Category Archives: Local Sports

Riley Martin turned a chaotic night at Wrigley into his own coming-out moment.   The Chicago Cubs' 8-7 extra-inning win over Philadelphia will be remembered for Dansby Swanson's walk-off hit, the...

Wildcats Head To Mater Dei The Salem Wildcats baseball team is scheduled to travel to Breese to take on Mater Dei. They will then head to newly built Mascoutah Baseball Field for a matchup with one of...

(Photo: Sam Snodsmith) Bella Pearce struck out 11 batters as the pitcher led OPS Lady Eagles 2026 past North Clay 8-2 on Thursday. Pearce gave up four hits and two runs over seven innings while walkin...

It was a great day again for the annual Terry Hearn Invitational held at Salem Community High School hosted by Franklin Park. The Salem track team had a great day with 21 personal records set. Winning...

They beat Carmi 8-1. Singles wins came from Jarett Rushing, Kyler Sapp, Caelb Squibb, Jackson Green and Caleb Purintun. Salem's doubles teams of Sapp/Squibb, Rushing/Carson Huggins and Purintun/Green ...

The Franklin Park Middle School Golf Team welcomed DuQuoin, Rome, Selmaville, and St. Mary's (Mt. Carmel) to Salem Country Club for a match yesterday. It was also 8th grade night for the Bobcats. In t...

(Photos: Gina Moore) Wildcats Can't Keep Up With State-Ranked Freeburg #18 Freeburg scored 4 runs in the third inning as they pulled away to win at Salem 7-1 yesterday. Brenden Smith and Brody Collier...

Salem Falls To Freeburg The Salem Lady Wildcats dropped their 2nd game of the week to Freeburg losing at Tully Park 10-0. Kenley Cripps and Alli Patrick pitched for Salem. Katee Sellers, Emily Jones a...

The Salem 12u Lady Cats beat the Dawgs 5-0. Kaylee Carroll combined with Nadea Crist in the shutout. Carroll struck out 9 over 5 innings of work and didn't allow a hit. Carroll also went 3-3 with 2 RB...

Rookie left-hander Riley Martin continues to quietly put together an impressive start to his major league career, even in a game dominated by the Chicago Cubs' hot streak. In Chicago's 7-4 win over th...