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Photo: Betty M Gengler   Salem 13U Wildcats went 2-2 over the weekend. On Saturday, they dropped game 1 to the Midwest Iron Lions 16-6. Zach Jones led the offense with 2 hits including a double a...

It has been a long and stellar baseball coaching career at Greenville High School for Coach Todd Hutchinson. Inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2023, Todd notched ...

It figured to be a tough day for the Salem Wildcats as they traveled to #3 in 3a Mascoutah for baseball action on Saturday, and that proved to be the case.   Salem dropped both game of the double...

The Indians scored 7 runs in the first and 9 more in the third to win the opener 17-2. The Cats had just one hit in the game, Bentley Bryan singled and scored. Scout Puricelli walked and scored the ot...

The Mt Vernon Rams baseball team traveled south to Graves County, Kentucky for a pair of Saturday games. The day opened with a Rams 8-3 win over Lyons County. Bronx Hefner drove in 2 runs. Ethan Fitzj...

They beat the Cumberland Commanders 10-0 scoring 6 runs in the fourth inning to take control. Vince Krajefska went 3-3. Dakota Gregg and Logan Williams drove in 3 runs each. Devan Jennings and Ben Lux...

The Salem 10u Wildcats knocked off the Vipers in a double header sweep.   In game 1, Salem won 13-0. Judah Webb allowed no hits and no runs over 4 innings. Clay Heinzmann drove in 4 runs for the ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats softball team split their home double header at Tully Park on Saturday with Lawrenceville.   Salem won 12-1. Katee Sellers went 3-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored along with...

Although she did not qualify for state at the SIJHSAA Track Regionals, Patoka's Danner Smith had a great day on Saturday breaking 2 school records. She broke the 400m record in 1:15.2 breaking a 2023 ...

Runnin' Rams break 4x200 school record. Spencer Slege, Alex Knappier, Keaton Koch, and Tyler Carter ran a time of 1:28.6. This breaks the 1988 record of 1:29.72 set by Michael Young, Maurice Jones, Ja...