Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Lady Wildcats will open up the post season today as they travel to Carmi for a 5pm start. The winner will advance to B.E. Gum to await Teutopolis on Monday night. Also in 2a regional openers...

The Class L state basketball tournament opens today at Hummer Waugh Gym at Rend Lake College. At 9:30 its Carterville playing O'Fallon Fulton, followed at 10:45 with Marion and Whiteside. Casey Mt Ver...

The Franklin Park Bowling Team opened up their season Thursday. The boys, in defense of their state championship from last year, earned a 1054-1029 win over Mt Vernon. The girls were 1127-1055 winners...

The Salem Lady Wildcats bowlers will compete at the Mt Vernon Sectional today after advancing last weekend through regionals with a 2nd place finish.

The KC Blue Angels soccer program welcomes Kassie Weideman to the team. She is a forward from Pana High School. She earned South Central 1st Team All-Conference and State Journal Register All-Area. Sh...

UNDATED (AP) - Michigan is trying to play its way back into Big Ten title contention. No. 16 Ohio State is trying to stay there. And Saturday's big game could dictate whether either team remains in th...

Oklahoma City Thunder (17-38, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (35-21, third in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -13; over/under is...

BEIJING (AP) - Things continue to look up for the United States Olympic Team. Lindsey Jacobellis has won her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title ...

UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers are 1-1 on their four-game homestand after pulling away in the second half against Oklahoma City. Joel Embiid had 25 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks as the 76...

UNDATED (AP) - A 12-year veteran NFL official who has been a referee since 2014 will handle his first Super Bowl on Sunday. Ron Torbert, a 58-year-old Harvard Law School graduate and former lawyer, wi...