Adam Duvall
Peoria Journal Star
Jan. 7, 2026, 3:46 a.m. CT
Shootout season for Illinois high school basketball has arrived, with boys and girls teams from around the Peoria area set to take part in mostly single-game slates across the state.
Here is the schedule for 15 high school basketball shootouts this month with girls and boys teams from the Peoria area.
2026 Peoria Showtime Classic boys schedule
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, Richwoods HS
East Peoria vs. Chicago Morgan Park, 12:30 p.m.
Richwoods vs. Chicago Kenwood, 2:30 p.m.
2026 Taylorville Shootout boys schedule
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, Taylorville HS
Olympia vs. Moweaqua Central A&M, 10 a.m.
Midwest Central vs. Tri-City-Sangamon Valley, 11:30 a.m.
Pana vs. Charleston, 1 p.m.
Mattoon vs. Pleasant Plains, 2:30 p.m.
Champaign St. Thomas More vs. New Berlin, 4 p.m.
Girls: Taylorville vs. Morton, 5:30 p.m.
Taylorville vs. Peoria Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
2026 Christie Clinic Shootout boys schedule, St. Joseph
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, St. Joseph-Ogden HS
Eureka vs. Bismarck-Henning, 12 p.m.
Metamora vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 1:30 p.m.
Peoria High vs. Mt. Zion, 3 p.m.
El Paso-Gridley vs. Monticello, 4:30 p.m.
Warrensburg-Latham vs. Tolono Unity, 6 p.m.
Tremont vs. St. Joseph-Ogden, 7:30 p.m.
2026 Clinton Shootout boys schedule
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, Clinton HS
Heyworth vs. Peoria Christian, 11 a.m.
Roanoke-Benson vs. Normal Calvary, 12:30 p.m.
Lexington vs. Mt. Pulaski, 2 p.m.
Springfield Calvary vs. Maroa-Forysth, 3:30 p.m.
Girls: Clinton vs. LeRoy, 5 p.m.
Clinton vs. Peoria Heights, 6:30 p.m.
2026 MLK Classic boys schedule, Sterling
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, Sterling HS
Geneva vs. Chicago Christ the King, 12 p.m.
Aurora Marmion vs. Rock Island, 1:30 p.m.
Rockford Guilford vs. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic, 3 p.m.
Morton vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais, 4:30 p.m.
Joliet Catholic vs. Rochelle, 6 p.m.
Sterling vs. Princeton, 7:30 p.m.
2026 Galesburg boys shootout schedule
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, Galesburg HS
Danville vs. Galesburg, 10:30 a.m.
Chicago Gary Comer Prep vs. Batavia, 1:30 p.m.
Batavia vs. Danville, 4:30 p.m.
Galesburg vs. Chicago Gary Comer Prep, 7:30 p.m.
2026 Hoops 4 Hunger Boys Shootout schedule, Evanston
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern
Schedule coming soon.
2026 Illinois Central College Boys Shootout schedule, East Peoria
Jan. 18-20, 2026, Illinois Central College, East Peoria
Schedule coming soon.
2026 Moline Boys Shootout schedule
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, Wharton Field House, Moline
Rock Island Alleman vs. Quad City Christian, 12 p.m.
Fulton vs. Port Byron Riverdale, 1:30 p.m.
Orion vs. Normal West, 3 p.m.
East Moline United Township vs. East Peoria, 4:30 p.m.
Moline vs. DeKalb, 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, Wharton Field House, Moline
Winnebago vs. Fulton, 12 p.m.
East Peoria vs. Rockford Boylan, 1:30 p.m.
Sherrard vs. Dunlap, 3 p.m.
Batavia vs. East Moline United, 4:30 p.m.
Metamora vs. Moline, 6 p.m.
2026 Lanphier Boys Shootout schedule, Springfield
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, Lanphier HS
Springfield Calvary vs. Decatur Unity Christian, 11:30 a.m.
Springfield Southeast vs. Genesoe, 1 p.m.
Decatur MacArthur vs. Chicago Hope Academy, 2:30 p.m.
Springfield Lanphier vs. Alton, 4 p.m.
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin vs. Peoria High, 5:30 p.m.
Springfield vs. Manual, 7 p.m.
2026 Mid-Illini Conference vs. Big 12 Conference Girls Classic schedule, Pekin
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, Pekin HS, Dawdy Hawkins Gym
East Peoria vs. Bloomington, 9 a.m.
Limestone vs. Normal Community, 10:30 a.m.
Canton vs. Danville, 12 p.m.
Metamora vs. Peoria High, 1:30 p.m.
Dunlap vs. Manual, 3 p.m.
Morton vs. Richwoods, 4:30 p.m.
Washington vs. Normal West, 6 p.m.
Pekin vs. Champaign Central, 7:30 p.m.
2026 Eric Ottens Memorial Boys Shootout schedule, Fulton
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, Fulton HS
Savanna West Carroll vs. Calamus-Wheatland (Iowa), 9 a.m.
East Dubuque vs. Abingdon-Avon, 10:30 a.m.
Freeport vs. Port Byron Riverdale, 12 p.m.
Lena-Winslow vs. Marmion, 1:30 p.m.
Northridge Prep vs. Pecatonica, 3 p.m.
Muscatine (Iowa) vs. East Peoria, 4:30 p.m.
Moline vs. Rockford Auburn, 6 p.m.
Fulton vs. Byron, 7:30 p.m.
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2026 14th Metamora Roundball Classic schedule
Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, Metamora HS
Metamora vs. Washington, 6 p.m.
Dunlap vs. St. Stanislaus (Miss.), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, Metamora HS
St. Stanislaus (Miss.) vs. Illini Bluffs, 11:30 a.m.
Williamsville vs. Canton, 1 p.m.
Decatur MacArthur vs. Washington, 2:30 p.m.
Niles North vs. Peoria High, 4:30 p.m.
Metamora vs. Yorkville Christian, 6 p.m.
Normal Community vs. Downers Grove South, 7:30 p.m.
2026 Manual Shootout schedule, Peoria
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, Manual HS
Schedule coming soon.
2026 Normal West Shootout schedule
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, Normal West HS
Bloomington Central Catholic vs. Staunton, 1 p.m.
Peoria vs. Moline, 2:30 p.m.
Rock Island vs. Chaminade (Mo.), 4 p.m.
Normal Community vs. East Peoria, 5:30 p.m.
Normal West vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.
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