Category Archives: Local Sports

Franklin Park hosted the regional cross country meet yesterday with the top 2 teams and advancing to next Friday's state meet held in DuQuoin. The Franklin Park Bobcats dominated the field as the boys...

The Benton Rangers completed a rare undefeated sweep of their season after winning the Centralia 2a boys golf Sectional yesterday. They improved to 26-0 including 7 tournament wins. They were led by C...

For the first time in school history, the Franklin Park Bobcats are state baseball champions. Salem defeated Benton at Rotary Park in Centralia 4-1 to take the Class L title. Benton scored in the open...

St Mary's Centralia/Willow Grove beat Coulterville for the SIJHSAA Class S state title in Pinckneyville 4-2. Reese Koester drove in 2 runs in the top of the 6th to put the Wildcards on top for good. M...

Today is the Class L junior high cross country meet hosted at Franklin Park School. The winners will advance to next weekend's state meet. Salem will welcome fellow runners from Breese, Centralia, Fai...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA coed softball at Bryan Park it was Coffey Construction over Red Dog 14-7, Odd Fellows beat Coffey Construction 6-5 and Route 50 Auto Repair beat Crescent Bearing 18-7.

The Salem Country Club was the site for one of four IHSA Class 1A sectional qualifiers for girls golf on Monday. The sectional competition included 8 full teams that advanced from their respective reg...

Greenview Golf Course in Centralia is the site for today's a boys golf sectional. The Salem Wildcats will be represented by Luke Light. He will be joined individually by Nate Rakers of Breese Central....

The Franklin Park Bobcats play for the Class L State Title this afternoon at Rotary Park in Centralia as they take on Benton for the SIJHSAA crown starting at 1pm. You can listen on AM 1350, 92.1 FM a...

In Salem Rec/YMCA coed softball at Bryan Park, Route 50 Auto Repair beat Red Dog 32-16, Odd Fellows over Crescent Bearing 22-8.