Category Archives: Local Sports

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team has avoided its first three-game losing streak in the era NBA-eligible players. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has announced his retirement after 15 NHL seasons. The Finland native says he's been on an incredible journey, with the Predators tak...

Salem grad and Quincy University standout Riley Martin was selected in the 6th round by the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Amateur Draft. Martin was a standout for the Wildcats before heading to Quincy where...

The Salem 10u Wildcats were well on their way to punching their ticket to the District Championship at Mt Carmel when they scored 12 runs in the first inning to take a 12-0 lead on Lawrenceville in th...

The Egyptian-Illini Conference released their All-League softball team for the 2021 season. The Co-MVP's were Madison Cherry of CHBC and Hailey Wright of St Elmo/Brownstown. Also on the team were Mulb...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - These games don't count. Right now, that is the only saving grace for USA Basketball. And for quite probably the first time in 29 years of NBA players suiting up for the national team...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship with a boat parade in downtown Tampa on Monday. It ended with the Cup getting dented and being s...

UNDATED (AP) - Fans and players who will be at Coors Field for the MLB's All-Star Game are both looking forward to the Greatest Sho on Earth. That's S-H-O as in Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani is the top...

The Salem 10u opened up their District Tournament at Mt Carmel with a 10-7 win over Olney. Bentley Bryan went 4-4 with a triple and double. He scored 4 runs and drove in another. Owen Tennyson had 3 r...

The SC 13u Storm Chasers won the Arcola Tournament beating the Illini Krush in the championship 7-6. Sc scored a pair of runs in the sixth tied at 5 to take the lead. Braden Rector tripled. Colton She...