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Andrej Stojakovic had 30 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 11 Illinois to an 89-70 victory over Maryland. David Mirkovic had 15 points and nine rebounds, Keaton Wagler scored 13 points and Jake Dav...

The defending champion Centralia Orphans come flying into the SIT this year with a sparkling 19-1 record, with their only blemish being to one of the best 4a schools in the state, Chicago Marist, in t...

The 95th Midland Trail Conference Tournament continued last night. Top seed Waltonville beat Grayville 76-32 and will play tonight at 7:30 in one championship semifinal against Patoka/Odin after their...

Benton: Last night at Benton, Carterville won their opening round game over Mounds Meridian 64-35 and Hamilton County over Vandalia 57-30.   Carmi: Tonight at the Carmi Invite, Harrisburg will pl...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will continue play today at the Vandalia Mid-Winter Tournament in the semifinals against Wesclin at 7:30 following the first game between top-seed Effingham and Hillsboro at 6....

In regular season play last night, Selmaville beat Okawville 67-55. Rafe James had 36 in the win 22 of those in the second half. Kasen Harris added 14 and Jacob Butts 10. Lange led Okawville with 25 a...

The Salem Wildcat boys and girls bowlers traveled to the Cahokia Conference championships yesterday. Jaxon Ward was 4th individually as the boys finished 2nd overall and the Lady Wildcats were 3rd. &n...

In Salem Recreation Coed B League Volleyball, Volley Vikings beat That's What She Set (25-13, 25-10), Toss N Wash over Saggy Nets (25-7, 25-17), Mixed Nuts beat Chaos Crew (25-18, 26-24), and Vertical...

1. Neil Armstrong and the crew from Apollo 11 all had to fill out customs forms when they landed back on Earth. 2. Refried beans are only fried once. The name comes from a mistranslation of the Spanis...

(Photo: Rich Bauer Sports, Etc.) The Salem Lady Wildcats are into the semifinals of the Vandalia Mid-Winter Tournament after their opening round win yesterday over the host Lady Vandals 68-48. Jordan ...