Conrad, McElravy Advance To Golf Sectional

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

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

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

Lady Mules Tennis Hosts Triangular

The Fairfield Lady Mules hosted a tennis triangular Saturday at Lakeside Park, with Richland County and Marion both visiting town. The Lady Tigers edged Fairfield, 3-2, while Marion blanked them, 3-0. They did not play doubles matches against Marion. Against Richland County, Alexis Worthey won in singles play, beating Kira Daniel, 6-3, 6-4, in the number threes match. In doubles play, Lainie Kunce and Cassidy Webb teamed for a  6-4, 1-6, 10-7 win over Abigail Atwood and Paige Steber. Richland Co. 3, Fairfield 2 Singles 1—Kiersen Brach, RC, def. Lainie Milner, F, 7-2 (2), 6-2. 2—Jocelyn Vanmatre, RC, def. Adriana … Continue reading Lady Mules Tennis Hosts Triangular

Another Week, Another Running Clock Shutout For 6-0 Mules

For the fifth time in six weeks, Fairfield football shut out their opponent, and in their most dominant fashion yet, as Justin Townsend’s Mules rolled to a 40-0 win at Hamilton County Friday. Dominant D The Mules have allowed just eight points total in six games, but they took it to another level Friday. Donnie Lyons’ defense held Hamilton County to 42 total yards, 38 of which came on back-to-back pass completions in the third quarter, after the Mules had already staked out a 40-0 lead and started the running clock. The Foxes had just one more yard than plays … Continue reading Another Week, Another Running Clock Shutout For 6-0 Mules

Lady Mules Tennis Nipped By Herrin; Fall To Flora

The Fairfield Lady Mules split singles play with the Herrin Lady Tigers Monday, but dropped two of three in doubles play to suffer a 5-4 loss. Lainie Milner, Brittany Titzer and Tegan Ruhl all picked up singles wins. Milner, playing in the top spot, won 10-3. In the number threes match, Titzer doubled up Jaylan Blake, 10-5. Ruhl cruised to a 10-2 win in the sixes match. Herrin took the top two doubles matches to clinch the victory, with Titzer and Ella Thomas teaming to win the number threes matches for Fairfield, 10-5. Herrin 5, Fairfield 4 Singles 1—Lainie Milner, … Continue reading Lady Mules Tennis Nipped By Herrin; Fall To Flora

Lady Mules Travel To Carbondale Thursday; Host Invite Saturday

The Fairfield Lady Mules made the long trek to Carbondale Thursday to face the Lady Terriers, and came away with one win in nine matches. Fairfield’s Brittany Titzer won her singles match, facing Longmei Ge in the number threes match. She won both sets, 6-1. Carbondale 8, Fairfield 1 Singles 1—Jessie Harper, C, def. Lainie Milner, F, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8. 2—Shreya Patel, C, def. Adriana Munoz, F, 6-2, 6-0. 3—Brittany Titzer, F, def. Longmei Ge, C, 6-1, 6-1. 4—Audrey Meador, C, def. Karigan Harvey, F, 6-2, 6-4. 5—Mia Newman, C, def. Alexis Worthey, 6-4, 6-0. 6—Rose Kippenbrock, C, def. Ella … Continue reading Lady Mules Travel To Carbondale Thursday; Host Invite Saturday

Mules Score 40 Straight After Giving Up First Points Of Year

For the last couple of weeks, the dominant talk around the Fairfield Mules has been “the streak”—the four straight games without allowing a point to start the season. It dominated the conversation enough it was becoming a distraction. Distraction no more, as the Carmi-White County Bulldogs scored on their opening drive of the game Friday, and took an 8-0 lead on Justin Townsends’s Mules. The Mules, however, responded with 40 unanswered points and improved to 5-0 with a 40-8 win at the Train Yard. “It was inevitable. Eventually, someone is going to score on you. Our kids responded right back … Continue reading Mules Score 40 Straight After Giving Up First Points Of Year