ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Tennis vs. Carterville at the Lakeside Tennis Courts 4:00 p.m.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY:
SIJHSAA CLASS S CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL AT SUMMERSVILLE:
Jasper, New Hope, Geff, Cisne, and Wayne City will all be participating
SIJHSAA CLASS M CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL AT SALEM:
Fairfield (Center Street) will be participating
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
The Fairfield Lady Mules Volleyball Team swept Flora Tuesday night at the Mule Barn in Black Diamond Conference volleyball action.
Fairfield won the freshman match in straight sets, 25-7 and 25-5.
The Lady Mules also took the JV match in two sets, 25-11 and 25-14.
In varsity action, Fairfield dominated the Wolfgals, winning 25-9 and 25-2.
The Lady Mules varsity team improves to 23-5 overall and remains unbeaten in Black Diamond Conference play at 6-0.
Fairfield will travel to McLeansboro Thursday night to face the Hamilton County Lady Foxes at all three levels. The freshman match begins at 5 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES:
Cisne over Casey-Westfield in 2 Sets: 25-21 and 25-17
JV: Cisne over Casey-Westfield in 3 Sets: 24-26, 25-20, and 15-9
Wayne City over North Clay in 3 Sets: 25-17, 21-25, and 25-20
Massac Co. over Harrisburg in 2 sets
Galatia over Crab Orchard in 2 sets
Carmi-White Co. over Hamilton Co. in 3 sets
NCOE over Thompsonville in 2 sets
Benton over Anna Jonesboro in 2 sets
Pinckneyville over Du Quoin in 2 sets
Newton over Mt. Carmel in 2 sets
Paris over Olney in 2 sets
Sesser Valier over Christopher in 2 sets
Okawville over Valmeyer in 2 sets
Nashville over West Frankfort in 2 sets
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
AT THE OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN MARION:
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL:
St. Joe (Olney) 9, Patoka-Odin 0
Valmeyer 14, New Simpson Hill 4
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL:
Smithton 4, Goreville 3
Okawville 3, Pinckneyville 2
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
AT THE OASIS SPORTS COMPLEX IN MARION:
SIJHSAA CLASS S STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL:
New Hope 4, Patoka 2
Willow Grove-St. Mary’s 19, St. John’s Lutheran 1
SIJHSAA CLASS M STATE TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL:
Anna 7, Nashville 0
Steeleville 13, Woodlawn 0
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 1
(Dodgers Lead best-of-five NLDS, 2-1)
San Diego Padres 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
(Brewers Lead best-of-five NLDS, 2-1)
NBA Preseason
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Brooklyn Nets 124, Charlotte Hornets 90
New Orleans Pelicans 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 110
Denver Nuggets 117, Utah Jazz 106
Golden State Warriors 124, Los Angeles Lakers 98
NHL
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Chicago Blackhawks 4, St. Louis Blues 2
The Blackhawks edged the Blues 4-2 from Chicago to earn their first win of the new season. Sam Rinzel and Anton Frondell scored in the second period to take a one goal lead. Chicago is now 1-and-3 and will visit the Islanders tomorrow night. St. Louis is 1 and 2 on the young season. St. Louis hosts San Jose tomorrow night.
Detroit Red Wings 5, Ottawa Senators 3
Buffalo Sabres 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (F/OT)
New York Rangers 5, New York Islanders 2
Carolina Hurricanes 6, Montreal Canadiens 4
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Nashville Predators 4 (F/OT)
Utah Mammoth 5, New Jersey Devils 3
Vegas Golden Knights 6, Seattle Kraken 2
Florida Panthers 2, Los Angeles Kings 1
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