Scoreboard, schedule

Posted on September 23, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

TUESDAY:

Men’s College Soccer:
Illinois Wesleyan 3, Dubuque 1

Boys High School Soccer:
Normal Community 7, Peoria 0
U-High 10, Springfield Lanphier 0
Monticello 4, Central Catholic 1
Cornerstone Christian 7, Blue Ridge-Deland-Weldon 1

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal West def. Danville 25-16, 25-17
Normal Community def. Champaign Central 21-25, 25-22, 27-25
IVC def. Pontiac 2-0

High School Cross Country:
Intercity Meet at Maxwell Park–Normal Community girls champion, Bloomington boys champion

WEDNESDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230:
MLB–St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks, 7:45 p.m.

Women’s College Soccer:
Heartland at Southwestern Illinois, 2 p.m.

Men’s College Soccer:
Heartland at Southwestern Illinois, 4 p.m.

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

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