Category Archives: Local Sports

After starting the conference season with 3 straight wins, the Salem Lady Cats have dropped 2 straight. After Tuesday's loss at home to Breese Central, Salem made the trip to Freeburg last night and f...

The Franklin Park Bobcats are 2-1 on the season following their 60-39 win at Raccoon. Colton Starnes finished with 21, Deytin Parker added 14 and Noah Nix 10. 6th grader Michael Organ led Raccoon with...

The Franklin Park Bowlers picked up another win over Selmaville at Salem Bowl. The boys won 1583-771. Wesley Hunter led Salem with a 2-game total of 431, Silas Moats 392, Rhett Detering 386 and Ryan D...

The KC Blue Angels volleyball team is 7-1 after their road win at Lake Land 3-0. Taylor Powell had 9 points in the win. Brooklynn Smith added 10 digs with Molly Diekemper adding 8 kills. KC will host ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 24 points, freshman Adam Miller added 18 and No. 5 Illinois beat Nebraska 86-70. Illinois played without star Ayo Dosunmu, who broke his nose against Michig...

UNDATED (AP) - The Nets now have their longest winning streak since the franchise moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn. Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists in the Nets' eighth consecutive win, a ...

UNDATED (AP) - Michigan had no trouble winning their second straight top-10 matchup. Franz Wagner scored 21 points and freshman Hunter Dickinson shut down Luka Garza as the third-ranked Wolverines ble...

UNDATED (AP) - The Boston Bruins entered Thursday's play ranked second in the NHL in goals allowed. The Islanders hadn't scored more than four goals in any of their first 18 games. Naturally, the Isle...

Olney Central 74; John A. Logan 73 Olney Central came back from a seven-point deficit with 35-seconds to play and edged third-rated John A. Logan, 74-73, at Carterville - leaving both teams tied for t...

The Salem boys and girls basketball teams return to Cahokia action tonight. The Wildcats will take their 1-5 record and 1-3 mark to the floor trying to avenge an earlier season loss to the Freeburg Mi...