Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule

Posted on April 17, 2019

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

College Baseball–
Illinois State 2, Sacramento State 1

College Softball–
Heartland 3, Illinois Central 1; Heartland 9, Illinois Central 6

High School Baseball–
Normal West 16, Peoria 0; Normal West 11, Peoria 0
Central Catholic 12, Lincoln 10
Champaign Central 5, Bloomington 2
St. Joseph-Ogden 13, Pontiac 12
U-High 18, Decatur MacArthur 0
GIbson City-Melvin-Sibley 1, Eureka 0
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 16, Lexington 3
Tremont 4, Fieldcrest 1
Tuscola 11, Clinton 1
Reed-Custer 19, Dwight 4
Olympia 18, Tolono Unity 8
Tri-Valley 23, Ridgeview 9

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 12, Champaign Centennial 7
U-High 20, Decatur MacArthur 0
Normal West 2, Lincoln 0
Tremont 2, Fieldcrest 1
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 3, Eureka 1
Heyworth 3, Fisher 2
Tolono Unity 3, Olympia 2
LeRoy 7, Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 1
Tri-Valley 2, Morton 1

Girls High School Soccer–
U-High 5, Champaign Central 0
Normal Community 7, Central Catholic 0

Thursday:

College Softball–
John Wood at Heartland (DH), 3 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Bloomington at Champaign Central, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Peoria Richwoods at Bloomington, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Champaign Centennial, ppd. to Apr. 24
Urbana at Normal Community, ppd. to May 6

Girls High School Soccer–
Peoria Richwoods at Bloomington, 6 p.m.
Peoria Notre Dame at Normal West, ppd. to Apr. 22
Normal Community at Danville, 6 p.m.

 

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