Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Wildcats held off a scrappy Altamont Indians team yesterday as they improved to 11-2 on the season with a 3-2 victory. Salem got goals from Eli Baker, Alex Spencer and Caleb Purintun. Payton...

Sidwell's One-Hitter Leads SC Over WSS The SC Cougars beat visiting Windsor/Stew-Stras 8-0 as Trevan Sidwell threw the one-hit shutout. He struck out 3 and walked 3 in the win. At the plate, Brody Mar...

"True Grit." Those were the words of Salem volleyball coach Nicki Brubaker describing her team's effort in the 3rd and final set last night of their match with visiting Wesclin. In a back and forth se...

Eastern Illinois men's golf opened the 2024 Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Invitational with a team score of 283, the 6th best single round team total in school history. EIU wrapped up the 54-hole event...

The Salem Lady Wildcat tennis team traveled to Greenville and came away with a 9-0 win. The JV also had a great showing only losing 1 match. The Annies beat Vandalia 8-1. They earned singles wins from...

The Selmaville Running Rockets competed at the KC College Invite on Tuesday. The JV girls and JV boys both won the Class S Division. Gabby Harper led the girls finishing 2nd, McKenzie Mulvany 6th, Gia...

In City of Salem Recreation/YMCA Fall Coed Softball, ABC Pub beat Eliminators 20-15, 4 The Fallen over Terminix 17-7, Terminix then nipped Salem Grace 14-13. In Women's Volleyball B League play, Retir...

It's regional time in prep girls golf. The Salem Lady Wildcats will head to the 1a St Anthony Regional to try and advance out to the Effingham Sectional. Joining Salem locally are Altamont, Effingham,...

The Salem JV boys finished their season finishing 2nd at a quad match at Fairfield. Salem shot 166 to finish behind Fairfield's 153. Jaxson Ward led Salem shooting 37, Scout Puricelli added 41, 44s fr...

The Salem Wildcats are 10-2 on the season as they head to Altamont to take on the Indians. Salem is one win shy of the school record of 11. The Centralia Orphans fell to Carbondale 3-1 as the Terriers...