The Class 2A boys basketball supersectional between Robinson and Decatur St. Teresa high schools Tuesday brought the largest crowd ever to The Recreation and Athletic Center on the University of Illinois Springfield campus.
A throng of 2,600 spectators, according to UIS athletic director Rodger Jehlicka, packed the stands of the four-year-old facility that holds nearly 3,000. Those in attendance saw Robinson and University of Illinois recruit Meyers Leonard win 81-60. That’s the fullest Jehlicka has ever seen TRAC.
About 1,100 spectators saw Springfield High edge Belleville Althoff 60-59 in overtime in a Class 3A girls basketball supersectional game March 1 at TRAC. The NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference held its men’s and women’s basketball championships there last weekend.
The TRAC numbers were featured in a March 11, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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