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The Salem Lady Wildcats traveled to Marion for their first indoor meet of the 2026 season on Thursday. As a team, they finished 5th overall.   Top performers for the day were Finley Puricelli (2n...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats traveled to Marion for their first indoor meet of the 2026 season on Thursday. As a team, they finished 5th overall.   Top performers for the day were Finley Puricelli (2n...

The Centralia Orphans will take on Mt Vernon at Trout Arena for their 3a regional title. It's the 4th meeting of the season between the two, with the Orphans winning the first three.   East St Lo...

In 2a, Breese Central slayed the giant as they beat Nashville for the first time in 3 tries this season, winning the Chester Sectional 58-48. Nashville was the defending state champion and Breese impr...

Selmaville took 3rd place at the Central City 7th Grade Tournament beating Bartelso 41-21. Isaac Knapp had 17 for the Rockets, Izac Holsapple added 7 and Jacob Butts 6. Becker led Bartelso with 9.

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1616, The Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Su...

The Salem Wildcats cut a 23 point third quarter deficit down to single digits, but Newton advanced to the finals of the Robinson 2a regional with a 67-58 win. Kaeden Bevolo had 19, Ryegan Warren 13 an...

Mt Vernon overcame a halftime deficit to pull away and beat Carbondale 51-32 to advance to the Centralia 3a regional finals. They will get their 4th shot at Centralia on Friday, having lost the previo...

In 1a, fresh off the program's first ever sectional win, St Elmo/Brownstown will try to add the first Sectional plaque to the trophy case when they take on Edwards County at Wayne City. The Lady Bombe...