Category Archives: Local Sports

UNDATED (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have a three-game winning streak after dominating the first two periods of their game in Washington. Danton Heinen, Brock McGinn and Kasperi Kapanen scored while...

UNDATED (AP) - The NCAA has placed the Auburn men's basketball program on four years' probation for unethical conduct involving former associate head coach Chuck Person. It also imposed a two-game sus...

UNDATED (AP) - Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser has died at 82. Unser is one of just four drivers to win the Indy 500 four times, capturing the event in 1970 and '71 before adding victories ...

The Salem Wildcats take their 3-4 overall record and 0-1 mark in the Cahokia Conference to their home game tonight at B.E. Gum with the Eagles of Columbia. Game time tonight is 6pm for the JV and vars...

The Salem Freshmen traveled to the Mule Barn in Fairfield and came away with 2 wins. In the opening game, Salem won 42-32. Noah Nix was a beast inside finishing with 16 points and going 6-of-7 from th...

The Salem Lady Cats dropped their conference game at Columbia falling 44-32. It was a close game until 6 minutes left to go when Columbia hit a big three pointer to put them up 5 and pulled Salem out ...

The Raccoon Devils are the Oil Belt Conference Tournament Champions after their 59-49 win over Central City at Kell. The Devils feature a team with NO 8th graders as Michael Organ led the way with 27,...

South Central took the consolation championship of the Jr NTC Tournament by beating Sigel in the trophy game 35-29. Westin Neilson led the Falcons with 11 points, Luke Shumate and Sebastian Kruger add...

In girls basketball, Selmaville beat Patoka 42-28. Kale Benjamin led 3 Lady Rockets in double figures with 18, Allie Hustedde and Maci Thorsen finished with 10. Kenzi Wilkerson and Bella Pearce had 10...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court, and Rutgers shocked Purdue in its first-ever game as the nation's No. 1 team, winning 70-68. Harper finished wit...