Category Archives: Local Sports
KC Sweeps First Games On Bill Hawley Court
(Photo Credit: Henry Morton) Kaskaskia College officially opened their new gymnasium and the first games hosted on Bill Hawley Court on Saturday as both the men and women came away with wins. The Blue...
Feb 23, 2026
Patoka 3rd At Breese 6th Grade Tournament
The Patoka 5th/6th graders took 3rd place at the Breese Hot Hoops 6th Grade Tournament over the weekend. Patoka opened with a 39-10 win over Wesclin with Noah Cain, Grant Eddy, Knox Kuhyn and C...
Feb 23, 2026
Prep Basketball Round Up: Centralia Wins Final Basketball Game of Regular Season, 63 to 42 Over Carbondale
The Centralia Orphans win their final game in the regular season Friday night with a 63 to 42 victory at Carbondale. Sophomore Kenny Bratton led the Orphans with a career high of 25 points. Archie Goe...
Feb 21, 2026
Prep Basketball Round-up: Centralia Orphan Annies Lose Regional Title Game to Marion, 59-47
The Centralia Orphan Annies jumped out to a 10-0 lead in its regional championship game at home on Thursday night, but by halftime, the state's seventh-ranked Marion Wildcats had wiped out the lead wi...
Feb 20, 2026 Karl Baron / CC
Central City Wins Championship of North Wamac 7th Grade Tournament
Central City is the champion of the North Wamac 7th Grade Tournament, beating Raccoon 33 to 29 for the title. Central City was led by Bo Goowey with 17 and Braxton Bitter with ten. Raccoon was led by ...
Feb 20, 2026 Frozen Basketball goal, left side.
AP Rankings Out: Centralia Boys 5th in State
The Centralia Orphans are fifth in the state in the latest Associated Press Class 3A Basketball Poll. Mt. Vernon is 10th. Leading Class 3A is Kankakee. In Class 2A, Teutopolis leads the list, and Nash...
Feb 19, 2026
Prep Basketball Round-Up: Orphan Annies Play for Regional Championship Thursday Night
The Centralia Orphan Annies battle for a regional championship on their home court at six tonight. The 13-17 Annies will take on Marion, which is 23-4. In boys' prep basketball action Wednesday night:...
Feb 19, 2026
No. 10 Illinois overwhelms USC by 36 points, cruising to its 14th win in 16 games
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrej Stojakovic scored 22 points to lead seven players in double figures and No. 10 Illinois routed Southern California 101-65 on Wednesday night f...
Feb 19, 2026 Illinois guard Kylan Boswell, right, drives against Southern California guard Alijah Arenas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Prep Basketball Round-Up: Salem Drops Last Game of Regular Season
The Salem Wildcats dropped their last regular-season game last night to Roxana. The final score was Roxana 57, Salem 51. Salem was only outscored in the first quarter 15 to 4, but was never able to cl...
Feb 18, 2026
Centralia Wins, Salem and Mt. Vernon Lose in Girls Regional Semi Finals
Centralia comes back in the 4th quarter and overtime to beat Mt. Vernon and advance to play Marion in the Regional Final on Thursday night. The Annies pulled to a first quarter lead of 13-11 before be...
Feb 17, 2026
