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(OLNEY) in boys high school basketball last night – Olney swept two from Salem : the Tigers won the varsity game, 43-39 led by Brook Pampe’s 25 points, while Michael Fehrenbacher & Joel Eagleson teamed up for 15 points – Olney improves to 21&2 overall, still undefeated in the Apollo, now at 8&0 : Olney also won the junior varsity game, 60-48 : the Tigers are back in action next Tuesday night hosting Paris
(OLNEY) in girls high school basketball last night – Olney dropped two to Salem : the Lady Tigers lost the varsity game, 45-38 despite 13 points from Kelsey Shipman, plus 13 combined points from Heather Ernst & Gina Volk – Olney drops to 16&11 overall, now 10&2 in the Apollo : Salem also won the junior varsity game, 56-46 : the Lady Tigers are back in action Monday night at ERHS hosting Paris
(NEWTON) in boys high school basketball last night – Newton split two with Paris : the Eagles won the varsity game, 73-42 led in scoring by Elijah Knepper with 18 points, Peyton Wyatt with 17 points, & Dylan Davidson with 14 points – Newton improves to 16&3 overall, now 5&3 in the Apollo : Paris won the jv game, 57-55 : the Eagles are back in action Monday night with a rescheduled game at Casey-Westfield
(NEWTON) also in the Apollo : Effingham beat Charleston, 59-52 : Robinson beat Mt Zion, 66-56
(OLNEY) the Little Illini Conference Tournaments ended last night with championship action :
* top-seeded Flora beat second-seeded Marshall in the boys’ title game, 65-51
* top-seeded Marshall defeated Lawrenceville in the girls championship game, 59-22
(OLNEY) in other boys games last night : Champaign Central beat Mattoon, 74-55 : Woodlawn beat South Central, 44-29 : North Clay beat Grayville, 62-35 : Cisne beat Clay City / Noble, 58-38 : Sandoval beat Odin, 70-63 : Fairfield beat Johnston City, 55-32 : Waltonville beat Carmi, 58-51 : Hamilton County beat Eldorado, 68-55 : Harrisburg beat Murphysboro, 51-38
(OLNEY) in boys junior high hoops last night – Olney St Joe won the Class S Regional down at West Salem, beating the host team, 54-44 – now at 22&1 on the year, the Wildcats now head to the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College, where they’ll play in a 2:30 first round game
(OLNEY) in girls junior high basketball – Olney St Joe returns to the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College for the 12:30 third place game this afternoon – the Lady Wildcats are 18&8 overall
(CLAY CITY) the 6th Grade Tournament continues tomorrow morning at the Clay City Schools :
* the four winner’s bracket games involve Olney St Joe, North Clay, South Central, & Clay City
* the 3 consolation bracket games involve Flora, Albion, Cisne, & Noble – the first games start at 9:30
(OLNEY) the Boys 7th Grade Junior NEC Tournament will end with the final three games today at the Middle School in Olney : Carmi plays Mt Carmel for the consolation title at 9:30 : Olney plays Flora in the third place game at 10:45 : and it’s Salem against Fairfield in the championship game at 12 noon
(NEWTON) the Apollo Conference Girls Fresh/Soph Tournament begins this morning at two sites :
* Effingham, Olney, Salem, & Newton all play at the schools in Newton with the first games at 10:00
* Paris, Charleston, & Mt Zion all play at the Robinson High School in a round robin format
* the finals will be played a week from today in Effingham
(NEWTON) in girls high basketball – the Newton Lady Eagles will host Salem in an Apollo Conference rescheduled game from a couple of weeks ago – it’s a varsity game only at NCHS with game time at 4:30
(OLNEY) in junior college basketball – it’s another full schedule in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference : the OCC teams are on the road to Robinson to face Lincoln Trail College with the Lady Knights playing at 2:00 and the Blue Knights at 4:00 : the other GRAC matchups are Kaskaskia at Southeastern Illinois, Lake Land at Rend Lake, and Southwestern Illinois at John A Logan : Wabash Valley has a bye night
(NEWTON) in mens college basketball – Illinois tries to get back into the win column tonight as they’re at Minnesota for a Big Ten battle against the Golden Gophers – the Fighting Illini enter with an overall record of 15&5, now 4&3 in the Big Ten, Minnesota comes in at 15&6 on the year, now 3&5 in the Big Ten
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(NOBLE) the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317
(OLNEY) the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is today, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – parents must attend
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Newton Lady Eagle basketball this afternoon on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at 4:30 : it’s OCC basketball this afternoon on Freedom 92.9 with the Lady Knights at 2:00 and Blue Knights at 4:00 : it’s Fighting Illini basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame at 6:30 and tipoff at 7:00 : and it’s the latest in sports all weekend long on Fox Sports Radio 740
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(NEWTON) in girls high school basketball last night – Newton swept two from Paris : the Lady Eagles won the varsity game, 63-58 – Newton was led by Carly Niebrugge’s 18 points, while Morgan Swingler added 14 points – the varsity is now 13&9 overall, now 5&6 in the Apollo : Newton also won the junior varsity game, 46-41 in overtime : the Lady Eagles are back at home Monday night to host Robinson
(NEWTON) also in the Apollo : Effingham beat Charleston, 43-36 : Robinson beat Mt Zion, 41-24
(NOBLE) in girls high school basketball last night – in the Midland Trail Conference – Wayne City took two from Noble / Clay City : the host Lady Indians won the varsity game, 53-35 – the Lady Wildcats were led in scoring by Erin Taylor’s 15 points & Amber Drewes with 8 points – the NCC Ladies drop to 6&14 on the year : Wayne City also won the junior varsity game, 29-12 : Noble / Clay City will have its final home game of the year next Monday night with a varsity-only game against South Central at WRHS
(NEWTON) in other girls scores from last night : Dieterich beat South Central, 54-28 : Fairfield beat Johnston City, 52-13 : Carmi beat Gallatin County, 52-45
(OLNEY) the Little Illini Conference Tournaments continued last night with four of the final six games :
* in boys’ action at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport : fourth-seeded Oblong won the consolation championship game with a 65-59 win over ninth-seeded Edwards County : fifth-seeded Hutsonville-Palestine won the third place game with a 69-61 victory over third-seeded Casey-Westfield
* in girls’ action at the Lawrenceville High School : third-seeded Cumberland won the consolation championship game with a 45-25 win over seventh-seeded Oblong : fourth-seeded Red Hill won the third place game with a 53-43 victory over second-seeded Flora
* the two tournaments will have their final two games tonight at the Red Hill High School : top-seeded Marshall will play sixth-seeded Lawrenceville in the girls championship game at 6:00 : top-seeded Flora will play second-seeded Marshall in the boys championship game tonight at 8:00
(OLNEY) in boys freshmen basketball last night : Salem edged out Olney in a close one, 42-41
(NEWTON) in boys junior high hoops – the remaining IESA 7th Grade Regionals ended last night :
* Class 3A Regional @ Robinson : Robinson beat Newton Jasper County in the title game, 36-29
* Class 3A Regional @ Marshall : Marshall beat Teutopolis in the championship game, 33-30
* the Regional winners move on to Sectional play next Thursday night
* meanwhile, the IESA 8th Grade Regionals will begin with quarter-final round games tomorrow
(OLNEY) in girls junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Tournaments continue :
* Class S @ Rend Lake College : Olney St Joe lost its semi-final game last night, falling to Germantown, 42-15 – while the Lady Wildcats drop back to 18&8 on the year, they’ll play in tomorrow’s third place game at 12:30 again Jefferson – that’s all at the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College
(OLNEY) in boys junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Regionals started this week :
* Class S @ West Salem : Olney St Joe had a semi-final win last night against New Hebron, 54-14 – while the Wildcats improve to 21&1 on the year, the St Joe boys will play tonight in the regional championship game against West Salem at 6:30 – the winner moves on to the downstate Class S State Tournament
(OLNEY) also in boys junior high hoops – Olney split two with Mt Carmel : the Cubs lost the 8th grade game, 55-46 – the varsity is now 5&14 : Olney won the 7th grade game, 50-33 – the jv squad is 10&10
(OLNEY) in last night’s Richland County Men’s 4-on-4 Basketball League : Friday Nite Lites beat The Bulls, 88-32 : The Salukis beat The Redbirds, 66-47 : Berryville Vineyards beat The Zoolanders, 76-73 : it’s back to three more games at the Claremont Recreation Center next Monday night starting at 6:30
(CLAY CITY) the 6th Grade Tournament continues tomorrow morning at the Clay City Schools :
* the four winner’s bracket games involve Olney St Joe, North Clay, South Central, & Clay City
* the 3 consolation bracket games involve Flora, Albion, Cisne, & Noble – the first games start at 9:30
(OLNEY) the Boys 7th Grade Junior NEC Tournament will end with the final three games tomorrow at the Middle School in Olney : Carmi plays Mt Carmel for the consolation title at 9:30 : Olney plays Flora in the third place game at 10:45 : and it’s Salem against Fairfield in the championship game at 12 noon
(NEWTON) the Apollo Conference Girls Fresh/Soph Tournament begins tomorrow morning at two sites :
* @ Newton : Effingham, Olney, Salem, & Newton all play at the schools in Newton
* @ Robinson : Paris, Charleston, & Mt Zion all play in Robinson
* the finals will be played a week from tomorrow, February 4th, in Effingham
(NEWTON) in boys high school basketball – it’s back to Apollo Conference hoops tonight : the Newton Eagles are on the road to Paris : the other matchups have Effingham at Charleston and Robinson at Mt Zion : the Olney Tigers & Lady Tigers will play at Salem tonight, part of a “mega night” event with the junior varsity games at 5:30, then the Lady Tigers play at 7:00 and the Tigers play at 8:30, all in Salem
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(NEWTON) a note from Newton Community High School : next Monday night is “Pack the Place Night” in the NCHS Gym as The Peoples State Bank will donate money to the Athletic Booster Club & the Letterwomen’s Club for every fan who enters the gate – admission for the Monday night girls game between Newton & Robinson is free to all fans who wear orange or blue : meanwhile, next Thursday, February 2nd, it will be “Senior Night” at the girls game as Newton will host Charleston – the Lady Eagle’s lone senior player, Amy Koebele, and Lady Eagle’s team manager, Jessica Cartright, will both be honored during their final regular season game at NCHS – all are urged to come out next week
(NOBLE) the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317
(OLNEY) the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is tomorrow, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – for more info, check the little league website at www.allprosoftware.net/olneylittleleague.com or the softball website at www.rcgsoftball.com – for more on baseball, call 393-2153 – for more on softball, call 392-7066
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Lady Tiger & Tiger doubleheader action tonight on Freedom 92.9 with games at around 7:00 and 8:30 back-to-back : it’s Newton Eagles basketball tonight on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at around 7:30 : & it’s the latest in sports on Fox Sports Radio 740
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(OLNEY) in jr college basketball last night – it was a tough GRAC doubleheader down in Mt Carmel :
* the OCC men lost to Wabash Valley, 64-58 as the Blue Knights fall to 16&3, now 6&1 in the GRAC – Latroi Wright led OCC with 14 points – Noah Stewart, P.J. Alson, & Trivante Bloodman each had 8 points
* the OCC women lost to Wabash Valley, 78-63 as the Lady Knights drop back to 13&7 overall, now 3&4 in the GRAC – Tara Wornica led OCC with 20 points – Kelsee Innis & Alyssa Like teamed up for 28 points
* the OCC teams are back in action this Saturday night, traveling to Lincoln Trail College in Robinson
(OLNEY) the LIC Conference Tournaments continued last night with the consolation bracket semi-finals :
* in boys’ action at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport : Oblong eliminated Lawrenceville, 61-53 : Edwards County eliminated Red Hill, 77-71
* in girls’ action at the Lawrenceville High School : Oblong eliminated Palestine-Hutsonville, 40-38 : Cumberland eliminated Casey-Westfield, 48-34
* the boys’ tournament continues with two more games tonight in Bridgeport : 4th-seeded Oblong plays 9th-seeded Edwards County for the consolation championship at 6:00 : 3rd-seeded Casey-Westfield plays 5th-seeded Hutsonville-Palestine in the third place game at 7:30 : the championship game is tomorrow night
* the girls’ tournament continues with two more games tonight in Lawrenceville : 3rd-seeded Cumberland plays 7th-seeded Oblong for the consolation championship at 6:00 : 2nd-seeded Flora plays 4th-seeded Red Hill in the third place game at 7:30 : the girls championship game is also tomorrow night as well
(OLNEY) in girls freshmen basketball action last night : Fairfield slipped by Olney, 40-32
(NEWTON) in boys junior high hoops – the IESA 7th Grade Regionals continue all of this week :
* Class 1A Regional @ Effingham : top-seeded Sigel St Michael’s beat Effingham Sacred Heart in the title game, 40-25 : the 6th-seeded St Thomas Saints were eliminated from the regional this past Monday night
* Class 2A Regional @ Effingham : top-seeded Arcola beat Oblong in the championship game, 47-24
* Class 2A Regional @ Nokomis : top-seeded Altamont beat Nokomis in the championship game, 31-20
* Class 3A Regional @ Robinson : Newton Jasper County plays Robinson in the title game tonight at 6:00
* Class 3A Regional @ Marshall : Marshall plays Teutopolis in the championship game tonight at 6:00
* Class 4A Regional @ Champaign : Champaign Edison beat Effingham in the title game, 48-32
* the Regional winners move on to Sectional play a week from tonight on February 2nd
* meanwhile, the IESA 8th Grade Regionals will begin with quarter-final round games this Saturday
(OLNEY) in girls junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Tournaments continue :
* Class S @ Rend Lake College : Olney St Joe plays in semi-final action tonight at 6:00 against Germantown – at 18&7 on the year, the Lady Wildcats will return for a final game Saturday afternoon
(OLNEY) in boys junior high basketball – the Southern Illinois State Regionals are this week :
* Class S @ West Salem : Olney St Joe, at 20&1, begins post-season action tonight at West Salem
(NEWTON) in girls high school basketball – it’s back to Apollo Conference hoops, but only six of the eight teams are in action : the Newton Lady Eagles are on the road to Paris : the other matchups have Effingham at Charleston and Robinson at Mt Zion : the Olney Lady Tigers will play at Salem tomorrow night, part of a “mega night” event with the jv games at 5:30, Lady Tigers at 7:00 and the Tigers at 8:30
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(NEWTON) a note from Newton Community High School : next Monday night is “Pack the Place Night” in the NCHS Gym as The Peoples State Bank will donate money to the Athletic Booster Club & the Letterwomen’s Club for every fan who enters the gate – admission for the Monday night girls game between Newton & Robinson is free to all fans who wear orange or blue : meanwhile, next Thursday, February 2nd, it will be “Senior Night” at the girls game as Newton will host Charleston – the Lady Eagle’s lone senior player, Amy Koebele, and Lady Eagle’s team manager, Jessica Cartright, will both be honored during their final regular season game at NCHS – all are urged to come out next week
(NOBLE) the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317
(OLNEY) the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is this Saturday, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – for more info, check the little league website at www.allprosoftware.net/olneylittleleague.com or the softball website at www.rcgsoftball.com – for more on baseball, call 393-2153 – for more on softball, call 392-7066
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s Newton Lady Eagles basketball tonight on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at around 7:30 : & it’s the latest in sports, all day & night, on Fox Sports Radio 740
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(NOBLE) in girls high school basketball last night – in the Midland Trail Conference – Woodlawn beat Noble / Clay City, 65-52 – the Lady Wildcats were led by Deanna Michels & Erin Taylor who each had a double/double with 20 and 14 points respectively, plus 10 rebounds each – Noble / Clay City falls back to 6&13 on the year, now 1&4 in the MTC – the Lady Wildcats play tomorrow night down at Wayne City
(NEWTON) in other girls high school games last night : Cisne beat Wayne City, 42-34 : Fairfield beat Carmi, 38-31 : Neoga beat Effingham St Anthony, 35-28 : Paris beat Dieterich, 79-30
(NEWTON) in boys high school hoops : Charleston beat Urbana, 62-60 : Mattoon beat Mt Zion, 67-62
(NEWTON) in boys high school basketball – at the National Trail Conference Tournament : Teutopolis beat Cowden-Herrick, 87-30 : St Elmo beat Altamont, 64-49 : three more games tonight at Altamont – the matchups have Beecher City against Windsor at 5:00, Dieterich against Neoga at 6:30, and the nightcap has Effingham St Anthony against Stewardson-Strasburg at 8:00 : the tournament continues all week
(OLNEY) the LIC Conference Tournaments continued last night with winner’s bracket semi-final games :
* in Boys’ action at Red Hill High in Bridgeport : top-seeded Flora slipped by #5 Hutsonville-Palestine, 54-48 : 2nd-seeded Marshall held on to beat #3 Casey-Westfield, 51-45
* in Girls’ action at the Lawrenceville High School : top-seeded Marshall beat #4 Red Hill, 51-21 : #6 Lawrenceville upset 2nd-seeded Flora, 39-25
* the Boys’ tournament continues with two consolation semi-final games tonight in Bridgeport : #8 Lawrenceville plays #4 Oblong at 6:00 : #6 Red Hill plays #9 Edwards County at 7:30
* the Girls’ tournament continues with two consolation semi-final games tonight in Lawrenceville : #5 Palestine-Hutsonville plays #7 Oblong at 6:00 : #3 Cumberland plays #8 Casey-Westfield at 7:30
(OLNEY) in boys freshmen basketball last night : Olney defeated Edwards County, 64-25
(OLNEY) in jr college basketball – here’s the Great Rivers Athletic Conference results from Saturday :
* the OCC teams swept two from Kaskaskia : Blue Knights won, 88-71 : Lady Knights won, 85-72
* Wabash Valley swept two from Lincoln Trail : Warriors won, 99-82 : Lady Warriors won, 95-42
* Lake Land swept two from John A Logan : the Lakers won, 66-56 : Lady Lakers won, 77-60
* the other matchup was a split : Southeastern won the men’s game, 92-78 : Rend Lake won the women’s game, 72-66
(OLNEY) with a third of the GRAC schedule gone – here’s the conference matchups for men tonight :
* it’s a battle of conference leaders tonight as 6&0 Wabash Valley will host the 6&0 OCC Blue Knights
* third place Kaskaskia is idle tonight with a GRAC record of 4&2
* 4th place Southwestern Illinois, at 3&2, will host Lake Land as the 6th place Lakers are 1&3 in the GRAC
* 5th place Southeastern Illinois, at 2&4, is on the road to last place Lincoln Trail, now at 0&5
* 7th place John A Logan, at 1&4, will host 8th place Rend Lake, who are 1&5 in the GRAC
(OLNEY) here’s a look at the conference records and tonight’s GRAC matchups for women :
* unbeaten Wabash Valley, at 6&0, will host the 4th place OCC Lady Knights, who are 3&3 in the GRAC
* 2nd place Lake Land, at 4&1, plays at Southwestern Illinois as the 3rd place Lady Blue Storm are at 3&2
* fifth place Kaskaskia, at 3&3, is idle tonight
* 6th place Lincoln Trail, at 2&3, will host Southeastern Illinois as the last place Lady Falcons are at 1&4
* 8th place John A Logan, at 1&4, will host 9th place Rend Lake as the Lady Warriors are also at 1&4
(OLNEY) meanwhile, several area basketball teams are in the new Associated Press statewide rankings :
* Boy’s Class 2A : 16&2 Teutopolis is #5 : 19&2 Flora is #7 : 20&2 Olney is #8
* Boy’s Class 1A : 17&3 Woodlawn is #6 : Dieterich & St Elmo each received some votes
* Girl’s Class 3A : 20&3 Salem is #10
* Girl’s Class 2A : 20&4 Mt Carmel is #7 : 21&3 Pana is #10
* Girl’s Class 1A : 17&3 Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City is #3
* less than two weeks remain in the Girl’s Class 2A and 1A regular seasons
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(NEWTON) a note from Newton Community High School : next Monday night is “Pack the Place Night” in the NCHS Gym as The Peoples State Bank will donate money to the Athletic Booster Club & the Letterwomen’s Club for every fan who enters the gate – admission for the Monday night girls game between Newton & Robinson is free to all fans who wear orange or blue : meanwhile, a week from tomorrow, on Thursday, February 2nd, it will be “Senior Night” at the girls game as Newton will host Charleston – the Lady Eagle’s lone senior player, Amy Koebele, and Lady Eagle’s team manager, Jessica Cartright, will both be honored during their final regular season game at NCHS – all are urged to come out next week
(NOBLE) the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317
(OLNEY) the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is this Saturday, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – for more info, check the little league website at www.allprosoftware.net/olneylittleleague.com or the softball website at www.rcgsoftball.com – for more on baseball, call 393-2153 – for more on softball, call 392-7066
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s OCC Blue Knights basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with game time at around 7:30 : and it’s the latest in sports, all day & night, on Fox Sports Radio 740
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(OLNEY) in girls high school basketball last night – Olney swept two from Charleston : the Lady Tigers won the varsity game, 51-48 led by Heather Ernst with 23 points & Marley Miller with 13 – the varsity is now 16&10 overall, 10&1 in the Apollo : Olney also won the junior varsity game, 51-22 : the Lady Tigers return to action Friday night during the “mega night” Apollo event at Salem
(NEWTON) in girls high school basketball last night – Newton beat Mt Zion, 55-45 in Apollo Conference action – the Lady Eagles were led by Amy Koebele’s 26 points, while Megan Jansen added 9 points – the Lady Eagles varsity improves to 12&9, now 4&6 in the Apollo – Newton’s plays Thursday night at Paris
(OLNEY) also in the Apollo last night : Salem beat Robinson, 48-25 : Effingham beat Paris, 54-31
(NOBLE) in girls high school basketball last night – Noble / Clay City dropped a pair of games to Christ Our Rock Lutheran : the visiting Stallions won the varsity game, 61-37 - Erin Taylor and Amber Drewes combined for 20 points to leady Noble / Clay City – the Lady Wildcats fall back to 6&12 on the year : CORL also won the jv game, 34-21 : the NCC Ladies are in MTC action tonight, hosting Woodlawn, during “senior night” at West Richland High School in Noble - it's a varsity game only, starting at 6:15
(NEWTON) in other girls games last night : Sandoval beat Cisne, 67-51 : Effingham St Anthony beat South Central, 53-19 : Woodlawn beat Webber, 56-37 : North Clay beat Dieterich, 64-42 : Teutopolis beat Mattoon, 57-29 : Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City beat Neoga, 63-38
(OLNEY) the Little Illini Conference Tournaments continued last night at two sites :
* in boys’ action at Red Hill High School in Bridgeport : Lawrenceville eliminated Cumberland, 51-48
* in girls’ action at the Lawrenceville High School : Oblong eliminated Edwards County, 53-19
* the boys’ tournament continues with semi-final games tonight in Bridgeport : top-seeded Flora plays fifth-seeded Hutsonville-Palestine at 6:00 : second-seeded Marshall plays third-seeded Casey-Westfield at 7:30
* the girls’ tournament continues with semi-final games tonight in Lawrenceville : top-seeded Marshall plays fourth-seeded Red Hill at 6:00 : sixth-seeded Lawrenceville plays second-seeded Flora at 7:30
(OLNEY) in boys freshmen basketball last night – Charleston slipped by Olney, 56-51
(OLNEY) in boys high school wrestling from last Thursday, during “senior night” at ERHS :
* Olney won the varsity match by a slim 34-33 margin over visiting Carmi-White County
* the Tigers won 8 of the 14 matches – the winning Tigers were Chris Wood, Aaron Foerster, Jake Schmitt, Steven Burgener, Jesse Jared, Colton Carmody, Derek Novak, and Jacob Cecil
* Olney also won three of the six jv matches – winners were Doug Muhs, Levi Slover, and Gus Lathrop
* Tiger seniors, Derek Novak, Jesse Jared, & Steven Burgener were recognized for their dedication
(OLNEY) also in wrestling news – the Oney Cubs took 13 wrestlers to Hillsboro this past Sunday :
* Kyle Beasley came home with his third tournament championship & is still undefeated on the season
* Zach Shoulders & Logan Harmon both had second place finishes
* the Olney Wrestling Cubs are back in action this coming Sunday down at Mt Vernon
(NEWTON) in junior high volleyball from last Thursday – Newton Jasper County took two matches from Altamont – NewtonJasper County won both varsity & junior varsity matches in two games each, 25-13 & 25-18, 25-14 & 25-11 – theJasper County girls are back in action today hosting Oblong this afternoon
(OLNEY) in boys junior high basketball last night – Olney split two games with North Clay : the Indians won the 8th grade game, 40-39 as the Cubs varsity is now 5&13 on the year : Olney won the 7th grade game, 46-26 as the jv squad improves to 9&10 : the Cubs play again tomorrow night hosting Mt Carmel
LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS
(NOBLE) the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday & Tuesday nights, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317
(OLNEY) the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is this Saturday, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – for more info, check the little league website at www.allprosoftware.net/olneylittleleague.com or the softball website at www.rcgsoftball.com – for more on baseball, call 393-2153 – for more on softball, call 392-7066
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(OLNEY) on our Sports Broadcast Schedule : it’s the latest in sports on Fox Sports Radio 740 WVLN
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