Category Archives: Local Sports
IHSA Girls Super Sectionals Tonight
The IHSA Girls Super Sectionals will be held tonight with winners advancing to the state tournament next weekend. In 1a, Okawville is the site for Edwards County at Carrollton. At Brimfield: Abingdon ...
Mar 03, 2025
KC Beats OCC On Sophomore Day...Nesbit Leads RLC To Win
The KC Blue Devils honored their sophomores on Saturday and then beat Olney Central College 82-77 to improve to 15-13 on the season. Jerrod Mackey had 30 for KC in the win. Terrell Galbreath added 13 ...
Mar 03, 2025
Franklin Park Wins JV Tournament, JV & Varsity Head To Bartelso...Selmaville at St Peter...Sandoval Goes to Odin
The Franklin Park JV volleyball team won their tournament on Saturday. They beat Centralia (25-19, 25-17), Flora (25-12, 25-4) and Patoka (25-19, 25-11) in the round robin event. The Franklin Park JV ...
Mar 03, 2025
Franklin Park Wins Boys & Girls Bowling Tournament at Salem Bowl
Franklin Park hosted a 4 team tournament at Salem Bowl on Saturday. The boys won the event with 2789 pins. Top 3 individual places went to Bobcats with Benny Bryan first with 825, Kylan Cassidy 2nd (6...
Mar 03, 2025
Tre White leads Illinois to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan
DETROIT (AP) - Tre White had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Illinois to a 93-73 rout of No. 15 Michigan 93-73 on Sunday. Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis each scored 17 points for the Illini (...
Mar 03, 2025
Nesmith scores a career-high 27 points to lead Pacers past Bulls 127-112
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points, Pascal Siakam added 20 and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-112 on Sunday night. Nesmith, a fifth-year guard who retu...
Mar 03, 2025
Wyatt Johnston scores 3 times as the Stars beat the Blues 6-3
DALLAS (AP) - Wyatt Johnson scored three times to help the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Sunday. Roope Hintz had a goal and three assists as Dallas won for the fifth time in six games. ...
Mar 03, 2025
Bell makes late charge for lead and holds off Byron at COTA for 2nd straight NASCAR victory
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR's first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the ...
Mar 03, 2025
Orphans Win 4th Straight Regional...Joins Mt Vernon, East St Louis & Triad at 3a Marion Sectionals
The Centralia Orphans won their 4th straight regional title beating Herrin at Effingham 61-43. Freshman Archie Goewey led the Orphans with 23. Centralia advances to next week's Marion Sectional when t...
Mar 01, 2025
Haar's Steal/Score As Time Expires In 2OT Lifts Central Over Columbia
Breese Central's Conlan Haar got a steal of Sam Donald and a layup as time expired to lift the Cougars to a 57-55 double overtime win over Columbia at Carlyle. The Cougars were without leading scorers...
Mar 01, 2025
