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They beat Carmi 8-1. Singles wins came from Jarett Rushing, Kyler Sapp, Caelb Squibb, Jackson Green and Caleb Purintun. Salem's doubles teams of Sapp/Squibb, Rushing/Carson Huggins and Purintun/Green ...

The Franklin Park Middle School Golf Team welcomed DuQuoin, Rome, Selmaville, and St. Mary's (Mt. Carmel) to Salem Country Club for a match yesterday. It was also 8th grade night for the Bobcats. In t...

(Photos: Gina Moore) Wildcats Can't Keep Up With State-Ranked Freeburg #18 Freeburg scored 4 runs in the third inning as they pulled away to win at Salem 7-1 yesterday. Brenden Smith and Brody Collier...

Salem Falls To Freeburg The Salem Lady Wildcats dropped their 2nd game of the week to Freeburg losing at Tully Park 10-0. Kenley Cripps and Alli Patrick pitched for Salem. Katee Sellers, Emily Jones a...

The Salem 12u Lady Cats beat the Dawgs 5-0. Kaylee Carroll combined with Nadea Crist in the shutout. Carroll struck out 9 over 5 innings of work and didn't allow a hit. Carroll also went 3-3 with 2 RB...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1914, Wrigley Field opened in Chicago. Their first team was the Chicago Whales in the now defunct Federal League. The Cubs played their first game there two years la...

Rookie left-hander Riley Martin continues to quietly put together an impressive start to his major league career, even in a game dominated by the Chicago Cubs' hot streak. In Chicago's 7-4 win over th...

Freeburg Keeps Pace With Central After Win Over Salem The Salem Wildcats saw their 3-game win streak snapped with a loss at state-ranked Freeburg 15-1 in five innings. The Midgets scored 8 runs the fi...

Lady Cats Fall At Freeburg The Salem Lady Wildcats dropped their Cahokia contest at Freeburg 10-0. Katee Sellers, Isabella Decker and Kendall Zimmermann all had Salem hits. Morgan Honerkamp was the st...

The Salem Lady Wildcats Track and Field Team competed at the Mattoon Invitational on Tuesday. In field events, Freshman Emily Parrett earned first place in the Shot Put with a throw of 35'10". She als...