Category Archives: Local Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are three wins away from joining the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers as the only expansion teams to repeat a...

UNDATED (AP) - Hunter Renfroe continues to be a great pickup since signing with the Red Sox last winter. Renfroe homered twice, the second a 434-foot solo shot over the Green Monster to break a sixth-...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt has taken the opener of the College World Series title round as the Commodores try to repeat as NCAA champions. Vandy exploded for seven runs in the first inning, giving ...

The SI Fuzion 08 finished 4th out of 12 in the USSSA Southern Illinois State Tournament in Marion. The Fuzion fell to the Black Widows in the semifinals 5-3. In the game, Salem's Alivia Rasul finished...

The SCHS boys basketball team hosted their junior high camp last week. 8th grade award winners were Kade Atwood winning the 3 point shot, week long and final day free throws, Morgan Mickens the Hot Sh...

  On Saturday, Salem beat the 618 Express Blue 10-4 with Applegate driving in 3 and Tripp Garden 2 RBI. They opened tournament play up with a 16-1 win over Flora. Owen Tennyson drove in 4 runs to...

The Salem 11u finished just short of getting to the Salem Tournament Championship at the Little League Complex falling to the Jasper County Eagles 10-9. Kyler King tripled as part of his 2 hit day and...

The SC 12u Storm Chasers are now 26-10 after their 2nd place finish at the USSSA Tournament held in Benton. SC fell in the title game to the SI Shockers Sunday afternoon 9-7. Payton Gullion had a base...

The SC 13u Storm Chasers won the Breese Round Robin on Saturday. They defeated the SWIBL Elite 14-2. SC was led by Trevan Sidwell, Braden Rector and Brody Collier who each drove in 2. SC also got RBI ...

The SC 16u Storm Chasers finished 2nd at the Benton USSSA Tournament falling to the Legends in the title game 9-8. SC held an 8-7 lead heading into the bottom of the 7th but gave up 2 runs to fall. Be...