Category Archives: Local Sports

First Place Finishes Boys Salem 138 points Murphysboro 132 points Ben Lux Shot Put 43-5 * Class L State Standard Discus 145-2 * Class L State Standard Eli Purdy Hurdles No time but edged out Murphysbo...

Salem native Taylor Ice delivered a standout performance as the Olivet Nazarene University women's golf team captured the 2026 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championship at Univers...

In Salem Recreation Women's Volleyball at the Community Center last night it was Vertically Challenged beating United Medical (25-8, 25-15), Rickell Sager Fitness over That's What She Set (25-12, 25-1...

The Salem 10u played 3 games this weekend. They lost a pair and tied the other. In the 3-3 tie, Judah Webb started for the cats allowing no hits and one run over 3 innings and struck out 7. Edison Sag...

The North Clay Cardinals won the South Central Wood Bat Tournament finishing undefeated on the weekend. They beat SC on Saturday afternoon to clinch the title 10-0. Former SC Cougar Trevan Sidwell was...

The Salem 10u played 3 games this weekend. They lost a pair and tied the other. In the 3-3 tie, Judah Webb started for the cats allowing no hits and one run over 3 innings and struck out 7. Edison Sag...

It started in the field events. Silas Lux was 2nd in the shot with a PR throw of 5'5.75'' which ranks him 16th in the state of Illinois. Trey Clark was 5th in the discus, Payton Gullion 9th in the hig...

The Oil Belt Conference track meet was held at Jim Finks Field on Friday. Many conference and school records fell on the day. Selmaville won the boys team title with Central City 2nd and Raccoon 3rd. ...

The Salem Varsity Boys delivered an electrifying performance in Saturday's doubleheader at Pinckneyville, walking away with two impressive victories. In the opener, Salem dominated Pinckneyville in a ...

Salem Wins 3rd Game of the Week The Salem Wildcats won their 3rd game of the week yesterday as they beat visiting Fairfield 8-2. Carter Lowe, Brenden Smith and Owen Tennyson combined for 4 of the Cats...