Regional and sectional girls hoops align in IHSA picks
North south lines shape Class A teams for regional and super sectional play across southern Illinois. Hamilton County shifts to Sparta sectional, Johnston City regional expands with new and moved foes. Mount Carmel hopeful in Carmi White County path. For Class AA, Belleville East sectional hosts Carbondale Centralia Marion Murphysboro along with top East St Louis O’Fallon Olney and others.
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Valley fears MVC home woes threaten NCAA bids
SIU coach Weber laments the Missouri Valley Conference struggles as Creighton LIU and other teams suffer at home while road losses mount. He notes Illinois State Utah State and Chattanooga set back home records. Evansville Bradley win some, but overall depth remains weak.
Class AA boys sites draw mixed visitors for IHSA regional
IHSA announced Edwardsville hosts the Metro East sectional with Quincy and Jacksonville among interlopers. Quincy is on probation and must travel five hours if the Sweet 16 materializes. Salem bracket features Belleville schools and Cahokia while Carbondale hosts distant Effingham and Olney, with Pontiac and Streator joining Springfield-area groups. The Carbondale winner advances to Peoria for state tournament action March 21 against Chicago area rivals.
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Class A sectional pairings shift travel for regionals
Regional sites at Christopher, Fairfield, Harrisburg and West Frankfort will host six teams with winning records from Benton, Christopher, Nashville, Lesser-Walier, Waltonville and Woodlawn. Sparta and Meridian regions include Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Trico and teams from Cairo, Massac County, Meridian and Century. Carbondale Super-sectional winner could meet DeKalb in the last Class A quarterfinals. East Alton-Wood River feeds Charleston with regionals at Waterloo Gibault and Breese Mater Dei. Gibault lists Columbia, Dupo, Lovejoy, Madison, Walmeyer and Venice.
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Mount Vernon star signs with SIU amid cross country and track success
Mount Vernon senior Wagner, a three time SIU target, joined the Salukis with a plan highlighted by coach Connie Harre- Blair who noted proximity to fans and family will boost the college experience. Wagner boasted a 5 03 1600 and 11 15 3200 with a cross country 17 42 three mile, aiming elementary education. The signing also added Green Vines Houdek Cohen and other signees for both women and men programs, including Joe Byrne Garcia Paris Bickham Hewitt and Todd Green. Coach Price-Smith praised the group’s future impact and Coach Wright announced plans for additional signings.
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Hairston Named MVC Player of the Week with 17 points and 8 assists
Missouri standout Hairston earned MVC Player of the Week honors after scoring 17 points and dishing eight assists while limiting Derek Winans to 11 points on 4 of 14 shooting. Creighton beat Northern Iowa 65-52 led by Larry House's 19. Other notes: LIU improves free throw rate in the Valley. Wichita State at Kansas Coliseum on an eight game homestand. Bradley's Phillip Gilbert with 113 career threes. Drake outrebounds foes in all games. Indiana State's Lamar Grimes returns with 10 points in 15 minutes. Evansville up to 73.2 ppg. SMS 12 of 17 3s in win over Samford. Illinois State struggles after halftime. Northern Iowa's Matt Schneiderman in double figures in all four games.
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