ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
NONE
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS:
IHSA CLASS 1A NORTH CLAY REGIONAL:
Cisne vs. Edwards County
St. Elmo-Brownstown vs. Toledo-Cumberland
IHSA CLASS 1A OBLONG REGIONAL:
Wayne City vs. South Central
Lawrenceville vs. Oblong
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS:
IHSA CLASS 2A JOHNSTON CITY REGIONAL:
The Fairfield Lady Mules kept their dominant run alive Tuesday night in the IHSA Class 2A Volleyball Regionals at Johnston City, sweeping West Frankfort in straight sets, 25-14, 25-17.
With the win, Fairfield improves to 31-5 overall and extends its winning streak to 22 consecutive matches.
The Lady Mules came out strong in the opener, controlling the pace to take a 25-14 victory, then closed out the Redbirds with a 25-17 win in set two to advance.
Fairfield will now face Benton for the Regional Championship on Thursday night. Benton advanced after a convincing sweep of Vienna in the opening match of the night, winning 25-5 and 25-9.
The Regional Championship between Fairfield and Benton is set for Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. at Johnston City
IHSA CLASS 2A CARMI REGIONAL:
Massac County over Harrisburg in 2 Sets: 25-18 and 25-20
Carmi-White County over Hamilton County in 3 Sets: 22-25, 25-20, and 25-23
IHSA CLASS 1A NORTH CLAY REGIONAL:
Cisne over Cowden-Herrick in 2 Sets: 25-21 and 25-12
Edwards County over North Clay in 2 Sets: 25-22 and 25-15
IHSA CLASS 1A OBLONG REGIONAL:
Wayne City over Grayville in 3 Sets: 25-17, 25-27, and 25-16
South Central over Red Hill in 2 Sets: 25-8 and 25-18
OTHER AREA REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY:
CLASS 1A:
Casey-Westfield 2, Chrisman 0
Christopher 2, Elverado 1
Crab Orchard 2, Dongola 0
Gallatin Co 2, Cairo 0
Gibault 2, Thompsonville 0
Goreville 2, Joppa 0
Pope Co 2, Hardin Co 0
Steeleville 2, Webber 0
Trico 2, Galatia 0
Windsor/S-S 2, Blue Ridge 0
CLASS 2A:
Althoff 2, Father McGivney 0
Breese Central 2, Greenville 0
Carterville 2, Nashville 0
Freeburg 2, DuQuoin 0
Newton 2, Vandalia 0
Pana 2, Shelbyville 1
Pinckneyville 2, Chester 0
Red Bud 2, Murphysboro 0
Salem 2, Effingham 0
St Anthony 2, Robinson 0
Teutopolis 2, Olney 0
CLASS 3A:
Centralia 2, Mattoon 0
Mascoutah 2, East St Louis 0
Mater Dei 2, MacArthur 0
Mt Vernon 2, Marion 0
Mt Zion 2, Carbondale 0
Triad 2, Alton 0
Waterloo 2, Highland 0
JUNIOR HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL:
FAIRFIELD INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT:
Flora 38, Wayne City 32
Jasper 44, Fairfield 40
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL:
New Hope 46, Jasper 17
JV: New Hope 41, Jasper 10
St. Joe 54, Cisne 15
JV: St. Joe 27, Cisne 10
Wayne City 48, St. Mary’s (Mt. Vernon) 17
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
MLB Playoffs
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Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (F/12)
(Brewers lead best-of-seven World Series, 3-1)
NBA
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Boston Celtics 125, Brooklyn Nets 124 (OT)
New York Knicks 111, Detroit Pistons 97
San Antonio Spurs 130, Sacramento Kings 103
Portland Trail Blazers 136, Los Angeles Lakers 129
NHL
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Montreal Canadiens 2, St. Louis Blues 0
The Blues got shut out for a second straight game, this time by the Canadiens 2-0 at home. Jordan Binnington gave up both goals on 20 shots. St. Louis has dropped back-to-back games and will host Boston tomorrow night.
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1
The Blackhawks fought back to beat the Kings 2-1 at home. Roman Kantserov tied things up late in the second period while Wyatt Kaiser netted the winner in the third. Chicago snapped a three-game skid and will visit Detroit tomorrow night.
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Boston Bruins 1
New York Islanders 4, Nashville Predators 3 (SO)
New Jersey Devils 5, Dallas Stars 1
Florida Panthers 5, Winnipeg Jets 1
Minnesota Wild 3, Utah Mammoth 1
Vegas Golden Knights 4, Ottawa Senators 1
Vancouver Canucks 6, Anaheim Ducks 5 (OT)
Buffalo Sabres 2, San Jose Sharks 0
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