{"id":27589,"date":"2026-01-14T13:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27589"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:01:19","slug":"saturdays-schedule-44","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/27589-saturdays-schedule-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><u>HIGH SCHOOL<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salem Invitational<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 9 a.m. p.m. (consolation championship)<\/p>\n<p>Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 10:30 a.m. (third place)<\/p>\n<p>Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, noon (championship)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Illini Conference Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Robinson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 &#8212; Newton vs. Mount Carmel, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 &#8212; Lawrenceville vs. Paris, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 &#8212; Richland County vs. Marshall, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 &#8212; Casey-Westfield vs. Robinson, 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Trail Conference Tournament<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>(979XFM)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Game 12 \u2013 South Central vs. North Clay, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 13 \u2013 Dieterich vs. Neoga, 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 14 \u2013 Altamont vs. St. Anthony, noon (third place)<\/p>\n<p>Game 15 \u2013 Brownstown\/St. Elmo vs. Cumberland, 1:30 p.m. (championship)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vandalia Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 9 &#8212; Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 10 a.m. (seventh place)<\/p>\n<p>Game 10 &#8212; Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)<\/p>\n<p>Game 11 &#8212; Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 66, 1 p.m. (third place)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highland Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 23 \u2013 Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 10 a.m. (consolation championship)<\/p>\n<p>Game 24 \u2013 Winner Game 20 vs. Winner Game 21, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)<\/p>\n<p>Game 25 \u2013 Loser Game 19 vs. Loser Game 22, 1 p.m. (third place)<\/p>\n<p>Game 26 \u2013 Winner Game 19 vs. winner Game 22, 2:30 p.m. (championship)<\/p>\n<p>Newton at Robinson Tournament, TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effingham at Olney Wrestling Duals<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> HAS BEEN CANCELED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cumberland girls at Anna Jonesboro, 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberland boys at St. Joseph-Ogden Multi-Quad<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><u>FRESHMAN\/SOPHOMORE<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg at Teutopolis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altamont at Effingham <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>HAS BEEN CANCELED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paris at Teutopolis, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><u>JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 8-1A Effingham Sacred Heart Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 &#8212; Altamont Lutheran vs. Newton St. Thomas, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 &#8212; Sigel St. Michael vs. Pana Sacred Heart, 10;15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 &#8212; Ramsey vs. Mulberry Grove, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 8-2A Casey-Westfield 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