SPORTS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL FROM TUESDAY::
LADY MULES VOLLEYBALL AT JED FOSTER COURT IN MULE SARAN
SP:
Fairfield defeated NCOE 25-10
Fairfield defeated NCOE 25–17
Fairfield wins in straight sets

UNIVERSITY:
NCOE over Fairfield 25–22
NCOE over Fairfield 25–19
NCOE wins in 2 sets

Six seniors were honored before the game including; Ava Best, Corey Sutton, Katherine Newman, Myra Copeland, Lily Gacek and Ilaria Taufer. Also, Coach Chet Snyder was recognized for his years as Lady Mules volleyball coach as this is his final season. Snyder is the winningest volleyball coach in the history of FCHS and all sports at Fairfield High School. As a volleyball coach, Snyder has a winning percentage of 73 percent and a record of never having a losing season.

OTHER AREAS:
Carbondale beats West Frankfort in Game 2
Carmi defeated Greyville in straight sets
Chester defeated Marissa in 2 sets
DuQuoin defeated Herrin in straight sets
Edwards Co defeated Hamilton Co in 2 sets
Edwardsville defeated Mater Dei in 2 sets
Legacy over Arcola in 2 sets
Lincoln defeated MacArthur in straight sets
Mount Zion defeated Saint Teresa in 2 sets
Nashville defeated Murphysboro in straight sets
Nokomis defeated Calvary in straight sets
Pana defeated Lichfield in straight sets
Red Baton over New Athens in 2 sets
Salem over Marion 2 sets
Sparta defeated Christopher in 2 sets
Taylorville beat Williamsville in 2 sets
Trico defeated Goreville in straight sets
Vienna beat Johnston City in straight sets
Waterloo over Highland in straight sets
Wayne City defeated Altamont in straight sets.

JR BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:

HIGH HOOPS FOR JUNIOR GIRLS
Field 39, One/Treacle 10
Okawville 40, Freeburg 8
Wayne City 41, Jasper 15
Woodlawn 39, Central City 7

HIGH HOOPS FOR JUNIOR BOYS
Waltonville 51, Meridian 30

NHL:
Winnipeg Jets 3, St. Louis Blues 2
Vancouver Canucks 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 8, New Jersey Devils 5
New York Rangers 7, Montreal Canadiens 2
Buffalo Sabers 4, Dallas Stars 2
Calgary Flames 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (SO)
Minnesota Wild 5, Florida Panthers 1
Ottawa Senators 4, Utah Hockey Club 0
Washington Capitals 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Nashville Predators 4, Boston Bruins 0
Colorado Avalanche 3, Seattle Kraken 2
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (OT)
Detroit Red Wings 1, New York Islanders 0
Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Anaheim Ducks 3, San Jose Sharks 1
Vegas Golden Knights 6, Los Angeles Kings 1

NBA:
Boston Celtics 132, New York Knicks 109
Los Angeles Lakers 110, Minnesota Timberwolves 103

BASEBALL NEWS:
The Cardinals hired Brown as their hitting coach.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a new hitting coach. Yesterday, the team hired Brant Brown to run its hitting program. Brown spent last season as the Mariners’ bench coach and was the Marlins’ hitting coach in 2023. Brown will replace Turner Ward, who was fired at the end of the 2024 season.

The Dodgers great who pioneered baseball in the 1980s has died

He was a fan favorite and lit up baseball. Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela has died. In 1981, Fernandomania appeared. He is the only player in Major League Baseball history to win the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young awards in the same season. To top it all off, the Dodgers won the World Series that year. Born in a poor small town in Mexico, Valenzuela, a six-time All-Star, was like a cult hero. He was supported by Latino fans in Los Angeles and others across the country. Valenzuela called Dodgers games in Spanish. Earlier this month, the organization said he was stepping away from the broadcast booth for the rest of the season to focus on his health.