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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

CSN TO CARRY LIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2017 IHSA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 10-11 & MARCH 17-18

CSN, CSNChicago.com, and the NBC Sports app to carry LIVE coverage of the Class 1A-4A IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships
from the Peoria Civic Center’s Carver Arena over the next two weekends

CSNChicago.com to also air highlight packages of all games throughout the weekend; CSNChicago.com & IHSA.tv to also live stream every post-game press conference

Chicago, IL (March 8, 2017) CSN Chicago (CSN), the television home of the IHSA Championships, will be airing LIVE cross-platform coverage of “America’s Original March Madness,” the 2017 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Boys Basketball State Championships on Friday, March 10 & Saturday, March 11 (Class 1A & 2A) and Friday, March 17 & Saturday, March 18 (Class 3A & 4A) from the Peoria Civic Center’s Carver Arena in Peoria, IL.  Over the next two weekends, Illinois preps hoops fans can look forward to seeing every action-packed semifinal, consolation and championship battle starting Friday at 11:00 AM CT featuring four, live semifinal match-ups, along with a pair of consolation and two huge state championship title games on Saturday.  Plus – EVERY game will be telecast in a high-definition (HD) format.  The 2017 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships will be produced by the IHSA & PlayOn! Sports.

In addition — EVERY IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship telecast will once again be streamed live on CSNChicago.com and will be made available via the NBC Sports app on tablets and smart phones.  Authenticated CSN Chicago subscribers can watch live IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships action from anywhere in the United States.  The live streaming service is currently available to customers of Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, Time Warner Cable and Charter among numerous other carriers.  For a full list of carriers and more information about CSN Chicago’s live streaming service, viewers are urged to visit the following link: http://www.csnchicago.com/live-faq.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Several IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship telecasts will air on CSN+ (available in high-definition on Comcast/Xfinity ch. 201 in the Chicago area/South Bend, IN & on Comcast/Xfinity ch. 285 in the Peoria, Springfield, Rockford and Champaign markets, along with being made available in DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, RCN, and WOW! homes among others; viewers are urged to visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER or IHSA.org for complete channel location details for ALL games throughout the state.
  • For teams playing in the St. Louis designated market area (DMA), fans will be able to catch all the action via Madison Communications.  Viewers in the St. Louis DMA can contact Madison Communications at 1-800-422-4848 for exact channel location details.
  • CSNChicago.com & IHSA.tv will also be providing fans with a live stream of every IHSA Boys Basketball State Championship post-game press conference.
  • Fans can interact via Twitter throughout the entire weekend by utilizing the hashtag #IHSA to share their comments and showcase their school spirit for their favorite teams.   In addition, fans are urged to visit CSN’s official preps Twitter handle (@CSNPreps) for up-to-the-minute tournament news, scores, and more 24/7.

 

In addition, CSNChicago.com’s IHSA Preps section (csnchicago.com/preps) will feature highlight packages from all games over the next two weekends, plus – CSN viewers can look forward to special championship editions of High School Lites on Friday, March 10 at 11:00 PM & Saturday, March 18 at 10:00 PM for a complete rundown of every boys championship game, including expanded highlights and player/coaches interviews.

In addition, CSN’s popular “Battle of the Fans” tournament, determining the state’s most wildly-enthusiastic and creative high school student section, continues to heat up and fans are urged to visit CSNChicago.com/Battle to cast their votes.  The four regional champions will be unveiled on the CSN’s official preps Twitter handle (@CSNPreps) on Thursday, March 16 at 4:00 PM.  CSN will also present a special award to each of the four champion schools shortly after the conclusion of the “Battle of the Fans” contest.

The following schedule details CSN’s coverage of the 2017 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships over the next two weekends (all times Central Time) (play-by-play/color analyst/sideline reporting teams are in parentheses):

FRIDAY, MARCH 10
11:00 AM –      Class 1A Semifinal #1: CHICAGO HOPE ACADEMY vs. ST. ANTHONY (Effingham) (Lee Hall/Telly Hughes/Siera Santos)
12:45 PM –      Class 1A Semifinal #2: OKAWVILLE vs. NEWARD (Lee Hall/Telly Hughes/Siera Santos)
5:30 PM –        Class 2A Semifinal #1: MCNAMARA (Kankakee) vs. MT. CARMEL (Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
7:15 PM –        Class 2A Semifinal #2: ORR ACADEMY (Chicago) vs. MONTICELLO (Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

SATURDAY, MARCH 11
11:00 AM –      Class 1A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Telly Hughes/Siera Santos)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
12:45 PM –      Class 1A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Telly Hughes/Siera Santos)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
5:30 PM –        Class 2A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo/Katy Winge)
7:15 PM –        Class 2A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Mark Lindo/Katy Winge)

FRIDAY, MARCH 17
11:00 AM –      Class 3A: SEMIFINAL #1 (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Tom Dore/Siera Santos)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
12:45 PM –      Class 3A: SEMIFINAL #2 (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Tom Dore/Siera Santos)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
5:30 PM –        Class 4A: SEMIFINAL #1 (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Camron Smith/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
7:15 PM –        Class 4A: SEMIFINAL #2 (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Camron Smith/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

SATURDAY, MARCH 18
11:00 AM –      Class 3A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Tom Dore/Siera Santos)
12:45 PM –      Class 3A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Tom Dore/Siera Santos)
5:30 PM –        Class 4A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Camron Smith/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)
7:15 PM –        Class 4A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Camron Smith/Katy Winge)
(NOTE: This game will air on CSN+; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

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