Friday scoreboard, Saturday schedule

Posted on February 15, 2019

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

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois State 60, Missouri State 56 (MSU ends 13-game win streak; Simone Goods 23, TeTe Maggett 22 for ISU)

College Softball–
Central Michigan 4, Illinois State 3
#4 Florida 2, Illinois State 1

College Baseball–
Illinois State 27, Belmont 11

Boys High School Basketball–
Central Catholic 58, St. Joseph-Ogden 55 (Saints win Illini Prairie Conference title)
Peoria Notre Dame 47, Normal West 46
Bloomington 66, Champaign Centennial 53
Sacred Heart-Griffin 71, U-High 46
Belleville East at Normal Community, cancelled
Clinton 62, Macon Meridian 50
Heyworth 55, Hartsburg-Emden 51
Fieldcrest 62, Fisher 54
Dwight 62, Watseka 53
Taylorville 44, Lincoln 41
Peoria Quest 61, El Paso-Gridley 49
Ridgeview 51, Tremont 49
Pontiac 70, Rantoul 67

United States Hockey League–
Tri-City Storm 5, Central Illinois Flying Aces 2

Saturday’s schedule:

Men’s College Basketball–
Bradley at Illinois State, 7 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230, 93.7 Nash Icon & WJBC.com 6 p.m.)
Illinois Wesleyan at Carroll, 4 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois Wesleyan at Carroll, 2 p.m.

College Softball–
Illinois State vs. Utah State (Littlewood Classic, Tempe, Ariz.), 8 p.m.

College Baseball–
Illinois State at Belmont, 1 p.m.

United States Hockey League–
Tri-City Storm at Central Illinois Flying Aces, 7:07 p.m.

 

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