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The KC Blue Devils improved to 13-10 with a big 132-64 win over Kentucky Tropics. AJ Tillman led 7 in double figures for Kaskaskia College with 25, Myles Liddell 22 and Carlyle grad Hayden Huels added...

The Salem Wildcats are back home tonight when they host Freeburg. Freshman tip at 5 followed by the jv at 6 and the varsity game around 7:30 on WJBD.   South Central is at home on Gary Shirley Co...

The Salem Lady Wildcats handed Freeburg just their 2nd conference loss of the year as they led from start to finish in a 42-33. Jordan Kessler moved further up Salem's all-time scoring list as she fin...

The seeds have been released for the IHSA girls basketball post season.   The Salem Lady Wildcats are the 5th seed with their 16-11 record in the Olney Sectional complex. Mt Carmel is the 1 seed ...

Franklin Park won their first boys basketball regional since 2006 as they beat Centralia at Wesclin 40-39. Ben Lux led Salem with 16, Emit Gibson had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Salem will advance to ne...

The Class S tournament starts tomorrow. Selmaville will play Jasper at 9:30, Albers/Damiansville and Crab Orchard at 10:45, then Summersville plays at noon against Coulterville, New Horizon and Pope C...

The Teutopolis 7th Grade Shoes are state champions winning the IESA 3a title over Lisle last night 48-43. TTown trailed by almost double digits in the 2nd halve, but fought back and got it done. Bryso...

The Sandoval Junior High Volleyball Tournament opens today. St Mary's Centralia takes on First Baptist O'Fallon at 4pm followed by Field and Lebanon at 5. New Horizon plays St Mary's Mt Vernon at 6 an...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1988, Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship title. It was the first wrestling match to be shown on primetime TV in 30 years. Believe It or DON...

The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 15-11 record and 4-4 Cahokia Conference record back to B.E. Gum tonight when they host Freeburg. The Midgets are 22-6 and 7-1 overall in the conference, 2nd behind B...