IHSA Girls Basketball
Monticello def PBL 53-44
Unity def Rantoul 62-31
Cissna Park def Hoopeston Area 50-33
Addison Lucht led with 12 points
Iroquois West def Armstrong Potomac 33-27
Illyana Nambo had 14 points
Watseka def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 42-34
Heyworth def GCMS 50-21
IVC def St. Joe Ogden 42-35
Prairie Central def Pontiac 52-34
Bloomington Central Catholic def St. Thomas More 57-52
Sacred Heart Griffin def Mahomet Seymour 42-35
Big Ten
Minnesota def Ohio St. 70-67
Iowa def Michigan 93-84 OT
NHL
Chicago Blackhawks def Colorado Avalanche 3-2
(Cissna Park–jc) The Cissna Park Lady Timberwolves are having a good season this year and one reason is senior leadership. Cissna Park Timberwolves girls coach Anthony Videcka talks about the on the floor and off the floor play of Senior Mikayla Knake…
Cissna Park Timberwolves Girls Basketball Coach Anthony Videcka
(Champaign–jc) The University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team is home against Michigan State at the State Farm Center. After losing three games to start the Big 10 season, the Illini have won two straight. Illini Coach Brad Underwood says they continue to look at themselves as “everyday guys”...
U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood
You can hear the game live after PBL vs Unity tonight.
It’s “orange out” at the State Farm Center.
(Gilman–jc) The Iroquois West raiders continue to look to repeat as Champions in the Vermilion Valley Conference in Boys Basketball this year. Raiders coach Zach Monk says most teams focus on Senior Center Cannon Leonard, but it’s the leadership of guys like Sam McMillan and Kyler Meents that also provides the positives to get wins. Monk talks about the play of Kyler Meents…
Iroquois West Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk
IHSA Boys Basketball
Tonight
Paxton Buckley Loda @ Unity-Tolono
Prairie Central @ Rantoul
Saturday
Rantoul Eagles are in the Galesburg Martin Luther King Junior Tournament
The Eagles take on Dunlap High School at 3pm and will play the host Galesburg at 7-30 Saturday night.
Also Saturday
St. Anne @ Cissna Park
Grant Park @ Watseka
McLean County Tournament
Big Ten tonight
Michigan St. at Illinois
Nebraska at Purdue
NFL Wild Card games
Saturday
Seattle Seahawks at SF 49ers
LA Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sunday
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
NY Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Tonight on WPXN, it's IHSA Basketball from Unity High School as the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers take on the Unity Rockets. Pre game 6-40 with the tip to follow. Then its University of Illinois Basketball as the Illini host the Michigan State Spartans. It is also “orange out” night. All fans are asked to wear the color orange to help the Illini get a third straight win in Big 10 action.
Saturday on WPXN it’s “On the Sidelines” from 7am to 8am. On the Sidelines is presented by Conxxus of Paxton and is sponsored by Matco Fire Protection equipment of Paxton. Rob Pacey anchors the program.