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In the opening game of the 2022 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament, the Tigers of Illini Bluffs held off a late charge from the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville to claim a 56-42 win. The first half was all Bluffs as they came out warmed up on this cold late December morning. The Tigers took a 27-13 lead into […]

MACOMB, IL — On the heels of their dramatic 59-53 win over No. 5 ranked Columbia in the Great Western Shootout, the Rockridge Rockets have earned the No. 1 seed for the 76th edition of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament to be held on the campus of Western Illinois University December 27, 28, and 30. Also

The 2021 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament came to a close with the Eureka Hornets claiming their first ever tournament title by cruising to a 55-30 win over the Farmington Farmers. Eureka had won a tournament trophy two other times before: 4th place in 2012 and Runner-Up in 2018. A championship looked unlikely as early as Day

Macomb found themselves in the trophy round for first time since the 2014 tournament and just like in that event, they take home the 3rd place hardware. This time the Bombers did it with a win over the Liberty Eagles 54-38. Macomb did it by dominating the glass, securing the basketball (only seven turnovers), and

The Rockridge Rockets turned a one point lead at halftime into an impressive 27 point win over the Lewistown Indians 58-31 to take the 5th place trophy. This game had drastically different halves. Rockridge had a slim one point lead after the first quarter (11-10) and a similar lead at the half (20-19). The first

The Hornets of Brown County defeated the Titans of Monmouth-Roseville by a score of 38-34 to take the Consolation Championship trophy and an impressive 3-1 record in the tournament. The Hornets got a boost off the bench, as non-starters scored 14 points to help lift the team to earn hardware. Monmouth-Roseville was ahead 20-18 at

Want to relive the games from the last 13 years of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament? The results (with detailed box scores!) and brackets from tournaments dating back to 2008 have been uploaded. Check out the “Schedule/Results” and “Bracket” pages and scroll through the years!

There was a miscommunication late last night and it affects a couple of teams. Monmouth-Roseville and Camp Pt Central have swapped positions in the bracket. In the original bracket, Monmouth-Roseville was in Game 1 vs Canton and Camp Pt Central was in Game 5 vs Pittsfield. In the updated bracket, Camp Pt Central is now

The 2020 installment of the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament has been canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions on large gatherings. The next tournament will be the 75th event and the committee has exciting plans in store for the big milestone! Stay safe and we will see you next year!  

The Rockridge Rockets claimed their fourth Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament title in seven years, taking a 47-42 decision from the Farmington Farmers in the championship Saturday night. Nate Henry, who scored a game-high 22 points in the final, was named tournament MVP, also Rockridge’s fourth in the same time span. Having already upset the No. 1