Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

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

Thursday:

College Baseball–
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament at Naperville–
Illinois Wesleyan 4, Wheaton 3 (10 inn.); North Central 14, Illinois Wesleyan 6

College Softball–
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Peoria–
Illinois State 4, Valparaiso 1; Northern Iowa 7, Illinois State 2
NCAA Regional at Bloomington–
Illinois Wesleyan 15, Otterbein 0

High School Baseball–
Champaign Centennial 6, Bloomington 1
Normal West 5, Peoria Notre Dame 3 (West clinches Big 12 Conference title)
Dunlap at Normal Community, cancelled
Dwight 6, Iroquois West 0
Metamora 6, Fieldcrest 0
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 10, Peoria Quest 0

High School Softball–
Normal West 10, Urbana 0
Central Catholic 12, Monticello 5

Friday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:20 p.m.

College Baseball–
Illinois State at Bradley, 6 p.m.
Lewis and Clark at Heartland (DH), 2 p.m.
CCIW Tournament at Wheaton–Illinois Wesleyan vs. Wheaton, North Park or Augustana, 7 p.m.

College Softball–
NCAA Regional at Bloomington–Illinois Wesleyan vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering, 11 a.m.

High School Baseball–
U-High at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal West at Peoria Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Normal Community, 4:30 p.m.
Bloomington vs. Rock Island (at Bartonville), 5 p.m.
Bloomington at Limestone, 7 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Bloomington at Champaign Central, 6 p.m.

 

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

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Is federal mobilization the answer?

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In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

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Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…