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

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Lady Mules Win Regional With Business-Like Approach Chet Snyder’s Fairfield Lady Mules entered Thursday night’s Regional championship knowing they already had two victories over their opponents under their belts. For the Mules, it was mostly about handling the pressure that … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Mt. Carmel, 10-26-23

Rivalry Game Goes To Cardinals In Another Three-Set Battle For Mules The Fairfield Lady Mules have had the NCOE Cardinals’ number in recent years, dominating a one-sided rivalry between the top two teams in the Deep South coach’s volleyball poll. … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. NCOE, 10-17-23

Lady Mules Thrash Carmi, Finish BDC Play Unbeaten To Defend Title When Fairfield met the Lady Bulldogs in Carmi, it was a three-set barnburner that is in the middle of a stretch of close calls for Chet Snyder’s Lady Mules. … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Carmi, 10-12-23

Comeback For The Ages: Lady Mules Hold Off Visiting Lions Playing in front of a large, loud crowd on the annual Pink Out night, the Edwards County Lions took their shot at the queens of the BDC…and missed, learning nothing … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Edwards Co., 10-9-23

Lady Mules Stay Unbeaten In Conference Play With Home Win By all accounts from the Fairfield Lady Mules volleyball faithful, they did not play up to their standards Thursday in a home clash with the Hamilton County Lady Foxes. Yet, … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. HamCo, 10-5-23

Lady Mules Deliver Heart-Stopping Performances For Two Road Wins A pair of things have been apparent for a while now in the land of the Fairfield Lady Mules volleyball. 1) The target is squarely on their back, off to a 19-2 record with both losses coming to much larger schools in tournament action. 2) This week would be the biggest non-tournament test they see in the regular season. Chet Snyder’s squad have three road games this week against quality opponents. Well, two down, one to go, after Fairfield picked up a win in Mt. Carmel Monday and then another in … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Carmi, 9-26-23

Lady Mules Take Care Of Business Against Visiting Eldorado Eagles Winning their fourth straight game and third straight in league play, Chet Snyder’s Fairfield Lady Mules easily took care of business Thursday in the Mule Barn, handing the Eldorado Eagles … Continue reading Mules volleyball vs. Eldorado, 9-21-23

Lady Mules Open BDC Play With Easy Win Over Winless Flora Playing in three tournaments already, the Fairfield Lady Mules 16-2 start to the volleyball season included zero conference games. They finally started their BDC season Thursday, hosting the Flora … Continue reading Mules Volleyball vs. Flora, 9-14-23