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Today Franklin Park track will compete at regionals at Jim Finks Field in Salem. Franklin Park tuned up with a triangular meet at Highland yesterday. 21 total PRs set   First Place Finishes Maxse...

The Wildcats tennis team continued their great year with an 8-0 win at Fairfield. Salem dominated all day. Jarett Rushing, Caleb Squibb, Jackson Green and Caleb Purintun didn't give up a point all day...

Curt Jones has been a steady presence around the South Central Cougars baseball program for decades. Since taking over in the mid-1990s from legendary coach Gary Shirley, he hasn't just maintained the...

They have competed in five SLYSA league games and attended the Fire Invitational Tournament this weekend in Evansville, IN. They are 4-2-2.   This weekend at the Fire Invitational tournament they...

It was a busy weekend for the Salem Bass Fishing Team. Saturday they were at Coffeen Lake. Kai Graham and Jaxon Ward were 3rd to lead the way for the Cats who had 5 boats competing. Sunday two teams h...

Members of the Franklin Park golf team participated as individuals in a tournament at Carlyle Lake Golf club on Saturday with 25 total boys and 17 girls who participated. For Salem, Sawyer Clark was 7...

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...