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  The State Farm Holiday Classic Coed Basketball Tournament ended its four day run in Bloomington - Normal at the Shirk Center on Monday December 30th.  Dozens of games played at 4 venues gives plenty of time for photo ops for Best Look Magazine for those coveted Bloomington - Normal Sports Photos.  Our coverage was a little limited this year as we only were able to cover a couple of days of The Classic.  Teams we were privileged to cover were the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints boys and girls teams, El Paso - Gridley Titans boys, University High Pioneer boys, Tri-Valley Viking boys, North Lawndale Chicago Prep boys, St. Joe - Ogden boys, Bishop McNamara Irish girls, Bradley Bourbonnais boys, and Normal Community Ironmen boys. Winners for this years tournament were: Small School girls - Camp Pt. Central/Augusta Southeastern over Bloomington Central Catholic Saints 62-35 Small School boys - Pectonica over St. Joe - Ogden 67-54 Large School girls - Washington over ...

 

   Illini men's basketball played a tough game and suffered an even tougher 2 point loss to the current #1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers last night. Here's a few images from the 2nd cut. 1st cut images available for licensing at Zuma Press.

  From my chair, the West v Richwoods varsity boys basketball game looked closer than it ended up. West fell short on a 50-36 game. West has what seems to be an unusually young bunch of ballers with just 3 seniors on the team. Two or three of the starters for this game were sophomores and very hard working young men! Be sure to check out all this games and this seasons photos at https://alanlookphotography.zenfoliosite.com

   It was the Illini over the Badgers last night at. Seemed like a pretty good match up. The Illini played much better together this game than the Little Rock game I saw earlier this season. Hopefully they continue to be more comfortable with each others positioning and ability. Head over to Zuma Press for the good stuff - it's all licensable. Here are some fun ones that landed in the seconds pile. I also keep a few of my favorites for viewing pleasure only on my website !

  Ridgeview Mustangs JV and Varsity boys basketball teams both scored decisive victories on Friday noght December 6th against the Knights of Blue Ridge.  Action took place on Kellar's Court at Ridgeview High School in Colfax IL. See all the pics at  Alan Look Photography !  Here is a video and a few teasers off the "B" list.

2024 State Farm Intercity Basketball Tournament Champions - Normal Community High School Ironmen Earlier this week the last 2 games of the 2024 inaugural State Farm Intercity Basketball Tournament at the Shirk Center in Bloomington IL wrapped up it's activities. The CEO and president of State Farm, Jon Farney was on hand to receive a complimentary ball in thanks for the company sponsoring the tournament. Jon had played in the tournaments predecessor as a student athlete at Normal Community High School when the tournament had no sponsor and was simply known as the Intercity Basketball Tournament. Both iterations of this tournament pit the high schools of Bloomington Normal against each other. Those teams being Bloomington High School Purple Raiders, Bloomington Central Catholic Saints, Normal Community Ironmen, Normal Community West Wildcats and the University High Pioneers. The tournament is coed and the addition of the State Farm sponsorship enabled the playing of both brack...