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Iuka's Devan Jennings was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Iuka walked-off on Rome 4-3 to advance to the Region 6 tournament championship. Iuka was down 3-1 after 4 innings but scored one run ...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats won their regional opener at Carlyle knocking of Wesclin 9-8 in 8-innings. Macy Canon earned the win striking out 9. Bre Pennypacker had 3 hits on the day. McKinleigh Pa...

In Class S, Raccoon eliminated Field to open their regional Raccoon beat Field at the Little League Complex 14-2. Julianna Rushing went 2-3 with 32 RBI. Emerie Cluck and Kloey Wuehler each drove in a ...

Franklin Park traveled to Mt. Vernon on Wednesday. Top ten in the JV races were Matthew Asroff, Greyson Thornton, Wyett Follett, Nia Garden, Mati Helm. In the varsity races, Grayson Frazier, Calen Vei...

In Salem Recreation Coed Softball, ABC Pub beat Connextion All Stars 10-3, The Village Bar destroyed NAL Odd Balls 31-4 and Colonial Legends 12-2 over All the 8's.

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1789, Congress adopted 12 Amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of those Amendments were later ratified into the Bill of R...

The Annies fell to Marion 9-0.   Photos by Pat Hodges:

The Salem Wildcats lost at Columbia in a Cahokia showdown of the top two teams by a final of 2-0. The game was scoreless until the final 15 minutes when the Eagles would finally score. Salem had their...

Tonight is a special night at South Central. In replacement this year of their Volley for a Cure match, they will host North Clay for a special "Plowing Through Cancer" night to help local farmer Kevi...

The Salem Wildcats were 4th at the Cahokia Conference Championships held at Governor's Run in Carlyle. Breese Central won the title by a stroke over Columbia 308-309 with Freeburg 313 finishing 4th. S...