{"id":32720,"date":"2026-03-11T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=32720"},"modified":"2026-03-20T06:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:32:30","slug":"saturdays-schedule-52","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/32720-saturdays-schedule-52\/","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>Baseball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony at Metro East Kickoff, TBA<\/p>\n<p>Carlyle at Altamont, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dieterich, Armstrong at Oblong Round Robin Tournament, TBA<\/p>\n<p>Cerro Gordo\/Bement at Neoga (DH), 10:a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Newton in Metro East Kickoff Classic at Edwardsville, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>North Clay vs. LaSalle-Peru Christian School, vs. Bethalto Civic Memorial at Metro East Kickoff Classic, 12:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Softball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carterville at Effingham (DH), 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony at Casey-Westfield Round Robin, TBA<\/p>\n<p>Dieterich at Arcola, DH, 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg at Robinson, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Tennis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony, Teutopolis at Triad Tennis Invitational, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boys Track<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effingham at Mount Zion Mini meet, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Cumberland, Newton, St. Elmo\/Brownstown, Teutopolis at Gene Armer Indoor Meet at University of Illinois, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls Track<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effingham at Mount Zion Mini meet, 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>North Clay at Urbana, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Newton, St. Elmo\/Brownstown, Teutopolis at Gene Armer Meet at University of Illinois, 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><u>JUNIOR VARSITY<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>BASEBALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony at Breese Mater Dei, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><u>JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volleyball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 8-1A State Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Wenona Fieldcrest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Match 5 &#8212; Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Match 6 &#8212; Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 12:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Match 7 &#8212; Loser Match 5 vs. Loser Match 6, 2 p.m. (third place)<\/p>\n<p>Match 8 &#8212; Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 3:15 p.m. (championship)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>COLLEGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCAA Tournament<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Second Round<\/p>\n<p>Saint Louis vs. Michigan, 11:10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville vs. Michigan State, 1:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>TCU vs. Duke, 4:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M vs. Houston, 5:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Texas vs. Gonzaga, 6:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>VCU vs. Illinois, 6:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt vs. Nebraska, 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>High Point vs. Arkansas, 8:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dayton vs. UNC Wilmington, 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty vs. Nevada, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women&#8217;s Basketball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3) Ohio State vs. (14) Howard, 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>(3) Louisville vs. (14) Vermont, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>(1) South Carolina vs. Southern, noon<\/p>\n<p>(7) Georgia vs. Virginia, 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Fairfield, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Alabama vs. 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