(OLNEY)  in boys high school basketball last night  :  Olney dropped a pair of games at Robinson  :  the Tigers lost the varsity game, 40-37 – for Olney, Michael Fehrenbacher had 21 points & Brook Pampe had 13 points – now at 22&4, the Tigers drop to 9&2 in the Apollo  :  Robinson also won the junior varsity game, 35-19  :  Olney returns to Apollo play Friday night with a trip to Baker Gym at Charleston

(NEWTON)  in boys high school basketball last night – Newton split a pair of games at Effingham  :  the Eagles won the varsity game, 58-49 led by Peyton Wyatt’s 29 points & Dylan Davidson’s 9 points – the Eagles improve to 20&4 overall, now 7&4 in the Apollo  :  Effingham won the junior varsity game, 54-42  :  the Eagles return to Apollo Conference action this Friday night as they take their final trip to Mt Zion

(NEWTON)  also in the Apollo last night  :  Charleston beat Mt Zion, 60-59  :  Salem beat Paris, 57-52

(OLNEY)  some other area games  :  Teutopolis beat Effingham St Anthony, 62-42  :  Altamont beat Neoga, 52-37  :  Marshall beat Casey-Westfield, 62-46  :  Lawrenceville beat Red Hill, 49-47  :  Cisne beat Odin, 66-30  :  Wayne City beat Woodlawn in overtime, 57-56  :  Carmi beat Eldorado, 75-64  :  Fairfield beat Hamilton County, 50-27  :  Evansville Day beat Mt Carmel, 71-62  :  Danville beat Mattoon, 63-45  :  Dieterich beat Windsor, 67-42  :  Pana beat Stew-Stras, 62-42  :  Oblong beat Cumberland, 72-52  :  South Central beat Grayville, 73-40  :  St Elmo beat Christ Our Rock, 58-31

(OLNEY)  in girls high school basketball – some area regionals continue with semi-final last night  :
* Class 2A @ Teutopolis  :  Marshall beat Vandalia, 59-41  :  Teutopolis beat Greenville, 38-25
* Class 1A @ Martinsville  :  Cumberland beat Kansas, 43-37  :  Neoga beat Palestine-Hutsonville, 53-39

(OLNEY)  in the downstate Boys 8th Grade Class M State Tournament last night at Rend Lake College  :
* in semi-final action  :  Okawville beat Wayne City, 57-23  :  Aviston beat Goreville, 50-37
* the 3rd place game and championship game will be played this Friday night

(NEWTON)  the IESA Boys 8th Grade Sectionals are tonight – here’s some area team matchups  :
* Class 1A @ Effingham  :  Palestine plays Chrisman Scottland
* Class 1A @ Beecher City  :  Mulberry Grove plays Beecher City
* Class 2A @ St Elmo  :  Dieterich plays Nokomis
* Class 3A @ Paris  :  Lawrenceville Parkview plays Teutopolis
tonight’s winners move into their respective state tournaments on Saturday

(NEWTON)  the IHSA Girls Regionals continue with semi-final action tonight – here’s some matchups  :
* Class 2A @ Lawrenceville  :  Olney & Flora at 6:00  :  Newton & Robinson at 8:10
* Class 2A @ Eldorado  :  Mt Carmel & Eldorado  :  Fairfield & Hamilton County
* Class 1A @ Effingham  :  Dieterich & Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City  :  Altamont & Central A & M
* Class 1A @ Wayne City  :  Galatia & Christ Our Rock Lutheran  :  Woodlawn & Wayne City
* Class 1A @ Louisville  :  Red Hill & Brownstown  :  Noble / Clay City & North Clay
 all of the regional championships will be played tomorrow night at their respective sites

(OLNEY)  it’s back to a full schedule tonight in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference  :
* the OCC teams are on the road to Lake Land with the Lady Knights at 5:30 and Blue Knights at 7:30
* the Kaskaskia teams travel to Belleville to play at Southwestern Illinois
* the Wabash Valley teams are on the road to Rend Lake College, down near Ina
* and John A Logan will host the Lincoln Trail teams, down in Carterville

                     
                                     LOCAL AND AREA REMINDERS

(OLNEY)  the OCC Lady Blue Knights softball team will host a Softball Clinic this Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 in the OCC Gym – it’s a total skills camp for girls ages 6 to 12 at the cost of $30 per player, due that afternoon – bring softball gloves, bats, & tennis shoes – to signup, call OCC at 618-395-7777

 
(OLNEY)  the OCC Blue Knights baseball team will host a Little League Camp this Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12 noon in the OCC Gym – it’s a total skills camp for those ages 6 to 12 at the cost of $50 per player – bring baseball gloves & bats – pre-registration is required by calling OCC at 618-395-7777

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(OLNEY)  on our Sports Broadcast Schedule  :  it’s Girls Class 2A Regional action tonight with the Olney Lady Tigers on Freedom 92.9 at 6:00  :  it’s OCC Blue Knights basketball tonight on Freedom 92.9 with game time at around 7:30  :  it’s Girls Class 2A Regional action tonight with the Newton Lady Eagles on 103.5 “The Eagle” at 8:10  :  and it’s the latest in sports, all day & all night, on Fox Sports Radio 740