A weekend of Basketball in Bloomington

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There were more exciting games in Bloomington - Normal this weekend than one sports shooter could handle.  Friday night started it off with games at both U High and Bloomington.  With the Bloomington Raiders hosting the Normal West Wildcats, it was a pick to watch the intercity rivals.  Bloomington came out on top this round.



20140207 West Wildcats at Bloomington Raiders boys basketball photos - Images by Alan Look

On Saturday, it was the annual Pink Games at Illinois Wesleyan as both the Men's and Women's teams hosted the Elmhurst Bluejays.  Both genders of the Titans sported some Pink and proceeds from a raffle and other fan oriented events went to the fight on breast cancer.  The Titans came out winners as well as they bested the Bluejays in both games.



20140208 Elmhurst Bluejays at Illinois Wesleyan Women's Basketball photos - Images by Alan Look



20140208 Elmhurst Bluejays at Illinois Wesleyan Men's basketball photos - Images by Alan Look

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