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The Little League Minors baseball champion was Country Financial who capped off a 10-1-and-1 season with their win over Buds Minor League in the championship 9-3. Benson Orrill allowed just 2 runs in ...

The Salem Cats 10u Team Rushing softball travel team ended their 2023-2024 season this weekend with a double header at Vandalia on Saturday and a Round Robin at Casey, IL on Sunday. On Saturday, Salem...

The SC 16u Storm Chasers won the tournament they hosted at Kinmundy over the weekend going 4-0. In the championship, SC beat the Illinois Black Sox 11-3. Brody Collier singled and scored twice, Cody B...

The qualifying members of the SI Tumble and Cheer Competition Team traveled to Louisville, Kentucky over the weekend of their National Competition. 15 of the Competition Team qualified for Nationals. ...

A couple of Salem Wildcat bowlers competed at the SYC Ohio Super Slam over the weekend. Graduating senior Dominick Winkler finished 39th overall but that also included a 2nd place finish on the Medium...

The Salem basketball Wildcats are back to work today. The fresh/soph will head to Centralia while the varsity goes to Pinckneyville this afternoon.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Connor McDavid admired and looked up to Sidney Crosby as the kind of player he wanted to become one day. But when McDavid was pretending as a kid to score the goal to win the Stan...

Lyles shows his flash, speeds through finals to earn spot at Olympics in 100 meters EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Noah Lyles locked down the first major step in his quest for an Olympic sprint double Sunday, co...

The IHSA Board of Directors approved two recommendations brought forth by the IHSA Basketball advisory committee. A 35-second shot clock will be required for usage in varsity girls and boys basketball...

The IHSA Bass Fishing State Finals will be contested at Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville beginning in 2025. The host bid was prepared and supported by Shelbyville High School, the city of Shelbyville, ...