College basketball: The EIU men’s and women’s teams open OVC play at Murray State
Boys’ basketball:
Effingham/T-town Christmas Classic: At T-town: Mattoon plays Chicago Corliss at 9a, followed by Charleston and T-town. The Wave return for a 1:45 game against Madison, and the Shoes are back for the nightcap against Chicago Brooks. Altamont plays Lincoln Way East, as does Effingham, and the then the Hearts and Indians have the nightcap at Effingham High School
Tri-County Holiday Tournament: The host Titans plays Chrisman (9a), followed by Martinsville and Hutsonville-Palestine, Windsor/Stew-Stras vs. Paris, Chrisman against Martinsville, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond takes on Westville, Tri-County is back for a 4:30 game with Hutsonville-Palestine, followed by Paris and Westville, and Windsor/Stew-Stras against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
Dieterich Holiday Tournament: CH/BC vs. Oblong for seventh place, North Clay plays Christ our Rock Lutheran for fifth, the third place game pits Arcola against Okaw Valley, and the host school faces Newton in the championship game
Wabash Valley Classic: Robinson and Northview at 9a, Marshall takes on Shakamak at 1:30, followed by Casey-Westfield and South Vermillion
Girls’ basketball:
At Mattoon: Altamont and Galesburg at 8:30, followed by Sullivan and Salem, Mattoon takes on Vandalia, St. Anthony vs. Olney. Pool play games will start at 4:00
Charleston Holiday Tournament: Centennial and Danville at 9a, followed by Effingham and Sacred Heart Griffin, Paris takes on Urbana, Charleston faces Rantoul, Tri-County against Danville, Effingham returns to the court at 4:30 to battle Centennial, Pekin against Urbana, and Charleston plays Paris in the nightcap
Dieterich Holiday Tournament: Arcola and South Central for 7th place at 1:00, Dieterich against Brownstown/St. Elmo for 5th place, Newton vs. CH/BC for 3rd, and Casey-Westfield battles North Clay for the tournament title
