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Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (14) (5-0) 149 1 2. Lincoln-Way East (1) (5-0) 136 2 3. York (5-0) 120 3 4. Barrington (5-0) 97 4 5. Maine South (4-1) 88 5 6. Palatine (3-2) 53 7 7. South Elgin ...

Illinois (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) at Purdue (1-3, 0-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock) Line: Purdue by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Illinois leads 47-45-6. WHAT'S AT STAKE? It's ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tyrone Taylor hit two run-scoring doubles and the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers came from behind to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday night. Taylor's second double...

ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acua Jr. slid into second base ahead of the throw, adding another slice of history to an already unprecedented season. He grabbed the bag and hoisted it above his head, soaking u...

A roughly $19 million dollar budget was approved by Centralia High School's Board of Education Tuesday night at the regular September meeting. Superintendent Dr. Chuck Lane is pleased with the distric...

The SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments will get underway on Saturday. The Class L Tournaments will be held at Rotary Park in Centralia. The baseball matchups are Marion and Carterville at...

The Salem volleyball team fell at Wesclin in 3 sets last night 25-19, 19-25 and 23-25. They fall to 10-10 on the season. The night began with the freshmen losing in 2 sets (20-21, 15-21) and the JV wo...

Salem knocked off visiting Altamont yesterday by a final of 7-2. Caleb Purintun had a hat trick, Eli Baker added 2. With his 2nd goal, the sophomore Baker tied his single season record for goals he se...

The Centralia Annies tennis team shutout Vandalia 9-0. Singles winners were Sophi Barrow, Maddy Francois, Sadie Skillette, Olivia Neudecker, Grace Neff and Meredith May. Also winning were the doubles ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats golfers have had an amazing season so far. They finished an undefeated season yesterday nipping Breese Central at Bent Oak 171-172 with Mater Dei 3rd at 179. Freshman Mya Russe...