Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

WEDNESDAY:

Women’s College Soccer:
Illinois State 3, Indiana State 0

Men’s College Soccer:
Illinois Wesleyan 4, Augustana 1

Women’s College Volleyball:
Illinois Wesleyan def. North Park 25-18, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18

Boys High School Soccer:
Class 1A Regional Semifinal at U-High–Decatur St. Teresa 6, Central Catholic 1

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal West def. Peoria 25-15, 25-16

THURSDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230:
Brock Spack Show, 6 p.m.
NFL–Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 7 p.m.

Boys High School Soccer:
Normal West at Morton, 6 p.m.
Peoria Notre Dame at Bloomington, 6 p.m.

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal Community at Urbana, 6 p.m.
Bloomington at Peoria Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Central Catholic at Rantoul, 7 p.m.

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

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