Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Lady Wildcat Golf Team traveled to Charleston on the 16th to play in Charleston's Pre-season Invitational 9 hole Scramble. The competition consisted of teams of 2 girls playing in a scramble...

The Central City Citians held off top-seed Field 6-4 after scoring 5 times in the seventh inning to pull off the win. For the Citians, Brayden Wood and Preston Feig drove in 2 runs each with RBI also ...

Salem basketball coach Pete Colclasure now has his coaching staff after being approved last night at the SCHS Board of Education meeting. After a closed session, the board hired Dakota Koehnke, Jason ...

The Franklin Park baseball and softball teams are back in action today as they hit the road to play at Carlyle. Both games start at 4:15. The Bobcats enter at 0-1 after falling in their opener at home...

The SC Falcons improved to 3-0 with their 13-1 win over Beecher City. Garret Shumate earned the win on the mound. At the plate, Garret Shumate, Trevan Sidwell and Chase Guerrettaz drove in 2 runs each...

The Selmaville Rockets took 3rd place at the OBC Baseball Tournament knocking off Patoka/Odin 9-0. For the Rockets, Aaden Rostance drove in a pair of runs and was the winning pitcher going 3.2 allowin...

Raccoon took 3rd place of the OBC Tournament with their 18-3 win over Selmaville. Bria Murray went 4 innings with 9 strikeouts on 3 hits allowed. She also doubled at the plate. Kaylee Bowdler went 2-3...

Salem High's Charlie Hunter and his buddy Nate Meyers secured their spots for the Junior Gold Bowling at Grand Rapids in 2022. Charlie was the boys Scratch champion and Nate came in 3rd with 34 kids i...

In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA men's softball tournament action, B&J Loggers beat Odin Caf in the finals 19-3. In other action, NAL over Odd Fellows 8-2, B&J Loggers beat BSI 15-14 and...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois opens its season Aug. 28 against Nebraska. All eyes will be on new Illinois coach Bret Bielema, who had a successful run at Wisconsin before leaving for a job at Arkans...