Category Archives: Local Sports

The Selmaville Rockets advanced to the OBC softball finals with a 16-1 win over Raccoon. The score was tied at 1 in the bottom of the 3rd when the Rockets scored 15 runs to end the game. Alana Howe wa...

Franklin Park won their home opener beating DuQuoin 11-1. Ben Lux was the winning pitcher giving up just 1 hit over 4.1 innings striking out 7. At the plate, Lux dro9ve in 2 runs and scored twice. The...

The Selmaville Rockets beat St Mary/Willow Grove in the opener of the OBC Baseball Tournament. The Rockets scored 14 combined runs in the 2nd and 3rd inning to win 19-4. Izac Holsapple, Jacob Butts an...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats dropped a 13-1 decision in their home opener to DuQuoin. Kaylee Carroll had 2 hits for Salem. Adding hits were Brinn Detmer, Bre Pennypacker and Emma Hawley. Also in sof...

The OBC Tournament opened yesterday and Iuka won their opener over Field 16-10. Kenzie Collier was the winning pitcher. Shaylee Vest drove in 2 runs. Briella Wodtka and Lilly Brewer each singled. Iuka...

Franklin Park Bobcats suffered a tough loss at Carterville 7-1. Eli Purdy had the only Salem hit. EJ Wolfe scored the Salem run. Tanner Purintun pitched for Salem going 3.2 allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. ...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats dropped to 1-1 on the season with a 12-1 loss at South Central yesterday. For Salem, Macy Canon, Kaylee Carroll and Skylar Gaston pitched. Carroll had 2 hits and McKinle...

The OBC Baseball and Softball Tournaments will begin today. In baseball action at the Little League Complex, Willow Grove/St Mary will take on Selmaville at 4:30 with the winner playing top seed Odin/...

Salem opened their season yesterday with a 22-3 win over Odin. Skylar Gaston got her first win, striking out 7. At the late, Macy Canon and Bre Pennypacker had 3 hits each, Brinn Detmer also got her f...

Iuka had their game with Olney St Joe called after just 2.5 innings due to weather with the Lady Pirates leading 11-1. Kenzie Collier faced 8 batters and had 6 strikeouts. Grayce Rose doubled; Collier...