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Crawford, Mule Boys Advance To Cross Country Sectional

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With the boys finishing third as a team and Jessie Crawford finishing 17th in the girls race at the West Frankfort Regional, the Fairfield Mules cross country season will continue this Saturday in the Benton Sectional. The Benton boys won the team title easily with 21 points, including four of the top six individual runners. Hamilton County was second at 51 before a drop off to Fairfield at 129 in third. Benton’s Reece Johnson won the boys race in 15:30.1, an average of 5:10 per mile. He won by 24 seconds ahead of Carmi’s Ty Barbre, who doubles as a … Continue reading Crawford, Mule Boys Advance To Cross Country Sectional

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Mules Finish BDC Play 9-0 For Third Straight Year; Draw Alton Marquette In Playoffs

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Facing their toughest challenge yet in their final regular season game, Justin Townsend’s Fairfield Mules finished off their third straight undefeated regular season with a 35-13 win at the rival Eldorado Eagles. The final score looks like a blowout, but the Eagles led early and ran the ball right at the Mule defense with success, but a fumble, a short punt and fourth down conversion rate proved costly for the Eagles. They were 0-for-3 on fourth down attempts, after going 5-of-9 on third down. The Mules were stellar in converting, going 6-of-8 on third down and 2-for-2 on fourth on … Continue reading Mules Finish BDC Play 9-0 For Third Straight Year; Draw Alton Marquette In Playoffs

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Lady Mules Return To Site Of Upset Two Years Later, Avoid Trap Game With Cisne

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Two years ago, the Fairfield Lady Mules were upset in the Lions Den in Cisne near the end of the season. With that game in the back of their mind, Chet Snyder’s Lady Mules did avoided the trap following Tuesday’s big game in NCOE, and handled Leslie Cordill’s Lions, 25-17, 25-9. Cisne, who entered with a 19-10 record, did not look intimidated by the 28-1 Lady Mules early on. They went toe-to-toe with them for 36 points, giving them their best shot and trailing just 19-17. Fairfield scored the last six points of the first set, however, and like a … Continue reading Lady Mules Return To Site Of Upset Two Years Later, Avoid Trap Game With Cisne

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Lady Mules Win Clash With Cards In Battle Of One-Loss Teams

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In one of the most anticipated regular season matchups in FCHS volleyball history, Chet Snyder’s one-loss Fairfield Lady Mules knocked off Jaclyn Melton’s one-loss NCOE Cardinals Tuesday, 25-21, 25-23. The two powerhouse squads came into the clash with a combined 57-2 record, and one of those losses was an NCOE loss to Fairfield in the championship of the Fairfield Tournament to open the volleyball season. The matchup in the bowl in Norris City brought with it a hostile environment that a coaching hoping for a test would be envious of, and Snyder’s Mule gals responded by leading both sets almost … Continue reading Lady Mules Win Clash With Cards In Battle Of One-Loss Teams

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Week 9 Betting Log

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Had a busy week this week and never got to update my power ratings, so no spread projections this week. I do still have a few bets in though. I am going to go back and list some stuff I had bets on this week I never got posted. Sorry about that, but hey, my blog, my rules. NFL Texans -6 vs. vs. RaidersTexans -6.5 vs. RaidersEagles/Bills U43.5Patriots -12.5 vs. Browns College Football Texas Tech/Kansas U64Michigan St. +6.5 vs. Penn St. Northwestern +10.5 vs. IowaBowling Green/Western Michigan U63Texas +1 vs. TCUMissouri -10 vs. Kentucky MLB Gm 1: Nationals +163 vs. … Continue reading Week 9 Betting Log

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BDC Cross Country Meet Held In Hamilton County

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Competing at Dolan Lake in Hamilton County Thursday, the Fairfield Mules finished third in the four-team Black Diamond Conference boys cross country meet. The host Foxes easily won the team title with 24 points, followed by Vienna in second with 56. The Eagles edged Fairfield by two points, while Goreville finished fourth with 86. In the girls’ meet, Goreville won easily as well, with 27 points. Hamilton County was second with 30 and Chester was third with 79. The Lady Mules did not have enough for a team score. The Foxes had three of the first four finishers in the … Continue reading BDC Cross Country Meet Held In Hamilton County

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Conrad Plays In State Golf Tournament; Finished After Day One

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Fairfield Mule senior golfer Maverick Conrad placed 59th out of 112 golfers on the first day at the IHSA 1A State golf tournament over the weekend, shooting an 86 on the par-72 course Prairie Vista in Bloomington. Conrad had three double-bogeys, all on par-4s, eight bogeys and seven pars on the day, missing the cut to advance to the second day of the tournament. The Carmi Bulldogs finished fourth as a team, behind Breese Mater Dei, Belleville Althoff Catholic, and Riverdale. Ty Barbre led them with a 12th place 154 over two days, while Oakley Gee was just behind in … Continue reading Conrad Plays In State Golf Tournament; Finished After Day One