Watch IHSA state finals on Quad Cities CW
The Quad Cities CW’s coverage of the IHSA girls and boys basketball State Finals begins with live broadcasts of all classes of the girls’ Semifinals from CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois, on Thursday, February 29 and Friday, March 1. The Final games air Saturday, March 2.
KGCW – The Quad Cities’ CW is seen on channel 26.1.
Boys IHSA State Final coverage from the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, starts with Semifinal games Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8 on KGCW – The Quad Cities’ CW. The boys’ Finals will also be broadcast Saturday, March 9 on KGCW channel 26.1.
The games are televised as part of Weigel Broadcasting Co.’s continuing partnership with Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and digital broadcast partner, the NFHS Network.
The Girls State Finals Schedule is as follows:
Thursday, February 29
1A SEMIFINAL 9:30 A.M. 26.1
1A SEMIFINAL 11:15 A.M. 26.1
2A SEMIFINAL 2:00 P.M. 26.1
2A SEMIFINAL 3:45 P.M. 26.1
Friday, March 1
3A SEMIFINAL 9:30 A.M. 26.1
3A SEMIFINAL 11:15 A.M. 26.1
4A SEMIFINAL 2:00 P.M. 26.1
4A SEMIFINAL 3:45 P.M. 26.1
Saturday, March 2
1A FINAL 11:00 A.M. 26.1
2A FINAL 1:00 P.M. 26.1
3A FINAL 5:30 P.M. 26.1
4A FINAL 7:30 P.M. 26.1
Jim Blaney and Dave Berhard will handle the play-by-play for the girls’ games along with analysts Patricia Babcock-McGraw and Mark Lindo. Kacy Standohar is the sideline reporter. Darius Joshua hosts the game with WNBA player and Whitney Young alumna Linnae Harper in the Chicago studio
The Boys State Finals Schedule is below:
Thursday, March 7
1A SEMIFINAL 9:30 A.M. 26.1
1A SEMIFINAL 11:15 A.M. 26.1
2A SEMIFINAL 2:00 P.M. 26.1
2A SEMIFINAL 3:45 P.M. 26.1
Friday, March 8
3A SEMIFINAL 9:30 A.M. 26.1
3A SEMIFINAL 11:15 A.M. 26.1
4A SEMIFINAL 2:00 P.M. 26.1
4A SEMIFINAL 3:45 P.M. 26.1
Saturday, March 9
1A FINAL 11:00 A.M. 26.1
2A FINAL 1:00 P.M. 26.1
3A FINAL 5:30 P.M. 26.1
4A FINAL 7:30 P.M. 26.1
Matt Rodewald and Dave Bernhard are the boys’ play-by-play announcers with Kenny McRenolds and Camron Smith as analysts. Darius Joshua is the game host alongside Mark Lindo in the Chicago studio. Kacy Standohar is the sideline reporter.
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