Salem Invitational, NTC Girls, LIC Girls Tourney Pairings Released

Pairings for the Salem Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament were released. Effingham will be competing in the tournament which begins Wednesday, January 18 and runs through Saturday, January 21.

The Hearts will open against Andrews Osborne at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 19. If EHS wins, it will play Friday, January 20 at 8 p.m. and if the Hearts lose, they will play at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The championship is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday.

Salem Invitational Tournament

Wednesday, January 18

Game 1 -- Edwardsville vs. Mount Vernon, 6:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Salem vs. Troy Triad, 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 19

Game 3 -- Centralia vs. Mattoon, 6:30 p.m.

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

Friday, January 20

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 21

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 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m. (Seventh Place)

Game 10 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 5 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 11 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6:30 p.m. (Consolation Championship)

Game 12 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8 p.m. (Championship)

National Trail Conference Girls Tournament

Effingham St. Anthony drew the top seed in the National Trail Conference Girls Basketball Tournament.

The Bulldogs won't play until Saturday at 4 p.m. when they will face the winner of the (8) Dieterich vs. (9) South Central contest. That game will be played Saturday at 10 a.m.

The second game will feature (2) Altamont against (7) Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 11:30 a.m. followed by (3) Neoga against (6) North Clay (Louisville) at 1 p.m. (4) Brownstown/St. Elmo will take on (5) Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at 2:30 p.m.

The tournament continues Monday, January 16, Thursday, January 19 and finishes out Saturday, January 21.

National Trail Conference Tournament

Saturday, January 14

Game 1 -- Dieterich vs. South Central, 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- Altamont vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 -- Neoga vs. North Clay (Louisville), 1 p.m.

Game 4 -- Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 2:30 p.m.

Game 5 -- St. Anthony vs. Winner Game 1, 4 p.m.

Monday, January 16

Game 6 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5 p.m.

Game 7 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 6:30 p.m.

Game 8 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 19

Game 9 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.

Game 10 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 21

Game 11 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 9, 2:30 p.m.

Game 12 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 4 p.m. (Consolation Championship)

Game 13 -- Loser Game 8 vs. Loser Game 10, 5:30 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 14 -- Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m. (Championship)

Little Illini Conference Tournament

Newton will be taking part in the Little Illini Conference Tournament and drew the No. 3 seed.

The Eagles will meet No. 6 Lawrenceville this Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Drawing the top seed was Paris followed by Marshall, Newton, Flora, Olney, Lawernceville, Robinson, Casey-Westfield and Red Hill (Bridgeport).

The tournament begins this Thursday with one game, then continues Saturday with four games, Monday, January 16, Tuesday, January 17, Wednesday, January 18 and finishes out Thursday, January 19.

LIC Girls Tournament

Thursday, January 12

Game 1 -- Casey-Westfield vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 7 p.m.

Saturday, January 14

Game 2 -- Paris vs. Winner Game 1, 3 p.m.

Game 3 -- Flora vs. Olney, 4:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Marshall vs. Robinson, 6 p.m.

Game 5 -- Newton vs. Lawrenceville, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, January 16

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

Tuesday, January 17

Game 7 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 6 p.m.

Game 8 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 18

Game 9 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.

Game 10 -- Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 19

Game 11 -- Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m. (Consolation Championship)

Game 12 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6:30 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 13 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8 p.m. (Championship)