Category Archives: Local Sports
Missouri State beats Illinois State 41-20, College Football Round-up
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Tobias Little ran for three touchdowns, Jason Shelley threw for 319 yards and two scores and Missouri State beat Illinois State 41-20. Little had a pair of 2-yard scores in the sec...
Oct 03, 2021
Chicago Bears to start Justin Fields in place of Andy Dalton
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears say rookie quarterback Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The team announced Saturday that Fields will make his second straight start while ...
Oct 03, 2021
KC Cross Country Show Well At Very Tough Heartland JUCO Invite
The Kaskaskia College cross country teams travel to Normal, Illinois for the Heartland JUCO Invite. The Blue Angels were 4th out of 6 teams, while the Blue Devils were 5th out of 6 full teams. The mee...
Oct 02, 2021
Wildcats Rally Falls A Yard Short, Drop Game At Central 7-6
The Salem Wildcats Caden Bee caught a 43 yard pass to setup Salem's only score of the game, a 7-yard td reception from Greene to Bee as Salem cut their deficit at Breese Central to 7-6 with 2 minutes ...
Oct 02, 2021 Photo Credit: Toby Gullion, Wilkins Studios.
Cougars Drop NTC Tournament Tune Up
The SC Cougars played a road game at Altamont to tune up for Monday's National Trail Conference Tournament opener with the Cougars falling 17-7 in six innings. Altamont plated 9 runs in the sixth inni...
Oct 02, 2021 Photo Credit: Toby Gullion, Wilkins Studios.
Weather Threatens Opening Of SIJHSAA State Baseball/Softball Tournaments
The SIJHSAA state baseball tournaments open today. Class L will be at Centralia with the day beginning with Marion and Carterville at 10 with the winner playing either DuQuoin or Flora who are schedul...
Oct 02, 2021
Lady Cats Head To Triad Tournament....SC Knocks Off Webber
The Salem Lady Wildcats volleyball team will travel to Triad for tournament play. The SC Lady Cougars improved to 15-4 overall with their 25-9, 25-19 win over Webber Township. Halle Smith finished wit...
Oct 02, 2021
Goldschmidt walk-off hit, O'Neill 2 HRs as Cards beat Cubs
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning, and the playoff-bound St. Louis Cardinals won for the 19th time in their last 20 games, 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Tyle...
Oct 02, 2021
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Spencer Petras threw for three touchdowns and ran for two and No. 5 Iowa took advantage of seven Maryland turnovers in a 51-14 victory. In a matchup of unbeaten teams, the Haw...
Oct 02, 2021
Lester expected to start as Cardinals host the Cubs
Chicago Cubs (69-91, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (90-70, second in the NL Central) St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Adrian Sampson (1-2, 2.87 ERA, 1.0...
Oct 02, 2021
