Lady Mules Tennis vs. Mt. Carmel, 8-31-23

Lady Mules Blank Aces In Tennis With a shutout win over Mt. Carmel, the Fairfield Lady Mules tennis squad picked up another dual win, beating the Aces 9-0. Fairfield swept singles play in straight sets, needing just one tiebreaker. That came in a win by Madeline Foster at the number two spot. Lisa Tomasi mowed through Elizabeth Hefner, 6-0, 6-0, to remain unbeaten on the year. Fairfield 9, Mt. Carmel 0 Singles 1—Lisa Tomasi, F, def. Elizabeth Hefner, MC, 6-0, 6-0. 2—Madeline Foster, F, def. Selby Patberg, MC, 7-6 (7), 6-0. 3—Clara Schneider, F, def. Ava Giese, MC, 6-3, 6-2. … Continue reading Lady Mules Tennis vs. Mt. Carmel, 8-31-23

Lady Mules Kickoff Classic, 8-26-23

Not A Repeat, But A Repeat: Lady Mules Knock Off NCOE For Title For the fifth straight year, Chet Snyder’s Fairfield Lady Mules and Jaclyn Melton’s NCOE Lady Cardinals met in the championship of the Fairfield Kickoff Classic, and for the fourth time in those five meetings, the host Mule gals came out victorious Saturday, winning the championship match, 25-21, 25-20. Fairfield went 5-0 on the day, including straight set wins in four of those five matches. That moved Snyder’s squad to 6-0 on the year. The Lady Mules mowed through Mt. Vernon and Christopher before getting a challenge from … Continue reading Lady Mules Kickoff Classic, 8-26-23

FCHS Mules XC Tom Wickham Invite, 8-26-23

Jennette Leads Mules To Team Title At Wickham Invite; Lady Mules Second Hosting their first meet of the year, the Fairfield Mules won the boys’ team title in the Tom Wickham Invitational, while the Lady Mules took second. Sophomore Grant Jennette set a new meet record with a winning time of 18 minutes, 51 seconds, following up on a strong freshman track season in the spring. The meet records were reset last year when it returned to Leo French Park with a new course. Fairfield’s Chase Smith holds the course record, set last year, at 17:43. Fairfield did not have … Continue reading FCHS Mules XC Tom Wickham Invite, 8-26-23

Book Nook: Level Up Your Life, by Steve Kamb

Blurb: Level Up Your Life uses the principles of video games, movies, television, comic books, and pop culture to teach you how to transform your life in extraordinary ways and collect real-world experiences that are just as amazing and fulfilling as the adventures of comic book heroes and video game characters. Learn how to design your own personal Epic Quest of Awesome through advice on health, fitness, travel, and finance. A few years back, Steve Kamb created a website called NerdFitness. Anyone who follows this little personal blog here knows that Nerd and Fitness are basically my two biggest hobbies. So, … Continue reading Book Nook: Level Up Your Life, by Steve Kamb

FCHS Mules football vs. Freeburg, 8-25-23

Mules Measure Up Short In Season Opener With Freeburg Midgets In what turned into a war of attrition, the school with more than 700 students was able to outlast the school with 400-plus on a hot Friday night that featured a lot of penalties and even more cramping taking players out of the game for stretches, or more. When the dust settled, it was the visiting Freeburg Midgets who stood tall over the Fairfield Mules in the season opener, 28-20. The game was a late adjustment to the schedule after Vienna and Sparta both dropped their programs late in the … Continue reading FCHS Mules football vs. Freeburg, 8-25-23