Boys, Girls Holiday Tournaments Scheduled

Area boys and girls Christmas basketball tournament schedules are coming in fast with most of them starting Wednesday, December 28. Following are schedules for the Monticello Holiday Tournament, the Tri-County Holiday Tournament, the Mattoon Holiday Tournament and the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament.

Knights Classic Holiday Tournament

This is a girls tourney and begins Thursday, December 21. Two local teams are competing, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and Cumberland.

In Pool A are Oaklwood, Decatur St. Teresa, Shelbyville and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Junior Varsity. In Pool B are Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Varsity, Chrisman, Cumberland and  Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.

Four games are on tap Thursday with eight scheduled Friday, December 22 and the tourney will finish out Saturday, December 23.

Knights Classic Holiday Tournament

Thursday, December 21

West Gym

Game 1 -- ALAH vs. Windsor/Stew-Stras, 6 p.m.

Game 2 -- Chrisman vs. Cumberland, 7:30 p.m.

East Gym

Game 3 -- Oakwood vs. ALAH JV, 6 p.m.

Game 4 -- Decatur St. Teresa vs. Shelbyville, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 22

West Gym

Game 5 -- Shelbyville vs. Oakwood, 2:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- ALAH JV vs. Decatur St. Teresa, 4 p.m.

Game 7 -- Oakwood vs. Decatur St. Teresa, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8 -- Shelbyville vs. ALAH JV, 7 p.m.

East Gym

Game 9 -- Cumberland vs. ALAH, 2:30 p.m.

Game 10 -- Windsor/Stew-Stras vs. Chrisman, 4 p.m.

Game 11 -- ALAH vs. Chrisman, 5:30 p.m.

Game 12 -- Cumberland vs. Windsor/Stew-Stras, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 23

Game 13 -- Pool A Fourth Place vs. Pool B Fourth Place, 2 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 -- Pool A Third Place vs. Pool B Third Place, 3:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 -- Pool A Second Place vs. Pool B Second Place, 5 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 -- Pool A First Place vs. Pool B First Place, 6:30 p.m. (championship)

Mattoon Tournament

The 39th Annual Mattoon Girls Holiday Tournament will open play Wednesday, December 27 and run through Friday, December 29.

Pool A teams at Mattoon, Vandalia, Olney and Effingham St. Anthony. Pool B teams are Galesburg, Salem, Altamont and Sullivan.

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Wednesday, December 27

Game 1 -- Altamont vs. Sullivan, 8;30 a.m.

Game 2 -- St. Anthony vs. Vandalia, 10 a.m.

Game 3 -- Mattoon vs. Olney, 11:30 a.m.

Game 4 -- Galesburg vs. Salem, 1 p.m.

Game 5 -- Olney vs. Vandalia, 3 p.m.

Game 6 -- Galesburg vs. Sullivan, 6 p.m.

Game 7 -- Salem vs. Altamont, 6 p.m.

Game 8 -- Mattoon vs. St. Anthony, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 28

Game 9 -- Galesburg vs. Altamont, 8;30 a.m.

Game 10 -- Salem vs. Sullivan, 10 a.m.

Game 11 -- Vandalia vs. Mattoon, 11:30 a.m.

Game 12 -- Olney vs. St. Anthony, 1 p.m.

Game 13 -- Third Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 4 p.m.

Game 14 -- Fourth Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 5:30 p.m.

Game 15 -- First Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 7 p.m.

Game 16 -- Second Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, December 29

Game 17 -- Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 18 -- Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 19 -- Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 20 -- Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

Monticello Holiday Tournaments

The Monticello Holiday Tournament for both boys and girls opens play Wednesday, December 28 and runs through Saturday, December 30.

In the boys tournament in the Purple Pool are Monticello, Argenta-Oreana, Ridgeview and Tuscola. In the Gold Pool are Neoga, GCMS, Oakwood and Paxton-Buckley-Loda.

In the girls tourney, Monticello, Argenta-Oreana, Ridgeview and Tuscola are in the Purple Pool. Members of the Gold Pool are Neoga, GCMS, Stark County and PBL.

Monticello Holiday Boys Tournament

Thursday, December 28

Game 1 -- Ridgeview vs. Tuscola, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- Monticello vs. Argenta-Oreana, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 -- GCMS vs. Oakwood, 2 p.m.

Game 4 -- PBL vs. Neoga, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 -- Argenta-Oreana vs. Ridgeview, 6 p.m.

Game 6 -- Tuscola vs. Monticello, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 29

Game 7 -- Oakwood vs. PBL, 10 a.m.

Game 8 -- GCMS vs. Neoga, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 -- Tuscola vs. Argenta-Oreana, 2 p.m.

Game 10 -- Monticello vs. Ridgeview, 3:30 p.m.

Game 11 -- Neoga vs. Oakwood, 6 p.m.

Game 12 -- PBL vs. GCMS, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 30

Game 13 -- Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 -- Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 -- Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 -- First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

Monticello Holiday Girls Tournament

Thursday, December 28

Game 1 -- Monticello vs. Argenta-Oreana, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- Ridgeview vs. Tuscola, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 -- PBL vs. Neoga, 2 p.m.

Game 4 -- GCMS vs. Stark County, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 -- Tuscola vs. Monticello, 6 p.m.

Game 6 -- Argenta-Oreana vs. Ridgeview, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 29

Game 7 -- GCMS vs. Neoga, 10 a.m.

Game 8 -- Stark County vs. PBL, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 -- Monticello vs. Ridgeview, 2 p.m.

Game 10 -- Tuscola vs. Argenta-Oreana, 3:30 p.m.

Game 11 -- PBL vs. GCMS, 6 p.m.

Game 12 -- Neoga vs.Stark County, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 30

Game 13 -- Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 -- Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 -- Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 -- First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

Tri-County Boys Tournament

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will be competing in the Tri-County Boys Tournament.

In Pool A are Martinsville, Chrisman, Tri-County and Hutsonville/Palestine. In Pool B are Paris, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and Westville.

The tournament opens Wednesday, December 27 and will finish out Friday, December 29.

Tri-County Boys Tournament

Wednesday, December 27

Game 1 -- Tri-County vs. Martinsville, 3 p.m.

Game 2 -- Windsor/Stew-Stras vs. Westville, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- Hutsonville/Palestine vs. Chrisman, 6 p.m.

Game 4 -- Paris vs. AL/AH, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 28

Game 5 -- Chrisman vs. Tri-County, 9 a.m.

Game 6 -- Martinsville vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 10:30 a.m.

Game 7 -- WIndsor/Stew-Stras vs. Paris, noon

Game 8 -- Chrisman vs. Martinsville, 1:30 p.m.

Game 9 -- Westville vs. AL/AH, 3 p.m.

Game 10 -- Tri-County vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 4:30 p.m.

Game 11 -- Paris vs. Westville, 6 p.m.

Game 12 -- AL/AH vs. Windsor/Stew-Stras, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 29

Game 13 -- Fourth Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 -- Third Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 -- Second Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 -- First Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 7:30 p.m. (championship)