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The Franklin Park track team traveled to Olney to compete alongside Mt Carmel, Olney, Flora, Red Hill, Carmi and St Joe. Salem won both the boys and the girls competitions. The Bobcats scored 165 poin...

Centralia native and University of Missouri-St Louis first baseman Hannah Tomlianovich was named the D2 Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week. Over a 4-game stretch last week, she went 1...

The IHSA Board of Directors met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday where they announced a contract extension for the IHSA State Softball Finals to remain at the Louisville Slugger Sports Co...

It is week 4 in Youth & Beginner's League Soccer in Salem. In Youth League action, El Rancherito beat Medicine Shoppe 6-0. The players of the game in the win were Adan Guzman, Calan Veit Tackitt a...

CHICAGO (AP) - Tyler Herro and the Heat had it going right from the start. Another performance like that could catapult Miami into the playoffs. Herro scored 38 points, and the Heat dominated the Chic...

The Wildcats baseball team will travel to Fairfield today. Yesterday, Jalen Inlow went 3-3 as Salem knocked off visiting Wood River in Cahokia play 11-1 in five innings snapping a 5-game losing skid. ...

The Lady Wildcats will play softball today at Fairfield. The Lady Cats beat visiting Wood River 9-0 at Tully Park running their conference record to 3-0. Bre Thurman was strong in the circle again str...

Trey Clark took 1st in discus with a 135-09 throw, while Silas Lux won shot put with a PR of 47-01. Avery Gullion placed 3rd in high jump at 5'10", and Payton Gullion followed in 4th at 5'8". Riley Ta...

In the City of Salem Recreation Volleyball scores from the Community Center, Iuka State Bank beat Ace of Babes 25-14, 25-6 and also beat Free Ballin 26-24, 25-11. Sets on the Beach lost to Serving Sas...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Nico Hoerner's triple leading off the 10th inning drove in automatic runner Dansby Swanson, and the Chicago Cubs beat San Diego 2-1 on Tuesday night, handing the Padres their first lo...