IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

5th Place game

Oakwood def PBL 61-48

3rd Place game 

Clinton def GCMS 57-37

Championship Game

Tuscola def Monticello 42-32

Taylorville Holiday Tournament

Sterling def Rantoul 67-57

Rantoul def Decatur Eisenhower 64-57

Conner Smith scored 20 points

Kankakee Holiday Tournament

Grant Park def Cissna Park 60-41

State Farm Holiday Tournament in Bloomington Normal

Small School

St. Joe Ogden def El Paso Gridley 56-36

Ty Pence scored 30 points

Large School

Mahomet Seymour def Machesney Park Harlem 64-58

Dayten Eisenamann led with 17 points

Heritage/Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin Christmas Tournament

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Armstrong Potomac 64-39

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def Milford 62-42

Williamsville Holiday Tournament

Prairie Central Peoria Christian 61-47

Tyler Curl led with 17 points

Unity def Petersburg Porta 57-47

IHSA Girls Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

7th place game

Monticello def PBL 33-28 

5th Place game

Stark County def GCMS 43-28

3rd Place Game 

Neoga def Ridgeview 59-32 

Championship Game

Tuscola def Clinton 55-44

State Farm Holiday Tournament in Bloomington Normal

Small School

Winnebago def St. Joe Ogden 60-25

Olympia def St. Joe Ogden 62-41

Blue Devil Classic 

Cissna Park def North Vermillion 42-30

Mikayla Knake led with 13 points

Unity def Armstrong Potomac  37-29

Cissna Park def salt Fork 37-27

Addison Lucht scored 20 points

Armstrong Potomac def Lexington 37-33

St. Thomas More Christmas Classic

Fisher def Grace Christian 45-27

Kallie Evans scored 20 points

Cerro Gordo def Fisher 63-42

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 49-45

Kylie Waldinger led with 19 points

Mahomet Seymour def Champaign central 43-25

Savannah Orgeron led with 18 points and surpassed 1,000 points in her career

NBA 

Chicago Bulls def Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 OT

(Champaign–jc) The U of I Men’s basketball team is at home tonight at a sold out State Farm Center. The opponent is Bethune-Cookman. One key for an Illini win is getting big man Dain Dainja more involved…

U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Illini broadcast starts at 6-30 tonight on WPXN

(Rantoul–jc)  –  The Rantoul Eagles boys basketball team won one and lost one yesterday in Holiday tournament action at the Taylorville tournament on Wednesday. Defense and a one-three-one defense is one reason for success for the Eagles says Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker…

Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker

Tonight on WPXN its University of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball. They take on Bethune-Cookman at the State Farm Center. Our broadcast, courtesy of the Fighting Illini network starts at 6-30 with the tip at 7-30pm

IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

PBL def Neoga 49-38

Kayden Snelling led with 13 points

Tuscola def PBL 49-12

Tuscola def GCMS 52-46

Monticello def Clinton 65-43

Taylorville Holiday Tournament

Rochester def Rantoul 70-58

Kankakee Holiday Tournament

Momence def Cissna Park 68-41

State Farm Holiday Tournament in Bloomington Normal

Small School

St. Joe Ogden def Annawan 78-28

Ty Pence scored 36 points

Large School

Romeoville def Mahomet Seymour 63-40

Heritage/Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin Christmas Tournament

Armstrong Potomac def Heritage 41-38

Kollin Asbury scored 20 points

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 73-27

Milford def Villa Grove 73-38

Sawyer Laffoon led with 15 points

Milford def Indiana Math & Science 72-50

Sawyer Laffon scored 24 points

Williamsville Holiday Tournament

Prairie Central def Dee Mack 77-27

Tyler Curl scored 21 points

Unity def Illini Central 62-26

IHSA Girls Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

Neoga def PBL 82-29

Tuscola def PBL 47-22

Tuscola def GCMS 55-24

Neoga def GCMS 65-28

State Farm Holiday Tournament in Bloomington Normal

Small School

Sherrard def St. Joe Ogden 53-30

Blue Devil Classic 

Cissna Park def Armstrong Potomac 50-42

Addison Lucht scored 22 points

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 31-18

Cissna Park def Oakwood 52-29

Addison Lucht scored 20 points

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Mahomet Seymour def Richland County 59-26

Savannah Orgeron scored 22 points

Mahomet Seymour def Altamont 49-26

Savannah Orgeron led with 17 points

NCAA Football Bowl Game

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Wisconsin def Oklahoma St 24-17

(Champaign–jc)  – Getting tougher, that is one key going forward for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. U of I Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says everyone needs to be tough enough…

U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.
The U of I Men's team gets back into action tomorrow night at the State Farm Center against Bethune-Cookman. Gametime on WPXN is 6-30pm

(Rantoul–jc)  Being competitive and a program on the rise. That is how Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Parker describes his team. Taking on some talented teams and learning how to win are two keys…

Rantoul Eagles Boys Basketball coach Ryan Parker

Today on WPXN its IHSA Boys and Girls Basketball with continued coverage of the Championship Day at the Monticello Holiday Hoopla. PBL Girls will play at 10am and the PBL boys will play at 11:30am.

IHSA Boys Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

GCMS def PBL 48-43

Seth Kollross led with 15 points

Tuscola def Neoga 43-39

Clinton def Ridgeview 68-36

Monticello def Oakwood 59-53

Clinton def Oakwood 57-49

Monticello def Ridgeview 51-42

IHSA Girls Basketball

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

GCMS def PBL 41-37

Mindy Brown led with 14 points

Tuscola def Neoga 49-43

Stark County def Monticello 35-34

Clinton def Ridgeview 57-27

Ridgeview def Monticello 27-21

Clinton def Stark County 55-35

NFL

LA Chargers def Indianapolis Colts 20-3

NBA

Houston Rockets def Chicago Bulls 133-118

NCAA Basketball 

The latest NCAA Men's Basketball poll is out and Purdue remains the #1 team in the nation. UConn, Houston, Kansas and Arizona are in the top 5. Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and Gonzaga round out the top 10. Wisconsin comes in at #15, and is Indiana at #16.

Boys Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament

10 am Tuscola vs GCMS

11:30 am Neoga vs PBL

2 pm Ridgeview vs Oakwood

3:30 pm Monticello vs Clinton

6 pm GCMS vs Neoga

7:30 pm PBL vs Tuscola

State Farm Holiday Tournament

Large Schools

Tuesday

1:30 pm Romeoville vs Mahomet Seymour

Small Schools

Tuesday

Noon St. Joseph Ogden vs Annawan

Heritage and Bismarck Henning Christmas Tournament

Tuesday

At Heritage

11:30 am Armstrong Potomac vs Heritage

1 pm Georgetown Ridge Farm vs Salt Fork

5:30 pm Salt Fork vs Armstrong Potomac

7 pm Heritage vs Georgetown Ridge Farm 

At Bismarck Henning

11:30 am Indiana Math and Science vs Bismarck Henning

1 pm Villa Grove vs Milford

5:30 pm Milford vs Indiana Math and Science

7 pm Bismarck Henning vs Villa Grove

Taylorville Tournament

Tuesday

5:30 pm Rochester vs Rantoul

Legends of Winter Classic at St. Louis University High School

Tuesday

4pm Urbana vs Hazelwood East Missouri

Wednesday

1pm Jennings Missouri vs Urbana

Williamsville Holiday Tournament

Tuesday

9 am Prairie Central vs Deer Creek Mackinaw

Noon Unity vs Illini Central

Games continue Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Girls

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

Tuesday

10 am PBL vs Neoga

11:30 GCMS vs Tuscola

6pm PBL vs Tuscola

7:30 GCMS vs Neoga

Blue Devil Classic at Bismarck Henning

Tuesday

10 am Cissna Park vs Armstrong Potomac

10 am Bismarck Henning vs Lexington (jr high gym)

11:30 am North Vermillion Indiana vs Unity

11:30 am Salt Fork vs Benton Central Indiana (jr high gym)

1 pm Lexington vs Oakwood

2:30 pm Armstrong Potomac vs Salt Fork

4 pm Benton Central vs North Vermillion

5:30 pm Unity vs Bismarck Henning

7 pm  Oakwood vs Cissna Park

Mattoon Holiday Tournament

Tuesday

8:30 am St. Anthony vs Champaign Central

10 am Mahomet Seymour vs Richland County

3 pm Altamont vs Mahomet Seymour

4:30 pm Galesburg vs Champaign Central

State Farm Holiday Classic

Small Schools

Noon Bloomington Central Catholic vs Rock Falls

1:30 pm Sherrard vs St. Joseph Ogden

Games continue Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

NCAA Bowl Games Big Ten

Guaranteed Rate Bowl   

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma St.   9:15pm

Today on WPXN it’s continued live coverage of the 20-22 Monticello Holiday Hoopla.

945am Paxton Buckley Loda Girls vs Neoga followed by the PBL Boys and Neoga Indians. 

6pm PBL girls vs Tuscola followed by the PBL Boys vs Tuscola

Championship day at the 20-22 Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament is set for Wednesday. 

IHSA Girls Basketball

Iroquois West def Schlarman 49-13

Ilyana Nambo led with 11 points

St. Joe Ogden def Oakwood 56-23

Addison Frick scored 20 points

Mahomet Seymour def Rantoul 57-18

Chloe Pruitt had 14 points

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Atlanta Hawks 110-108

NHL

Nashville Predators def Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

MLB

The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with SS Dansby Swanson yesterday on a 7 year contract. He joins OF Cody Bellinger as the latest Cub free agent signees.

(Champaign–jc)  –  The U of I Men's basketball team is in St Louis tonight for the annual “Braggin Rights” game against Missouri.  The Illini are coming off a big win against Alabama A and M.  One negative was an 8 minute scoring drought. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says its getting the right guys in the right place…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The game airs live tonight on WPXN, starting with the pre game show at 7pm 

Tonight on WPXN it’s University of Illinois Fighting Illini Basketball as they take on Missouri in the “braggin rights” game. The broadcast begins at 7 tonight with the tip from St Louis at 8pm.

IHSA Boys Basketball

FINAL DAY - 20th ANNUAL  WATSEKA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

5th PLACE GAME

Westville-67      (4-OT)

Hoopeston- 64

**Hoopeston's Anthony Zamora tied the single tournament game scoring record of 34 points**

3rd PLACE GAME

Iroquois West - 44

Watseka - 27

Cannon Leonard led with 15 points

CHAMPIONSHIP

Bishop McNamara - 60

Milford - 49

Non Tournament

Tri Valley def PBL 49-37

Rantoul def Mattoon 65-51

Connor Smith scored 22 points

Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin def St. Joe Ogden 62-52

Cerro Gordo def Fisher 63-32

IHSA Girls Basketball

Oakwood def PBL 38-30

Hoopeston Area def Clifton Central 61-49

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Miami Heat 113-103

(Champaign–jc)  The University of Illinois Fighting Illini take on Missouri tomorrow night in St Louis. The Illini are coming off a home win over Alabama A and M where Illinois Coach Brad Underwood says he was pleased with the defensive effort…

U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear the braggin’ rights game live on WPXN starting at 7pm Thursday night. 

630am

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois head coach Bret Bielema has signed a new six-year contract through at least the end of the 2028 season, Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced Tuesday. The agreement is pending University of Illinois Board of Trustees approval at its meeting in January. Bielema has engineered one of the most impressive turnarounds in college football since his hiring in December 2020. Following Illinois' best season in 15 years, the Illini accepted an invitation to the ReliaQuest Bowl, the program's top bowl game since the 2008 Rose Bowl and one of the top three Illinois bowl games of the last 30 years. 

NCAA

The Purdue Boilermakers are unbeaten on the season so far and are sitting at #1 on the AP Poll. UConn sits at #2, followed by Houston, Kansas and Arizona. Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas round out the top 10. Illinois is at #16, with Wisconsin at #17 and Indiana at  #18.

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL def GCMS 38-22

Trixie Johnson led with 15 points

Rantoul def Arthur Christian 53-40

St. Joe Ogden def Cissna Park 50-41

Manteno def Iroquois West 45-16

IHSA Boys Basketball

Watseka Holiday Tournament

Illinois Lutheran def Tri Point 65-41

Chicago Horizon def Cissna Park 56-48

St. Anne def Donovan 61-44

NFL

Green Bay Packers def LA Rams 24-12

(Paxton-dg)-Paxton Buckley Loda Senior Trixie Johnson has decided to continue her track and field career as she will be a member of the Illinois State Redbirds track and field team next year.

(Watseka–jc) Its two conference teams in the 3rd place game tonight at the Watseka Holiday Tournament. Iroquois West takes on the host Warriors of Watseka. Watseka Coach Chad Cluver says the Raiders are a tough match up with Cannon Leonard in the middle. The Raiders won an earlier game between the two this season and Coach Cluver says the Warriors need to look to find ways to push for a win…

Watseka High School Boys Basketball Coach Chad Cluver

IHSA Boys Basketball

PBL @ Tri-Valley

Mattoon @ Rantoul

Fisher @ Cerro Gordo

Watseka Holiday Tournament

Westville vs Hoopeston Area

Iroquois West vs Watseka

Milford vs Bishop Mac

Later today on WPXN its the final three games from the 2022 Watseka Holiday Tournament.  Broadcast start time is 4-45 this afternoon.
5pm 5th place game Westville vs Hoopeston Area

6-15pm 3rd place game Iroquois West vs Watseka

7-30pm Championship game Milford vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara

We will also have updates from Downs Tri Valley High School with the Paxton Buckley Loda Regular season game against the Tri Valley Vikings tonight. 

IHSA Boys Basketball results from Watseka Holiday Tournament on Saturday

Donovan def Tri Point 76-36

St. Anne def Illinois Lutheran 71-34

Westville def Cissna Park 61-32

Hoopeston Area def Chicago Horizan 69-48

Bishop Mac def Iroquois West 59-40

Milford def Watseka 61-29

NFL 

Philadelphia Eagles def Chicago Bears 25-20

NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves def Chicago Bulls 150-126

NHL

NY Rangers def Chicago Blackhawks 7-1

(Watseka–jc)  The Iroquois West Raiders lost to Kankakee Bishop McNamara on Saturday night in the semi finals of the 20-22 Watseka Holiday Tournament. Iroquois West Coach Zach Monk says the team continues to work to communicate better on the court…

Iroquois West Boys Basketball Coach Zach Monk. 

Iroquois West is in the 3rd place contest at the Watseka Holiday Tournament on Tuesday. 

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

GCMS @ PBL

Arthur Okaw Christian @ Rantoul

Cissna Park @ St. Joseph Ogden

Manteno @ Iroquois West

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Tri Point vs Illinois Lutheran 

Iroquois West vs Watseka

Cissna Park Chicago Horizon

NFL tonight 

LA Rams at Green Bay Packers

Tonight on WPXN its Continued coverage of the Watseka Holiday Tournament with 3 games. Pregame begins at 4:45 with opening tip at 5pm.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Raider Holiday Hoops Tournament

Iroquois West def Clifton Central 44-33

Herseher def Hoopeston Area 41-34. 

Gardner South Wilmington def Milford 46-34

Wilmington def Dwight 44-40

NBA 

NY Knicks def Chicago Bulls 128-120 OT

(Gibson City–jc)  –  The Gibson City Melvin Sibley boys basketball team ise off to a good start on the season. The Falcons are one of 8 teams in the upcoming Monticello Holiday tournament.  Heart of Illinois Conference games have also begun and G-C-M-S Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Thompkins says there is plenty of competition…

G-C-M-S Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Thompkins

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers boys basketball team fell to their cross county rivals in the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley on Tuesday night. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says the team played well, but still needs to learn how to compete through adversity…

P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

IHSA Girls Basketball

Paxton Buckley Loda @ Rantoul

Westville @ Cissna Park

Iroquois West @ Georgetown Ridge Farm

Fisher @ Tremont

Mahomet Seymour @ Eureka

20th Annual Watseka Holiday Tournament

At Watseka HighSchool

4-30pm Cissna Park vs Kankakee Bishop McNamara

5-45pm Chicago Horizon vs Illinois Lutheran

7pm Kankakee Bishop McNamara vs Tri Point

8-15pm Watseka vs Chicago Horizon

At Milford High School

4-30pm Iroquois West vs Donovan

5-45pm Milford vs Hoopeston Area

7pm Westville vs Iroquois West

8-15pm St Anne vs Milford

NFL tonight

SF 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as we start coverage of the Watseka Holiday Tournament with 4 games from Milford High School. Our pregame begins at 4:15 with tip at 4:30pm.

IHSA Boys Basketball

GCMS def PBL 58-38

Seth Kollross led with 17 points

Centennial def Rantoul 68-56

Chrisman def Cissna Park 61-42

Iroquois West def Watseka 53-21

Cannon Leonard had 19 points

St. Thomas More def Fisher 71-24

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 67-45

Milford def Georgetown Ridgefarm 54-21

Adin Portwood scored 24 points

Mahomet Seymour def Taylorville 74-52

Adam Dyer led with 15 points

IHSA Girls Basketball

Champaign Central def Rantoul 75-40

Prairie Central def Beecher 44-26

Mariya Sisco had a double double with 14 points and 10 rebounds

NHL 

Washington Capitals def Chicago Blackhawks 7-3

(Gibson City–jc) The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers battled the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley to a 27 all tie at the half last night. The Panthers scored two quick baskets to start the 3rd quarter, but the Falcons then took control of the game and won by a score of 58 to 38. P-B-L Boys basketball coach Adam Schonauer says the team will continue to play good competition and as the team progresses, positive results will come…

P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of IllinoisMen’s Basketball team is coming off a home loss to Penn State this past Saturday. It will be a full week between games ast the Illini take on Alabama A and M this coming Saturday. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says its the worst week to prepare, because it’s Finals Week…

U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

Raider Holiday Hoops Tournament

At Gilman

Iroquois West vs Clifton Central

Herscher vs Hoopeston Area

At Onarga

Gardner South Wilmington vs Milford

Dwight vs Wilmington

IHSA Girls Basketball

Cissna Park def Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin 57-43

Addison Lucht had 17 points

Fieldcrest def GCMS 76-38

Tri Valley def Fisher 55-53

Peoria Richwoods def St. Joe Ogden 58-51

Prairie Central def Coal City 58-27

Chloe Sisco scored 24 points

Mahomet Seymour def Unity 42-21

Savannah Orgeron led with 13 points

2022 Raider Holiday Hoops Tournament

Herscher def Iroquois West 54-22

Hoopeston Area def Clifton Central 54-36

Dwight def Milford 52-43

Gardner South Wilmington def Wilmington 47-32

NFL

New England Patriots def Arizona Cardinals 27-13

(Champaign–jc)  –  It was just bad basketball. That is how U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood described the effort against Penn State on Saturday in Champaign. Underwood says there are no easy wins in the Big 10…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Next up for the Illini is a home game against Alabama A and M on Saturday afternoon with a tip at 3pm.

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Boys Panther basketball team has lost two straight games, both in overtime. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says the team is learning, but needs to execute in critical situations…

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

(Gibson City–jc)  It’s the battle of Ford County tonight in IHSA Boys basketball. The Gibson City Melvin Sibley Falcons host the Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers. G-C-M-S Coach Ryan Tompkins says his team returned a lot of starters from last year and they have had early success…

G-C-M-S Boys Basketball Coach Ryan Tompkins

IHSA Boys basketball tonight

Paxton Buckley Loda @ Gibson City Melvin Sibley-The WPXN broadcast game

Champaign Centennial @ Rantoul

Cissna Park @ Chrisman

Iroquois West @ Watseka

St. Thomas More @ Fisher

Mahomet Seymour @ Taylorville

Tonight on WPXN its Nascar Live. Hear the latest news of Nascar from 6pm to 7pm. Then it’s IHSA Boys Basketball as the Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda travel to Gibson City to take on the Falcons of Gibson City Melvin Sibley. Pre game at 7 with the opening tip to follow.

NBA

Atlanta Hawks def Chicago Bulls 123-122 OT

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

Cissna Park @ Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin

Tri-Valley @ Fisher

Watseka @ Oakwood

Unity @ Mahomet Seymour

Iroquois West Holiday Hoopla

At Gilman

Herscher vs Iroquois West

Hoopeston Area vs Clifton Central

At Onarga

Milford vs Dwight

Gardner vs Wilmington

NFL tonight

New England Patriots @ Arizona Cardinals

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

Then it’s the Brad Underwood Show. Hear the latest news in Fighting Illini basketball from 7-8.

IHSA Girls Basketball

PBL def Uni High 47-19

Trixie Johnson scored 20 points

LeRoy def GCMS 49-30

Westville def Milford 51-33

Metamora def Prairie Central 55-42

Mahomet Seymour def Charleston 68-16

Alayna DeWitt and Savannah Oregron each had 14 points

NFL

LA Rams def Las Vegas Raiders 17-16

(Champaign–jc)  It’s back to the regular season in conference play for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s basketball team The Illini take on Penn State tomorrow at the State Farm Center. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says the 5 out offense has been a good weapon for Illinois…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 10 tomorrow morning. Tip at the “sold out” State Farm Center is just past 11 on Saturday morning. 

(Urbana–jc)  The Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda got a road win last night at Urbana University High School. P-B-L Panthers coach Jeff Sinn talks about defensive keys to getting wins for P-B-L…

P-B-L Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Hoopeston Area @ PBL

Iroquois West @ Chrisman

GCMS @ Watseka

Blue Ridge @ Fisher

Mahomet Seymour @ Effingham

NFL

Bears, Packers, and Colts are on a bye week

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Boys Basketball as PBL takes on Hoopeston Area. Pregame at 6:45 with tip around 7pm

On Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire protection services. 

Then its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois hosts Penn St. at a sold out State Farm Center. Pregame at 10am with tipoff at 11am.

Saturday afternoon its IHSA Boys basketball as Cissna Park takes on Georgetown Ridgefarm at Christ Lutheran High School in Buckley. Pregame at 1:45 with tip at 2pm.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Armstrong Potomac def Oakwood 37-23

Brynn Spencer led with 11 points

NBA

Chicago Bulls def Washington Wizards 115 -111

MLB

The St. Louis Cardinals have found a replacement for future Hall of Fame catcher Yadier Molina. St. Louis signed Chicago Cubs free agent Willson Cantreras to a 5 year deal. 

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(Normal–jc ) –The Illinois High School Association  Board of Directors met  in Bloomington yesterday and the Board approved a State Final hosting contract with Illinois State University  and the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to host the IHSA Football State Finals. The venue is at ISU’s Hancock Stadium and the contract starts next year and runs for five years under the new deal.  Hancock Stadium hosted the inaugural IHSA Football State Finals in 1974 and hosted over 100 IHSA Football State Championship games from 1974 to 1998.

(Paxton–jc) Trying to find out who they are and what type of game they can bring each night on the basketball floor. That was a question for the Lady Panthers of Paxton Buckley Loda High School basketball team. First year coach Jeff Sinn says the process has begun…

PBL Girls Basketball Coach Jeff Sinn

(New York–jc) –  The buzz continues today over the “big win” by the University of Illinois Fighting Illini on Tuesday night in New York over the number 2 team in the nation. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood says Illinois has played one of the toughest pre conference schedules in the nation…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

Next up for the Illini is a home game on Saturday against Penn State. It’s a sold out State Farm Center. The broadcast on WPXN, courtesy of the Fighting Illini network, starts at 10am Saturday. 

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

PBL @ Urbana Uni High

Iroquois West @ Chrisman

Mahomet Seymour @ Charleston

NFL Tonight

Las Vegas Raiders at LA Rams

Tonight on WPXN its IHSA Girls basketball as the PBL Lady Panthers are at Uni-High. Pregame at 5:45 with tip around 6 pm.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Lincoln def Rantoul 64-16

Cissna Park def Chrisman 56-8

Addison Lucht and Sophia Duis each had 14 points

Watseka def Iroquois West 34-24

LeRoy def Fisher 45-36

Salt Fork def Armstrong Potomac 46-13

Georgetown Ridgefarm def Milford 38-30

St. Joe Ogden def Maroa Forsyth 46-31

Addison Frick scored 23 points 

Taylorville def Mahomet Seymour 48-46

IHSA Boys Basketball

Fisher def DeLand Weldon 47-16

Asher Litman had 9 points

Prairie Central def Bloomington 96-89

Dylan Bazzell scored 33 points

NFL

Tampa Bay Bucs def New Orleans Saints 17-16

MLB

The Crime Dog is headed for Cooperstown. Former 1st baseman Fred McGriff was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday receiving votes from all 16 members of the Contemporary Era Committee. McGriff was a 5 time AllS-Star and 3 time Silver Slugger over 19 seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs and Dodgers. He hit 493 home runs and more than likely would have surpassed 500 had it not been for the 1994 strike season. 

(Paxton–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers are on the road tonight in Watseka to take on the Warriors. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer talks about the importance of the inside game with Kayden Snelling and Noah Steiner…

P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

The game is bonus coverage following Illini basketball tonight on WPXN. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  It’s another top 10 challenge for the University of Illinois Fighting  Illini tonight. The game is set for Madison Square Garden in New York City and the opponent is number 2 Texas. U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood talks about the importance of making good decisions in a high profile game…

U of I Men’s Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

You can hear the game live tonight onWPXN starting at 5pm courtesy of the Fighting Illini network. 

IHSA Boys Basketball

PBL @ Watseka

Fisher @ LeRoy

Charleston @ Mahomet Seymour

Tonight on WPXN its Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois takes on Texas at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V. Classic. Pregame at 5pm with tipoff at 6pm.

Then its bonus coverage of IHSA Boys Basketball with PBL and Watseka. 

NFL

Green Bay Packers def Chicago Bears 28-19

Dallas Cowboys def Indianapolis Colts 54-19

NBA

Sacramento Kings def Chicago Bulls 110-101

NHL

NY Islanders def Chicago Blackhawks 3-0

Results from the 2022 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High School

1st Place-St. Joseph-Ogden (4-0)

2nd Place-Oakwood (3-1)

3rd Place-Schlarman (2-2)

4th Place-Watseka (2-2)

5th Place-PBL (2-2)

6th Place-La Salette (1-3)

7th Place-ALAH (2-2)

8th Place-Cissna Park (0-4)

Free Throw Award (best percentage over 10 attempts): Brody Taflinger-Oakwood -19/25 (76%)

All Tournament Team:

Eamon Martin-La Salette

Logan Smith-St. Joseph-Ogden 

Brody Taflinger-Oakwood 

Keison Peoples-Schlarman 

Kayden Snelling-PBL

Wyatt Hilligoss-ALAH 

Braiden Walwer-Watseka

Ty Pence-St. Joseph-Ogden (UNANIMOUS)

(Undated-jm) – Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and TCU will play for the national championship in the College Football Playoffs. Other Big Ten teams to make bowl games: Illinois will take on Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl on January 2nd in Tampa, Florida. Wisconsin will play Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 27th.  Iowa will play Kentucky in the Music City Bowl on December 31st. Purdue will play LSU in the Citrus Bowl on January 2nd. Penn State will play Utah in the Rose Bowl also on January 2nd. Minnesota will play Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl December 29th. Maryland will play North Carolina State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on December 30th. 

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

Lincoln @ Rantoul

Cissna Park @ Chrisman

Iroquois West @ Watseka

Fisher @ LeRoy

Taylorville @ Mahomet Seymour

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6-7.

IHSA Girls Basketball

Oakwood def Rantoul 50-21

GCMS def Flanagan Cornell 63-33

Savannah Shumate led with 19 points

Fisher def El Paso Gridley 52-31

Kallie Evans scored 21 points

Armstrong Potomac def Milford 53-14

Kyla Bullington scored 26 points

St. Joe Ogden def Danville 44-14

Addy Martinie had 16 points

IHSA Boys Basketball

Mahomet Seymour def Mattoon 53-51

Adam Dyer led with 14 points

Trey Peters had a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds

NFL

Buffalo Bills def New England Patriots 24-10

(Champaign–jc)  U of I Basketball player Coleman Hawkins became the 4th player in U of I Men's basketball history to record a triple-double. That was accomplished against Syracuse this week. U of I Men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood says Hawkins has a special talent…

U of I Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood.

The Illini start Big 10 conference play tonight at Maryland. You can hear the game live on WPXN starting at 7 tonight

(Paxton–jc)  –  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panthers continue play in the 20-22 Toyota of Danville boys basketball tournament at St Joe Ogden High School. P-B-L Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says Senior Forward Kayden Snelling is one major option for the Panthers on offense…

PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer

IHSA Boys Basketball tonight

Toyota of Danville Classic

Danville Schlarman vs Oakwood - 5

PBL vs Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond - 6:30

Watseka vs St. Joseph Ogden - 8

Non Tournament

Morton @ Rantoul

El Paso Gridley @ Fisher

NCAA Football Saturday

Big Ten Championship

Michigan vs Purdue 7pm

NFL on Sunday

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys

Tonight on WPXN it's a Live remote from downtown Paxton as many businesses will be open to start the beginning of the weekend bag sale. Then it's a live remote from Rantoul with the Lighted Christmas parade.

Following the parade it's Fighting Illini Basketball as Illinois opens the Big Ten season at Maryland. Pregame at 7pm with tipoff at 8pm.

On Saturday morning it's On the Sidelines from 7-8 presented by Conxxus of Paxton sponsored by MATCO Fire protection services. 

Then it's our Live Action Auction from 8-10am

Saturday afternoon it’s Championship Day of the Toyota of Danville Classic with 4 games starting at 1pm. 

IHSA Boys Basketball

Toyota of Danville Classic

Watseka def Cissna Park 49-24

St. Joe Ogden def La Salette 65-21

Ty Pence scored 24 points

PBL def Schlarman 49-45

Kayden Snelling led with 19 points

NBA

Phoenix Suns def Chicago Bulls 132-113

NHL

Edmonton Oilers def Chicago Blackhawks 5-4

(St joe–jc)  The Paxton Buckley Loda Panther boys basketball team beat a young and talented Danville Schlarman team last night in pool play the the 20-22 Toyota of Danville Classic at St Joe Ogden High School. PBL Boys Basketball Coach Adam Schonauer says the team had several good stretches in the game to secure the win…

PBL Boys Basketball  Coach Adam Schonauer

The Panthers are back in action tomorrow night against Arthur Lovington-Atwood Hammand at the tournament. 

(Champaign–jc)  –  The University of Illinois won their Big 10-ACC Challenge game this week. At points in the game, the shots were not falling down for Illinois, but the defensive effort was present. U of I Men’s Basketball Player R J Melendez says it’s all about being “locked in:”...

U of I Men’s Basketball Player R J Melendez

NFL Football tonight

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

IHSA Girls Basketball tonight

Rantoul @ Oakwood

El Paso Gridley @ Fisher