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Salem led at Mater Dei after the opening quarter, and held scoring phenom Gavin Peppenhorst to 8 points below his average, but the Knights held off a Salem comeback late in the game to win 64-58. Payt...

It was a historic night last night for Brownstown/St Elmo. All-State guard Dayana Haslett is the new BSE All Time Girls Scoring Leader passing the record last night of 1,838 points against South Centr...

Franklin Park punched their ticket to their regional championship after beating Carlyle 60-20 at the Bobcat Den. Salem led 30-2 at the halftime break. Ben Lux had 23 points, Kaiden Washington added a ...

Summersville won the SIJHSAA Class S state girls basketball championship for the first time in school history as they led from start to finish in a 49-21 win over Albers/Damiansville at Rend Lake Coll...

The Selmaville volleyball team won again, this time over visiting Bethel 25-12, 25-21. Gabby Goostree had 14 points and 4 aces, Dylann Rosenthall added 9. The JV were winners in 3 sets 25-19, 23-25, 1...

Sandoval Elementary School recognized the Students of the Month for January. The students were chosen because of their outstanding display of CITIZENSHIP in doing their share to make our school and co...

The Salem Wildcats take their 12-14 record to Breese to take on the 13-13 Mater Dei Knights and their scoring Phenom Gavin Peppenhorst who comes in scoring just under 25 points per game. Jv start at 6...

In 1a, Lawrenceville is still the top team with Waltonville 3, Woodlawn 7, Webber 8, Goreville 10, Sparta 14, Casey 17, Altamont 21 and Cumberland 22. In 2a, Quincy Notre Dame is 1 with TTown right be...

The Salem Lady Wildcats knocked off Roxana on the road in Cahokia Conference play 43-33. Jordan Kessler led Salem with 17, Marah Johnson returned from illness to add 9, Katee Sellers finished with 7. ...

Franklin Park Bobcats open up Regional play tonight at home when they host Carlyle at 5:30. At the same time, Wesclin hosts Centralia. The two winners will play for the regional title on Thursday nigh...