Category Archives: Local Sports

The SC Cougars will head to the IHSA super sectionals this afternoon at 23-3 when they take on the 12-7 Blackcats of Goreville at SIU-Carbondale for a trip to the final four. The Cougars advanced with...

The prep softball Super Sectionals are this afternoon as well. In Class 1a, Christ Our Rock travels to the University of Illinois Springfield for a 4:30 start against Illini Bluffs. St Anthony will pl...

The deep south only had a handful of area athletes qualify for the 2a girls state track championships, but 5 medaled in seven events. Centralia junior Kylie Gormann was one of two multi-event medalist...

Kaskaskia College graduate Janiah Newell will be continuing her basketball and educational career next year at Chicago State University. The guard averaged 13 points per game last season on 41% shooti...

In girls Majors Softball at the Complex, United Medical Response beat Landers 13-5. Bria Murray threw 4 innings and struck out 10. Quinn Wolfe closed out the game striking out 3 more. Both combined fo...

The Clinton County League continued in Odin Sunday. The Mudcats dropped both games to the Centralia Buds losing 13-1 in the opener. The Buds plated 9 runs in the 2nd inning to blow the game open. Dust...

Chicago Cubs (38-27, first in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (32-25, first in the NL East) Flushing, Queens; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jake Arrieta (5-6, 4.97 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, ...

Miami Marlins (29-36, fourth in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (32-33, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Braxton Garrett (0-1, 6.43 ERA, 1.7...

CHICAGO (AP) - Zach Davies tossed two-hit ball into the seventh inning to outduel Carlos Martinez and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 to complete a three-game sweep. The Cubs have wo...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets have lost their lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals while losing another All-Star in the process. The Bucks have evened the series at two games apiece wi...