Category Archives: Local Sports

The girls soccer post season opened up yesterday. In 1a, Breese Central fell to Gibault 2-1 in penalty kicks, Freeburg nipped Mater Dei 2-1, Pana 3-0 over Riverton, Carlinville over Piasa 5-4, Pinckne...

In Little League Major's play Americana used a big 7-run sixth inning to earn a 12-2 victory. Silas Lux, Nicholi Marhanka, Keaton Smythe, Walker Crank and Keytin Grawe all drove in runs in the frame. ...

Salem grad Riley Martin has been selected as a 3rd team All American as picked by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Martin was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference and the Midwe...

St. Louis Cardinals (31-24, second in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (32-23, third in the NL West) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (3-4, 4...

San Diego Padres (34-22, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (31-23, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dinelson Lamet (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 1.50 WHIP...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Edmundo Sosa hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Tyler O'Neill made a running catch for the final out and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. O'N...

CHICAGO (AP) - Patrick Wisdom hit his third homer in two games, Willson Contreras also went deep and the surging Chicago Cubs beat San Diego 4-3 after Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. left with an injur...

UNDATED (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets have advanced to the second round of the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals by closing out the Boston Celtics in five games. James Harden had 34 points, 10 rebounds a...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning put just 15 shots on goal on Tuesday yet maintained control of their Stanley Cup second-round series. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots and the Lightning...

UNDATED (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays were winners in their return to Buffalo. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted his major league-leading 17th homer while going 4-for-4 with three RBIs in the Jays' 5-1 win ...