State Basketball |West-Central advance to state championship game, Cougars beat Aurora Christian in double OT

CHAMPAIGN - West-Central's Chance Little tries to find his way around Aurora Christian's Jalen Carter during first half their Class 1A semifinal at the IHSA Boys' Basketball State Finals on Thursday. Little, who made 15 of 20 free throws, finished the game with a team-high 33 points to help the Cougars win the game 70-65 in double overtime. West-Central will take to Lou Henson Court at 11 a.m. on Saturday to play Meridian High School in the division's championship game. See more photos from today's game below.

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State Basketball |Meridan downs Hope Academy in semifinal

CHAMPAIGN - Meridan's Anton Flenoid celebrates after his game-ending dunk against Hope Academy. The Bobcats defeated the Eagles in their Class 1A seminfinal game, 68-60. Flenoid led the team to Saturday's championship game with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Meridan will play for the 1A state title on Saturday at 11 am at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus. More photos from this game coming soon.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

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Fighting Illini tennis suffers 4-1 loss at the hands of Ohio State

URBANA - Aanan Kashyap stands in front of Illinois tennis players Lucas Horve and Gabrielius Guzauskas while cheering for the Illini at Wednesday evening's tennis match against visiting Ohio State University at Atkins Tennis Center. Despite their vocal support and that of more than 350 fans in an electric collegiate atmosphere, the Buckeyes defeated Illinois 4-1. Kashyap, a senior in LAS at the university, is team manager for the Illini women's tennis program. The women will host Maryland in their Big Ten opener on March 15 at the tennis center.

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