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The IHSA state football finals were held for 1a through 4a at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State.   Lena Winslow won their 7th state title with a 58-13 win over Brown County in 1a. W...

Salem Wildcats Tip Off Season With 2 Games From Lawrenceville The Salem Wildcats will open up play in Lawrenceville today at the Capital Classic. They will play Lincoln High out of Vincennes at 11am a...

1. An adult wild turkey has approximately 5,000 to 6,000 feathers. 2. The FDA allows any product with less than five calories to be labeled "calorie free," and manufacturers are allowed to round down ...

Wesclin Tournament: Nashville 58 Columbia High School 56 Wesclin 58 Mater Dei 55 Hoopsgiving: Civic Memorial 75 Freeburg 45 Staunton 62 Roxana 51 Althoff 70 Southwestern 31 Mulberry Grove: Father McGi...

Kaskaskia College 43 Southeastern Illinois College 40 Halftime Kaskaskia College 81 Southeastern Illinois College 90 Final Kaskaskia College Leading Scorers: Myles Liddell 18, Antwon Tillman 17, Allen...

The Wrestling Wildcats launch their season with a strong showing, going 3-0 in dual meets at Effingham. Salem 57 Centralia 24 Salem 67 Highland 12 Salem 46 Effingham 35 Kameron Rasul 1 win by pin Ryla...

Sandoval 33 CHBC 24 Sandoval Autumn Moore 15 Jena Howell 9 CHBC Ethan Stuckemeyer. 8 Lena Bowlin 6pts

Salem vs Wesclin Jr High Boys Basketball Varsity Salem 40 - Wesclin 31 Salem was led in scoring by Ben Lux 12, Kaiden Washington 8, Dakota Wiggins 7, Eli Purdy 5, Emit Gibson 5, Tanner Purintun 3. ---...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets JV team took on the Central City Citians Tuesday and came away with a 30-6 victory. The Lady Rockets were led in scoring by Josi Thorsen and Gabby Harper who scored eight p...

The Centralia Orphans are back in action at the Roxana Hoopsgiving Tournament when they take on Civic Memorial at 6:30. The Orphans are coming off a blowout win over Freeburg in their tournament opene...