Category Archives: Local Sports
Wildcat Golfers Dominate Waltonville, Open Cahokia Conference Today
Salem Boys golf beat Waltonville 167 to 269. Jairen Stroud was medalist shooting 39, followed by Cale Harris with 42, and Hunter Russell and Brogan Gregg each with 43. Henry Meinert and Levi Mitchell ...
Aug 24, 2021
Wildcats Soccer Drop Opener, Head To TTown Tournament Today
The Salem Wildcats opened up their prep soccer season last night with a trip to Murphysboro. After about a 20 minute lightning delay at halftime, the Cats fell to the Devils 6-0. Salem returns to a bu...
Aug 24, 2021
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Wins 2nd Straight With Blowout Of Woodlawn....SC Travels To Neoga
In prep baseball, Odin, Patoka, Sandoval won their 2nd straight with a 22-6 win over Woodlawn on the road. Colin Haines, Carson Parrish and Logan Haines each had 2 hits with Trenton Simmons singling a...
Aug 24, 2021
Lady Bobcats Fall At Effingham, SC Wins Again, Quick's Great Day Not Enough For WG
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats fell on the road in softball 9-2 at Effingham. Salem had hits by Brylee Pennypacker, Emma Lipe and Quinn Wolfe. Quinn also added an RBI and run scored. Salem returns to ...
Aug 24, 2021
FP Falls At Effingham, Patoka/Odin No-Hits Iuka, Selmaville JV Falls....
The Franklin Park Bobcats dropped to 0-5 with a 10-1 road loss at Effingham. Landon Maxey pitched well in the start on the mound. Trey Clark and Brody Collier worked in relief. Eli Lograsso, Jaret Gib...
Aug 24, 2021
Flaherty expected to start as Cardinals host the Tigers
Detroit Tigers (60-66, third in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (63-60, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (6-6, 3.69 ERA, 1.17 W...
Aug 24, 2021
Steele scheduled to start for Chicago against Colorado
Colorado Rockies (57-68, fourth in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (55-72, fourth in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: German Marquez (11-9, 3.74 ERA, 1.14 WHI...
Aug 24, 2021
Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Ella Bruning has become a star at the Little League World Series. The starting catcher for Abilene, Texas, is the 20th female to play in the LLWS and the only girl to co...
Aug 24, 2021 Rob Macdonald / CC
Red Sox cruise pass Rangers
UNDATED (AP) - Travis Shaw hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Shaw, who entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth, drove a 3-2 p...
Aug 24, 2021
Big Ten teams forfeit if unable to play because of COVID-19
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - The Big Ten is the latest Power Five conference to announce that a team must forfeit if it doesn't have enough players available for a league game because of COVID-19. The Big Te...
Aug 24, 2021
