Category Archives: Local Sports

The Franklin Park baseball and softball teams traveled to Nashville Saturday for more than just a pair of games on the field. The teams joined forces with the Hornets for a Strikeout Cancer game, with...

The Salem Wildcats left no doubt early with the running game, through the air and off the foot of kicker Caleb Purintun who was a real weapon forcing 3 turnovers in the kicking game, including 3 in 4 ...

The Centralia Orphans are 2-2 after defending their home turf with a 49-6 win over visiting Granite City. Mike Brown had a 75 yard kickoff return for a score early on as he finished the night with 9 c...

Colonial Golf Course was the site for yesterday's Midland Trail Conference golf tournament. Waltonville won the girls title with Sandoval 2nd. On the boys side, Sandoval was the conference champ shoot...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Luke Altmyer threw for four touchdowns, including a short toss to Pat Bryant in overtime, to give No. 24 Illinois a 31-24 win over No. 22 Nebraska on Friday night. The Illini (4-0...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jos Ramrez had three hits including his 36th home run, drove in two and stole his 40th base as the Cleveland Guardians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Friday night to move closer ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Jameson Taillon allowed two hits over six innings, Dansby Swanson hit his 16th home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday to stave off elimination from po...

The first elimination race of NASCAR's playoffs has a three-time Daytona 500 winner and a pair of former Cup Series champions in danger of being bumped from title contention at Bristol Motor Speedway....

The Salem Wildcats take their 0-3 record to East Alton Wood River tonight to take on the 1-2 Oilers to open Cahokia Conference play. Join me and Craig Holmes tonight for the play by play starting with...

The Salem Lady Wildcats earned a Cahokia Conference volleyball win at home beating Wood River 25-15, 25-23 to improve to 9-5 on the season. The Freshmen won 21-9, 21-11 and the JV won 25-7, 25-14. Sal...