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A ribbon cutting was held for the improvements made so far to the playground equipment at Laura Leake Park during the Juneteenth celebration in Centralia on Saturday. A large crowd gathered for the an...

The Casey Mount Vernon middle school athletes made their way back home early this morning from Philadelphia and the New Balance Middle School Nationals. All 3 athletes were competitive. Malik Grissom ...

Country Financial edged Sager Insurance Group 17-7 in boy's coach pitch baseball in the late game Friday. Greyson Dodson, Peyton Etnier and Levi Knapp had four hits for Country. Avery Garrison had thr...

The South Central 15u Storm Chasers won the 10th annual Summer Slam Baseball Tournament in Sikeston, Missouri. The team went 4-0 on the weekend beating the Scorpions Midwest 16-5 and Fighting Squirrel...

CHICAGO (AP) - Adam Frazier and Jorge Mateo each hit an RBI single during Baltimore's three-run sixth inning, and the Orioles cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 6-3 win on Sunday. Anthony Santander ho...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - David Freese has decided to decline his induction into the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame. The former third baseman was a postseason hero for his hometown team in helping the Cardi...

NEW YORK (AP) - National League home run leader Pete Alonso returned to the New York Mets' lineup on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals after spending the minimum 10 days on the injured list with ...

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Salem senior-to-be Olivia Paulson has been a standout on the softball field for the first 3 years of her prep career. After claiming All State honors behind the plate as a junior, big things are expec...

The Trenton Gator Classic Senior Legion Tournament began last night. In games played at Aviston, Alton shutout the Aviston Conductors 5-0. They will play this morning at 11:30 in the semifinals agains...