Category Archives: Local Sports

DETROIT (AP) - Jonathan Schoop and Jake Rogers each drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2. Schoop homered and Rogers hit a two-run double in Detroit's six-run four...

PHOENIX (AP) - Deandre Ayton was the hero as the Phoenix Suns took a two-game-to-none lead in the NBA's Western Conference Finals. Ayton jammed an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left...

NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit Pistons fans finally have something to celebrate after the team finished with the NBA's second-worst record during the regular season. The Pistons have won the NBA Draft lotter...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens are within one victory of their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since winning it all in 1993. The Habs own a three-games-to-two lead in the semifinals after...

UNDATED (AP) - The Houston Astros have continued their surge by knocking off the American League's worst team. The Astros picked up their ninth straight win by topping the Orioles, 3-1 in Baltimore. Z...

The SI Bandits took 2nd place at the Father's Day Classic in Mascoutah. The Bandits went 4-2 in bracket play and were 5-3 overall. They opened play with a 10-5 win over the Illinois Espirit. They then...

Centralia grad Ethan Dobbs has signed to play tennis for Kaskaskia College. Dobbs was a sectional champion and state qualifier for the Orphans this spring. He joins a Blue Devils team that qualified f...

KC Blue Angel Melea Lovelace has signed to play basketball for the University of the Virgin Islands. Lovelace is a 5-7 guard. KC coach Jay Jenkins said Melea is a great asset to this program. Melea fi...

At the Little League Complex last night in girls pitch, Landers beat United Medical 16-2. For Landers, Reagan Shuler worked 3 innings and struck out 8. Kendall Zimmermann worked the final inning with ...