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The Mt Carmel Lady Aces have had a great start to their season. Last night they defeated Edwards County 58-44. In the win, Lady Aces center Maycee Reynolds grabbed her 1000th rebound. It's a feat no g...

The Franklin Park Bobcats beat Centralia 41-27. Ben Lux had 27 points and 7 rebounds to go with 3 steals. The Salem JV also won 45-40. EJ Wolfe had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Nolan...

The KC Blue Devils improved to 9-4 and 1-0 in the Region with a 78-65 win over Wabash Valley. The Blue Devils led the game 36-33 at the half and Allen Myers had a great game with 32 points. Jerrod Mac...

A bad 3 minute stretch in the 3rd quarter saw Salem fall to 19th ranked Nashville 66-57 in a game that was 31-30 Hornets at the half. Avery Gullion led Salem with 18 points and 3 blocked shots. Payton...

The pairings are out for the Duster Thomas Tournament over Christmas. The Salem Wildcats will open up on Saturday, December 27th against Okawville at 7pm. The winner will advaince to play either Spart...

The Finals are set for the Oil Belt Conference boys' basketball tournament. Top seed Raccoon won their semifinal over Iuka 47-33. For Raccoon, Keegan Brammeier had 15, John Organ 12 and Wyatt Squib an...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Keaton Wagler scores 23 points as No. 13 Illinois wins its Big Ten opener against Ohio State, 88-80. David Mirkovic adds 22 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Illini, who...

1. "Oppenheimer" is the highest-grossing movie that never hit #1. It made $330 million at the box office in 2023 but peaked at #2. And the buzzsaw it ran into was: "Barbie". 2. When margarine was firs...

The Salem Wildcats return home tonight when they host the Nashville Hornets in a non-conference game starting the Jv game at 6pm and then the varsity game on the air around 7:30 on 100.1 FM and southe...

The Salem Lady Wildcats improved to 6-3 on the season with a road win at Mattoon last night 38-28. Both teams combined to shoot 44 free throws in the game, as Salem would finish 19-25. Jordan Kessler ...