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The SC Cougars and Sandoval Blackhawks had their highly anticipated game Saturday that was supposed to be played at Hoosier Gym in Knightsville, Indiana, but due to the pending bad weather forecasted ...

In a battle of state ranked teams at Chagnon Gym as 3rd ranked 3a Mt Vernon had a halftime lead over #1 ranked 2a Breese Central 31-27, but the Lady Cougars finished the game on a 28-4 run to finish w...

The Highland Shootout is always one of the best around and it was not short of talent on Saturday.   Gm 1: Highland Girls 56 Robinson 39 MVP Sophia Flemming (Highland) 14 points 9 rebounds  ...

The KC Blue Devils defeated SEMO Prep 107-71 in Centralia. Myles Liddell led 5 Devils in double figures with 24, Terrence Hall added 19, Marquel Newsome 17, Jerrod Mackey 15 and Christ Our Rock grad D...

The trio of area bowlers continued with Round 3 of 5 at the National Bowling Center in Reno, Nevada for the Team USA Trials. Salem senior Silas Moats was 70th in Round 3 shooting 1007 for an average o...

No. 22 Illinois completed its West Coast road trip with a hard-fought 81-77 win over Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday afternoon. After the Huskies battled back to tie the game at 75 with ...

Caleb Williams gained a shot of confidence and Cairo Santos earned a measure of redemption. The Chicago Bears finished a disappointing season on a high note, while the Green Bay Packers limped into th...

The first day of the Team USA Bowling Trials are in the books in Reno, Nevada. Salem senior Silas Moats struggled a bit early in the round but found it towards the end averaging 189.17 for the 6-game ...

Benton remained undefeated with a road win at Nashville last night 43-27. The Rangers will have another big showdown on January 17th when they host Pinckneyville. Before the game at Assembly Hall, the...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Tre White had 20 points and 11 rebounds as No. 22 Illinois made a resounding statement on the road with a 109-77 blowout of ninth-ranked Oregon on Thursday night. Ben Humrichous sh...