Category Archives: Local Sports

The Aviston Express Post 1239 Senior American Legion baseball team moved to 15-3 with an 11-1, five-inning win over Marissa. Aviston has won 13 of its last 15 games. Aviston hosts Salem in a doublehea...

The Mt Vernon Athletic Department has hired Ashlee Adams as the new girl's tennis coach for the upcoming school year. Adams brings a tennis background, having played at McKendree University in college...

In the City of Salem Recreation Men's Softball, Iuka State Bank beat Bit Brokers by Forfeit, Landers won a pair of games beating 4 The Fallen 17-2 and El Rancherito 22-5.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ian Happ hit a leadoff home run and drove in three, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits in six scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday night. ...

Mt.Vernon resident, Trenton Ray, placed 1st in the Grand Prix Summer Blast Bowling Tournament on Father's Day weekend in Country Side, IL. Ray won the first place spot out of 59 bowlers with a 793 ser...

The Salem Wildcats dropped a 13-11 decision to Mt Vernon on the road yesterday despite outhitting the Rams 12-4. Four errors 4 more unearned runs cost the Cats who trailed 7-2 after the second inning ...

Schmidt Ford is one win away from claiming the 2025 City Series championship after their 17-4 win in the opener of the best-of-three series. Ethan Parrett led the offensive onslaught with 5 hits. Nola...

The Salem JV Volleyball Camp will run Thursday and Friday of this week from 9-11 am at Franklin Park Middle School. Open to JV aged girls enrolled at Franklin Park or Selmaville. This is a free camp. ...

In City of Salem Recreation Sand Volleyball, Tomahawks in three sets beat The Chewblockas (14-21, 21-19, 15-9), Meskil Cleaning split with Walmart Inc. (21-8, 21-11), and the Chewblockas over Revival ...

The Salem Wildcats won their summer league game at home over Greenville 6-4 scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth to break a 4-4 tie. Kyler King and Luke Boldt had 2 hits each, Keytin Grawe added 2...