Weekend scoreboard, schedule

Posted on October 25, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

SATURDAY:

College Football:
Illinois State 24, Indiana State 7
Washington University in St. Louis 21, Illinois Wesleyan 0
Benedictine 17, Eureka 14
Illinois 24, Purdue 6

Women’s College Volleyball:
Missouri State def. Illinois State 25-23, 17-25, 27-25, 29-27
Holiday Inn Express III at Shirk Center–Illinois Wesleyan def. UW-Platteville 25-20, 25-15, 25-18; UW-Oshkosh def. Illinois Wesleyan 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13

Women’s College Soccer:
Illinois Wesleyan 4, Carroll 1

Men’s College Soccer:
Illinois Wesleyan 2, Carroll 1

Boys High School Soccer:
Class 1A Sectional Championship at Corn Crib–U-High 4, St. Thomas More 1

SUNDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM:
NFL–Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills, 11:30 a.m.; Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m.

MONDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM:
NFL–Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers, 6:30 p.m.

Girls High School Volleyball:
Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals at Clinton–Olympia vs. Clinton, 5:30 p.m.; Central Catholic vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals at Pontiac–Eureka vs. Prairie Central, 5:30 p.m.; Pontiac vs. Tremont, 6:30 p.m.

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

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