(OLNEY)  in boys high school basketball last night – Olney swept two from Salem  :  the Tigers won the varsity game, 43-39 led by Brook Pampe’s 25 points, while Michael Fehrenbacher & Joel Eagleson teamed up for 15 points – Olney improves to 21&2 overall, still undefeated in the Apollo, now at 8&0  :  Olney also won the junior varsity game, 60-48  :  the Tigers are back in action next Tuesday night hosting Paris

(OLNEY)  in girls high school basketball last night – Olney dropped two to Salem  :  the Lady Tigers lost the varsity game, 45-38 despite 13 points from Kelsey Shipman, plus 13 combined points from Heather Ernst & Gina Volk – Olney drops to 16&11 overall, now 10&2 in the Apollo  :  Salem also won the junior varsity game, 56-46  :  the Lady Tigers are back in action Monday night at ERHS hosting Paris

(NEWTON)  in boys high school basketball last night – Newton split two with Paris  :  the Eagles won the varsity game, 73-42 led in scoring by Elijah Knepper with 18 points, Peyton Wyatt with 17 points, & Dylan Davidson with 14 points – Newton improves to 16&3 overall, now 5&3 in the Apollo  :  Paris won the jv game, 57-55  :  the Eagles are back in action Monday night with a rescheduled game at Casey-Westfield

(NEWTON)  also in the Apollo  :  Effingham beat Charleston, 59-52  :  Robinson beat Mt Zion, 66-56

(OLNEY)  the Little Illini Conference Tournaments ended last night with championship action  :
* top-seeded Flora beat second-seeded Marshall in the boys’ title game, 65-51
* top-seeded Marshall defeated Lawrenceville in the girls championship game, 59-22

(OLNEY)  in other boys games last night  :  Champaign Central beat Mattoon, 74-55  :  Woodlawn beat South Central, 44-29  :  North Clay beat Grayville, 62-35  :  Cisne beat Clay City / Noble, 58-38  :  Sandoval beat Odin, 70-63  :  Fairfield beat Johnston City, 55-32  :  Waltonville beat Carmi, 58-51  :  Hamilton County beat Eldorado, 68-55  :  Harrisburg beat Murphysboro, 51-38 

  
 
(OLNEY)  in boys junior high hoops last night – Olney St Joe won the Class S Regional down at West Salem, beating the host team, 54-44 – now at 22&1 on the year, the Wildcats now head to the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College, where they’ll play in a 2:30 first round game

 
(OLNEY)  in girls junior high basketball – Olney St Joe returns to the downstate Class S State Tournament at Rend Lake College for the 12:30 third place game this afternoon – the Lady Wildcats are 18&8 overall 

(CLAY CITY)  the 6th Grade Tournament continues tomorrow morning at the Clay City Schools  :
* the four winner’s bracket games involve Olney St Joe, North Clay, South Central, & Clay City
* the 3 consolation bracket games involve Flora, Albion, Cisne, & Noble – the first games start at 9:30

(OLNEY)  the Boys 7th Grade Junior NEC Tournament will end with the final three games today at the Middle School in Olney  :  Carmi plays Mt Carmel for the consolation title at 9:30  :  Olney plays Flora in the third place game at 10:45  :  and it’s Salem against Fairfield in the championship game at 12 noon

(NEWTON)  the Apollo Conference Girls Fresh/Soph Tournament begins this morning at two sites  :
* Effingham, Olney, Salem, & Newton all play at the schools in Newton with the first games at 10:00
* Paris, Charleston, & Mt Zion all play at the Robinson High School in a round robin format
* the finals will be played a week from today in Effingham

(NEWTON)  in girls high basketball – the Newton Lady Eagles will host Salem in an Apollo Conference rescheduled game from a couple of weeks ago – it’s a varsity game only at NCHS with game time at 4:30

(OLNEY)  in junior college basketball – it’s another full schedule in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference  :  the OCC teams are on the road to Robinson to face Lincoln Trail College with the Lady Knights playing at 2:00 and the Blue Knights at 4:00  :  the other GRAC matchups are Kaskaskia at Southeastern Illinois, Lake Land at Rend Lake, and Southwestern Illinois at John A Logan  :  Wabash Valley has a bye night

(NEWTON)  in mens college basketball – Illinois tries to get back into the win column tonight as they’re at Minnesota for a Big Ten battle against the Golden Gophers – the Fighting Illini enter with an overall record of 15&5, now 4&3 in the Big Ten, Minnesota comes in at 15&6 on the year, now 3&5 in the Big Ten

                                                  LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS

(NOBLE)  the Noble Community Youth League signups for both boys & girls, ages 4 thru 13, will be next Monday night & Tuesday night, January 30th & 31st, from 5:00 to 7:00 each night, at the Lion’s Club Building in Noble – for more information or if any questions, call anytime at 618-843-9317

(OLNEY)  the final signup date for the Olney Little League & the Richland County Girls Softball League is today, from 9:00 to 1:00, at the Olney City Hall – various requirements must be met – parents must attend

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(OLNEY)  on our Sports Broadcast Schedule  :  it’s Newton Lady Eagle basketball this afternoon on 103.5 “The Eagle” with game time at 4:30  :  it’s OCC basketball this afternoon on Freedom 92.9 with the Lady Knights at 2:00 and Blue Knights at 4:00  :  it’s Fighting Illini basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame at 6:30 and tipoff at 7:00  : and it’s the latest in sports all weekend long on Fox Sports Radio 740