Category Archives: Local Sports
Nix Goes Yard, Inlow Solid As Salem Beats Orphans For 3rd Straight Win
The Salem Wildcats are now 5-2 on the season and have won 3 straight following last night's 7-4 win under the lights at Centralia. Ryan Detering drew a walk scoring a run in the first and Rhett Deteri...
Mar 29, 2025
Lady Cats Come Back To Beat Williamson, CORLHS 5-4
Salem is coming off a 5-4, comeback win over Christ Our Rock handing the Lady Stallions their first loss of the season. Christ Our Rock led 4-1 before Salem scored 4 runs in the bottom of the fifth. B...
Mar 29, 2025
SIJHSAA State Volleyball Tournaments Today
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will play at the SIJHSAA Class L state tournament in Pinckneyville today. They will open at 11am against DuQuoin at the same time Millstadt and Hamilton County play. The...
Mar 29, 2025
Eugenio Suárez hits 2 HRs to continue a hot start to the season, D-backs top the Cubs 8-1
PHOENIX (AP) - Eugenio Surez hit a pair of two-run homers, Merrill Kelly threw 5 1/3 solid innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1 on Friday night. Arizona's Pavin Smith and Ale...
Mar 29, 2025
Wildcats Head To Centralia For 6:30 Start First Pitch...OPS Hosts Mulberry Grove...Prep Baseball Scores
The Salem Wildcats had their baseball game at Centralia rained out yesterday. They have rescheduled their game for tonight. Centralia will host Olney at 4pm followed by the 6:30 game between Salem and...
Mar 28, 2025 Darren Whitley
Lady Cats Head To DuQuoin Tournament Saturday....Thursday Softball Scores
The Salem Lady Wildcats return to action tomorrow when they travel to the DuQuoin Tournament. They will play New Athens at noon and DuQuoin at 2pm. Softball Scores: Benton 27 Eldorado 1 Crab Or...
Mar 28, 2025
Kessler's Goal Not Enough In Salem Loss
The Salem Lady Wildcats soccer team is at the Olney Tournament after losing yesterday's game to Breese Central 3-1. Jordan Kessler scored the only Salem goal. Centralia will host Vandalia after the An...
Mar 28, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Area Athletes Named To All South Girls Basketball Team
The All South Girls Basketball Teams have been named. In Class 1a the team includes Brynn Rhodes and Caroline Tepe of Okawville with their coach Haylee Bowers named Coach of the Year. In 2a, Carlyle's...
Mar 28, 2025
Miguel Amaya has 2 doubles and 5 RBIs to lead the Cubs past the Diamondbacks 10-6
PHOENIX (AP) - Miguel Amaya hit two doubles and had five RBIs, Ian Happ added a homer, double and three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Thursday night. Amaya's double w...
Mar 28, 2025
Arenado homers and Gray pitches Cardinals past Twins 5-3 in rain-delayed opener
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Lars Nootbaar homered and Sonny Gray pitched five solid innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Twins in their rain-delayed opener Thursday. Nolan Aren...
Mar 28, 2025
