(OLNEY)  in junior college baseball – OCC won their season opening doubleheader Saturday in Tennessee  :
* the Blue Knights beat Roane State, 5-3  :  the winning pitcher was Myles Scott, with T.J. Hill picking up a save  :  top hitters were Kollin Dowdy, Derek Peterson, Jarret Young, & Trevor McCarthy
* the Blue Knights beat Roane State, 8-0  :  the winning pitcher was Jaden Widdersheim  :  OCC’s top hitters were Jeremy Cline, Casey Robinson, Derek Peterson, Russ Morse, & Kollin Dowdy
* while rained out yesterday & Sunday, the Blue Knights play a doubleheader today against Cumberlands College down in Williamsburg, Kentucky

 
(NEWTON)  in girls high school basketball, statewide finals continued – here’s some downstate results  :
* Class 1A Super-Sectional @ Salem  :  Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City beat Goreville, 57-46
* Class 2A Super-Sectional @ Salem  :  Breese Central beat Pana, 48-44
* Class 3A Sectional Semi-Final @ Breese  :  Salem beat Highland, 51-45

 
 
(OLNEY)  in boys high school basketball, statewide lower class regional began – some area results  :
* Class 1A @ Hutsonville  :  Red Hill beat Edwards County, 43-40
* Class 1A @ Wayne City  :  Christ Our Rock beat Odin, 60-50  :  Sandoval beat Webber, 74-23
* Class 1A @ Strasburg  :  Cowden-Herrick beat Beecher City, 67-52  :  Neoga beat Ramsey, 69-32
* Class 2A @ Fairfield  :  Fairfield beat Mt Carmel, 58-56
* Class 2A @ Teutopolis  :  Central A & M beat Shelbyville, 52-45
* Class 2A @ Casey  :  Georgetown-Ridge Farm beat Paris, 75-64 
* Class 2A @ Casey  :  Casey-Westfield beat Cumberland, 68-54
* Class 2A @ Benton  :  Johnston City beat Eldorado, 45-34 
* Class 2A @ Benton  :  Hamilton County beat West Frankfort, 46-32
* Class 2A @ Pinckneyville  :  Sparta beat Red Bud, 54-48  :  Nashville beat Chester, 66-49
* Class 2A @ Vienna  :  Carterville beat Anna-Jonesboro, 63-53  :  Massac County beat Vienna, 79-45

 
(NEWTON)  in girls high school basketball tonight – the downstate upper class sectionals continue  :
* Class 3A @ Breese  :  Centralia plays East St Louis Senior
* Class 4A @ Belleville  :  Edwardsville plays Belleville West

 
 
(OLNEY)  in boys high school basketball tonight – the lower class regionals continue in the area  :
* Class 2A @ Fairfield  :  the Newton Eagles begin postseason play – an 8:10 game against Carmi
* Class 1A @ Altamont  :  North Clay plays Patoka  :  South Central plays Brownstown
* Class 1A @ Chrisman  :  Hume Shiloh plays Villa Grove  :  Martinsville plays Chrisman
* Class 1A @ Hutsonville  :  Oblong plays Grayville  :  Clay City / Noble plays Cisne
* Class 1A @ Strasburg  :  Dieterich plays Cowden-Herrick  :  Stewardson-Strasburg plays Neoga
* Class 1A @ Wayne City  :  Woodlawn plays Christ Our Rock Lutheran
* Class 2A @ Fairfield  :  Flora plays Lawrenceville 
* Class 2A @ Teutopolis  :  Effingham St Anthony plays Sullivan
* Class 2A @ Casey  :  Marshall plays Georgetown-Ridge Farm
* Class 2A @ Benton  :  Benton plays Johnston City
* Class 2A @ Pana  :  Greenville plays Litchfield  :  Vandalia plays Hillsboro

(NEWTON)  in mens college basketball – Illinois is in Columbus, Ohio to battle the Buckeyes tonight in another Big Ten battle – Ohio State will be looking to avenge a loss earlier this year to the Fighting Illini at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, but Illinois is on a five game skid – the Buckeyes enter tonight’s game with an overall record of 22&5, 10&4 in the Big Ten – Illinois enters at 16&11 overall, 5&9 in the league

                                                 LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS

(OLNEY)  Olney Tigers regional tickets go on sale today & tomorrow at the ERHS Office  :  for parents of ball players & cheerleaders this morning from 8:30 to 9:15  :  for ERHS students & faculty from 9:15 to 10:00  :  and for the general public from 10:00 to 3:00 today  :  then also tomorrow from 8:30 to 2:00  :  the doors at Fairfield High School will open at 5:00 tomorrow evening with the Tiger game at 6:00 tomorrow night – the gym will then be cleared after the Olney game before the second game that night and separate tickets must be purchased for that game, either at the door, if available, or in advance

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(OLNEY)  on our Sports Broadcast Schedule  :  it’s Fighting Illini basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with our pregame at 5:30 and tipoff at 6:00  :  it’s Newton Eagle basketball tonight on 103.5 “The Eagle” with our broadcast time at around 8:00  :  and it’s the latest in sports, all day & night, on Fox Sports Radio 740