Category Archives: Local Sports
Rasul's Hat Trick, Solid Cats Defense Leads Salem To Shutout of Greenville
The Salem Wildcats moved to 3-1 on the season as they finished the Greenville Tournament Saturday with a 5-0 win over the host Comets. Kam Rasul had a hat trick and now has 6 goals through the first 4...
Aug 31, 2026
Volleyball Roundup: Salem 2-1 Saturday At R2R....SC Wins Christopher Bash...Mt Vernon 4th at Fairfield
The Salem volleyball team went 2-1 at the River to River Preview Tournament in Herrin on Saturday. They beat DuQuoin and Benton and lost to Nashville. Quinn Wolfe made the All-Tournament Team. Pinckne...
Aug 31, 2026
KC Shows Well At Viking Invitational
The KC cross country teams competed at the Viking Invitational in Festus, Missouri at Larry Crites Memorial Park. The Blue Devils were 2nd behind D3 powerhouse Mineral Area College. Metro East Luthera...
Aug 31, 2026
Spencer Leads Salem XC at Carterville
The Salem cross country team competed at the Carterville Beat the Heat Invitational. Alex Spencer led the boys finishing 14th, Abram Jett was 32nd with Michael Davis and Jacob Cape 41st and 42nd follo...
Aug 31, 2026
Mt Vernon Wins Twilight Invite...Lady Rams 4th
Civic Memorial hosted their Twilight Invite at the Bethalto Sports Complex. The Mt Vernon boys won the title and the girls were 3rd. The Rams put 5 in the top 20 to finish with 61 team points and edge...
Aug 31, 2026
Tennis Recap: Sellers Wins At Effingham....Marion Wins Own Invite....TTown 4-Peats at St Anthony
The Salem Lady Wildcats tennis team competed in Effingham over the weekend. Katee Sellers won first in the #2 singles bracket. Ella Robinson was 2nd in the #1 bracket. Marion won their own tennis invi...
Aug 31, 2026
Franklin Park Wins Pair on Saturday
Saturday, Franklin Park won their tournament with a pair of wins. They opened with a 15-0 win over Central City. Kaylee Carroll drove in 4 runs on 2 hits as Salem scored 9 runs in the first inning. Sk...
Aug 31, 2026
The Salem Youth Soccer teams had busy weekends.
The 1st/2nd grade white team started their season with a 4-0 win over Germantown. The 3rd/4th grade boys opened with a 4-3 win over Germantown. Kalan Heinzmann had a hat trick and Atlas ...
Aug 31, 2026
Wildcats Pull Off Thrilling Late Win at Olney, Orphans Roll In Cahokia Opener
The Salem Wildcats got a heart pumping, come from behind win at Olney last night. Trailing 27-21 with 5:24 left in the game, Salem went on a 65-yard drive capped off by a Trey Clark 2-yard touchdown r...
Aug 29, 2026
Friday JH Baseball Roundup
Selmaville beat down Carlyle 15-2. Jacob Butts, Lucas Howe and Isaac Knapp each had hits. Butts and Knapp drove In 2 runs each. Selmaville is hosting Summersville on Wednesday. Jace Bopp had 2 ...
Aug 29, 2026
