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The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats are back in action tonight when they host Olney. Salem lost at Herrin 44-39 in a rematch of last year's state title game. Kenna Benjamin had 17 and Lexie Malan 16. Salem...

Franklin Park beat Altamont Lutheran 58-28. Ben Lux had 14, Kaiden Washington 10 and Dakota Wiggins 9 to lead a balanced Bobcats attack. The JV lost 26-25. EJ Wolfe had 13 for Salem. Last night, Racco...

The KC Blue Devils knocked off the JV from Greenville University 109-46. Allen Myers had 20 to lead KC, Antwon Tillman added 19 and Myles Liddell finished with 15. KC improves to 5-1 as they will host...

Congratulations to the Orphans South 7 All Conference selections. 1st Team- Will Stanton, Kenny Bratton, Bryden Hall, Kruz Jackson, Archie Goewey. 2nd Team- KyMariyon Bratton, Mike Organ, Gabe Houser,...

The IBCA Hall of Fame Class of 2026 has been announced. Coaches included long time Flora coach Phil Leib, Mt Vernon girls coach Jeff Lonnon and Breese Central girls coach Nathan Rueter. Centralia's Ri...

Salem High dancer Abigail Onhiser is set to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Onhiser is an accomplished dancer as she competed in June at the Dance Nationals held in Bat...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will open up the DuQuoin Tournament tonight at 6pm against Christopher. Listen on 100.1 FM and streaming at southernillinoisnow.com. Salem won the tournament last season and af...

The Breese Central Cougars have broken their glass ceiling and advanced to the state semifinals with an impressive road win over Cahokia 36-12. Breese will now travel to perennial powerhouse Rochester...

The Columbia Lady Eagles are the 2a volleyball IHSA state title with a 3-set thriller over Bloomington Central Catholic 19-25, 25-20, 25-17 to finish the year 39-1. Riverdale won the 3rd place match o...

The Salem Wildcat bowlers finished 4th in the Gold Division at the LuCuyer Tournament hosted by Collinsville held in Springfield. They were 46 pins from the awards after a rough Game 5. The highlight ...