Category Archives: Local Sports
Aviston Express Wins 3rd Straight District Title....Breese Juniors run At 5th Division Is Done
The Aviston Express won the District 23 Senior Legion baseball tournament over the weekend with their 6-4 win over Trenton. It was the Express 3rd straight District title. Easton Becker earned the win...
Jul 22, 2024
Centralia's Jaxon Cushman 5th In Survivor Tournament at Junior Gold U15
Jaxon Cushman of Centralia posted an absolutely stellar series in the U15 Boys division of the Survivor Tournament. His 1225 total for five games - a whopping 245 average - had him sitting in first un...
Jul 22, 2024
Moats & Gullion Finish Top 104 out of 1331 Bowlers at Jr Gold.....4 Wildcats Finish Run At Jr Gold
For Salem, 2 of their 4 bowlers who competed at Jr Gold in the Detroit area advanced through the brutal qualification rounds to finish top 104 out of 1331 bowlers from across the country. Keaton Gulli...
Jul 22, 2024
Carterville's Flath & O'Fallon's Lunning Finish GREAT runs at Jr Gold
Carterville's Evan Flath and O'Fallon's Connor Lunning were amazing over the past week competing with 1331 athletes in the U18 boys division at Jr Gold in the Detroit area. Both advanced to the 2nd ro...
Jul 22, 2024
Salem's Vanhoutin & Macy Jones finishes run at Junior Gold
Elena Vanhoutin competed at the 2024 Junior Gold National Bowling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan over the past week-plus. Competing with 545 other competitors, Elena averaged 136 for the 4-day tourna...
Jul 22, 2024
Other Area Finishes at Jr Gold:
15u Girls (300 Competitors) 55 Abigail Craig - Frankfort -455 86 Jillian Dwiggins - Alton -544 154 Chloe Walter - Belleville -678 164 Kollen Stephens - Collinsville -689 219 Chayse Rutledge - Mascouta...
Jul 22, 2024
Harrisburg Sophomore Makes Final 16 At Junior Gold
Harrisburg's Dalton Wheeler began bowling just 2 years ago, and in that time, the Harrisburg Bulldog has come a LONG way that culminated in a fantastic run at the recently completed Jr Gold Nationals ...
Jul 22, 2024
Fuzion's Run At Nationals Ends, But What A Ride
The Fuzion run at the Southeast National Softball Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee came to an end after a great run that saw them get to the final 16 of a 54 team elimination bracket. After going 2-...
Jul 22, 2024
Robinson Rocking After 11u & 12u Teams Advance To Respective State tournament Championship Brackets
The city of Robinson has been rocking this weekend as both the 12 and 11u Little League All Stars have dominated State Tournament action through pool play. The 12u opened up Saturday with a 4-2 win ov...
Jul 22, 2024
5 Area Bowlers Still Alive To Make Cut At Junior Gold Nationals With One Round Left
The Jr Gold Youth National Bowling Tournament continued yesterday with the 3rd of 4 four-game blocks rolled. In the 18u Boys Division there are 1334 competitors. With one round to go, Salem senior Kea...
Jul 18, 2024 (Photo: Valerie Moats)
