IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL def Iroquois West 57-44

Mackenzie Bruns led a balanced attack with 14 points

 

Watseka def Cissna Park 45-22

Natalie Schroeder had 15 points

 

Heyworth def GCMS 45-39

 

St. Joe Ogden def Prairie Central 51-44

Payton Jacob had 14 points

 

Effingham def Mahomet Seymour 54-48

 

 

The PBL Panthers earned a conference win against the Iroquois West Raiders last night. PBL Girls Head Coach Nathan Lawler said what he likes most about his team is that he doesn't have to coach every possession and has confidence in his girls and that they already know what sets to run.. 

 

 

PBL Girls Head Coach Nathan Lawler 

 

 

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The PBL Panthers are coming off a road win against Illini Prairie Conference foe St. Joe Ogden. They face two more Prairie Conference teams this week with the Monticello Sages tonight and Bloomington Central Catholic on Saturday. PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says they’re in a rhythm now and need to see better competition.

 

 

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

 

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

PBL vs Monticello

Cissna Park vs Clifton Central

Iroquois Westat Watseka

Rantoul at Mattoon

St. Joe Ogden at Teutopolis 

GCMS at Heyworth

Mahomet Seymour vs Effingham

 

 

Big Ten

Wisconsin at Michigan St.

Michigan at Iowa

 

IHSA Boys Basketball on Saturday

PBL vs Central Catholic at MLK Tournament at Bloomington Central Catholic

PBL vs Farmington at MLK Tournament at Bloomington Central Catholic

Iroquois West vs Herscher

Watseka at Grant Park

Rantoul vs La Salette 

Milford vs Chrisman

 

HOIC Tournament at El Paso Gridley High School

Vermillion Valley Conference at Danville Palmer Arena

 

IHSA Girls Basketball on Saturday

Cissna Park vs Milford

Watseka at South Newton

St. Joe Ogden at Mattoon

 

HOIC Tournament at El Paso Gridley High School

Vermillion Valley Conference at Danville Palmer Arena

 

Big Ten

Ohio St. at Penn St.

Purdue at Maryland

Northwestern at Illinois

Indiana at Nebraska

 

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Tonight on WPXN it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers host the Monticello Sages. Our pregame begins at 6:30 with tip at 6:45.

 

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Then it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the PBL Panthers play Bloomington Central Catholic at the MLK Tournament at Central Catholic High School. Pregame at 10:45 with tip at 11am

 

We will continue with coverage of the MLK Tournament at 3:45 as the Panthers play Farmington. 

 

Then we will join Fighting Illini Basketball in progress as Illinois hosts the Northwestern Wildcats at the State Farm Center.