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The state rankings are out in IHSA prep bowling, and the Salem Wildcats are #2 in the state right behind Harrisburg as both teams will be competing today at the Collinsville Tournament. O'Fallon is al...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points, Darius Garland had 29 and the Cleveland Cavaliers continued one of the best starts in league history, improving to 14-0 with a 144-126...

Congratulations to all the winners from last night's OBC Girls Basketball Tournament Trophy Games. Raccoon defeated Odin in the consolation finals. Central City held off Selmaville in the 3rd place ga...

by Karissa Neudecker CENTRALIA, IL - Olivia Neudecker, a senior at Centralia High School and standout student-athlete, has signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at K...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1851, "Moby Dick" was published. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1991, Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video with groundbreaking morphing effects premier...

1. The first time a computer successfully ran a piece of software was June of 1948. A computer in England ran a program that was, basically, just a calculator. 2. When Nokia was founded in Finland in ...

Congratulations to Salem volleyball players Jordan Kessler and Natalie Lee who were both named All Cahokia Conference.

The South 7 has released their All Conference Soccer Team. On the 1st Team were Centralia's Peyton Cole and Deacon Snow along with Mount Vernon's Jack Laughlin and Blake Sanders. On the 2nd Team were ...

The Nesto Hoops rankings are out for the Preseason in prep boys basketball. In 3a, Mt Zion is #4 with Mt Vernon 17, Centralia 19 and East St Louis at 21. Aaron Britton has DePaul Prep as the #1 ranked...

The Franklin Park Bobcats knocked off Wesclin yesterday 38-21. Liam Shober had 14, Zane Applegate 11 with Owen Tennyson finishing with 8. The JV lost 39-25. Kaiden Washington had 8 and Ben Lux & T...