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In Salem Recreation Men's Softball at Bryan Park, Legends beat El Rancherito 16-2, Eliminators over Colden Brewery/Swag/Texas Corner Tavern 14-4, Wagers 17-6 over New Day Lawn & Outdoors.

What a spring it has been for Salem Community High School athletics.   Reaching the state level is the ultimate goal for most high school athletes, and this spring, Salem athletes across multiple...

2025-2026 Semester 1 High Honor Roll 3.5 GPA and above Seniors Adenekan, Ameerah N. Alli, Samantha J. Ambuehl, Natalie K. Amburgey, Willow W. Arnold, Madysen M. Bacilio, Cristian S. Baker, Eli L. Band...

The Salem Wildcats will head to Vandalia for their 2a regional semifinal taking on powerhouse and top-seed Teutopolis for a trip to this weekend's championship game. They will play at 4:30 and will be...

The IHSA softball sectionals began yesterday. In 1a, South Central fell to the hosts at Casey Westfield 6-2 in the opening semifinal. In the night cap, Windsor used a walk-off suicide squeeze play in ...

The IHSA girls soccer sectionals opened yesterday. In 1a, at Columbia, the home standing Lady Eagles and Murphysboro were scoreless after regulation, but in overtime the Eagles scored 3 times to win 3...

In Salem Recreation Women's Volleyball, Ball Busters beat Burners Xtream Clean (25-20, 25-18), PennyLee Photography beat Vertically Challenged (25-15, 25-20), Rickell Sager Fitness over United Medical...

Twenty seasons. Hundreds of players. Countless memories.   On Monday afternoon at Flora, Brian Lipe added another milestone to an already accomplished career as his Salem High School Wildcats rol...

(Photo: Gina Moore)   Brody Collier was dominant on the hill, as the pitcher rang up 10 strikeouts in Salem Varsity WildCats's 14-0 victory over Flora on Monday. Collier surrendered four hits and...

Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Varsity Eagles took Monday's 1a regional quarterfinal game in dramatic fashion, with a 5-4 walk-off victory over Lebanon Varsity Greyhounds. The game was tied at four in the botto...