Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

Monday:

College Baseball–
Lewis and Clark 4, Heartland 3; Lewis and Clark 6, Heartland 2

College Softball–
NJCAA Division II Region 24 Tournament at Mattoon–Heartland 1, Danville 0; Lewis and Clark 6, Heartland 1

High School Baseball–
Class 1A Regional at Heyworth–Heyworth 10, Cornerstone Christian 0
Class 2A Regional at Fairbury–Prairie Central 11, Iroquois West 1

High School Softball–
Danville 2, Bloomington 1
Normal Community 17, Peoria 1
Normal West 19, Peoria 0
Central Catholic at Peoria Notre Dame, cancelled
Class 2A Regional at Mackinaw–Eureka 5, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1

Tuesday:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 5:25 p.m.

High School Baseball–
U-High at Springfield Lanphier (DH), 4 p.m.
Bloomington at Limestone, 4:15 p.m.
Normal West at Rantoul, 4:30 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal Community at Bloomington, 4 p.m.
Mt. Zion at Normal West, 4:30 p.m.
Springfield Lanphier at U-High (DH), 4:30 p.m.
Class 1A Regional at Heyworth–Heyworth vs. Armstrong, 4:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Gibson City–Central Catholic vs. Hoopeston, 4:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional at Fairbury–Olympia vs. El Paso-Gridley, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Class 1A Sectional Semifinal at Central Catholic–Central Catholic vs. Springfield Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
Class 2A Regional Semifinal at U-High–Morton vs. Bloomington, 4 p.m.
Class 3A Regional Semifinal at Joliet West–Normal Community vs. Joliet West, 4:30 p.m.

 

Blogs

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