Category Archives: Local Sports
KC Cross Country Runs At UIS Stars Invite Over the Weekend
The Blue Angels and Blue Devils cross country teams traveled to Springfield to compete in the UIS Stars Invitational meet. No reason to talk about the weather/temperatures. The men and w...
Sep 8, 2026
Wildcats Dominate Mattoon...Orphans Win Again....Prep Football Scores
The Salem Wildcats are 2-1 after a 29-7 beating of visiting Mattoon Friday night. Trey Clark rushed 18 times for 176 yards and 1 touchdown. Kaeden Bevolo went 12-of-17 for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns, ...
Sep 5, 2026
LOCAL GOLFERS HELP OLIVET NAZARENE OPEN FALL WITH CHAMPIONSHIPS
A pair of local golfers helped Olivet Nazarene University open its 2026 fall season with a pair of team championships at the Bill Johnson Memorial in Kankakee. Salem's Taylor Ice, a Salem High ...
Sep 4, 2026
Wildcats Host Mattoon Tonight, Late Start Due To Heat
The 1-1 Salem Wildcats will be at home at Jim Finks Field for the first time this season when they welcome the Mattoon Green Wave. Kickoff has been moved back to 8pm and it will be Mom's Night at the ...
Sep 4, 2026
Wildcats Fall At Highland, Rasul Gets 7th Goal in 5 Matches
The Salem soccer team fell at a very good Highland 6-1, the game was 4-1 until late when Salem started subbing their starters out. Sophomore Kam Rasul scored his 7th goal in 5 games this season on a g...
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Volleyball Roundup: Salem & SC Falls....Edwardsville Classic Tourament Opens Today
Salem volleyball lost their home match to Newton in three tough sets 14-25, 25-22, 16-25. The JV lost in straight sets by a pair of 20-25 scores and the night started off with the Salem freshmen split...
Sep 4, 2026
HS Baseball Results: Strobel Leads SC To Rout...COR Blows Out Rams...Patoka/Odin Gets Walked Off On
In prep baseball, Aiden Strobel drove in 4 runs to lead South Central over Wayne City 17-2. Sebastian Kruger and Ryker Dodson had multiple hits for SC. Luke Shumate was the winning pitcher giving up 3...
Sep 4, 2026
JH Baseball - SC Falls To Dieterich, Patoka/Odin Beats WGSM
The SC Falcons fell in middle school baseball to Dieterich 7-1. Jayden Gullion led SC with 3 hits, Evan Farthing drove in the only Falcon run. Gullion took the loss allowing 4 earned runs and 3 hits w...
Sep 4, 2026
Huffman's Walk-Off Leads Patoka Over SEB
Patoka walked it off on St Elmo/Brownstown as Piper Huffman doubled home the winning run. Jessa Thalman had 3 hits including a triple for Patoka. Charlee Murray pitched 5 innings allowing no hits and ...
Sep 4, 2026
The latest Media Poll has been released for Week 3 in prep football.
The Centralia Orphans moved up 1 spot to #7 as they prepare to host Jerseyville Friday night at Evers Field. The Breese Central Cougars moved up from 6 to tied at #5 with Metamora as the Cougars host ...
Sep 3, 2026
