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\"image_print\"Print<\/span><\/a><\/div>

HIGH SCHOOL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Anthony at Nashville, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Woodlawn at North Clay, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Girls Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Little Illini Conference Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Marshall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 \u2013 Paris vs. Casey-Westfield, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 \u2013 Newton vs. Robinson, 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 \u2013 Mount Carmel vs. Marshall, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 4 \u2013 Olney vs. Lawrenceville, 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Highland Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 4 — Life For Life vs. Edwardsville, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — Glenwood vs. Okawville, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Highland vs. Teutopolis, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 1 — Nashville vs. Belleville Althoff, 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 5 — Belleville East vs. Centralia, 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 6 — Breese Mater Dei vs. Bethalto Civic Memorial, 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 7 — Breese Central vs. Carlyle, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Game 8 — O’Fallon vs. Troy Triad, 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

NTC\/CIC Shootout Game, TBA<\/p>\n

Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Effingham at Normal University High Invitational, 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Cumberland girls at Rich Township Invitational, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Cumberland boys at Litchfield, TBA<\/p>\n

FRESHMAN\/SOPHOMORE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Anthony at Mattoon HAS BEEN CANCELED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Girls Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pana at Effingham, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Class 7-1A Martinsville Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1– Mattoon St. John’s vs. Philo St. Thomas, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Hume Shiloh vs. Windsor, 10;15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — Martinsville vs. Chrisman Scottland, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Class 7-1A Sigel St. Michael Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 — Sigel\u00a0 St. Michael vs. Mulberry Grove, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Altamont Lutheran vs. Ramsey, 10:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Class 7-2A Casey-Westfield\u00a0 Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1– Dieterich vs. Hutsonville, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — Casey-Westfield vs. Villa Grove, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

Class 7-2A North Clay Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 — North Clay vs. Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Stewardson-Strasburg vs. South Central, 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — St. Elmo\/Brownstown vs. Altamont, 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Class 7-3A Marshall Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 — Teutopolis vs. Cumberland, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Paris Mayo vs. Jasper County, 10;15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — Marshall vs. Lawrenceville Parkview, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 4 — Robinson Nuttall vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 12:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Class 7-4A Taylorville Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 1 — Taylorville vs. Stephen Decatur, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 2 — Mattoon vs. Effingham, 10;15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Game 3 — Mount Zion vs. Winner\u00a0 Game 1, noon<\/p>\n

Game 4 — Rochester vs. Winner Game 2, 1:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Junior High School Volleyball<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Anthony at Robinson Nuttall, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

MEN\u2019S COLLEGE BASKETBALL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Minnesota at University of Illinois, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Buffalo at Denver, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)<\/p>\n

AFC Divisional Playoffs<\/p>\n

San Francisco at Seattle, 7 pm. (FOX)<\/p>\n

NFC Divisional Playoffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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