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The 1a boys golf tournament was held at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington. TTown won their first ever boys golf state title beating runner up Fulton by 11 strokes. Pana was 9th and Red Bud 11th...

The Salem 12u Lady Wildcats went 3-0 to win the Halloween Round Robin Tournament. Salem opened with a 6-3 win over the Dieterich Crush. Kaylee Carroll had 2 hits. Mira Deadmond, Khaeler Williams, Avre...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Denny Hamlin became the first driver to lock up a spot in NASCAR's championship-deciding finale, winning Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his career-goal 60th Cup Series triumph...

The Salem Wildcats defense was great all night long, but Columbia took advantage of a kicking mistake in the 4th quarter and pulled out a 7-6 win over the Cats on Senior Night at Jim Finks Field. Trey...

Mt Carmel is the top team after Day 1, 13 strokes ahead of Quincy Notre Dame with Breese Central 3rd, St Anthony 4 and Mater Dei 5. Individually, Salem's Mya Russell advanced to today's finals with a ...

The Coed Softball Tournament finished up in Salem Recreation at the Bryan Bennet Park field. Top seed Eliminators beat ABC, 16-14 in the finals. In the 3rd place game, Village Bar beat Connexion All S...

The Salem Wildcats will honor their seniors tonight in their final home game as they host Columbia. The Eagles are 5-1 on the season as Salem enters at 2-4. Game time from Jim Finks Field at 7pm with ...

The 1a IHSA State Girls Golf Tournament will tee off today with Mt Carmel looking for a 5th straight state championship after dominating their way through this season yet again. St Anthony will also b...

The Salem Wildcats trailed 2-0 at Newton when the halftime buzzer sounds, the Cats comeback was strong in the second half but at the end, Newton held on to a 4-3 win in a game that could be a preview ...

Dax Snow scored 4 goals and Centralia knocked off conference rival Mt Vernon 5-2 in the final game the two rivals will play as conference foes. Centralia will move to the Cahokia Conference next seaso...