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The SIJHSAA post season gets going this week. The Franklin Park Bobcats will open up their Class L regional at Benton on Tuesday against Casey Mount Vernon at 3pm. The other semifinal will feature Ben...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will also head to Benton for Class L regional play on Tuesday when they open with Benton in the 2nd game at 5pm. The first game will feature Hamilton County and Casey Mo...

Over the weekend, Franklin Park dropped a tough one to Nashville 2-0. Abigail Thompson struck out 6 in the circle. At the plate, Quinn Wolfe, Teagan Lobek and Adysen Pracht had hits. In baseball, Fran...

The SC Lady Falcons are headed to the IESA State Tournament after winning Sectionals over Paris Crestwood 2-0. They will play at Champions Field in Normal against Pontiac St Mary's at 1:30 on Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) - Ketel Marte homered and Arizona got a great performance from its bullpen as the Diamondbacks defeated the skidding Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Sunday to pass them for the second National League...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - In a three-play span in the opening quarter, Chicago's chances of ending a franchise-record losing streak took a big hit. The Bears lost safeties Jaquan Brisker and Eddie Jackson, a...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Walker hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday. St. L...

Delbert Hughey, 88, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:21 am September 12, 2024 at his residence. He was born September 24, 1935 in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late Fay (Red) and Margaret (...

The Salem Wildcats improved to 3-1 on the season as they opened the Cahokia Conference with a dominant 41-6 victory over East Alton Wood River. The Cats offense did anything they wanted, and their def...

Tom Robinson,70, of Centralia, passed away Monday, September 9, 2024 at his home. Tom was born in Tallahassee, Florida on January 18, 1954 to Harry T. Robinson Sr. and Irma (Klingenberg) Robinson. On ...