Sandburg Women Host Olive-Harvey Thursday in Region 4 Quarterfinals

GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team’s postseason opener will be a rematch of its regular-season finale.

The Chargers, who won a share of the Arrowhead Conference title in the regular season, earned the No. 4 seed in Region 4 Division II and will host 13th-seeded Olive-Harvey at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at John Lewis Gym in the quarterfinals of the District A tournament.

Sandburg (21-9) closed out the regular season with a 78-73 road victory over the Panthers (9-18) last Thursday.

The winner of Thursday’s contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rock Valley against the winner between No. 5 Milwaukee Area Technical and No. 12 DuPage. The tournament championship is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 9, also at Rock Valley.

The winner of the Region 4 Division II District A tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship, which will take place March 18-23 in Joplin, Mo.

REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Feb. 29
Game 1 — No. 16 Elgin at No. 1 Morton
Game 2 — No. 9 Moraine Valley at No. 8 Prairie State
Game 3 — No. 12 DuPage at No. 5 Milwaukee Area Technical
Game 4 — No. 13 Olive-Harvey at No. 4 Sandburg, 5:30 p.m.
March 2 at Rock Valley
Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon
Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.
Championship
5 p.m. March 9 at Rock Valley

Sandburg Men Open Region 4 Tourney Thursday at McHenry Co.

GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team will hit the road Thursday to open the postseason.

The Chargers finished the regular season as the No. 13 seed in Region 4 Division II and will open the District A tournament with a quarterfinal matchup at 7 p.m. Thursday at fourth-seeded McHenry County.

Sandburg (14-16) played at McHenry County on Dec. 21, and the Scots (22-8) came away with a 90-76 victory.

The winner of Thursday’s contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rock Valley against the winner between No. 5 Waubonsee and No. 12 Olive-Harvey. The tournament championship is scheduled for noon March 9, also at Rock Valley.

The winner of the Region 4 Division II District A tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship, which will take place March 18-23 in Danville.

REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Feb. 29
Game 1 — No. 16 Madison at No. 1 South Suburban
Game 2 — No. 9 Illinois Valley at No. 8 Moraine Valley
Game 3 — No. 12 Olive-Harvey at No. 5 Waubonsee
Game 4 — No. 13 Sandburg at No. 4 McHenry County, 7 p.m.
March 3 at Rock Valley
Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon
Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.
Championship
Noon March 9 at Rock Valley

REGIONAL PLAY  FEBRUARY 19TH  ILLINI WEST 46  VS BEARDSTOWN 45 

COLBY ROBERTSON          6 POINTS

ETHAN CARLISLE              12 POINTS

HAYDON  RANKIN                2 POINTS

STEPHEN SPARKS                6 POINTS

REECE SHOUP                        6 POINTS

TRE NEIDERMAN                   3 POINTS

WES ROBERTSON                 11 POINTS

Sandburg’s Bentley Earns Region 4 Player of the Week for 2nd Time This Season

GALESBURG — For the second time this season, Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball sophomore Elly Bentley has been named the Region 4 Division II Player of the Week.

Bentley earned the honor for Feb. 13-19 (Week 14) after averaging 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists while helping the Chargers go 2-1 and clinch their first Arrowhead Conference championship in seven years.

Bentley previously was named Player of the Week for Week 4. She opened last week with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a win Tuesday at Kishwaukee as the Chargers won their first conference title since 2017.

The guard from Limestone High School followed with 25 points and three assists in a loss to Sauk Valley before closing the week with 22 points, nine boards, four assists and three steals in helping the Chargers (20-9) rout Waubonsee on Saturday. Bentley led Sandburg or tied for the team lead in scoring in all three contests.

On the season, Bentley is averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals per contest. She reached the 1,000-point mark for her Chargers career in Sandburg’s Feb. 6 victory over Black Hawk.

The Chargers close their regular season at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Olive-Harvey before opening the Region 4 Division II tournament next week.

Illini West 

Colby Robertson     14 points

Ethan Carlisle            8 points

Haydon Rankin          4 points

Stephen Sparks        11 points

Tre Neiderman          17 points

Wes Robertson           2 points

Illini West 68 vs Bushnell Prairie City 43

Colin Curfman         3 points

Colby Robertson     5 points

Ethan Carlise           12 points

Haydon Rankin        8 points

Khile Stonger           3 points

Reece Shoup           3 points

Tre  Neiderman        21  points

Wesley Robertson   13 points 

Illini West

Colby Robertson   11 points

Eathan Carlise       10 points

Haydon Rankin        2  points

Stephen Sparks       3 points

Reece Shoup            8 points

Tre Neiderman          6 points

Wes Robertson          2 points

Illini West Athletic Events 2/12 to 2/17 

Monday, February 12

Depart

TBA Girls Varsity Basketball OPEN Regionals Away
6:00 PM Boys Freshman Basketball Monmouth-Roseville HS
Played @ Mon Rose Junior High

4:30 PM Away

Tuesday, February 13

Depart

6:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Rushville-Industry HS 4:20 PM Away
7:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball Rushville-Industry HS 4:20 PM Away
Wednesday, February 14

Depart

No events scheduled
Thursday, February 15

Depart

6:00 PM Boys Freshman Basketball Quincy Notre Dame HS 4:30 PM Away
Friday, February 16

Depart

No events scheduled
Saturday, February 17

Depart

No events scheduled