Category Archives: Local Sports

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois hasn't played a home game in a month. Road games at then-No. 22-Nebraska and then-No. 9 Penn State and a bye week left Memorial Stadium silent since Sept. 14. The Illin...

Franklin Park hosted cross country regionals on Wednesday. The girls team consisting of Stevie Nix, Charlotte Johnson, Kinsley Gansauer, Laney Kuhns, Taniya Carroll, and Addi Nix took 2nd place as a t...

Class 8A Rank School Total Points Previous 1. Lincoln-Way East (13) (6-0) 130 1 2. Naperville Central (6-0) 98 5 3. Oswego (6-0) 97 4 4. Fremd (6-0) 92 9 5. Chicago (Marist) (5-1) 73 6 6. Lyons (6-0) ...

The SIJHSAA will crown their state baseball and softball champions today and it could be a big day for Salem. Both teams will be competing at Rotary Park in Centralia for the Class L State Titles at 3...

The National Trail Conference Tournament continued last night. The SC Cougars knocked off Windsor/Stew-Stras 3-2 to advance to Saturday's finals. The Hatchets led 2-1 until the Cougars scored twice in...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will host Centralia to the Bryan Memorial Courts for Senior Day today. Salem is coming off a 6-3 win at Carmi yesterday. Winning in singles were Ella Robinson, Lauren Burge, Ma...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team will honor seniors Oliver Morton, Keaton Gullion and Park Findlay before today's game at FCC Fields against Newton. The Wildcats are finishing up a historic season that ...

The Salem Wildcats improved to 14-2-and-1 on the soccer season and wrapped up the Cahokia Conference with a 10-1 win at Wood River. The win finishes Salem in 2nd place in the Cahokia with just one los...

The Centralia Annies tennis team took a 9-0 home loss to Olney. (Photos: Pat Hodges)

It's been a historic season for the Franklin Park baseball and softball teams and both continued their march to state titles as they each won their Class L semifinal games at Rotary Park in Centralia ...