Category Archives: Local Sports
Lady Cats Knock Off Mattoon and Honor 3 Seniors
The Salem Lady Wildcats hosted Mattoon and honored their 3 seniors before the game. Bre Thurman, Lilly Blagoue and Nat Lee were announced before Salem beat the Wave 9-2. Thurman threw an inning striki...
May 22, 2025
IHSA Girls State Track Meet Opens Today
The IHSA Girls State Track meet opens today and runs through Saturday. Salem will be represented by Carly Veach in the 100m hurdles, Hannah Smith in the discus and Findley Puricelli in the high jump. ...
May 22, 2025
Ettress & Clark Advance To IHSA State Track Meet....Bratton & Bratton Qualify for CHS
The Salem Wildcats will send a pair of athletes to the state track meet after competing at the Tolono Unity 2a Sectionals yesterday. Sophomore Trey Clark finished 3rd overall with a throw of 44.93 met...
May 22, 2025
Salem 's Duo of Boats Head To IHSA Bass Fishing Sectionals at Lake of Egypt Today
Today is the IHSA Bass Fishing Sectionals. The area Sectional of interest will be at Lake of Egypt where Salem's Mya Russell and Colton Starnes will compete after winning the school's first ever IHSA ...
May 22, 2025
Tigers stay on a roll with a 5-1 win over the Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Spencer Torkelson had a pair of hits, walked twice and drove in a run to help the Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Wednesday for Detroit's 15th win in its past 20 games. Bra...
May 22, 2025
Kyle Tucker homers for second straight game and helps Cubs beat the Marlins 2-1
MIAMI (AP) - Kyle Tucker had a homer among his three hits and knocked in the tiebreaking run with a single and fielding error by Miami in the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the Marlins 2-1 on ...
May 22, 2025
Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Roger Penske has fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal...
May 22, 2025 Global Jet / CC
Detering's Late Homer Sends Salem Home Victorious On Senior Day
The Salem Wildcats honored their 9 seniors before their game with Mattoon and then beat the visiting Green Wave 2-1. The big blow came in the bottom of the 6th with the game tied at 1-1 when Ryan Dete...
May 21, 2025
Wildcats join teams from around the state at IHSA Track Sectionals
Today is IHSA Track Sectionals. The Salem Wildcats will travel to Tolono Unity today with Field Events starting at 1 and the Running Events at 3pm. Salem will be in the field of 17 hat will also inclu...
May 21, 2025
Lake Land Opens Baseball JUCO World Series on Saturday
The Lake Land Lakers baseball team will play in the opening round of the Juco World Series as the 9 seed and will play the Buccaneers of Blinn College Saturday at 3pm at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Ju...
May 21, 2025
