The Monticello Sages second round playoff game against Westville for Saturday afternoon has been set for 2 pm.
The Sages rolled Chicago Clark 49-8 in the first round Saturday.
Westville and Monticello are among five remaining teams in the north bracket undefeated at 10-0 on the season.
From the Vermillino Valley Conference, the Tigers won the league and advanced to the second round after a win over Chicago Marine last Saturday.
The two schools have never met in the postseason.
Hear all the action from Westville on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
The Cubs won a Series game at Wrigley Field for the first time since in 1945. They'll try to extend their season in Game 6 at Cleveland on Tuesday night when Chicago right-hander Jake Arrieta faces Josh Tomlin.
The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team led by as many as 29 points and cruised to an 82-75 exhibition win against Washington University Sunday at State Farm Center.
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Artem Anisimov also scored to extend his career-best point streak to seven games. He has six goals and five assists during the run.
Kolbe had 138 yards passing for the Redbirds (4-5, 2-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Jamal Towns ran for 136 yards and a score.
Miles Bergner's 54-yard field goal attempt as time ran out was wide as South Dakota (4-4, 3-2 MVFC) saw its three-game conference winning streak snapped.
Josh Clemons, who rushed for two touchdowns, scored on a 1-yard run early in the game after Eastern Illinois (5-4, 3-3 Ohio Valley) lost a fumble at its own 6. The Gamecocks (7-1, 4-0) added two more first-quarter touchdowns on Jenkins' 11-yard run and his 13-yard pass to Josh Barge for a 21-0 lead.
Rodney Smith did the bulk of the damage, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries. Shannon Brooks added 59 yards and a score on a dozen carries.
Class 1A first round playoff scores:
Monticello Sages head coach Cully Welter was quick to deflect the attention after picking up his 200th victory as a head coach after his team routed Chicago Clark 49-8 Saturday afternoon at Monticello High School in the first round of the Class 3A IHSA football playoffs.
Indians manager Terry Francona said he has "anxiety" in making the move but feels it gives his team the best chance to win.
In the shootout, St. Louis' first shooter, Alexander Steen, scored but then Vladimir Tarasenko, Kevin Shattenkirk, David Perron, Nail Yakupoc, Robby Fabbri, Patrick Burgland and Dmitrjij Jaskin all came up short.
Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 25 points. Avery Bradley had 16, and Jae Crowder 14 points, but the Celtics came up short after opening with a win over Brooklyn the previous night.
In a game that was supposed to be all about the Pacers' revamped roster and new up-tempo style, Turner stole the show by making 13 of 19 shots, coming up with big play after big play and overshadowing All-Stars Paul George and Dirk Nowitzki.
Rick Nash, Kevin Hayes and Jimmy Vesey also scored for New York, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 shots. The Rangers won their third straight game, overcoming a 2-0 deficit to improve to 5-2-0.
This tournament always has a terrific field, especially for the fall swing, and this week is no different. Dustin Johnson and Rory Mcilroy will be there. So will Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott. 
After the first year in the always competitive Sangamo Conference, the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans football program is hoping to make another deep run in the Class 2A football playoffs.
So, now it's Cutler who's in line to start against the Vikings on Monday night. He has been medically cleared to play and Bears coach John Fox tried his best downplay his comments during the past month, when he hinted -- multiple times -- that Hoyer had done enough to hang onto Cutler's job.
James scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds and 14 assists in front of a raucous home crowd that was on its feet from the pregame ceremony until late in the game, celebrating the city's first championship in 52 years.
Argenta-Oreana football coach Chad Eisenmenger says it was somewhat of a surprise his team, who finished the regular season 8-1, had success early on against good football programs.
Argenta-Oreana in 2013 had a very successful team and Coach Eisenmenger says that group had a terrific senior class but this year's squad has a more balanced mix of experience and youth.
Versteeg, a former Blackhawk, faked Corey Crawford and connected on a wrist shot.
Brock Osweiler, who returned to a raucous crowd in Denver for the first time after he signed a big offseason deal with the Texans, was just 22 for 41 for 131 yards with no TDs and no interceptions. Siemian was 14 of 25 for 157 yards, a TD and no interceptions..webp)
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Keenum, coming off the best start of his career, had the Rams at the Giants' 15-yard line with 50 seconds left when he lobbed a pass in the left corner of the end zone that Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie easily picked off. Keenum's intended target, Brian Quick, failed to get the quarterback's audible and cut off his route early.
In a game heard Friday night on WHOW, the Clinton Maroons defeated the Meridian Hawks by a score of 42-14. The Maroons were led by senior Alec Cooley with 23 carries for 132 yards and three touchdowns. Cooley was named as the Country Financial representative Maroons Player of the Game. Cooley was also 122 yards short of breaking the school career rushing record. Senior quarterback Noah Griffin had three caries for 23 yards. Senior Dalton Whitted had three carries for five yards and a touchdown, and a thirteen yard touchdown pass. Junior Jacob Hospelhorn had two interceptions and a thirteen yard touchdown reception. Junior Bryson Carson had a 57 yard interception and a return for a touchdown.
Duke is on track to be a consensus choice for No. 1 team in college basketball at the start of the season. The preseason coaches poll was unveiled on Thursday morning and the Blue Devils are atop the rankings followed by Kansas, Villanova, Kentucky and Oregon. All five programs received first-place votes.
It's the time of year when we find out the pairings for the postseason of high school football.
Thomas Vanek and Drew Miller scored for Detroit, which improved to 2-2-0, and it has Howard to thank for their latest win as New York had the better of play for wide stretches. The Rangers outshot Detroit 33-18 and Howard was forced into making highlight reel stops to keep the Red Wings in the game.
Donaldson's solo shot to left-center field off Corey Kluber in the third put the Blue Jays ahead for the first time all series. Two innings after that, the star third baseman made an outstanding play to preserve a one-run edge.
Kershaw retired his first 14 batters and allowed just two hits in first outing since he pitched three times in the NL Division Series, including a two-out save in Game 5 on Thursday night in Washington. He struck out six and walked one in the best playoff start of his illustrious career.
Prescott was 18 of 27 and shook off two fumbles and an interception to lead the Cowboys (5-1) to their fifth straight win.
Aguayo, the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, had clanked a 33-yard field goal attempt off the right upright and missed wide left from 46 yards that would have given the Bucs the lead with 3:38 left in the game. He was just 3 of 7 on the season before the winning kick.
Gillaspie connected off All-Star closer Jeurys Familia, who led the majors this year with a club-record 51 saves while allowing only one home run.
Four years ago, Nike swooped up a promising Latvian 17-year old with a shoe contract. Kristaps Porzingis was in the process of becoming of the best prospects in basketball at the time and Nike wanted him to wear their shoes when he was on the court. On Oct. 1, Nike's deal with Porzingis expired and the New York Knicks' second year big man went out looking for a new deal. Immediately, Adidas swooped in and kept trying to sign up as many young NBA players as they possibly can.
But that's all on hold.
Rick Renteria is getting a second chance to manage in Chicago - this time on the South Side..webp)
San Francisco (87-75) beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 and earned the second NL wild card.
