Category Archives: Local Sports

It's state championship day at the CEFCU Arena in Normal for the IHSA girls basketball tournaments. The 2a state title game will feature Breese Central taking on Byron at noon. It's the 4th state titl...

The 4a title game is at 6pm with Loyola taking on Nazareth Academy. Yesterday Nazareth beat Belleville East 54-36. The Lady Lancers, who were making the program's first ever trip to the state final fo...

It was another great year for the Salem Wildcat Wrestling team under coach Rob Ring and Brian Camp. They held their end of the year awards night this week.   Rylan Moore and Alana Finney were nam...

The Centralia Orphans get a showdown with East St Louis in the 3a Waterloo finals. The winner will advance to the Elite 8 at the Springfield Super Sectional against the winner from Mahomet Seymour bet...

The IHSA State Girls Final Fours started yesterday at the CEFCU Arena in Normal.   The Breese Central Lady Cougars punched their ticket to tonight's state title game with a 48-40 win over Pleasan...

In a back and forth game at the 1a Trico Sectional, Goreville held off Sparta 66-63. The Blackcats had the three point lead with 6 seconds left and missed two free throws giving Sparta a chance. But t...

The Salem Wildcats have their first Cahokia All Conference basketball player since 2022 as Avery Gullion was named to the team. The 6-3 junior averaged 14 points per game on 56% shooting and was top 3...

At 10am in 1a it's Brown County against Mt Pulaski followed by Rockford Christian and Deer Creek Mackinaw.   Today at 2:30, Breese Central will take on Pleasant Plains followed by Byron and St Ed...

In Salem Recreation Coed Volleyball B League action...   Toss N Wash beat Mom Photography (25-10, 25-16)   Vertically Challenged beat That's What She Set (25-12, 25-5)   Volley Vikings ...

The Centralia Orphans punched their ticket to the 3a Waterloo Sectional finals by beating Triad 58-38 in a game they dominated after half time. Archie Goewey led 3 in double figures with 20. The Orpha...