Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Posted on October 21, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

TUESDAY:

Women’s College Volleyball:
Illinois Wesleyan def. Wheaton 21-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-22

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal Community def. Danville 25-14, 25-10
U-High at Decatur Eisenhower
Illinois Valley Central def. Central Catholic 25-13, 25-12

Boys High School Soccer:
Class 2A Regional Semfinal at Morton–Morton 3, Bloomington 0
Class 3A Regional Semifinal at Joliet West–Normal Community 2, Normal West 0

WEDNESDAY:

Men’s College Basketball (exhibition):
Truman State at Illinois State, 6 p.m.

Women’s College Soccer:
Augustana at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Men’s College Soccer:
Region 24 Tournament First Round at Corn Crib–John Wood at Heartland, 2 p.m.

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal West at Bloomington, 7 p.m.

Boys High School Soccer:
Class 1A Sectional Semifinal at U-High–U-High vs. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin, 4 p.m.

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

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