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The Finals are set for the Oil Belt Conference boys' basketball tournament. Top seed Raccoon won their semifinal over Iuka 47-33. For Raccoon, Keegan Brammeier had 15, John Organ 12 and Wyatt Squib an...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Keaton Wagler scores 23 points as No. 13 Illinois wins its Big Ten opener against Ohio State, 88-80. David Mirkovic adds 22 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Illini, who...

1. "Oppenheimer" is the highest-grossing movie that never hit #1. It made $330 million at the box office in 2023 but peaked at #2. And the buzzsaw it ran into was: "Barbie". 2. When margarine was firs...

The Salem Wildcats return home tonight when they host the Nashville Hornets in a non-conference game starting the Jv game at 6pm and then the varsity game on the air around 7:30 on 100.1 FM and southe...

The Salem Lady Wildcats improved to 6-3 on the season with a road win at Mattoon last night 38-28. Both teams combined to shoot 44 free throws in the game, as Salem would finish 19-25. Jordan Kessler ...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets forced 33 turnovers as they beat Field 25-16. Alana Howe had 10 points with Karmen Murray-Young grabbing 9 rebounds to go along with her 8 points. The Selmaville JV also wo...

The Wildcat boys and girls bowling teams hosted Centralia and Pana to Salem Bowl yesterday. The Varsity 1 team beat Centralia 3072-2552. Dylan Kuhns shot a 651 series, Carter Shanafelt 623, Jaxon Ward...

The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 5-3 record today to Mattoon for prep girls basketball non-conference action. The JV will start at 5:30 from Mattoon. Salem is coming off a 56-21 blowout win at home ...

(Photos: Pat Hodges)   Centralia opened up their home schedule dominating Mattoon on Saturday night winning 68-30. Michael Organ had 17, Jaxson Hancock 14 and Kenny Bratton 13 as the Orphans were...

Patoka/Odin rallied in the second half for a 35-30 win over Metro East Lutheran in the Pink Out Game in Odin held at Ples Wilson Gym. Lincoln Roberts led the Warriors with 14 and hit the go ahead 3 wi...