Lady Mules Basketball vs. Salem, 11-20-23

Mules Rally In Fourth To Upend Undefeated Salem Wildcats The Salem Lady Wildcats came into he Mule Barn Monday night with a 4-0 record and fresh off a tournament win in the Du Quoin Classic. They left the Mule Barn Monday with a 4-1 record and fresh off a 38-29 loss to Tonya Conrad’s Fairfield Lady Mules. Fairfield got 29 points and nine rebounds from senior star Rylee Edwards, who matched the Wildcats’ scoring total by herself. She did much of her damage at the free throw line, where she went 15-of-21. Despite Edwards’ prolific production, Salem went into the … Continue reading Lady Mules Basketball vs. Salem, 11-20-23

Lady Mules Basketball vs. Flora, 11-16-23

Lady Mules Open Hardcourt Season With Split In Lopsided Affairs By Brian Turner The Fairfield Lady Mules have opened their 2023-24 basketball season with a pair of lopsided games, finding themselves on the opposite sides of them. The Lady Mules opened the season on the not-fun side, losing at Newton 42-21 on Tuesday. They made their home debut Thursday and were on the fun side, blasting past visiting Flora, 53-27. Fairfield shot just 17 percent from the field in the loss to Newton, while also getting out rebounded 44-21. That added up to Fairfield never leading after an early 3-1 … Continue reading Lady Mules Basketball vs. Flora, 11-16-23

What if?…Santa Was An Alcoholic. A song.

Over on the book of Face, I’m in a few music-related groups. Of course I am. One of such is a Zach Bryan fan group. Someone over there made a joke image of Zach Bryan’s last album, re-imagined as a Christmas album cover. Someone else added some reworked song titles with a Christmas theme. Zach likes to include “rotgut whiskey” in a fair of amount of his songs. My contribution to the thread was “Rotgut Eggnog”. Slightly humorous, brain, time to move along. Nope, not how my brain works. I started some lyrics to continue the fun. Rotgut eggnog, burning … Continue reading What if?…Santa Was An Alcoholic. A song.

Mules Volleyball vs. Carmi, 11-1-23

Bittersweet 16 For Lady Mules; Season Ends In Sectional Loss Sweet 16 runs are typically, well, pretty sweet. Only, the Fairfield Lady Mules had expectations for higher things this year, making their Sectional championship loss Wednesday more bitter than sweet. Making it worse was the loss came against a conference rival they beat twice in the regular season, as the Carmi Lady Bulldogs advanced to their first Super Sectional ever with a 17-25, 25, 25-19, 25-19 win over Fairfield in the Pinckneyville Sectional championship. “It just sucks. It is tough. Most teams would love to have back-to-back Sweet 16s, but … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Carmi, 11-1-23

Mules Football vs. Greenville, 10-28-23

Mules’ Season Ends With First Round Road Loss In Greenville A year ago, Justin Townsend’s Fairfield Mules took a long bus ride north and won a playoff game they were not supposed to, beating one of the South Central Conference’s co-champions in North Mac. On Saturday, they traveled to Greenville to try to pull off the same against this year’s South Central Conference champions in the 9-0 Comets. They were unable to repeat the feat, with the Comets flying past the Mules, 35-12. The undefeated home team scored on their first possession of the game and led 21-0 before the … Continue reading Mules Football vs. Greenville, 10-28-23

Book Nook: Self Help, by Ben H. Winters

Blurb: A darkly comedic thriller by the New York Times best-selling author of Underground Airlines, The Last Policeman, and the Audible Originals Q&A and Inside Jobs. Jack Diller is just one more struggling actor on the road to nowhere. He’s got an agent who barely remembers his name, his ex-girlfriend has hooked up with a Silicon Valley dude, and the milk in his fridge is so far past its sell-by date it’s historic. The only way Jack can scrape together a bare existence is by delivering food to exactly the types of successful people he wishes he could be. Then, … Continue reading Book Nook: Self Help, by Ben H. Winters

Mules Cross Country Postseason 2023

Mules, Lady Mules Both Advance To Decatur Cross County Sectional Hosting a Class 1A cross country Regional, Justin Sanders’ Fairfield Mules and Lady Mules both have advanced to the Decatur St. Teresa Sectional with top four finishes on their home course. The top seven teams advance out of Regionals. The Lady Mules placed third, while the Mules placed fourth. Robinson won the girls team title with 41 points, 10 less than second-place St. Anthony. St. Anthony had the top two individual finishers, however. Freshman Isabella Keller showed elite athletes can come in all sizes, as the diminutive runner smoked the … Continue reading Mules Cross Country Postseason 2023