Weekend prep hoops and JUCO events across Southern Illinois
The schedule highlights boys prep basketball games including Todays matchups at Elverado Lesser-Walier Johnston City and Zeigler-Royalton Carterville along with Massac County girls tournament and Wednesday girls games Goreville Carterville Elverado Johnston City. Also listed are prep wrestling matches Murphysboro versus Harrisburg and Friday lineups Anna Jonesboro Du Quoin Carterville Lesser-Valier Cobden Goreville Egyptian Meridian Herrin Benton Marion Belleville Althoff Massac West Frankfort Nashville Sparta Pinckneyville Chester. SIU men travel to Chicago Illinois-Chicago and the SIU women visit Northwestern. The Shawnee Classic JUCO basketball event and Benton 6 Plus wrestling tournament are noted.
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Christopher
Elverado
Lesser-Walier
Johnston City
Zeigler-Royalton
Carterville
Anna Jonesboro
du Quoin
A. Lesser
Childs Leads SI Player of Week With Record Tourney Run
Cairo junior Brandon Childs earned The Southern Illinoisan Prep Boys Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 27.8 points across five games. The Pilots finished second at the Du Quoin Tip-Off Classic as Childs set two tourney records with 53 field goals and 24 threes, including eight threes in a 92-50 win over Benton.
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Cairo
Brandon Childs
Southern Illinoisan Prep
Childs
Pilots
du Quoin
Benton
Derek Winans
Valley Creighton SIU carry MVC torch amid league mediocrity
Creighton leads MVC with a 6-0 start and AP ranking of 23 after beating Notre Dame and Brigham Young. SIU's 4-0 mark earns 15 AP votes, while Wichita State edges above .500. Illinois State is 0-5. Coach Bruce Weber notes expected balance but sees uneven league performance.
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Valley Creighton
SIU
MVC
League
Creighton
Bluejays
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Associated Press
Salukis
Wichita State
Illinois State
Bruce Weber
Hairston
Hairston Earns MVC Player of the Week for SIU
Southern Illinois guard Stetson Hairston, a 6-3 sophomore from Fairview Heights, named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week after scoring 15.5 points per game with 12 of 18 shooting and an 11-2 assist to turnover ratio in wins over Murray State and Southeast Missouri.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Stetson Hairston
Missouri Valley Conference
Murray State
Southeast Missouri
Hairston
Fairview Heights
Salukis
LIU
Class A and AA boys hoops plan stirs IHSA debate
Illinois IHSA approval to allow Chicago Public League teams into the small school circuit prompts concern over regional and sectional alignments. Massac County and Hamilton County sections shift far distances for qualifiers, with new Eur regional groupings and the addition of Edwards County at Fairfield.
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Carbondale
Illinois High School Association
Chicago
IHSA
Hamilton County
Massac County
Southern Illinois
Metropolis
Freeburg
Massac
Sparta
Vienna
Meridian
Charleston
Christ Our Savior Lutheran
Evansville
Coulterville
Marissa
New Athens
Okanville
Red Bud
Waterloo Gibault
Walmeyer
Pope County
Anna- Jonesboro
Nashville
Christopher
Herrin
Zeigler-Royalton
Hardin County
Albion Edwards County
Wayne City
Webber Township
Edwards County
Fairfield
Wagner signs with Salukis in SIU cross country move
Mount Vernon senior Lindsay Wagner, a four time Class AA cross country qualifier and three-time track finalist, commits to Southern Illinois University. She chose the Salukis over Nebraska Belmont and Southeast Missouri State, stating proximity and coaching appealed. Coach Matt Sparks praised her pace setting and competitiveness as reasons for recruitment.
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Carbondale
Lindsay Wagner
Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois University
Wagner
LIU
Matt Sparks
Connie Price-Smith
Saluki
Nebraska
Belmont
Missouri State
Illinois
Sparks
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