Category Archives: Local Sports

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

UNDATED (AP) - The American League wild-card race continues to change form. The latest standings have the New York Yankees leading the first wild card by one game over Boston, with the Blue Jays and M...

UNDATED (AP) - Adam Wainwright isn't ready to retire. Not after winning 17 games this season at age 40. The Cardinals have announced that Wainwright has agreed to a contract for next season. The three...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State University has now tallied over 2,800 instances of alleged, decades-old sexual misconduct by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. That's according to its latest campu...

The Salem Wildcats look to get playoff eligible while riding a 4-game win streak heading into their showdown with Breese Central who has won 3 straight themselves. Listen starting at 6:45 with the pre...

The Salem Lady Wildcats dropped their volleyball match to Breese Central falling 20-25, 15-25 to fall to 8-9 on the season. The JV lost in 2 sets 17-25, 17-25 and are 6-4, the freshman lost in 2 sets ...