Scoreboard, schedule

Posted on November 24, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

SATURDAY:

College Football:
FCS Playoffs First Round–Illinois State 24, Southeast Missouri State 6 (ISU at Central Arkansas Sat. 2 p.m.)
Northwestern 29, Illinois 10

Women’s College Volleyball:
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship at Cedar Falls, Ia.–Illinois State def. Northern Iowa 25-21, 25-16, 25-19

Women’s College Basketball:
Illinois State 70, UT-Martin 47
Midwest Challenge, St. Louis–Illinois Wesleyan 68, Rose-Hulman 34

Boys High School Basketball:
Intercity Tournament at Shirk Center–Normal Community 55, U-High 52; Bloomington 67, Normal West 43

SUNDAY:

Women’s College Basketball:
Midwest Challenge Championship, St. Louis–DePauw 69, Illinois Wesleyan 67

MONDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230:
NFL–Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 6:30 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball:
Intercity Tournament at Shirk Center–Normal Community vs. Normal West, 6 p.m.; U-High vs. Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

Girls High School Basketball:
Normal West at Pontiac, 7 p.m.

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

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