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In 2a at Pinckneyville, Nashville erased an early deficit to come back to beat the host Panthers 59-44. Maddox Ritzel had 24 in the win, Ty Laur had 19 in the loss.   The Benton Rangers won the p...

Salem's Jordan Kessler capped off her fantastic girls basketball career with another trip to the Cahokia Conference All-League Basketball Team.   She joins Breese Central's Taylor Trame, the MVP ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats traveled to Marion for their first indoor meet of the 2026 season on Thursday. As a team, they finished 5th overall.   Top performers for the day were Finley Puricelli (2n...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Morez Johnson Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds against his former team as No. 3 Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats traveled to Marion for their first indoor meet of the 2026 season on Thursday. As a team, they finished 5th overall.   Top performers for the day were Finley Puricelli (2n...

The Centralia Orphans will take on Mt Vernon at Trout Arena for their 3a regional title. It's the 4th meeting of the season between the two, with the Orphans winning the first three.   East St Lo...

In 2a, Breese Central slayed the giant as they beat Nashville for the first time in 3 tries this season, winning the Chester Sectional 58-48. Nashville was the defending state champion and Breese impr...

Selmaville took 3rd place at the Central City 7th Grade Tournament beating Bartelso 41-21. Isaac Knapp had 17 for the Rockets, Izac Holsapple added 7 and Jacob Butts 6. Becker led Bartelso with 9.

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1616, The Roman Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Su...

The Salem Wildcats cut a 23 point third quarter deficit down to single digits, but Newton advanced to the finals of the Robinson 2a regional with a 67-58 win. Kaeden Bevolo had 19, Ryegan Warren 13 an...