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REGIONAL OUTLOOK: Brackets, times, venues are out for girls basketball regionals

alex wallner, effingham daily news, ill.
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Feb. 5—Mark your calendars.

The matchups, dates, and times are out for the 2023 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) girls' basketball postseason.

Class 2A Sub-Sectional B at Carmi (White County)

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes (24-4) will open the postseason with the No. 1 seed in the Pana Sectional.

Teutopolis will play the winner between No. 10 seed Carmi (White County) and No. 11 seed Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville at Carmi (White County) High School on Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. If the Lady Shoes were to win that matchup, they would then advance to the regional championship game against either No. 4 seed Fairfield or the winner between No. 5 seed Mt. Carmel and No. 12 seed Lawrenceville, on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., at the same venue.

Teutopolis has won 39 regional championships in the program's history. Head coach Laurie Thompson has won 14 of those 39.

Class 2A Sub-Sectional B at Flora

The Newton Lady Eagles (13-14, 3-5 Little Illini Conference) will open the postseason as the No. 6 seed in the Pana Sectional.

Newton will play No. 9 seed Flora at Newton High School on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m.

If the Lady Eagles were to win that matchup, they would then advance to the regional semifinals against No. 3 seed Vandalia, on Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., at Flora High School.

Class 1A Sub-Sectional B at Louisville (North Clay)

The St. Anthony Bulldogs (23-5, 8-0 National Trail Conference) will open the postseason with the No. 2 seed in the Casey-Westfield Sectional.

The National Trail Conference regular season champions will play the winner between No. 6 seed Farina (South Central) (12-14, 1-7 NTC) and No. 7 seed Dieterich (12-16, 1-7 NTC) at Louisville (North Clay) High School on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.

If St. Anthony were to win that matchup, it would then advance to the regional championship game against either No. 3 seed Brownstown/St. Elmo (20-9, 5-2 NTC) or the winner between No. 5 seed Louisville (North Clay) (15-10, 3-5 NTC) and No. 10 seed Altamont (11-16, 4-4 NTC), on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the same venue.

The Bulldogs have won six regional championships in the program's history. Head coach Aaron Rios helped guide St. Anthony to a regional title last season.

Class 1A Sub-Sectional B at Neoga

The Neoga Indians (26-3, 7-1 NTC) will open the postseason with the No. 1 seed in the Casey-Westfield Sectional.

The National Trail Conference Tournament champions will play the winner between No. 9 seed Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (9-17, 1-7 NTC) and No. 11 seed Casey-Westfield at Neoga High School on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.

If Neoga were to win that matchup, it would then advance to the regional championship game against either No. 4 seed Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (16-10, 5-2 NTC) and No. 13 seed Martinsville or No. 8 seed Toledo (Cumberland) (13-12, 4-3 Lincoln Prairie Conference) and No. 12 seed Ramsey, on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., at the same venue.

The Indians have won six regional championships in the program's history. Head coach Kim Romack helped guide Neoga to a regional title last season en route to a third-place finish at the state tournament.

Class 3A Sub-Sectional A at Mattoon

The Effingham Flaming Hearts (18-10, 5-6 Apollo Conference) will open the postseason with the No. 2 seed in the Centralia Sectional.

Effingham will play No. 9 seed Charleston at Mattoon High School on Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.

If the Hearts were to win that matchup, they would then advance to the regional championship game against either No. 3 seed Mattoon or No. 5 seed Olney (Richland County), on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., at the same venue.

Effingham has won eight regional championships in the program's history. Head coach Jeff Schafer helped guide the Hearts to all eight, with his last coming in 2019.

Contact EDN Sports Editor Alex Wallner at 618-510-9231 or alex.wallner@effinghamdailynews.com.