Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on April 23, 2019

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

College Softball–
Illinois State 8, Bradley 1; Bradley 9, Illinois State 1
Illinois Wesleyan 7, North Central 4; Illinois Wesleyan 2, North Central 0 (IWU clinches share of CCIW title)

College Baseball–
Illinois State 10, Northern Illinois 2

High School Baseball–
Rochester 2, U-High 1
Bloomington 15, Urbana 3
Normal West 5, Richwoods 1
Normal Community 2, Peoria Notre Dame 0
Central Catholic 11, Tremont 1
Lincoln 11, Morton 6

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 10, Dwight 0
U-High 3, Rochester 1
Bloomington 11, Lincoln 3
Normal West 10, Normal Community 2
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10, Putnam County 0
Heyworth 11, Maroa-Forsyth 5

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal Community 3, Bloomington 0
Rochester 2, U-High 1

Boys Track and Field–
Intercity Meet at Bloomington–
1. Bloomington 112
2. Normal Community 99
3. U-High 81
4. Normal West 67
5. Cornerstone Christian 9.5
6. Central Catholic 5.5

Wednesday: 

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 11:20 a.m.

College Baseball–
Augustana at Illinois Wesleyan, 1 p.m.
Southeastern at Heartland, 6 p.m.

College Softball–
Heartland at Rock Valley (DH), 3 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Rochester at U-High, 6 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal West at Champaign Centennial, 4:30 p.m.
U-High at Rochester, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West at Peoria Manual, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at U-High, 4:30 p.m.

 

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