(NEWTON)  in girls high school basketball last night – Newton swept two from Paris  :  the Lady Eagles won the varsity game, 63-58 – Newton was led by Carly Niebrugge’s 18 points, while Morgan Swingler added 14 points – the varsity is now 13&9 overall, now 5&6 in the Apollo  :  Newton also won the junior varsity game, 46-41 in overtime  :  the Lady Eagles are back at home Monday night to host Robinson

(NEWTON)  also in the Apollo  :  Effingham beat Charleston, 43-36  :  Robinson beat Mt Zion, 41-24

(NOBLE)  in girls high school basketball last night – in the Midland Trail Conference – Wayne City took two from Noble / Clay City  :  the host Lady Indians won the varsity game, 53-35 – the Lady Wildcats were led in scoring by Erin Taylor’s 15 points & Amber Drewes with 8 points – the NCC Ladies drop to 6&14 on the year  :  Wayne City also won the junior varsity game, 29-12  :  Noble / Clay City will have its final home game of the year next Monday night with a varsity-only game against South Central at WRHS

(NEWTON)  in other girls scores from last night  :  Dieterich beat South Central, 54-28  :  Fairfield beat Johnston City, 52-13  :  Carmi beat Gallatin County, 52-45

(OLNEY)  the Little Illini Conference Tournaments continued last night with four of the final six games  :
* in boys’ action at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport  :  fourth-seeded Oblong won the consolation championship game with a 65-59 win over ninth-seeded Edwards County  :  fifth-seeded Hutsonville-Palestine won the third place game with a 69-61 victory over third-seeded Casey-Westfield
* in girls’ action at the Lawrenceville High School  :  third-seeded Cumberland won the consolation championship game with a 45-25 win over seventh-seeded Oblong  :  fourth-seeded Red Hill won the third place game with a 53-43 victory over second-seeded Flora
* the two tournaments will have their final two games tonight at the Red Hill High School  :  top-seeded Marshall will play sixth-seeded Lawrenceville in the girls championship game at 6:00  :  top-seeded Flora will play second-seeded Marshall in the boys championship game tonight at 8:00

(OLNEY)  in boys freshmen basketball last night  :  Salem edged out Olney in a close one, 42-41

 
(NEWTON)  in boys junior high hoops – the remaining IESA 7th Grade Regionals ended last night  :
* Class 3A Regional @ Robinson  :  Robinson beat Newton Jasper County in the title game, 36-29
* Class 3A Regional @ Marshall  :  Marshall beat Teutopolis in the championship game, 33-30
* the Regional winners move on to Sectional play next Thursday night
* meanwhile, the IESA 8th Grade Regionals will begin with quarter-final round games tomorrow

 
(OLNEY)  in girls junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Tournaments continue  :
* Class S @ Rend Lake College  :  Olney St Joe lost its semi-final game last night, falling to Germantown, 42-15 – while the Lady Wildcats drop back to 18&8 on the year, they’ll play in tomorrow’s third place game at 12:30 again Jefferson – that’s all at the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College

 
(OLNEY)  in boys junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Regionals started this week  :
* Class S @ West Salem  :  Olney St Joe had a semi-final win last night against New Hebron, 54-14 – while the Wildcats improve to 21&1 on the year, the St Joe boys will play tonight in the regional championship game against West Salem at 6:30 – the winner moves on to the downstate Class S State Tournament

(OLNEY)  also in boys junior high hoops – Olney split two with Mt Carmel  :  the Cubs lost the 8th grade game, 55-46 – the varsity is now 5&14  :  Olney won the 7th grade game, 50-33 – the jv squad is 10&10

   
 
(OLNEY)  in last night’s Richland County Men’s 4-on-4 Basketball League  :  Friday Nite Lites beat The Bulls, 88-32  :  The Salukis beat The Redbirds, 66-47  :  Berryville Vineyards beat The Zoolanders, 76-73  :  it’s back to three more games at the Claremont Recreation Center next Monday night starting at 6:30

(CLAY CITY)  the 6th Grade Tournament continues tomorrow morning at the Clay City Schools  :
* the four winner’s bracket games involve Olney St Joe, North Clay, South Central, & Clay City
* the 3 consolation bracket games involve Flora, Albion, Cisne, & Noble – the first games start at 9:30

(OLNEY)  the Boys 7th Grade Junior NEC Tournament will end with the final three games tomorrow at the Middle School in Olney  :  Carmi plays Mt Carmel for the consolation title at 9:30  :  Olney plays Flora in the third place game at 10:45  :  and it’s Salem against Fairfield in the championship game at 12 noon

(NEWTON)  the Apollo Conference Girls Fresh/Soph Tournament begins tomorrow morning at two sites  :
* @ Newton  :  Effingham, Olney, Salem, & Newton all play at the schools in Newton
* @ Robinson  :  Paris, Charleston, & Mt Zion all play in Robinson
* the finals will be played a week from tomorrow, February 4th, in Effingham

(NEWTON)  in boys high school basketball – it’s back to Apollo Conference hoops tonight  :  the Newton Eagles are on the road to Paris  :  the other matchups have Effingham at Charleston and Robinson at Mt Zion  :  the Olney Tigers & Lady Tigers will play at Salem tonight, part of a “mega night” event with the junior varsity games at 5:30, then the Lady Tigers play at 7:00 and the Tigers play at 8:30, all in Salem

                                                  LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS

(NEWTON)  a note from Newton Community High School  :  next Monday night is “Pack the Place Night” in the NCHS Gym as The Peoples State Bank will donate money to the Athletic Booster  Club & the Letterwomen’s Club for every fan who enters the gate – admission for the Monday night girls game between Newton & Robinson is free to all fans who wear orange or blue  :  meanwhile, next Thursday, February 2nd, it will be “Senior Night” at the girls game as Newton will host Charleston – the Lady Eagle’s lone senior player, Amy Koebele, and Lady Eagle’s team manager, Jessica Cartright, will both be honored during their final regular season game at NCHS – all are urged to come out next week

(NOBLE)  the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317

(OLNEY)  the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is tomorrow, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – for more info, check the little league website at  www.allprosoftware.net/olneylittleleague.com or the softball website at www.rcgsoftball.com – for more on baseball, call 393-2153 – for more on softball, call 392-7066

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(OLNEY)  on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Lady Tiger & Tiger doubleheader action tonight on Freedom 92.9 with games at around 7:00 and 8:30 back-to-back  :  it’s Newton Eagles basketball tonight on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at around 7:30 : & it’s the latest in sports on Fox Sports Radio 740