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The seeds and post season volleyball assignments will be released at the end of the week. The Salem Lady Wildcats are in 2a this season and will be in the Wesclin Sectional. Their sub sectional includ...

The Salem Wildcats have the IHSA Career Goal Scoring King. Eli Baker needed 5 goals to tie Carlos Posada's record of 177 goals set for Crete Monee in 2007-2011 and Baker needed about 30 minutes to get...

In Class L baseball at Marion, Belleville Whiteside beat DuQuoin 15-2 and will play Waterloo in the state title game after their 8-3 win over Central West Frankfort. Summersville will play for the Cla...

Summersville and Willow Grove/St Mary both dropped their Class S Softball semifinal games and will finish their seasons against each other for 3rd place on Friday at noon. Summersville fell to powerho...

Foundation Park will be the site today for the Class S Cross Country Regional. This will include host Centralia St Mary's, New Horizon, Selmaville, Central City, Raccoon, Willow Grove, Woodlawn, Iuka,...

In Salem Recreation Women's Volleyball League, Bob's Auto & Truck Repair beat Kiss My Ace (30-28, 25-22), Free Ballin over Gold Diggers (25-12, 25-15), Ball Busters beat No Dig-gity (25-15, 25-8)....

Tonight is Pink Out night for the Lady Wildcats volleyball team as they host Centralia. There will be silent auctions and other special things throughout the night. Proceeds of the game will help Coac...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team is 15-2 as they finish their last run in the Cahokia Conference this afternoon when they host East Alton Wood River. Salem will clinch 2nd place in the conference, behin...

The Centralia Orphans honored their seniors before their game with Carterville, a match the Orphans lost 5-0. Congratulations to Seth Coffman, Grant Davis, Carter Schossler, Aiden Smialek, Ben Wangler...

Salem junior Mya Russell is on her way to the Girls 1a State Golf Tournament after placing 4th overall shooting 2-over 74 at Monticello playing on the Blue course at the University of Illinois Golf Co...