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Team schedule pages Amboy
Erie-Prophetstown
Girls................................................... 4
Girls................................................. 13
Ashton-Franklin Center
Fulton
Polo
Girls................................................. 14
Girls................................................. 19
Boys.................................................. 3
Boys.................................................. 5 Girls................................................... 6 Dixon
Boys.................................................. 7 Girls................................................... 8 Eastland
Boys.................................................. 9 Girls................................................. 10
Boys................................................ 13
Boys................................................ 14
Newman
Boys................................................ 17 Girls................................................. 17 Boys................................................ 18
Milledgeville
Oregon
Morrison
Rock Falls
Boys................................................ 15 Girls................................................. 15 Boys................................................ 16 Girls................................................. 16
Boys................................................ 20 Girls................................................. 20 Boys................................................ 21 Girls................................................. 22 Sterling
Boys................................................ 23 Girls................................................. 24
Eddie Jones
Troy Anderson
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Nov. 20-25
AFC tournament
Wed., Nov. 29
vs. Somonauk, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
at La Moille, 2:30 p.m.
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Amboy
BOY’S SCHEDULE
Wed. Dec. 6
vs. Earlville, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
vs. Leland, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16-21
Eastland tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
vs. Eastland, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Indian Creek, 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. Ashton-Frankin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan 13
at Stockton, 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan 16
vs. Milledgeville, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan 17
at Hickley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
vs. Mendota, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan 24
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Fulton, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
vs. Forreston, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at St. Bede, 4 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
at Ashton-Frankin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 15
vs. Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Amboy
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE
Nov. 17-18
Oregon tournament
Tue., Nov. 21
vs. Serena, 7 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27
at Pearl City, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
vs. Polo. 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
Amboy shootout
Tue., Dec. 5
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
at Ashton-Frankin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13
vs. Hiawatha, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 15
at Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 21
vs. Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Dec. 26-29
Amboy tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
at Somonauk, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 6
Eastland shootout
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Milledgeville, 6 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
vs. Forreston, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
vs. Stockton, 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Eastland, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Ashton-Frankin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
vs. Mendota, 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
vs. Fulton, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
at Milledgeville, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 8
at Earlville, 7 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Nov. 20-25
AFC tournament
Wed., Nov. 29
vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
at Alden-Hebron, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Stockton, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 6
vs. West Carroll, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
at Durand, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13
vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 15
at Galena; 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Forreston tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
vs. Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
vs. Eastland, 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Orangeville, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at River Ridge, 1:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
vs. Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
vs. Pearl City, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
vs. Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
vs. Fulton, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 15
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE
ATaylor Jahn (left), Brianna Gonnerman and Alexis Schwarz
Mon., Nov. 13
at Pecatonica, 7 p.m.
Nov. 15-18
Oregon tournament
Nov. 21-25
South Beloit tournament
Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Eastland, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 28
at Oregon, 7 p.m.
Mon. Dec. 4
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.
Dec. 9-14
Pearl City tournament
Mon., Dec. 18
vs. Durand, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 20
at Stockton, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 3
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at Milledgeville, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at Orangeville, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
vs. Fulton, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Forreston, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
vs. Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
vs. Milledgeville, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
vs. Earlville, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
vs. Pearl City, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
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Pekin tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
vs. Kewanee, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
vs. Galesburg, 6 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4
at Rochelle, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 6
vs. Plano, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
vs. Alleman, 6:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
at DeKalb, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
vs. Stillman Valley, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 16
vs. Woodstock North, 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 19
vs. Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 21
vs. Princeton, 7 p.m.
Dec. 28-30
Effingham/Teutopolis tournament
Fri., Jan. 5
at Winnebago, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
vs. South Beloit, 6 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at North Boone, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
Freeport shootout
Fri., Jan. 19
at Rockford Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Sycamore, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
at McHenry, 2:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Byron, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Genoa-Kingston, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Rock Falls, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
vs. Rockford Christian, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 16
vs. Sherrard, 7 p.m.
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE Mon., Nov. 13
vs. Harlem, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 15-18
Oregon tournament
Tue., Nov. 21
at Annawan, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Kaneland, 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29
at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
vs. LaSalle-Peru, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4
vs. Sycamore, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Stillman Valley, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 15
at St. Bede, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 22
vs. Rock Island, 6 p.m.
Dec. 27-29
Dixon tournament
Thu., Jan. 4
vs. Princeton, 6:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at North Boone, 6 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8
at Winnebago, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
at Rockford Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
Freeport shootout
Mon., Jan. 15
vs. Yorkville Christian, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Byron, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
vs. Genoa-Kingston, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
at Rock Falls, 6:45 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
vs. Rockford Christian, TBA
Sat., Feb. 3
Kaneland shootout
Thu., Feb. 8
at Rochelle, 7 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Dakota, 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29
at Newman, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
Eastland shootout
Mon., Dec. 4
at Milledgeville, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
at River Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 16-21
Eastland tournament
Dec. 27-29
DeKalb tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
Polo, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8
vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13-15
Pecatonica MLK tournament
Tue., Jan. 16
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
vs. Amboy, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
vs. Fulton, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Winnebago, 3 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10
Riverton shootout
Tue., Feb. 13
vs. Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE
Lily Mullen
Mon., Nov. 13
at Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Nov. 16-21
Forreston tournament
Mon., Nov. 27
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
vs. Galena, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Amboy, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Fulton, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 11
vs. Orangeville, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13
at River Ridge-Scales Mound, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-29
Dixon tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
at Milledgeville, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
Eastland shootout
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 13-15
Freeport MLK tournament
Wed., Jan. 17
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
vs. Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Winnebago, 6:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
vs. Polo, 7 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE
GIRL’S SCHEDULE
Erie-Prophetstown Panthers (at P’town) Nov. 20-24
Geneseo shootout
Nov. 14-18
Princeton tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
vs. Bureau County, 7 p.m.
Tue., Nov 21
vs. Monmouth United, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Orion, 7 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
at Orion, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
at Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4
vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 2
vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
Abingdon shootout
Fri., Jan. 5
at Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 18
at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
Rock Falls shootout
Tue., Dec. 19
vs. Morrison, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at Morrison, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
vs. Hall, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Hall, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
IHMVCU shootout
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan 8
at Rockridge, 6 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
at Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Orion, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
vs. Mendota, 12:15 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
Fulton shootout
Thu., Jan. 18
vs. Orion, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Morrison, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
at Morrison, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 29
vs. Rockridge, 6 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 2
vs. Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 12
vs. Rock Falls, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
at Newman, 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Nov. 20-25
Orion tournament
Sat., Dec. 2
Eastland shootout
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Orangeville, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
at Morrison, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 16
Abingdon-Avon shootout
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
vs, Amboy, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan 10
vs. Eastland, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
Freeport shootout
Thu., Jan. 18
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Riverdale, 4 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
Eric Ottens Shootout
Tue., Jan. 30
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
at Eastland , 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
vs. Polo, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb 9
vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb 10
at Riverton shootout
Tue., Feb. 13
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 15
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
GIRL’S SCHEDULE
Kylie Smither
Mon., Nov. 20
at Newman, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 21
at Alwood, 7 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 28
at Aquin, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 6
vs. Milledgeville, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
at Bureau Valley, 2:30 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13
vs. West Carrooll, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
vs. Amboy, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at Polo, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
Freeport shootout
Tue., Jan. 16
vs. Morrison, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
at Milledgeville, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Riverdale, 2:30 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 22
at West Carroll, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Eastland, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Polo, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
vs. Ashton-Frankin Center, 7 p.m.
GIRL’S SCHEDULE Tue., Nov. 14
at Durand, 6 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 21
vs. West Carroll, 6 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29
vs. Warren, 6 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
vs. Forreston, 1 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4
at River Ridge, 6 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
at Fulton, 6 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Polo, 6 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
at Stockton
Dec. 16-21
at Polo tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
vs. Eastland, 6 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 6 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at Amboy, 6 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
vs. Morrison, 6 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
at Forreston, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Fulton, 6 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Polo, 6 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Eastland, 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
at Ashton-Franklin Center. 6 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Amboy, 6 p.m.
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Mon., Nov. 27
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Fri., Dec. 1
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Mon., Dec. 4
vs. Eastland, 6 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 6
at River Ridge, 6 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Warren, 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 11
at West Carroll, 6 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
vs. Morrison, 6 p.m.
Dec. 16-20
Forreston tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
vs. Forreston, 6 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 6 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
vs. Polo, 6 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
at Dakota, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Amboy, 6 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
Manny’s Shootout
Wed., Jan. 24
at Fulton, 6 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Forreston, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 6 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
at Polo, 6 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
vs. Orangeville, 6 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
vs. Amboy, 6 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 12
at Pearl City, 6 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
at Eastland, 6 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 15
vs. Fulton, 5:30 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Nov. 22-25
Oregon tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
at Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
at Kewanee-Wethersfield, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
at Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 13
at Mercer County, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
vs. Fulton, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
at Newman, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
vs. Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Orion, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Alleman, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Orion, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
Brenden Martin
GIRL’S SCHEDULE Nov. 13-21
Warren tournament
Tue., Nov. 14
at Polo, 7 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4
vs. Kewanee, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Stockton, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Dec. 9-14
Pearl City tournament
Mon., Dec. 18
vs. Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 19
at Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Thu., Jan. 4
at Sherrard, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
Eastland shootout
Mon., Jan. 8
at Orion, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
at Oregon, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
vs. Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
vs. Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Monmouth-Roseville, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
at Kewanee-Wetherfield, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 29
vs. Orion, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
vs. Newman, 7 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
at Rockridge, 7 p.m.
Jordan Eads
Nov. 22-25
Oregon tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29
vs. Eastland, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Kewanee, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
at Byron, 2 p.m.
Tue., Dec.12
at Pecatonica, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Forreston tournament
Dec. 27-30
Erie tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
vs. Morrison, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5
at Hall, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
Rock Falls shootout
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Mendota, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Kewanee, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
Manny’s Shootout
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Alleman, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
vs. Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Mendota, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Hall, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
at Putnam County, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
vs. Princeton, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
vs. Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Lucas Simpson
GIRL’S SCHEDULE Nov. 13-18
Geneseo tournament
Mon., Nov. 20
vs. Fulton, 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Kewanee, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
vs. Bureau Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
Amboy shootout
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 11
at Mendota, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
vs. Orion, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
vs. Princeton, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 16-21
Polo tournament
Dec. 26-29
Amboy tournament
Thu., Jan. 4
at Kewanee, 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8
at Riverdale, 6 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 13
at Princeton, 5 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
vs. Mendota, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Hall, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 29
at Oregon, 6:45 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
at Morrison, 5:30 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
vs. Erie-Prophetstown, 5:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 8
vs. Stillman Valley, 5:30 p.m.
BOY’S SCHEDULE
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Tue., Nov. 28
at River Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
Lena-Winslow shootout
Wed., Dec. 6
vs. Pearl City, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
at Oregon, 7 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 12
vs. Stockton, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
at Rockford Christian Life, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Forreston tournament
Tue., Jan. 2
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 4
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Earlville, 1:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8
at West Carroll, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
at Milledgeville, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. Fulton, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Aquin, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
vs. Scales Mound, 3:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
Fulton shootout
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Eastland, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
vs. Milledgeville, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5
vs. Dakota, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
vs. Forreston, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 15
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
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Tue., Nov. 14
vs. Morrison, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 16
at Hinckley-Big Rock, 7 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 21
at Lena-Winslow, 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 29
at Durand, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
vs. Warren, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
at Milledgeville, 6 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
at Stockton, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 11
vs. Pecatonica, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
at Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16-21
Polo tournament
Wed., Jan. 3
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Fulton, 7:30 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
vs. Eastland, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13
at Pearl City, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
vs. Amboy, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
vs. Dakota, 7:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Milledgeville, 6 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 29
at Genoa-Kingston, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
vs. Forreston, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
at Fulton, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Eastland, 7 p.m.
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Nov. 20-25
Oregon tournament
Wed., Nov. 29
at Ashton-Frankin Center, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
vs. Genoa-Kingston, 7:15 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. West Carroll, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
vs. Polo, 6:45 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
vs. Rock Falls, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Forreston tournament
Dec. 27-30
Plano tournament
Fri., Jan. 5
at Rockford Christian, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 11
vs. Winnebago, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
vs. Harvard, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. Byron, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
vs. Forreston, 6:45 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22
at Amboy, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Warren, 6:45 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
at Stillman Valley, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Dixon, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
vs. Indian Creek, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
at North Boone, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10
vs. Mendota, 6 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
at Morrison, 7 p.m.
Jameson Caposey
GIRL’S SCHEDULE Nov. 15-18
Mendota tournament
Tue., Nov. 21
at Mendota, 7 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 28
vs. Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
vs. Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
at Polo, 7:15 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Rock Falls, 7 p.m.
Dec. 9-14
Pearl City tournament
Dec. 16-21
Polo tournament
Fri., Jan. 5
vs. Winnebago, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at Rockford Christian, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
vs. Byron, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 17
vs. Morrison, 5:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Dixon, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Stillman Valley, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
Aquin shootout
Mon., Jan. 29
vs. Newman, 6:45 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at West Carroll, 7:15 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
at North Boone, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Kewanee, 1 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 7
vs. South Beloit, 6:45 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 8
at Forreston, 7 p.m.
BOY’S SCHEDULE
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Geneseo tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
vs. Sterling, 7 p.m.
Dec. 2-9
Calmone Classic
Tue., Dec. 12
at Oregon, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 16
vs. Stillman Valley, 6 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 21
vs. Mendota, 6:45 p.m.
Dec. 27-30
State Farm Classic
Fri., Jan. 5
at Byron, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
vs. Rock Falls, 6:45 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
vs. Orion, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 15
Sterling MLK
Fri., Jan. 19
vs. North Boone, 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 24
vs. Rochelle, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
at Winnebago, 6:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
vs. Rockford Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
at Rockford Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
at Macomb, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Dixon, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
at Genoa-Kingston, 6:45 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 12
at Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m.
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE
Nov. 13-16
Geneseo tournament
Tue., Nov. 21
at Sandwich, 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 25
at LaSalle-Peru, 2 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27
vs. Alleman, 6:45 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
vs. Rochelle, 6:45 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
at Oregon, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
vs. Dunlap, 1:30 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 12
vs. East Moline, 6:45 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Sterling Invite
Dec. 27-30
State Farm Classic
Thur., Jan. 4
at Byron, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
at Mendota, 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 10
vs. Riverdale, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. North Boone, 6:45 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
vs. Stillman Valley, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 20
at Winnebago, 1:30 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
vs. Rockford Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
at Rockford Lutheran, 6:45 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
vs. Manual Academy, 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 31
vs. Dixon, 6:45 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
at Genoa-Kingston, 6:45 p.m.
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BOY’S SCHEDULE Nov. 22-25
Sycamore tournament
Tue., Nov. 28
at Rock Falls, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1
vs. Moline, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
vs. Harlem, 7 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 5
vs. Rock Island, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 8
at Quincy, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 15
at Alleman, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 16
Iowa-Illinois shootout
Dec. 27-29
Taylorville tournament
Fri., Jan. 5
vs. Galesburg, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 9
at United, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12
vs. Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 15
Sterling MLK
Fri., Jan. 19
at Moline, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 23
at Rock Island, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 26
vs. Quincy, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 30
at Rochelle, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2
vs. Alleman, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
vs. DeKalb, 7 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 6
at Galesburg, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 9
vs. United, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10
at LaSalle-Peru, 5:30 p.m.
Tue., Feb. 13
at Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 16
vs. Princeton, 7 p.m.
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GIRL’S SCHEDULE Nov. 13-18
Geneseo tournament
Mon., Nov. 20
vs. Rochelle, 7 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 21
vs. Galesburg, 7 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 30
at Alleman, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 2
at Quincy, 1:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 7
vs. Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9
vs. United, 1:30 p.m.
Thu., Dec. 14
at Moline, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16-22
Sterling shootout
Dec. 27-29
Dixon tournament
Thu., Jan. 4
vs. Rock Island, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 6
Eastland shootout
Thu., Jan. 11
at Galesburg, 7 p.m.
Tue., Jan. 16
at Rockford Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 18
vs. Alleman, 7 p.m.
Thu., Jan. 25
at Geneseo, 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 27
vs. Quincy, 1:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 1
at United, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3
vs. Moline, 1:30 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 8
at Rock Island, 7 p.m.
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