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South Central Cougars couldn't keep up with St. Anthony and fell 11-1 on Wednesday.   The Bulldogs got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after a passed ball scored one run, and Will ...

The Salem Wildcat tennis team defeated Teutopolis 7-2. Singles winners include Jarret Rushing, Kyler Sapp, Carson Huggins, Caleb Squibb and Jackson Green. Rushing & Huggins won their doubles match...

1. Bob Barker was one-eighth Native American . . . and grew up on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota. 2. The original eight Jelly Belly flavors that were introduced in 1976 were: Lemon, Root Beer, Ta...

Wildcats Fall To Breese Central To Open Cahokia Conference Salem fell to 1-10 on the season with a 15-5 loss at home to visiting Breese Central. The Cougars led 5-1 in the 7th inning and scored 10 run...

Lady Cats Fall To Breese Central, Host Annies Today The Salem Lady Wildcats held leads of 6-2 and 7-3, but Breese Central plated 4 runs in the sixth and tied the game at 8-8 in the top of the 7th to s...

Boys First Place Finishes Ben Lux Discus129'10 * Class L Standard Shot Put 44'7 * Class L Standard Kaiden Washington High Jump 5'4 * Class L Standard Long Jump 17'6 8th 100m 12.39 Kayne Rhynes Pole Va...

Selmaville was at the Jo Campbell Invitational at Pinckneyville. Kasen Harris broke the school record in the 7th grade 100 with a time of 12.43 breaking the previous record that has stood since 1999. ...

Salem Community High School graduate and former Quincy University standout Riley Martin reached a major career milestone on Monday afternoon, making his Major League Baseball debut for the Chicago Cub...

The Salem Wildcats will open up their final Cahokia season today when they host Breese Central. Salem is coming off their first win of the year Friday when they knocked off Odin/Patoka/Sandoval. It's ...

Annies Beat Mascoutah (Photos: Pat Hodges) Centralia beat Mascoutah 6-1 as Mackenzie Perez hit a first inning solo homer that helped the Annies to get off and running. Kinsley Hawthorne also homered f...