Category Archives: Local Sports

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - After spending much off the offseason trying to trade Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak admits it would be awkward if the third bas...

Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll (FINAL POLL) Class 4A Rank School Total Points Previous 1. Kenwood (5) (27-2) 78 3 2. Benet (2) (26-2) 68 2 3. Lyons (28-2) 63 1 (tie) Nazareth (1) (28-2) 63...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chase Briscoe led a banner night for Toyota in qualifying for the Daytona 500 by winning the pole for NASCAR's "Great American Race." It is the first Daytona 500 pole for Br...

Breese Central remained unbeaten in the Cahokia Conference winning their showdown with Columbia last night 62-53. The Cougars trailed 24-22 at the halftime break but Kaden Rakers was too good finishin...

The annual OBC v. Area All Star Basketball Game will be held on Sunday. There will be a 3rd grade pee wee game at 1 followed by a 4th grade game at 2. Then the All Star Game will begin at 3:30 at Odin...

The Class M SIJHSAA State Tournament played their semifinal games at Rend Lake College last night. Nashville advanced to Friday's state title game with a 50-35 win over Joseph Arthur Middle School. Th...

The Salem 6th grade dropped a pair to Flora. The JV lost on a 25 foot shot at the buzzer 13-10. Lewis Eddy led Salem in scoring with 6. In the varsity game, Salem lost 33-17. Ethan Parrett had 6, Nola...

Franklin Park knocked off Selmaville in volleyball action 25-9, 25-13. The Lady Bobcats also won the JV match 25-6, 25-16. Selmaville will host Opdyke-Belle Rive tonight.

In the City of Salem Recreation B League Coed Volleyball at the Community Center it was Diggin & Swiggin over It's a Hard Block Life in 3 sets (25-21, 23-25, 15-12). G&G Roll Off Services beat...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brendan Donovan went to salary arbitration with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, asking for $3.3 million rather than the team's $2.85 million offer. A decision is expect...