Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on January 22, 2019

Tuesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Boys High School Basketball–
Central Catholic 82, Olympia 47
Calvary Christian 37, Urbana Uni-High 28
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 61, Tri-Valley 41
Fieldcrest 46, LeRoy 42
Fisher 73, Lexington 42

Girls High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
El Paso-Gridley 46, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 45
Eureka 54, Flanagan-Cornell 32
Ridgeview 37, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 34
Fisher 56, Tri-Valley 53
Fieldcrest 50, Lexington 37

Wednesday’s schedule:

Men’s College Basketball–
Illinois State at Bradley, 6 p.m. (LIVE 5 p.m. AM 1230, 93.7 Nash Icon & WJBC.com)
Illinois Wesleyan at Wheaton, 7 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball–
North Park at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. Eureka (at Colfax), 6 p.m.
Tremont vs. El Paso-Gridley (at Colfax), 7:30 p.m.
Heyworth at Flanagan-Cornell, postponed to Thursday

Girls High School Basketball–
Heart of Illinois Conference/McLean County Tournament–
Flanagan-Cornell vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (at El Paso), 5:30 p.m.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Lexington (at El Paso), 7 p.m.
Heyworth vs. Fisher, postponed to Thursday at Heyworth
LeRoy vs. Tremont (at El Paso), 7 p.m.

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