Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem girls track team competed at the Monticello Sectional. They were 8th out of 18 teams. Finley Purcielli qualified for state in the high jump, Hannah Smith in the discus and Carly Veach in the...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will open up their soccer post season today with regionals. Salem will play their 2a quarterfinal at Olney against the Lady Tigers at 4:30. In 1a, Breese Central will host Alth...

Yesterday in regular season action, Centralia honored their seniors and then shutout Mt Vernon 3-0.

It was Week 4 in the high school trap shooting league. Patoka's River Huffman, Brantley Brumfield and Kru Cain got their first ever 25 straight patches. Hailey Hassebrock shot a 50 straight and Hunter...

Congratulations to Salem anglers Colton Starnes and Mya Russell as they won the Forbes Lake Bass Fishing Regionals and teammates Zane Barthelemy and Lucas Hodge were 4th. Both teams will advance to th...

At the Little League Complex, Schmidt Ford moved to 3-0 with a 15-0 win over Henson Painting. Liam Ryan threw all 4 innings and struck out 8. Kash Hall, Ethan Parrett, Liam Ryan and Briar Britton all ...

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR penalized driver Chris Buescher and his Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing team for illegal modifications to the bumper of his No. 17 Ford at Kansas Speedway. The sanctioning b...

Yesterday, Centralia broke up a 1-1 tie at Fairfield in the top of the seventh when Rhett Lambert singled home a run and then he scored on a Xavier Koch triple. Dax Snow was the winning pitcher in rel...

Mt Vernon fell to powerhouse Carterville in prep softball 2-0. Danicah Tobin was great for the Lady Rams in the loss surrendering only 5 hits and 2 runs over six innings with 5 strikeouts. Tobin also ...

The IHSA announced the 3a/4a baseball and softball regional pairings for games that will be played starting Monday, May 26. The Salem Lady Wildcats will be the top seed in their sectional at 18-2 on t...