Salem, Nashville Boys Varsity Tournaments Set

Effingham High School opens the Salem Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament next week against T.F. North at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 21.

The tournament officially opens Wednesday, January 20 with Centralia taking on Salem at 6:30 p.m. followed by Mount Vernon against Mattoon at 8.

The second game after the Hearts play will feature Edwardsville and Andrews Osborne at 8 p.m.

The tournament continues Friday and will finish out play Saturday.

Salem Invitational Tournament

Wednesday, January 20

Game 1 -- Centralia vs. Salem, 6:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Mount  Vernon vs. Mattoon, 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 21

Game 3 -- Effingham vs. T.F. North, 6:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Edwardsville vs. Andrews Osborne, 8 p.m.

Friday, January 22

Game 5 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m.

Saturday, January 23

Game 7 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:30 a.m.

Game 8 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.

Game 9 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 5 p.m. (third place)

Game 10 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:30 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 11 -- Winenr Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8 p.m. (championship)

Nashville Tournament

Teutopolis will be competing in the Nashville Tournament which opens play Monday, January 18. The Wooden Shoes will meet host Nashville at 8 p.m. Monday. The opener features Breese Central against Mascoutah at 6:30.

Teutopolis will take on Breese Mater Dei at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, Mascoutah at 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 22 and finish out with Breese  Central at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 23.

The round robin tournament will be decided by most wins.

Nashville Tournament

Monday, January 18

Game 1 -- Breese Central vs. Mascoutah, 6:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Nashville vs. Teutopolis, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, January 19

Game 3 -- Teutopolis vs. Breese Mater Dei, 6:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Mascoutah vs. Nashville, 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 21

Game 5 -- Breese Mater Dei vs. Teutopolis, 6:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Nashville vs. Breese Central, 8 p.m.

Friday, January 22

Game 7 -- Mascoutah vs. Teutopolis, 6:30 p.m.

Game 8 -- Breese Central vs. Breese Mater Dei, 8 p.m.

Saturday, January 23

Game 9 -- Breese Mater Dei vs. Nashville, 6:30 p.m.

Game 10 -- Teutopolis vs. Breese Central, 8 p.m.

Altamont Freshman Tournament

Thursday, January 14

Game 1 -- Altamont vs. St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m.

Game 2 -- Teutopolis vs. Dieterich, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, January 20

Game 3 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 4 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

Effingham Junior Varsity Tournament

Saturday, January 16

Game 1 -- Effingham vs. St. Anthony, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- St. Anthony vs. Robinson, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 -- Robinson vs. Teutopolis, 1 p.m.

Game 4 -- Teutopolis vs. Effingham, 2:30 p.m.

National Trail Eighth-Grade Tournament

At St. Elmo

Friday, January 15

Game 1 -- Sacred Heart vs. Windsor, 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, January 16

Game 2 -- Sigel St. Michael vs. Winner Game 1, 10 a.m.

Game 3 -- St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Stewardson-Strasburg, 11:15 a.m.

Game 4 -- Altamont vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 12:30 p.m.

Game 5 -- Neoga vs. Dieterich, 1:45 p.m.

Monday, January 18

Game 6 -- Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 6:15 p.m.

Game 7 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 19

Game 8 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 6:15 p.m.

Game 9 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:45 p.m.

Thursday, January 21

Game 1 0 -- Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 5:30 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 11 -- Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9, 6:4 5pm.. (third place)

Game 12 -- Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 8 p.m. (championship)