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Wamac Police arrested 33-year-old Kimberlyn Pool of West 14th in Centralia for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Centralia Police arrested 24-year-old Charia Hodge of East Third in Centralia for ...

Yesterday the Wildcats beat Waltonville at Indian Hills 159-201. Jairen Stroud ws medalist shooting 37 with Matt Slover adding 39, Cale Harris 41 and Ryan Detering 42. Waltonville was led by Brenden K...

The Salem Wildcats opened up their prep soccer season at FCC Fields yesterday with a 6-1 loss to visiting Murphysboro. Freshman Eli Baker scored the only Wildcats goal as they open up the St Anthony/T...

The Christ Our Rock cross country teams competed at the New Athens Invite. The girls were 7th out of 21 teams with the boys 8th. Junior Sarah McKowen led the way for the Lady Stallions finishing 2nd a...

Christ Our Rock will host Woodlawn today after the Stallions fell to Cisne 6-4 on the road. Lendon Isaiah drove in 2 runs, Myles Prior added an RBI. Jayden Bazile had a hit and 2 runs and Omari King a...

The Franklin Park Bobcats knocked off previously unbeaten Effingham 11-0 in five innings to run their record to 8-2 on the season. Evan Barnes threw a 1-hitter with 11 strikeouts and walked just 1 hit...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats are right back in action today at Aviston after Salem lost at home to visiting Effingham 17-0. Mya Russell and Reagan Shuler had the only 2 hits for Salem. The SC Lady F...

CHICAGO (AP) - Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujol...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie "Friday Night Lights," has died. He was 73. Gaines' family says the former coach died ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-hi...