Category Archives: Local Sports
Trio of Annies Help Impact Gold To 2nd At USSSA Nationals
Team Impact Gold finished 2nd at the Fort Walton Beach USSSA Softball Nationals. The team includes three Centralia Annies, Kaylee Bowdler, Kinsley Hawthorne and Josie Venturini. Josie also was Defensi...
Jul 21, 2025
Crouse & Ice Place At OBC Best in the Midwest
Salem's Ethan Crouse and Caden Ice competed at the OBC Bodybuilding's Best of the Midwest in St Louis. Crouse was competing in his first bodybuilding competition at the age of 19. He was 4th in Classi...
Jul 21, 2025
Rushing 2nd At 12u Coed Saluki Junior Tennis Circuit
Salem's Julianna Rushing competed and was 2nd at the Saluki Junior Tennis Circuit 12u Coed Green Ball in Carbondale. She beat Mackendree Dueker in the opening match 4-2, then beat Manisha Sivakumar 4-...
Jul 21, 2025
Two Salem Grad's Head to Advancers Round at Jr Gold Nationals
The Qualifying Rounds are done at the Jr Gold Youth Bowling Nationals held in various bowling alleys in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A pair of Salem graduates and future Missouri Baptist bowlers have advance...
Jul 18, 2025 Photo: Valerie Moats
Wheeler 3rd Heading Into Jr Gold U15 1st Advancers Round
Harrisburg's Dalton Wheeler finished the 4-block qualifying rounds in the U15 Boys Division in 3rd place after his 4th round of 865 which included a 279 his final game. He has averaged 220 over 16 gam...
Jul 18, 2025
Moats & Detering Still In Contention For Advancing at Junior Gold....Flath, Lunning & Gore Inside Cut Line
The Junior Gold Youth Bowling Championships continued with the 3rd round of qualifying yesterday with the final round to be held today followed by the Advancers round. In the 18u Boys Division, there ...
Jul 17, 2025
Vandalia's Macy Jones Moving On Up Heading To Final Jr Gold Qualifying Round
In the U18 Girls Division, Vandalia High and Shobonier native Macy Jones continued her climb as she sits in 14th place out of the 552 participants with the top 79 advancing after today. Macy had a Day...
Jul 17, 2025
Harrisburg's Wheeler 2nd At Junior Nationals Headed To Final Qualifying Round Today
In the U15 Boys Division, Harrisburg's Dalton Wheeler is 2nd overall after his Day 3 total of 850 and average for the week of 221. He is just 8 pins behind the leader with the top 92 advancing out of ...
Jul 17, 2025
Jr Gold Continues....Harrisburg's Wheeler 2nd Overall In U15 Division
The Junior Gold Bowling Nationals continued yesterday with Day 2 of the 4 days of qualifying in various alley's in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In the U18 Boys, O'Fallon's Connor Lunning has had a great star...
Jul 16, 2025 Photo: Valerie Moats
Salem's Hodge & Barthelemy Headed To Wabash Valley
Salem's Lucas Hodge and Zane Barthelemy have verbally committed to continue their education and fishing career at the collegiate level for Wabash Valley College in the 26/27 season. Dedication and tim...
Jul 16, 2025
