ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NO EVENTS SCHEDULED
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL:
JASPER SHOOTOUT:
GIRLS (JV): – New Hope vs. Olney
GIRLS – Wayne City vs. Olney
BOYS – Wayne City vs. Iuka
BOYS – Flora vs. Bluford
GIRLS – Jasper vs. Flora
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Southwestern Illinois College
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM THURSDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL:
The Fairfield Lady Mules Volleyball team closed out the regular season Thursday night with a two-set victory over the Cisne Lady Lions at Cisne, extending their winning streak to 21 consecutive matches.
Fairfield took the varsity contest by scores of 25-14 and 25-13, improving its overall record to 30-5 heading into postseason play.
The Lady Mules also picked up a victory in Junior Varsity action, defeating Cisne in two sets, 25-17 and 27-25.
The Fairfield JV squad finished their JV regular season undefeated at 17-0. The team also posted a 2-3 record while competing in a varsity tournament at Olney.
In freshman/sophomore action, the two teams split their games. Fairfield claimed the opener 25-14 before Cisne bounced back to take the second game 25-15. Fairfield’s freshman/sophomore squad finished the regular season with nine wins and eight split matches.
The varsity Lady Mules now turn their attention to the IHSA postseason, with regional tournament action beginning Monday at Johnston City.
Fairfield will open regional play Tuesday night at 7 against West Frankfort. The winner will advance to Thursday night’s regional championship match.
The Lady Mules enter postseason play riding a 21-match winning streak and sporting an impressive 30-5 overall record.
The Cisne Lady Runnin’ Lions finish their season 24-7 and were Co-Champions of the Midland Trail Conference with the Wayne City Lady Indians who finished their season 17-14. Cisne will open postseason play Tuesday night versus Cowden at the North Clay Regional while Wayne City will face Grayville at the Oblong Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT:
Lady Mules Tennis Player Wren Braddock competed Thursday at the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament at Buffalo Grove. Braddock advanced to the 2nd Round after picking up a win in a 1st Round match that lasted an hour and a half. After losing to the #3 overall player in the 2nd Round, Braddock dropped to the Consolation Bracket where she suffered another loss to bring her season to a close.
JR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
Spring Garden 56, Geff 40
JV: Spring Garden 55, Geff 17
Cisne 42, Flora 41
JV: Flora 41, Cisne 21
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Edwards County 64, Cisne 3
JV: Edwards County 44, Cisne 4
JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL:
JASPER SHOOTOUT:
GIRLS – Summersville 31, Fairfield 25
BOYS – Summersville 43, Fairfield 38
BOYS – Patoka 46, Grayville 2
BOYS – Central City 45, Jasper 31
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
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No Game Scheduled (World Series begins Friday)
NBA
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Philadelphia 76ers 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 106
Oklahoma City Thunder 96, Denver Nuggets 84
NHL
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St. Louis Blues 6, Vegas Golden Knights 2
St. Louis has won back-to-back games and will host Carolina tomorrow night.
Boston Bruins 6, Nashville Predators 0
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, New York Rangers 4
San Jose Sharks 6, Ottawa Senators 2
New Jersey Devils 4, Anaheim Ducks 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Florida Panthers 0
Dallas Stars 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (F/OT)
Calgary Flames 2, Minnesota Wild 1
Edmonton Oilers 6, Carolina Hurricanes 5 (F/SO)
Detroit Red Wings 5, Vancouver Canucks 2
Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 2 (F/OT)
Seattle Kraken 5, Utah Mammoth 3
Blackhawks Host Canadiens Tonight
(Chicago, IL) — The Blackhawks resume the regular season tonight. The team battles Cole Caufield and the Canadiens at home. Chicago had a two-game winning streak snap over the weekend.
PGA
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1. Chandler Blanchet (-9)
T2. Ben Kohles (-8)
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