Category Archives: Local Sports

Today is the opening day of the SCHS Wildcats Youth Basketball Camp hosted by the Wildcats high school team. The camp will run Monday through Wednesday this week, with registration at the door today. ...

The SC Storm Chasers 16u won the Central State Spikes Showcase Tournament in Tolono going 4-1 on the weekend. SC beat the Central State Spikes in the finals 6-2. Brody Collier had a single and RBI, Co...

The Jr and Sr American Legion District Baseball Tournaments will be very small affairs with just 3 teams playing in each tournament. The Junior Legion Tournament will open this week on Wednesday with ...

The Robinson 11u clinched the District 1 Tournament at Musgrove Park in Olney last night, knocking off the host Fighting Squirrels 4-1 in the If Necessary Game. The win advances Robinson to the State ...

Congratulations to the Southern Illinois Select 17u who traveled to Orlando Florida and won the D1 World Championships at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The SI Select is coached by former Mari...

Centralia resident Roger Campbell has busted out of the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event on Day 2. Campbell survived Day 1 with 107,200 chips in the $10,000 buy in tournament. The Event is an ann...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Kvin Cabral and Cole Bassett both had a goal and an assist in the first half to spark the Colorado Rapids to a 4-1 victory over St. Louis City on Sunday night. Cabral stake...

CHICAGO (AP) - At long last, Alex Bowman got a win. And a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. So yeah, he was ready to party. "We're going to drink so much damn bourbon tonight, it's going to be a...

CHICAGO (AP) - Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday. Wesneski (3-5) allowed a single to the seco...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Willson Contreras hit his second homer of the series and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday. Contreras hit a line drive 395-foot homer off Nation...