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The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats are in action tonight at Carlyle. The Odin/Patoka girls are at home with New Horizon. The Centralia Jr High Tigers are still undefeated following their win at the Mount ...

The Salem Wildcats and Lady Cats Bowling Teams both won the Kegler Tournament at Columbia on Saturday. Silas Moats rolled a 299, one pin away from his 3rd 300 of the year and finished 1st overall. Dom...

The Salem Wildcat Wrestlers won the Bronze Division of the Benton Duals on Saturday. Salem took a loss to Camp Point 44-36 and Caldwell, Kentucky 49-24 but earned wins over Harrisburg 42-38, Mt Carmel...

The Salem Wildcat cheerleaders competed in their first ever ICCA Cheer Competition on Sunday at Pinckneyville. Salem finished 2nd by less than 1 point behind 1st and qualified for State. Congratulatio...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears could be excused for experiencing a few flashbacks as the final stretch unfolded with another comfortable lead over the Detroit Lions. Only this time, there was no lat...

Photos by Pat Hodges:

The Salem Wildcats fell at home to visiting Columbia 44-40 in double overtime last night at B.E. Gum. Columbia had a shot at the buzzer at the end of regulation but couldn't get the go ahead bucket. S...

The KC Blue Devils are 10-0 after their 98-68 win over Simmons College. Caleb Jenkins had 20, Will Vasser 19, Koby Wilmoth 12 and Isaiah Tolbert 10 for the Blue Devils. They will play at home on Wedne...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Having played for San Antonio under Gregg Popovich, Chicago Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan knows the Spurs should eventually be OK. But for now, the Spurs are suffering another histor...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Yegor Chinakhov scored twice in the third period, Jet Greaves stopped 41 shots for his first NHL victory, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 to snap a thr...