Category Archives: Local Sports

Marion's Vance Burford sent the home fans home happy as he hit a home run to right field to hand Franklin Park their first loss of the season 7-6. Franklin Park trailed 6-4 in the top of the sixth whe...

South Central will take their 3-0 record to Farina City Park today when they host Sigel St Michael. The Falcons stayed perfect on the season with their 18-3 road win at Greenville yesterday. Landon Lo...

Selmaville got a stellar performance in the circle from 7th grader Gabby Goostree as she dominated Franklin Park striking out 18 and allowing just 1 hit in their 6-1 victory. Both teams only had 1 hit...

Emmie Ruholl went 2-2 with a double and drove in 3 runs and Bella McDowell added 2 hits including a double and 2 RBI as South Central beat down North Clay 18-2. The Lady Falcons scored 12 runs in the ...

With the game tied at 10, Odin's Chelsey Haines hit a walk off inside the park home run to lift her Lady Eagles to an 11-10 win over Rome. Haines finished with 2 doubles as well and drove in 3 runs. S...

Good luck to Salem grad Hunter Russell and the rest of the Wabash Valley Bass Fishing Teams that qualified for the College Bass Fishing National Championships in Anderson, South Carolina that begins t...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nolan Arenado hit a grand slam in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-6 comeback victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Arenado's fifth career walk-of...

CHICAGO (AP) - Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Kerry Carpenter homered, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Wednesday night. Detroit won for the seventh time in nine games, bouncing...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' shot at playing in a bowl game last season evaporated with two-point losses in the final two games. Coach Bret Bielema is confident of a happier ending this fall. "The...

Christ Our Rock opened their Fall prep baseball schedule with a 9-4 win over Brownstown/St Elmo on the road. Brayden Alber went 3-4 with 3 RBI. Christian Nollman added 2 RBI along with Noah Kinley. Fr...