The annual Illinois Valley Community College alumni basketball game will be held at St. Bede Academy at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Admission is free but donations for the Illinois Valley United Way will be appreciated.

            The game — matching IVCC’s current team vs. an alumni squad — will be a homecoming for IVCC sophomore Alec Schwab of Peru who starred at the Academy from 2008 through 2011. As a freshman at IVCC, Schwab was second-team All-Region IV and second-team Arrowhead Conference where he averaged 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2.4 steals a game.

            Other Eagle returnees include guard Michael Murray of Princeton, Stephen Christopherson, LP, Nick Finney, Washington, JoVonn Griffin, Lisle and 6-6 forward Josh Fenoglia of Midland.

            Newcomers include Ross Arteaga of Mendota, Malcolm Foster of Elizabethtown, Ky., Corey McCrary of Chicago, Sam Ford of DeKalb, Connor Leffelman of Amboy, Kevin Harris of Indianapolis and 6-9, 300-pound center Perry Adams of Madison. Ford played last year for national power Highland Community College of Freeport.

            Canale will be joined again on the bench by sixth-year assistant Chris Herman and volunteer coach Kevin Schultz. Ben Schmidt of Princeton is the team manager.

            IVCC basketball alumni interested in playing should contact Fran Brolley at (815) 224-0466 or Canale at (815) 224-0471.