Weekend scoreboard

Posted on May 3, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

 

Saturday:

College Baseball–
Indiana State 13, Illinois State 1
Illinois Wesleyan 6, Carthage 2; Carthage 6, Illinois Wesleyan 0
Heartland 3, Illinois Central 1; Heartland 4, Illinois Central 1

College Softball–
Illinois State 6, Valparaiso 4; Illinois State 1, Valparaiso 0
CCIW Tournament at Illinois Wesleyan–Illinois Wesleyan 3, Carthage 1 (IWU wins 3rd straight CCIW tournament title)
Heartland 11, Spoon River 0; Heartland 9, Spoon River 0

High School Baseball–
Central Catholic 2, Monticello 1
Normal Community 7, Bloomington 6; Normal Community 8, Bloomington 5
Dwight 2, Watseka 1
Lincoln 8, Heyworth 1
Roanoke-Benson 15, Ridgeview 2
Tremont 4, Illini Bluffs 3

High School Softball–
Normal West 11, Normal Community 2; Normal West 8, Normal Community 0
Olympia 14, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, Clifton Central 2
LeRoy 18, Iroquois West 1; LeRoy 16, Iroquois West 1
Illinois Valley Central 5, Prairie Central 0
Tri-Valley 3, Maroa-Forsyth 2

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West 5, Morton 1

Sunday:

College Baseball–
Indiana State 6, Illinois State 1

College Softball–
Lincoln Land 5, Heartland 4; Lincoln Land 3, Heartland 2
SLIAC Championship–Eureka 10, Spalding 3

Monday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:10 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Mt. Zion at Bloomington, 4 p.m.
Galesburg at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Normal West at Peoria Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Urbana at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at Eureka, 4:30 p.m.
Maroa-Forsyth at U-High, 6 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.

 

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