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The Salem Lady Wildcats and the JV will both open up the Vandalia Mid-Winter Tournament. The JV are replacing Madison in the tournament and will open at 10am against top-seed Effingham. The 2nd game o...

The Salem Freshmen traveled to Fairfield and won a pair of games on Saturday. They opened with a 28-27 win over Fairfield. Trailing by 2 with 12 seconds left, Jaret Gibson made a shot and was fouled. ...

The KC Blue Devils won an overtime thriller at home against Shawnee 78-76. Caleb Jenkins led the Blue Devils with 22, Will Vasser added 17, Isaiah Tolbert 13 and Kamari Slaughter with 12. KC is 13-2 o...

The Franklin Park Bobcats will open up the Greenville Tournament today with a 5:30 matchup against Triad. The winner will play Thursday at 7pm against either Staunton or St Anthony. The tournament beg...

In junior high girls basketball regional championship on Saturday, Casey Mount Vernon lost at home to visiting Hamilton County 50-40 in Class L. In Class M, Nashville beat Pinckneyville at Steeleville...

The Salem 4th grade tournament was held over the weekend with Selmaville winning the championship over Vandalia 26-23. Lucas Howe led Salem with 13 and Grayson James added 9. The Rockets opened the to...

The 16u South Central Storm 07 won the Special Olympics indoor tournament in DuQuoin. Taylor Stone had 3 home runs in the tournament and Kinlee Thompson also went deep.

UNDATED (AP) - Washington hired Arizona's Jedd Fisch to succeed Kalen DeBoer as the next coach of the Huskies. A person familiar with the deal said that Fisch had agreed to a seven-year deal that will...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Jahmir Young scored 28 points and Julian Reese had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 76-67 victory Sunday over No. 10 Illinois, the 10th time this week a team rank...

The defending IHSA state bowling champion Salem Wildcats will open up defense of their title today when they host their Regional. Top teams and individuals will advance to the Carterville Sectional at...