ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules JV Football vs. CZRE at the Trainyard 6:00 p.m.
Lady Mules Volleyball at Edwards County (3 Levels) PINK-OUT GAME 5:00 p.m.
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL:
Frontier Bobcats at Lincoln Trail College
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND:
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY:
The Mules and Lady Mules Cross Country teams were both in action at the Benton Showcase on Saturday and came away with impressive finishes. The Mules Boys team finished 1st overall. Individual results for the Mules were Treyton Lewis-3rd, Ashton King-6th, Kanyen Lingafelter-12th, Skylar Bladel-16th, Kendall Diesel-18th, Jarret Vaughan-21st, and Vance Vanway-59th. In the JV race, Keith Ukena finished 7th and Kyler Richards finished 10th.
The Lady Mules finished 4th overall with Emeri Sager-3rd, Brianna Meeks-22nd, Gabby Zurliene-23rd, Nela Segitova-26th, Ellanie Vanway-27th, and Addy Spencer-45th.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
GRAYVILLE ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENT:
The Cisne Lady Runnin’ Lions Volleyball team won the Grayville Round-Robin Tournament on Saturday, going 3-0 on the day with wins over Grayville, Hutsonville, and the Salem JV.
IHSA REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL PAIRINGS:
Over the weekend, the IHSA released the pairings for the High School Girls Volleyball Regionals. In Class 2A, the Fairfield Lady Mules were placed in the Johnston City Regional and are the #3 Seed in the bottom of the Carterville Sectional. They will open play against West Frankfort on Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m.
In Class 1A, the Cisne Lady Runnin’ Lions and the Edwards County Lady Lions were both placed in the North Clay Regional with Cisne the #4 Seed and Edwards County the #5 Seed in the top of the St. Elmo Sectional. Cisne will open play versus Cowden-Herrick on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:00 p.m. while Edwards County will face North Clay at 7:00 p.m. The Wayne City Lady Indians were placed in the Oblong Regional and are the #6 Seed in the bottom of the St. Elmo Sectional. They will face Grayville on Tuesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m.
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
SUNDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NFL
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Jacksonville Jaguars 19, Philadelphia Eagles 17
Green Bay Packers 31, Chicago Bears 7
Houston Texans 26, Tennessee Titans 3
Cincinnati Bengals 31, Miami Dolphins 24
New England Patriots 45, Las Vegas Raiders 17
Minnesota Vikings 23, New Orleans Saints 13
New York Jets 17, Cleveland Browns 12
Pittsburgh Steelers 34, Indianapolis Colts 22
Washington Commanders 27, New York Giants 27 (OT)
Denver Broncos 23, Los Angeles Chargers 17
Detroit Lions 45, Arizona Cardinals 21
San Francisco 49ers 32, Seattle Seahawks 29
Baltimore Ravens 30, Atlanta Falcons 23 (OT)
MLB Playoffs
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Milwaukee Brewers 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
(Brewers lead best-of-seven NLCS, 1-0)
NBA Preseason
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Dallas Mavericks 132, Houston Rockets 115 (NBA China Game)
Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Orlando Magic 105
Charlotte Hornets 105, Milwaukee Bucks 90
Denver Nuggets 133, Chicago Bulls 128
NHL
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Seattle Kraken 5, Washington Capitals 3
New York Rangers 6, Vancouver Canucks 2
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
NASCAR
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Bank Of America 400 (at Charlotte, NC)
1. Chase Briscoe
2. Christopher Bell
3. Ryan Blaney
PGA
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Baycurrent Classic (at Yokohama, Japan)
1. Michael Brennan (-16)
T2. Keith Mitchell (-15)
T2. Jacob Bridgeman (-15)
***Top Sports Headlines***
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>>Report: Florida Flips Five-Star Recruit From Texas
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>>Michael Brennan Wins Baycurrent Classic
(Yokohama, Japan) — Michael Brennan collected his third Tour title after capturing the Baycurrent Classic from Yokohama Country Club. Brennan finished atop the leaderboard after shooting 16 under par. Keith Mitchell and Jacob Bridgeman were tied for second at 15 under. Defending champion Xander Schauffele finished tied for fourth alongside Brian Harman, Ryan Gerard, Jordan Smith and Stephan Jaeger at 13 under par.
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