Junior High Boys Basketball -- Jan. 27

Effingham St. Anthony captured its own seventh-grade boys basketball regional. Team members and cheerleaders are, first row, left to right, Jasmine Meyer, Claire Sudkamp, Sophie Deters, Abby Will, Avery Rogers, Sophia Poston and Kira Wrigley. Second row, left to right, Olivia Spraul, Logan Antrim, Ty Wiedman, Wyatt Lawrence, Eli Moore, James Schuette, Tanner Stevens, Taylor Ritz and Makenna Grubb. Third row, left to right, Audrey Niebrugge, Angela Garza, Coach Carl Koester, Grant Nuxoll, Kennan Walsh, Michael Willenborg, Drew Dust, Austin Faber, Jake Utz, Coach John Hoene, Allison Niebrugge and Trista Sears.

Effingham St. Anthony Junior High School captured the championship of its own Class 7-2A boys basketball regional Wednesday evening.

The Bullpups easily beat Arcola 38-14. St. Anthony stepped out to an 8-0 opening quarter lead and pushed that to 23-5 at halftime.

Walsh tallied 20 points for the winners who now advance to their own sectional Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30 p.m. The Bullpups will face the winner of the Nokomis Regional, either Altamont or host Nokomis, who play tonight at 7 for the championship.

Class 7-2A St. Anthony Regional

St. Anthony            8     15    10    5    --    38

Arcola                     0       5      6    3    --    14

St. Anthony -- Antrim 5, Schuette 2, Wiedman 4, Walsh 20, Nuxoll 1, Lawrence 2, Moore 4

Arcola -- Kennel 5, Garza 2, Moore 6, J. Bryant 1

Class 7-4A Effingham Regional

Urbana captured the championship of the Effingham Regional Wednesday evening.

Urbana downed Charleston 53-34 and will now advance to the Tolono Unity Sectional Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30 p.m. Urbana will face the winner of the Danville North Ridge Regional, Danville South View. South View defeated Mahomet-Seymour 34-21 Wednesday evening.

SIJHSAA Regional Tournament

St. Peter and Patoka advanced in opening round play of the SIJHSAA Regional Tournament at Altamont Lutheran Wednesday evening.

St. Peter defeated Iuka 31-21 while Patoka bounced St. Theresa 64-22.

St. Peter faces Odin at 5:30 p.m. today while Patoka takes on Altamont Lutheran at 7. The winners advance to the championship game Saturday at 6 p.m.