In high school basketball, a game heard here on WJEZ, Tri-Point pulled away in the second half for a 66-47 over Dwight. The Trojans got 20 points from Morgan Fritz in the loss.
In girls hoops, Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland has used its home court to its advantage to advance to the regional final. The Lady Falcons upset No. 2 seed Fieldcrest 42-34 to move on to tonight’s final against No. 6 seed Seneca.
Dwight topped Gardner 67-47 in the Illinois Lutheran Regional semifinals at Crete. And in the regional at Fisher, Lexington beat the host Bunnies 53-36 to advance to tonight’s final against Ridgeview, which topped LeRoy, 42-25.
The Fighting Illini host Wisconsin tonight. Our coverage on Classic Hits 98.9 starts at 7.
Illinois State plays host to Southern Illinois tonight in a late 8 p.m. tip. ISU has moved into sole possession of third place in the Missouri Valley after Northern Iowa beat Bradley and Loyola turned back Drake for the Ramblers 20th win. Evansville downed Valparaiso.
Illinois Wesleyan failed to cool off a hot-shooting Wheaton team as the Thunder stormed to a 107-95 win at Shirk Center.
The Titan women suffer their first conference loss, 71-61, to Wheaton. The loss ends the Titans 16-game winning streak.
The Central Illinois Flying Aces gave up the deciding goal with four minutes left in regulation in a 4-3 home loss to Cedar Rapids.
Illinois State football finished off this year’s recruiting class with 10 new signees, including three preferred walkons.
The Illinois State softball team opens its season today in Tampa. The Redbirds play host South Florida this afternoon at the USF Tournament.
The Normal CornBelters have announced that ex-Major League slugger Jose Canseco will play for the team during a three game series in late June against the Florence Freedom. The 53-year old Canseco bashed 462 big league homers.
The Belters have also added former big league pitcher Kyle Farnsworth to the Legends lineup for its Aug. 4 showcase at the Corn Crib.
