LOCAL SPORTS:
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Boys Baseball at NCOE 4:30 pm
Lady Mules Softball at NCOE 4:30 pm
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne vs. Odin SENIOR DAY
Wayne City vs. Galatia SENIOR DAY
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne vs. Odin SENIOR DAY
Wayne City vs. Galatia SENIOR DAY
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM MONDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield 17, Carmi 3 (5 Innings)
Fairfield was led by Caleb King who went 2-2 with 2 Home Runs and 6 RBI’s and Jake Easton who went 2-2 with a Home Run and 2 RBI’s. Harv Keyser picked up the win for the Mules, going 4 innings, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits with 6 strikeouts. With the win, the Mules clinched the Black Diamond Conference-East Championship.
Woodlawn 11, Cisne 1
Cisne was led by Shane Locey who went 1-3 with an RBI
NCOE 15, Wayne City 13
Wayne City was led by Eli Gardner who went 3-5 with a Double and 4 RBI’s
OTHER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY:
Cobden 9, Agape 3
Harrisburg 10, Anna Jonesboro 0
Trico 4, Goreville 3
Chester 17, Marissa 2
Triad 11, Mascoutah 1
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Hamilton County 9, Fairfield 8 (8 innings) (Game resumed from Saturday, May 2nd)
Fairfield was led by Kenry Hutchcraft who went 2-3 with a Home Run, a Double, and 2 RBI’s
NCOE 11, Wayne City 1
Wayne City was led by Aspen Legg who went 1-2 with a Stolen Base and 1 RBI
OTHER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM MONDAY:
Hardin County 7, Pope County 6
Crab Orchard 8, Century 0
Steeleville 18, Valmeyer 2
Shawnee 10, Agape 6
Mt Carmel 3, Marshall 0
Trico 6, Goreville 3
St. Anthony 11, Flora 4
Anna Jonesboro 6, Harrisburg 0
Olney 3, Paris 0
Pinckneyville 7, Okawville 1
West Frankfort 18, Vienna 6
Elverado 14, Cobden 4
Carbondale 15, Meridian 1
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK:
RICK BOOK INVITATIONAL:
On Monday, the Fairfield Mules Boys Track team was in action at the Rick Book Invitational at the FCHS Train Yard Track for SENIOR DAY. Fairfield recognized 2 seniors on the day, Jayden Wilson and Morgan Spina. The Mules finished the meet tied for 1st with Flora. Notable individual performances for the Mules were: Justin Johnson-1st in 400m and 2nd in 200m; Skylar Bladel-1st in 800m; Kanyen Lingafelter-2nd in 800m; Treyton Lewis-2nd in 1600m; Ashton King-2nd in 3200m; and Cayson Webb-2nd in High Jump
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS:
Carmi 7, Fairfield 2
Fairfield picked up a Singles win from Tomas Cidoncha and a Doubles win from the team of Kale Gregory and Tomas Cidoncha
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Detroit Pistons 103
(Best-of-seven East semifinals tied, 2-2)
Oklahoma City Thunder 115, Los Angeles Lakers 110
(Thunder win best-of-seven West semifinals, 4-0)
MLB American League
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Cleveland Guardians 7, Los Angeles Angels 2
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2
Tampa Bay Rays 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5
Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 1
MLB National League
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San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
The St. Louis Cardinals will visit the Athletics tonight in Sacramento. Andre Pallante will get the ball for the Cards, who split their four-game set in San Diego. The team is now 23-and-17 on the season.
The Chicago Cubs are on the road to begin a new three-game series. Chicago visits the Atlanta Braves tonight at Truist Park. Right-hander Colin Rea is scheduled to start opposite Atlanta righty Grant Holmes. Rea is 4-and-1 with a 4.03 ERA through five starts and eight appearances this season. The Cubs have lost back-to-back games to enter at 27-and-14.
The Chicago White Sox are searching for a third straight victory. Chicago hosts the Kansas City Royals tonight in the series opener at Rate Field. Right-hander Erick Fedde is slated to start opposite Kansas City righty Stephen Kolek. Fedde is 0-and-4 with a 3.79 ERA through five starts and seven appearances this season. The White Sox enter at 19-and-21.
MLB Interleague
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Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Texas Rangers 0
NHL Playoffs
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Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 2
(Avs lead best-of-seven West second round series, 3-1)
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