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The Orphans were at the South 7 Conference Meet during the day at Mt Vernon High School finishing 5th with 42 points. Senior, Leonard Bratton was 1st in Triple Jump (44' 11.5") earning 1st Team All-Co...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ivn Herrera had three hits and four RBIs, Andre Pallante allowed two runs in seven innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Friday night. Willso...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in a career-high six runs, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 13-3 on Friday in the first meeting of the season between the crosst...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears seem to have shifted their attention for a new enclosed stadium back to the suburbs from the city's lakefront, citing "significant progress" with local leaders to buil...

It's senior day for the Salem Wildcats as they send off their big class with a home game against Flora. Recognition will be around 4:15 with first pitch set for 4:30 from Wildcat Field. The Wildcats t...

Lady Cats drop a tough one to Columbia 8-0. Bre Thurman struck out 12 in a tough effort. Mya Russell had the lone hit. Salem finishes conference play 9-1 and finish as co-conference champions. This is...

Yesterday Salem dominated Carmi 8-1. Singles winners were Jarrett Rushing, Juan Diez, Carson Huggins, Kyler Sapp, Cole Casburn. Doubles wins came from the teams of Rushing/Diez, Sapp/Huggins and Casbu...

The Salem girls track team competed at the Monticello Sectional. They were 8th out of 18 teams. Finley Purcielli qualified for state in the high jump, Hannah Smith in the discus and Carly Veach in the...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will open up their soccer post season today with regionals. Salem will play their 2a quarterfinal at Olney against the Lady Tigers at 4:30. In 1a, Breese Central will host Alth...

Yesterday in regular season action, Centralia honored their seniors and then shutout Mt Vernon 3-0.