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It was another great year for the Salem Wildcat Wrestling team under coach Rob Ring and Brian Camp. They held their end of the year awards night this week.   Rylan Moore and Alana Finney were nam...

The Centralia Orphans get a showdown with East St Louis in the 3a Waterloo finals. The winner will advance to the Elite 8 at the Springfield Super Sectional against the winner from Mahomet Seymour bet...

The IHSA State Girls Final Fours started yesterday at the CEFCU Arena in Normal.   The Breese Central Lady Cougars punched their ticket to tonight's state title game with a 48-40 win over Pleasan...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1960, Sergeant Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army. He served for two years. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 2002, "The Osbournes" premiered on MTV. I...

In a back and forth game at the 1a Trico Sectional, Goreville held off Sparta 66-63. The Blackcats had the three point lead with 6 seconds left and missed two free throws giving Sparta a chance. But t...

The Salem Wildcats have their first Cahokia All Conference basketball player since 2022 as Avery Gullion was named to the team. The 6-3 junior averaged 14 points per game on 56% shooting and was top 3...

At 10am in 1a it's Brown County against Mt Pulaski followed by Rockford Christian and Deer Creek Mackinaw.   Today at 2:30, Breese Central will take on Pleasant Plains followed by Byron and St Ed...

In Salem Recreation Coed Volleyball B League action...   Toss N Wash beat Mom Photography (25-10, 25-16)   Vertically Challenged beat That's What She Set (25-12, 25-5)   Volley Vikings ...

1. About half of the world's energy is used for heat, which includes keeping people warm. Transportation and electricity account for the other half. 2. All government buildings in Finland have a sauna...

The Centralia Orphans head to the Waterloo 3a sectional for a rematch of last year's sectional game with Triad, a game the Knights would win. Game time at 7pm and the winner advances to Friday's champ...