning streak snapped with the loss. The Cardinals are in a three-way tie for second place in the NL Central with a 13-and-9 record. Dustin May takes the mound for St. Louis tonight. First pitch is slated for 5:40PM.
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1
The Cubs extended their winning streak after silencing the Phillies 5-1 in their series opener from Wrigley Field. Colin Rea gave up the lone run over six-plus innings. Dansby Swanson blasted a three-run homer as Chicago has won six in-a-row. The Northsiders are tied for second place in the NL Central with a 13-and-9 record. Shota Imanaga starts for the Cubs against Philadelphia tonight.
Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Colorado Rockies 3
MLB Interleague
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Cincinnati Reds 6, Tampa Bay Rays 1
Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 5 (F/12)
NHL Playoffs
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Philadelphia Flyers 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 0
(Flyers lead best-of-seven East first round series, 2-0)
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (F/2OT)
(Canes lead best-of-seven East first round series, 2-0)
Dallas Stars 4, Minnesota Wild 2
(Best-of-seven West first round series tied, 1-1)
Edmonton Oilers 4, Anaheim Ducks 3
(Oilers lead best-of-seven West first round series, 1-0)
***Top Sports Headlines***
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>>Report: Odell Beckham Jr. Works Out For Giants
(East Rutherford, NJ) — A familiar face took another step towards making a return to the Giants. According to ESPN, Big Blue hosted free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for a workout and physical on Monday. No signing appears imminent for the 33-year-old who has expressed a desire to play this season. Beckham met with Giants ownership and new head coach John Harbaugh back at the NFL’s annual meetings to state his case.
>>49ers LB Warner Fully Healthy Following Season-Ending Injury
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>>Cavs, Hawks, Wolves Earn Game Two Wins In First Round
(Undated) — A trio of teams earned Game Two wins in the opening round of the NBA playoffs on Monday. In the East, Cleveland took a commanding, 2-0 lead over Toronto following a 115-105 win on its home court. The Hawks tied up their best-of-seven series at a game apiece after stunning the Knicks 107-106 from Madison Square Garden. Out West, the Timberwolves knotted up their series with the Nuggets after securing a 119-114 victory from Denver. Three more Game Two’s are on the slate for Tuesday.
>>Spurs C Wembanyama Named DPOY
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>>NHL Playoff Recap
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>>Fever Gearing Up For Start Of WNBA
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