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The girls basketball season is over after state titles were won on Saturday at Illinois State University. Okawville repeated as 1a state champs beating Illini Bluffs 48-36. Nashville lost the 2a title...

The Salem Lady Wildcats competed this past Saturday at the SIU-C indoor high school track meet. Hannah Smith placed 3rd out of 46 throwers in the shot put with a throw of 32'11". Ella Smith took 9th w...

The KC Blue Devils fell at home to Rend Lake College 83-66. Will Vasser led the Blue Devils with 23 and Isaiah Tolbert added 10. Justin King scored 30 for RLC. KC is 18-10 overall and 6-9 in Region 24...

IWCOA Championship Series held wrestling sectionals Saturday and will host the State tournament next week in Springfield. Adri and Anna Dodson both qualify to participate in Springfield. Adri Dodson w...

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The Centralia Orphans are in the Elite 8 after winning the Triad 3A Sectional Championship over the Mt.Vernon Rams 49-33 Friday night in front of a sold out crowd in Troy. The game started with the Ra...

Today is the final day in prep basketball for girls as the state finals will be held in all 4 classes. The day begins at Normal at 11am with the 1a title game with Okawville taking on Illini Bluffs. T...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Associated Press Class 3A-4A All-State girls' basketball teams have been named as voted on by a statewide panel of newspaper sports writers/editors, TV/radio broadcast...

The Egyptian Illini released their All Conference Boys Basketball list for the season. Patoka/Odin's Owen Landreth was named Co-MVP along with St Elmo/Brownstown's Adam Atwood. They are joined on the ...

Today is the Salem Bobcats Bowling Tournament at Salem Bowl. The action begins at 9am and will feature Franklin Park, Selmaville, Breese, Kell, Spring Garden and Bartelso. There will be a boys and gir...