Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule

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

High School Baseball–
Central Catholic 18, St. Thomas More 9
Normal Community 11, Peoria Richwoods 3
LeRoy 6, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 4
Fieldcrest 4, Lexington 2
Arthur Okaw Christian 7, Cornerstone Christian 5
Eureka 12, Fisher 2
Lincoln 8, Champaign Centennial 5
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 12, Heyworth 10
Pontiac 12, Olympia 8
Tremont 15, Ridgeview 0

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 20, St. Thomas More 1
Bloomington 13, Peoria Richwoods 3
LeRoy 7, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1
Blue Ridge 11, Cerro Gordo/Bement 3
Fisher 1, Eureka 0
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, Heyworth 0
Clinton 15, Decatur St. Teresa 5
Pontiac 1, Olympia 0
Tri-Valley 7, El Paso-Gridley 4

Girls High School Soccer–
Central Catholic 10, Illinois Valley Central 0
Normal Community 2, Morton 0
Peoria Notre Dame 1, Normal West 0

Tuesday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 5:50 p.m.

College Baseball–
Northern Illinois at Illinois State, 5 p.m.

College Softball–
Illinois State at Bradley (DH), 3 p.m.
North Central at Illinois Wesleyan (DH), 4 p.m.

High School Baseball–
U-High at Rochester, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Urbana, 4:30 p.m.
Richwoods at Normal West, 4:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Peoria Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.
Tremont at Central Catholic, 5 p.m.

High School Softball–
Dwight at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Rochester at U-High, 4:30 p.m.
Lincoln at Bloomington, 4:30 p.m.
Normal Community at Normal West, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Peoria Christian at Central Catholic, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington at Normal Community, 6 p.m.
U-High at Rochester, 6:30 p.m.

Boys High School Track and Field–
Intercity Meet at Bloomington, 4:30 p.m.

 

 

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