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The Salem 13u Wildcats went 1-2-and-1 over the weekend in tournament play. They opened with a 6-6 tie with the Celtics on Saturday before losing to the Olney Crush 7-3. Salem then shutout South Centra...

The Salem 12u Wildcats battled the hot weekend at the Mattoon Tournament all the way to the championship and fell short, but came away with runner up after a great weekend of play.

The Salem 10 Lady Wildcats split a pair of games with the Fayette County Freedom. In game one Salem fell to the Freedom 4-3 on the final play of the game. The game was tied at 3 in the bottom of the f...

Salem 8U Baseball Travel tryouts for Fall 2025-Summer 2026 will be Saturday, June 28 at 9 am. If unable to attend please text Coach Zac Cain at 567-525-1712 if your son is interested in playing. Playe...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1978, Garfield, the cartoon cat, debuted in 41 U.S. newspapers for the first time. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1984, the Chicago Bulls picked Michael Jordan f...

1. The International Space Station is the most expensive thing that's ever been built. The estimated cost is more than $100 billion. 2. Because there's a toy in every Happy Meal, McDonald's is the wor...

Franklin Park Honor Roll: ASroff, Arianna Barger, Aiden Beatty, Josslyn Benjamin, Kenna Biegeleisen, Kinli Birch, Adrienne Britton, Briar Burgess, DAnyell Burgess, Kaylee Cassidy, Kylan Chau, Vickie C...

The Salem Wildcats baseball team turned an average season into a success with the school's back-to-back regional championship, capping off a 4-year run for the senior group of 9 players that included ...

The Triad Knights fell in the IHSA 3a State Semifinals as Ben Geary delivered an RBI single helping St Laurence knock off the Knights 11-6 at Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. Wisconsin-Stout re...

The 3a/4a IHSA Baseball State Tournaments are this weekend at the Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. The Triad Knights are making the program's 3rd trip to the IHSA baseball final four in 2012 an...