Weekend scoreboard

Posted on April 19, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Saturday:

College Baseball–
Illinois State 7, Southern Illinois 6
Millikin 9, Illinois Wesleyan 4
Heartland 8, Parkland 1; Parkland 15, Heartland 5

College Softball–
Drake 3, Illinois State 0
Illinois Wesleyan 9, Elmhurst 0; Illinois Wesleyan 6, Elmhurst 4
Heartland 11, Danville 3; Danville 3, Heartland 1

High School Baseball–
U-High 5, Williamsville 0; U-High 18, Williamsville 7
Champaign Centennial 3, Normal Community 1; Normal Community 17, Champaign Centennial 7
Normal West 9, Bloomington 1; Normal West 14, Bloomington 3
Eureka 7, Tremont 4
Midland 10, El Paso-Gridley 9
Tri-Valley 11, Athens 8
Morris 8, Pontiac 2
Roanoke-Benson 3, Dwight 8 (8 inn.)

High School Softball–
Bloomington 11, Champaign Centennial 1
Normal West 18, Peoria Richwoods 0
Mattoon 15, Normal Community 5; Mattoon 11, Normal Community 0
U-High 6, Canton 2
Charleston 8, U-High 5
Eureka 4, El Paso-Gridley 2
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 13, Delavan/Hartsburg-Emden 9
Heyworth 4, Delavan/Hartsburg-Emden 0
Heyworth 2, Midwest Central 0
Midwest Central 9, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 5, Prairie Central 3
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 12, Clifton Central 2
LeRoy 11, Havana 2
Arthur-Lovington 8, LeRoy 0

Girls High School Soccer–
Lincoln-Way Central 3, Normal West 1

Sunday:

College Baseball–
Illinois State 8, Southern Illinois 4

Monday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 5:50 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Normal Community at Peoria Richwoods, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Peoria Richwoods at Bloomington, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal Community at Morton, 6:30 p.m.

Girls High School Track and Field–
Intercity Meet at Central Catholic, 4 p.m.

 

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