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Oh My Hammy!: FCHS Alumni 7-on-7 Held Saturday Morning; Draws Three Teams

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With Homecoming week wrapping up Saturday evening with the dance, the action returned to the field Saturday morning, with an alumni 7-on-7 passing tournament. Played for the first time, the event drew three teams, with an entry fee of $100 per team. The money will will go toward a scholarship for an FCHS senior, based entirely on need. Two of the squads had sponsorships, with Wabash General Hospital sponsoring one team, and La Fuente helping another with shirts. WGH also provided athletic training services with Sarah Turner tending to the aging athletes reliving their glory days. With three teams, they … Continue reading Oh My Hammy!: FCHS Alumni 7-on-7 Held Saturday Morning; Draws Three Teams

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Mule Gals Tennis Takes Down Aces, 7-2

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Sweeping doubles play, the Fairfield Lady Mules picked up a tennis tea win Monday, beating the Mt. Carmel Lady Aces, 7-2. The Mule gals won four of the six in singles play, then took all three in doubles action. The win avenges a 5-4 loss to Mt. Carmel in early September. Up next for Fairfield is a home match against Salem Tuesday. They will play in the Carbondale Sectional on Oct. 18.   Fairfield 7, Mt. Carmel 2 Singles 1—Lainie Milner, F, def. Anne Schroeder, MC, 6-2, 6-2. 2—Adriana Munoz, F, def. Ashton Lane, MC, 6-2, 6-2. 3—Brittany Titzer, F, … Continue reading Mule Gals Tennis Takes Down Aces, 7-2

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Conrad, McElravy Advance To Golf Sectional

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Fairfield golfers Maverick Conrad and Noah McElravy each have advanced to Sectional golf play, finishing in the top 10 individual advancers at the St. Anthony Regional in Effingham Monday. Conrad, a senior, finished 10th overall, shooting an 84 on the par-72 course at Effingham Country Club. McElravy, a junior, shot an 88 to finish 14th overall. The top 10 golfer not already on one of the three advancing teams also advance. The host Bulldogs won the Regional title with a combined 313. Carmi was second at 318 and Oblong was third at 355. Fairfield finished seventh with a 381. Zach … Continue reading Conrad, McElravy Advance To Golf Sectional

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College Football Spreads Week 7

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Here are the IAW spread projections for this week. Away RTG Home RTG HFA IAW Vegas Appalachian St 27.8 UL-Lafayette 30.0 1.88 0.3 -1.5 Syracuse 31.3 NC State 29.9 2.88 -4.3 -4 UL Monroe 42.7 Texas St 45.3 2.05 0.5 3.5 Colorado St 44.1 New Mexico 50.0 1.81 4.1 4 Virginia 24.0 Miami 23.5 2.5 -3.0 -1 Colorado 30.8 Oregon 13.0 2.36 -20.2 -21.5 Miss St 22.0 Tenessee 30.1 1.32 6.8 6.5 Rutgers 46.1 Indiana 25.7 2.14 -22.5 -28 Toledo 35.1 Bowling Green 57.8 1.47 21.2 26.5 South Carolina 23.4 Georgia 5.8 1.89 -19.5 -25 Maryland 27.2 Purdue 35.3 1.47 … Continue reading College Football Spreads Week 7

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College Football Power Ratings Week 7

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Here are this week’s NCAA football power ratings. The IAW rating is how many points different between the two teams, on a neutral field, or how many points underdog they would be against Alabama. Rank Team IAW RTG 1 Alabama 0.0 2 Ohio State 1.8 3 Clemson 5.1 4 LSU 5.3 5 Georgia 5.8 6 Oklahoma 6.2 7 Wisconsin 10.2 8 Penn State 11.2 9 Auburn 12.0 10 Oregon 13.0 11 Notre Dame 13.2 12 Florida 13.7 13 Michigan 16.1 14 Missouri 16.2 15 Utah 17.3 16 Texas A&M 17.6 17 Washington 17.6 18 Iowa 17.7 19 Texas 17.7 20 … Continue reading College Football Power Ratings Week 7

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Week 7 Betting Log

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College Football Appalachian State +3 vs. UL-Lafayette WinSouth Carolina +24.5 vs. Georgia WinLSU -13 vs. Florida WinMoneyline Parlay: Alabama/Clemson/Georgia/Oklahoma/LSU/Wisconsin +123 LossMiss St. -6 at Tennessee LossMaryland -3.5 at Purdue LossUSC +11 at Notre Dame WinTexas +10.5 vs. Oklahoma WinMissouri -450 Win NFL Panthers -1 vs. BuccaneersPatriots -17 vs. Giants WinPatriots -1250 WinPackers -3.5Vikings -3.5Cardinals +3 Continue reading Week 7 Betting Log

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Joker Is No Joke: A Disturbing Look At Mental Illness

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The Joker character works extremely well as a comic book character. He works pretty well as a side piece to a larger story as the villain, but because he was such a bizarre character, it worked best in doses, without examination of the back story. Well, Joker, out now in theaters, is that intense, dark look at the back story. Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, the man behind the drawn-on smile. Fleck is a mentally ill man lost in a broken system who routinely gets kicked when he is down, literally on occasion, figuratively always. Going in, I expected there … Continue reading Joker Is No Joke: A Disturbing Look At Mental Illness

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Lady Mules Win Three On The Road, Move To 22-1

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With three straight road wins this week, Chet Snyder’s Fairfield Lady Mules have already eclipsed the 20-win mark, and have run their win streak to 13 straight. Aces Fairfield traveled to Mt. Carmel Monday for nonconference action against the former NEC rival Aces. Mt. Carmel caught them sleeping in the first set and sprung a 25-20 win on them. Fairfield rallied to take the next two sets, however, 25-16, 25-21, to keep the streak alive. Fairfield let an 8-4 lead slip away in the first set. In the second, they jumped out to a 16-6 lead and did not let … Continue reading Lady Mules Win Three On The Road, Move To 22-1