Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Posted on February 21, 2019

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

Boys High School Basketball–
Normal Community 55, Peoria Manual 44 (Ironmen win share of Big 12 Conference championship, NCHS coach Dave Witzig’s 400th career varsity win)

United States Hockey League–
Muskegon Lumberjacks 5, Central Illinois Flying Aces 1

Friday’s schedule:

Women’s College Basketball–
Illinois State at Bradley, 7 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com 6:50)
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament Semifinal at Wheaton–Illinois Wesleyan vs. Carthage, 5 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball–
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament Semfinal at Rock Island–Illinois Wesleyan at Augustana, 7 p.m.

College Softball–
Illinois State at Bubly Invitational, Gainesville, Fla.–vs. Syracuse, 10 a.m.; vs. #3 Florida, 4 p.m.

Boys High School Basketball–
U-High at Springfield Southeast, 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Championship at Stanford–Central Catholic vs. Macon Meridian, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Championship at Minonk–Fieldcrest vs. Watseka, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Championship at Momence–El Paso-Gridley vs. Seneca, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Championship at Monticello–Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Monticello, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Championship at Tremont–Peoria Quest Charter Academy vs. Tremont, 7 p.m.
Class 1A Regional Championship at Farmer City–Champaign Judah Christian vs. LeRoy, 7 p.m.

Girls High School Basketball–State Semifinals at Redbird Arena–
Class 1A–Lanark Eastland vs. Hume Shiloh, 11 a.m.; Lewistown vs. Danville Schlarman, 1 p.m.
Class 2A–Chicago Marshall vs. Hillsboro, 5:30 p.m.; St. Joseph-Ogden vs. Teutopolis, 7:15 p.m.

 

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