Category Archives: Local Sports

CHICAGO (AP) - David Bote homered, Adbert Alzolay wriggled out of several jams while pitching into the sixth inning and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0. Bote connected leading of...

ATLANTA (AP) - A second-quarter surge has given the Atlanta Hawks a two-games-to-one lead over the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Trae Young fueled a 22-5 run that put the Haw...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have moved onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Golden Knights finally eliminated the Wild on their third try, earning a 6-2 victory in Game...

UNDATED (AP) - Scoring was hard to come by at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. David Bote's fifth-inning homer was all the runs the Cubs needed in a 1-0 shutout of the Reds. Bote went deep off Reds ...

The first annual Mr and Ms. Bobcat were announced at Franklin Park graduation last night. The inaugural winners were Noah Nix and Lilly Blagoue. Nix was a standout on the undefeated, state baseball ch...

The Kane Insurance Bobcat MVP of the Week is Josslyn Beatty. She loves to play outside on her scooter and play video games. Her favorite school subject is reading and favorite food is pizza. Her favor...

The Salem 14u take their 10-3 record to the GMB Tournament in O'Fallon this weekend. Salem will open tournament play with 2 games tomorrow before bracket/elimination day on Sunday. The Fuzion 12u soft...

UNDATED (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks are one win away from advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs following a blowout win over the Miami Heat. And the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets ha...

St. Louis Cardinals (28-22, first in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (18-33, fifth in the NL West) Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Johan Oviedo (0-2, 0.00 ERA) D...

Cincinnati Reds (22-26, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (27-22, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Vladimir Gutierrez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) Cubs: A...