Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule

Monday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Girls High School Basketball–
Class 4A Sectional at Normal West–Rock Island 52, Normal Community 37

Men’s College Basketball–
Wisconsin 64, Illinois 58

Tuesday’s schedule:

Boys High School Basketball–
U-High at Chatham Glenwood, 7:30 p.m. (LIVE WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com–click here to listen)
Peoria Manual at Bloomington, 7:30 p.m.
Champaign Centennial at Normal West, 7:30 p.m.
Urbana at Normal Community, 7:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Olympia–Central Catholic vs. Decatur St. Teresa, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Minonk–Fieldcrest vs. Clifton Central or Iroquois West, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Momence–El Paso-Gridley vs. Momence or Herscher, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Monticello–Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Warrensburg-Latham or Argenta-Oreana, 7 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Tremont–Deer Creek-Mackinaw vs. Peoria Quest Charter Academy, 7 p.m.
Class 1A Regional at Dwight–St. Anne vs. Calvary Christian, 6 p.m.; Cornerstone Christian vs. Lexington, 7:30 p.m.
Class 1A Regional at Farmer City–LeRoy vs. Decatur Christian, 6 p.m.; Heyworth vs. Cerro Gordo-Bement, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball–
Carroll at Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW Tournament Quarterfinal), 7 p.m.

Blogs

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In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

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