Comcast SportsNet to carry IHSA girls’ state tournament

Network to televise LIVE HD coverage of the Class 1A-4A IHSA Girls Basketball State Championships from Redbird Arena in Normal, IL over the next two weekends

 

CSNChicago.com to air highlight packages of all games throughout the weekend;

CSNChicago.com & IHSA.tv to live stream every post-game press conference

 

Chicago, IL — Comcast SportsNet, the television home of the IHSA Championships, will be airing LIVE coverage of the 2015 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls Basketball State Championships on Friday, February 27 & Saturday, February 28 (Class 1A & 2A) and Friday, March 6 & Saturday, March 7 (Class 3A & 4A) from Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena in Normal, 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 12 NOON 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 2015 IHSA Girls Basketball State Championships will be produced by the IHSA & PlayOn! Sports.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Several IHSA Girls Basketball State Championship telecasts will air on CSN+ (in high-definition on Comcast ch. 201 in the Chicago area & South Bend, IN…ch. 285 in Comcast’s Peoria, Springfield, Rockford and Champaign markets…along with AT&T U-verse 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 the Class 4A semifinal games on Friday, March 6 (6:30 PM & 8:15 PM), viewers in the Chicago market can watch the games on Comcast/Xfinity channel 114; for viewers outside the Chicago market, fans can visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER or IHSA.org for channel locations of these two games.
• Fans are also strongly urged to 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.

 

CSNChicago.com & IHSA.tv will also be providing fans with a live stream of every IHSA Girls Basketball State Championship post-game press conference.  In addition, CSNChicago.com’s IHSA Preps section (csnchicago.com/preps) will feature highlight packages from all games over the next two weekends, plus – Comcast SportsNet viewers can look forward to a special championship editions of High School Lites on Friday, February 27 & Friday, March 6 (both nights live at 11:00 PM) for a complete rundown of every girls championship game, including expanded highlights and player/coaches interviews, along with the latest highlights and playoff scenarios for the upcoming IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships, taking place the weekends of March 13-14 & March 20-21 at Carver Arena in Peoria, IL.  (NOTE: Full schedule details regarding Comcast SportsNet’s live coverage of the 2015 Boys Basketball State Championships will be announced the week of March 9.)

 

The following schedule details Comcast SportsNet’s coverage of the 2015 IHSA Girls Basketball State Championships over the next two weekends (all times Central Time) (play-by-play/color analyst/sideline reporting teams are in parentheses):

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

12:00 PM –      Class 1A Semifinal #1: PROPHETSTOWN vs. CENTRAL A&M (Moweaqua) (Lee Hall/Kelly Burke/Matt Rodewald)

2:00 PM –        Class 1A Semifinal #2: CALHOUN (Hardin) vs. IROQUOIS WEST (Gilman) (Lee Hall/Kelly Burke/Matt Rodewald)

6:30 PM –        Class 2A Semifinal #1: CENTRAL CATHOLIC (Bloomington) vs. MCNAMARA (Kankakee) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Matt Rodewald) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

8:15 PM –        Class 2A Semifinal #2: IC CATHOLIC (Elmhurst) vs. CENTRAL (Breese) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Matt Rodewald) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

12:00 PM –      Class 1A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Kelly Burke/Matt Rodewald) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

2:00 PM –        Class 1A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Kelly Burke/Matt Rodewald) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

6:30 PM –        Class 2A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Matt Rodewald)

8:15 PM –        Class 2A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Matt Rodewald)

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 6

12:00 PM –      Class 3A: SEMIFINAL #1 (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Lee Hall) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

2:00 PM –        Class 3A: SEMIFINAL #2 (Teams TBD) (Dave Bernhard/Patricia Babcock-McGraw/Lee Hall) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

6:30 PM –        Class 4A: SEMIFINAL #1 (Teams TBD) (Matt Rodewald/Chloe Barnes/Lee Hall) (NOTE: This game will air on Comcast/Xfinity channel 114 in the Chicago market; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

8:15 PM –        Class 4A: SEMIFINAL #2 (Teams TBD) (Matt Rodewald/Chloe Barnes/Lee Hall) (NOTE: This game will air on Comcast/Xfinity channel 114 in the Chicago market; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

 

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

12:00 PM –      Class 3A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/Kristi Faulkner/Elise Menaker) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

2:00 PM –        Class 3A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Lee Hall/ Kristi Faulkner/Elise Menaker) (NOTE: This game will air on CSN+HD; please visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER for the exact channel location in your area)

6:30 PM –        Class 4A: CONSOLATION GAME (Teams TBD) (Matt Rodewald/Chloe Barnes/Elise Menaker)

8:15 PM –        Class 4A: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Teams TBD) (Matt Rodewald/Chloe Barnes/Elise Menaker)