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(OLNEY) in mens college basketball last night – Illinois lost to Ohio State, 83-67 as the host Buckeyes shot 65% from the field and improve to 23&5 overall, now 11&4 in the Big Ten Conference – now at 16&12, 5&10 in the League, the Illini return to action this Sunday as they’ll host Iowa in Champaign
(NEWTON) in boys high school basketball last night – Newton won its regional quarter-final game against Carmi, 73-52 as the Eagles advance to tonight’s second semi-final game at the Fairfield Class 2A Regional down in Wayne County – now at 23&5 on the year, the Eagles were led in scoring last night by Peyton Wyatt’s 20 points, while Dylan Davidson & Elijah Knepper each added 12 points apiece – the 2nd-seeded Eagles will now face 3rd-seeded Flora as the Wolves beat Lawrenceville in last night’s first game, 73-31 – top-seeded Olney will play the host Mules in the first game this evening at 6:00, then Newton & Flora hook up at 8:10 – the only Newton Eagle to advance in the three-point showdown was Elijah Knepper
(OLNEY) in boys high school basketball lower class downstate regional action last night :
* Class 1A @ Altamont : North Clay beat Patoka, 58-42 : South Central beat Brownstown, 35-28
* Class 1A @ Hutsonville : Oblong beat Grayville, 62-45 : Cisne beat Clay City / Noble, 37-32
* Class 1A @ Wayne City : Woodlawn beat Christ Our Rock Lutheran Centralia, 80-47
* Class 1A @ Strasburg : Cowden-Herrick beat Dieterich, 67-58 : Stew-Stras beat Neoga, 61-52
* Class 2A @ Teutopolis : Effingham St Anthony beat Sullivan, 52-40
* Class 2A @ Pana : Litchfield beat Greenville, 42-35 : Vandalia beat Hillsboro, 49-45
* Class 2A @ Casey : Georgetown-Ridge Farm beat Marshall, 70-59
* Class 2A @ Benton : the host Rangers beat Johnston City, 52-29
(NEWTON) in girls high school basketball last night – the downstate upper class sectionals continued :
* Class 3A @ Breese : East St Louis Senior beat Centralia, 51-46
* Class 4A @ Belleville : Edwardsville beat Belleville West, 56-27
(OLNEY) in boys high school basketball tonight – here’s the downstate area matchups :
* Class 2A @ Fairfield : Olney & Fairfield at 6:00 : Newton & Flora at 8:10
* Class 2A @ Teutopolis : Moweaqua Central A & M & Teutopolis
* Class 2A @ Casey : Robinson & Casey-Westfield
* Class 2A @ Benton : Du Quoin & Hamilton County
* Class 2A @ Pinckneyville : Sparta & Pinckneyville : Campbell Hill Trico & Nashville
* Class 2A @ Vienna : Harrisburg & Carterville : Murphysboro & Massac County
* Class 2A @ Freeburg : Breese Central & Trenton Wesclin : Breese Mater Dei & Columbia
* Class 2A @ Pana : Litchfield & Pana : Carlyle & Vandalia
* Class 1A @ Altamont : St Elmo & North Clay : Altamont & South Central
* Class 1A @ Chrisman : Arcola & Villa Grove : Oakland & Chrisman
* Class 1A @ Hutsonville : Red Hill & Hutsonville-Palestine : Oblong & Cisne
* Class 1A @ Wayne City : Sandoval & Wayne City
all of the Class 1A and 2A regional championship games will be Friday night
(OLNEY) in junior college basketball, it’s a full schedule in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference tonight :
* Olney Central College is on the road to Kaskaskia College to battle the Blue Angels & the Blue Devils
* Lincoln Trail College will host Wabash Valley College up in Robinson
* Southeastern Illinois travels to near Ina to play at Rend Lake College
* Lake Land College will host John A Logan up just south of Mattoon
* Southwestern Illinois is in non-conference action hosting Lewis & Clark in Belleville
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(OLNEY) Olney Tigers regional tickets are on sale today in the ERHS Office – for the general public from 8:30 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon – the Fairfield High School doors will open at 5:00 this evening with the Tiger game at 6:00 tonight – the gym will then be cleared after the Olney game before the Newton & Flora game – Olney fans can buy tickets for tonight’s second game if they present their Olney / Fairfield game ticket stub, that is if tickets are still available for the second game tonight
(NEWTON) Newton Eagle regional tickets are currently on sale at the NCHS Office – for the general public from now until 12 noon – the limit is at four tickets per person – after 12 noon, folks can buy as many tickets as they’d like – the tickets are for the second game tonight only between Newton & Flora
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s back-to-back basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with Olney Tiger basketball at 6:00, followed by OCC Blue Knights basketball at around 7:30 : it’s Newton Eagle basketball tonight on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at 8:10 : and it’s the latest in sports, all day & night, on Fox Sports Radio 740 WVLN
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