Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on October 17, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

THURSDAY:

Boys High School Soccer:
Morton 1, Normal West 0
Peoria Notre Dame 7, Bloomington 0

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal Community def. Urbana 25-15, 25-21 (NCHS clinches Big Twelve title)
Bloomington def. Peoria Notre Dame 29-27, 25-14
Central Catholic def. Rantoul 25-19, 26-24

FRIDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com:
WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza featuring Peoria at Bloomington, updates from Champaign Centennial at Normal Community, Normal West at Champaign Central, U-High at Springfield and Central Catholic at IVC, 6:05 p.m. (click here to listen)

Women’s College Volleyball:
Loyola at Illinois State, 6 p.m. (Hoopfest follows)
Illinois Wesleyan at Coe, 5 p.m.

Girls High School Golf:
Class 1A State Finals at Red Tail Run Golf Course, Decatur
Class 2A State Finals at Hickory Point Golf Club, Decatur

Boys High School Golf:
Class 1A State Finals at Prairie Vista Golf Course, Bloomington
Class 2A State Finals at Weibring Golf Club, Illinois State University, Normal
Class 3A State Finals at The Den at Fox Creek, Bloomington

Sports Director Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

 

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