2009-10 Carthage Men's Basketball Travel Plans

 

Nov. 28-29 at the Carroll (Wis.) Classic:  To reach Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis., take I-94 west through Milwaukee.  Exit at Wisconsin Highway 164, which will become E. North Street) in Waukesha.  Follow North Street for three traffic lights and turn left at Barstow.  Follow Barstow for about 12 blocks, and Van Male Field, Carroll's football and soccer field will be on the right.  Alternatively, exit I-94 at U.S. Highway 18 (East Moreland Blvd.).  Follow Moreland, and where the road splits, follow the left fork (East Main Street).  Turn left on North East Avenue, right on College Street and right on Barstow.  Van Male Arena will be on the right.

 

Dec. 1 at Indiana-Northwest:  To reach Purdue-Calumet in Hammond, Ind., follow I-94 through Chicago.  Exit I-94 at the Chicago Skyway/Indiana Toll Road (I-90, east).  Exit I-90 at Broadway Street in Gary, Ind. (Indiana Highway 53 south).  The Savannah Center is at 3400 Broadway.

 

Dec. 5-6 at the CCIW/MIAA Classic at Hope College:  Hope College  will play host to the 2009 CCIW/MIAA Classic at the DeVos Field House in Holland, Mich.  To reach that facility, follow I-294 around Chicago.  Exit I-294 at I-80/94 east.  Exit I-80/94 at I-94 east into Michigan.  Exit I-94 at I-196 to Holland, Mich.  At the  U.S. 31 and  I-196 business exit, keep to the left for Washington Avenue, which becomes Michigan Avenue and then becomes River Avenue.  Proceed to 16th Street and turn right.  Turn left at Fairbanks Avenue, and the DeVos Fieldhouse will be on the right.  The team will stay overnight on Dec. 5 at the on-campus Haworth Inn and Conference Center (225 College Avenue, 616-395-7200).

 

Dec. 12 at Olivet Nazarene:  To reach Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., follow either I-94 or I-294 to I-57 south.  Exit I-57 at the Illinois Highway 50 exit for Bradley and Bourbonnais (exit #315).  Turn right off the ramp onto Armour Road.  At the second light, turn left at Convent Street (Speedway gas on the corner).  Turn left at Kelly Street, which is the first entrance to the campus (not the main entrance by the flag poles).  Follow Kelly Street to McHie Arena on the right.  The team will leave campus at 1 p.m. and return following the game. 

 

Dec. 19 vs. Calumet of St. Joseph at the Hammond Civic Center:  To reach Purdue-Calumet in Hammond, Ind., follow I-94 through Chicago.  Exit I-94 at the Chicago Skyway/Indiana Toll Road (I-90, east).  Exit I-90 at U.S. 41 south (Calumet Avenue, exit #5).  Turn left at Calumet Avenue.  Follow for two miles and turn right at Eaton Street.  Turn right at Madison Avenue to reach the facility.

 

Jan. 2-3 at the Wilkes-Barre Challenge:  The team will fly from Mitchell Field in Milwaukee to LaGuardia Airport in New York City on Dec. 30, via AirTran Airlines flight #509, leaving at 2:41 p.m. and arriving at 5:55 p.m., EST.  The team will stay overnight on Dec. 30-31 at the Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia (90-10 Ditmars Blvd., East in East Elmhurst, N.Y., 718-446-4800) and travel, by vans, to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Jan. 1, staying overnight on Jan. 1-3 at the Ramada Inn Wilkes-Barre (20 Public Square, 570-824-7100).  The return flight, from LaGuardia via AirTran flight #510, is on Jan. 4 at 4:45 p.m., EST and arriving at 6:05 p.m., CST.

 

Jan. 9 at Illinois Wesleyan:  To reach Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill., follow I-294 around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-55 south to Bloomington, Ill.  Exit I-55 at Business U.S.-51 south and go past Illinois State University.  Turn left on Emerson Street and cross westbound U.S.-51 to Illinois Wesleyan campus and the Shirk Center. 

 

Jan. 16 at Augustana (Ill.):  To reach Augustana College (Ill.) in Rock Island, Ill., follow I-294 around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-88 west  (I-88 becomes Illinois Highway 5 after once past I-80 near the Quad Cities).  Follow Highway 5 until 38th Street in Rock Island (not 38th Street in Moline).  Follow 38th Street two miles, down a hill and turn left on 7th Avenue, then an immediate right into the Carver Physical Education Center parking lot.

 

Jan. 20 at North Central:  To reach North Central College in Naperville, Ill., follow I-294 south around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-88 (East-West Tollway).  Go west on I-88 and exit at Naperville Road.  Turn right (south) at the bottom of the ramp and follow Naperville Road several miles south.  Turn right at Chicago Avenue and continue for several miles.  Turn left on Brainard and follow the road to the right to North Central College’s athletic complex and Merner Fieldhouse/Gregory Arena. 

 

Jan. 27 at North Park:  To reach North Park University in Chicago, Ill., follow I-94 toward Chicago.  Exit at Cicero Avenue and turn left at the first light (Foster Avenue).  Go two or three miles to reach campus and the North Park Gymnasium on the right, at the corner of Foster and Kedzie. 

 

Feb. 3 at Wheaton (Ill.):  To reach Wheaton College (Ill.) in Wheaton, Ill., follow I-294 to I-88 (East-West Tollway).  Exit at Naperville Road and turn left at the bottom of the ramp.  Follow Naperville Road north for approximately six miles to Roosevelt Road and turn right.  Turn left at the President Street traffic light.  Cross the railroad tracks and go past College Avenue.  Turn left at University Street, which dead-ends at Chase Street, just north of the student center.  Turn right at Chase to reach the Sports and Recreation Complex parking lots.  The team will leave campus at 3 p.m. and return following the game. 

 

Feb. 10 at Elmhurst:  To reach Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Ill., follow I-294 south.  Exit I-294 at I-290 west and exit immediately at North Avenue (Illinois Highway 64).  Follow North Avenue into Elmhurst and go past York Road.  After York road, take the third left (Maple Avenue).  Follow southbound Maple Avenue across the railroad tracks and turn right at the first street (Walter Street).  R.A. Faganel Hall faces Walter Street on the right.  The team leave campus at 3 p.m. and return following the game. 

 

Feb. 20 at Millikin:  To reach Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., follow I-294 around Chicago, Ill.  Exit I-294 at I-55 south to Bloomington, Ill.  Exit I-55 at I-74 east in Bloomington and go to U.S. Highway 51 south to Decatur.  Follow Business U.S. 51 to El Dorado Street (U.S. Highway 36).  Turn left on Oakland and follow to the Griswold Center.  The team will leave campus at 1 p.m. and return following the game.