LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY:
T-BALL:
Joe’s Body Shop vs. Peoples National Bank
LeMond’s Chrysler vs. Carter Turf & Tractor
11 U:
Carter Trucking vs. La Fuente
Mt. Vernon Dream Homes vs. Lions Club
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
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PITCHING MACHINE:
Erin Braddock Photography 16, FNB Community Bank 10
Taco Tierra 20, Ambient Heating & Cooling 6
14 U:
Edward Jones-Andrew Diesel 10, Potts Family Pharmacy 0
Fairfield Masonic Lodge 9, Rush Appliance 8
LOCAL SPORTS:
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Boys Baseball at Nashville 4:30 pm
Lady Mules Softball vs. Mt. Carmel at the IHSA Class 2A Carmi Regional Championship 5:30 pm
Lady Mules Track at the IHSA State Prelims at Eastern Illinois University 10:00 am
Mules Boys Tennis at the IHSA Class 2A Carbondale Sectional 1:00 pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne at North Clay
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL REGIONALS:
IHSA CLASS 1A SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL:
South Central vs. Red Hill
IHSA CLASS 1A ALBION REGIONAL:
Oblong vs. Grayville
Dietrich vs. Lawrenceville
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne 8, Brownstown-St. Elmo 7
Cisne was led by Quay Johnson who went 2-4 with 2 RBI’s. Hagen Howard picked up the win for Cisne going 5 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
IHSA CLASS 2A CARMI REGIONAL:
Fairfield 5, Zeigler-Royalton 2
Fairfield was led by Kiersten Vaughan who went 1-3 with 2 RBI’s and Serenity Dagg who went 1-3 with a Double. Alivia Rice got the win for the Lady Mules going 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits with 11 strikeouts.
IHSA CLASS 1A SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL:
Red Hill 10, Cisne 0 (4 Innings)
Cisne was led by Kaleya Porter, Aidyn Dickey, and Kloyee Dagg who all went 1-2.
Hutsonville-Palestine 6, North Clay 0
OTHER GIRLS REGIONAL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM WEDNESDAY:
Class 1A:
Pope Co 11, Cobden 2
Trico 4, Woodlawn 2
Steeleville 5, Galatia/Thompsonville 1
Shawnee 15, Meridian 5
Okawville 12, Waterloo Gibault 2
Altamont 5, Central AM 2
Sparta 12, Odin 0
Marissa 6 Carlyle 1
Dupo 8, CORL 5
Class 2A:
Harrisburg 6, Massac 0
Murphysboro 2 Johnston City 1 (F/8)
Pinckneyville 8, Hamilton Co 5
Chester 2, Du Quoin 0
Red Bud 4, Wesclin 0
Nashville 6, Breese Central 5
Flora 4, Breese Mater Dei 1
Columbia 1, EAWR 0
Freeburg 11, Belleville Althoff 0
Teutopolis 3, Newton 2
Red Bud 4, Wesclin 0
Greenville 6, Staunton 0
Olney 9, Hillsboro 0
Class 3A:
Mt. Vernon 9, Mascoutah 5
Marion 7, Carbondale 5
Centralia 19, East St. Louis 0
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK:
IHSA CLASS 1A SECTIONAL AT FAIRFIELD:
On Wednesday, the FCHS Mules Boys Track team competed at the IHSA Class 1A Sectional Meet at the Train Yard Track and came away with their 3rd straight Sectional Championship. Individual qualifiers for the IHSA State Track Meet at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday, May 28th were: Justin Johnson-200m and 400m; Skylar Bladel-800m; Treyton Lewis-1600m; Ashton King-3200m; Cayson Webb-High Jump; the 4x400m Relay Team of Jarrett Welty, Skylar Bladel, Treyton Lewis, and Kanyen Lingafelter; and the 4x800m Relay Team of Skylar Bladel, Jarret Vaughan, Treyton Lewis, and Kanyen Lingafelter.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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Oklahoma City Thunder 122, San Antonio Spurs 113
(Best-of-seven West Finals tied, 1-1)
MLB American League
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Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 4
The Chicago White Sox dropped the rubber match of their three-game series against the Seattle Mariners 5-4 at T-Mobile Park. The game was tied at two before the M’s hit a pair of homers in the bottom of the seventh. Randal Grichuk went deep in the losing effort, while Sean Newcomb was charged with his first loss in relief. The Southsiders remain in second place in the AL Central at 25-and-24. Chicago visits San Francisco tomorrow night.
Tampa Bay Rays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
Minnesota Twins 4, Houston Astros 1
Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Cleveland Guardians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (F/10)
Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 1
Athletics 6, Los Angeles Angels 5 (F/10)
MLB National League
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0
The St. Louis Cardinals had just five hits during a 7-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. JJ Wetherholt had two hits in the losing effort, while Michael McGreevy was charged with his third loss after surrendering three runs on ten hits in five innings. The Cardinals have dropped two of their last three games. The Cardinals go for a series win when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the rubber match of their three-game series from Busch Stadium today. The Cardinals are in second place in the NL Central with a 28-and-20 record. Dustin May starts for St. Louis this afternoon. First pitch is at 12:15PM.
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 0
The Chicago Cubs are on a five-game losing streak following a 5-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. The Northsiders had just two hits in the losing effort. Edward Cabrera was charged with his second loss after allowing one earned run and three unearned runs on four hits in three innings. The Cubs are in third place in the NL Central at 29-and-21. They host the Astros tomorrow.
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Atlanta Braves 9, Miami Marlins 1
Washington Nationals 8, New York Mets 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, San Francisco Giants 3
MLB Interleague
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Texas Rangers 5, Colorado Rockies 4
NHL Playoffs
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Vegas Golden Knights 4, Colorado Avalanche 2
(Knights lead best-of-seven West Final series, 1-0)
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>>Aaron Rodgers To Retire After Season
(Pittsburgh, PA) — Aaron Rodgers is set to retire after this NFL season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback told reporters Wednesday that this year will be his last. Rodgers has flirted with retirement the past few offseasons and his final season will be his second with the Steelers. The longtime QB was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2005 and played there for 18 seasons, winning the Super Bowl in the 2010 season. Rodgers played for the New York Jets for two seasons before heading to Pittsburgh.
>>Browns Happy With Shedeur Sanders’ Progress
(Cleveland, OH) — The Browns are happy with the development of Shedeur Sanders. New head coach Todd Monken says the quarterback has “come a long way” following the team’s second session of Organized Team Activities. Sanders started seven games last season in his rookie year and is currently splitting first-team reps with veteran Deshaun Watson. Dillon Gabriel and Taylen Green are also on the roster.
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