Scoreboard, schedule

Posted on September 16, 2019

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

TUESDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230:
MLB–Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals, 5:50 p.m.

Boys High School Soccer:
Normal West 8, Peoria 0
Peoria Notre Dame 3, Normal Community 0
Urbana 4, Bloomington 1
U-High 5, Jacksonville 0
Central Catholic 9, Olympia 1

Girls High School Volleyball:
Champaign Central def. Normal West 25-23, 16-25, 25-22
Normal Community def. Richwoods 25-18, 22-25, 25-13
U-High at Jacksonville
Prairie Central def. Olympia 26-24, 11-25, 25-21

Boys High School Golf:
Intercity Tournament at The Den at Fox Creek–U-High 321, Normal Community 334, Bloomington 337, Central Catholic 344, Normal West 348
(Reece Tennison of U-High medalist 73, TJ Barger of Bloomington 76, Brevin Knight of U-High 77, Cory Hundman of Central Catholic 78)

WEDNESDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230:
MLB–Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals, 11:20 a.m.

Men’s College Soccer:
John Wood at Heartland, 4 p.m.

Women’s College Soccer:
John Wood at Heartland, 6 p.m.
Rose-Hulman at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Women’s College Volleyball:
Carthage at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Sports Director Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

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