Category Archives: Local Sports
St. Louis MLS team fires coach Bradley Carnell in 2nd season
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - St. Louis City has fired coach Bradley Carnell amid a disappointing second season for the MLS team. The team announced the move on Monday two days after blowing a two-goal lead i...
Jul 02, 2024
Olney Beats Salem In 10u District Finals, Next Stop....State Tournament In Paris
The Olney 10u White Squirrels won the District 1 Tournament in Mt Carmel on Saturday beating Salem 10-7. Olney advances to the State Tournament in Paris. For the Wildcats, Bo Martinez went 3-4 with a ...
Jul 01, 2024
12u Run At District Tournament Ends In "If Necessary" Game
The Salem 12u All Stars season came to an end in the If Necessary game of the District 1 Tournament at Lawrenceville. After beating Robinson 5-3 on Saturday to force the Sunday winner-take-all game, S...
Jul 01, 2024
10u Supersonics To Host Tryouts For 24-25 Season
The Centralia Supersonics 10u softball tryouts for the 24-25 season. They will run Sunday July 21st from 4-6pm at the Odin Softball Field. The Coaching Staff includes Josh Tellefsen, Derick Gaston, Da...
Jul 01, 2024
Salem 10u (Rushing) Lady Cats To Host Travel Tryouts
Tryouts for the Salem 10u Lady Cats (Rushing) will be July 6th at 9:30-11 and July 10th from 5-6:30 both times at Bob Jamison Field 1 at the Salem Little League Complex. Contact Jeff Rushing for more ...
Jul 01, 2024
Woolridge, Redenbo & Pappas Show Well At DuQuoin Swim Invite
Salem swimmers had great performances recently at the DuQuoin Invitational. Austin Woolridge and Branson Pappas put in work down south and came away with lower times and some hardware. Woolridge took ...
Jul 01, 2024
Salem Wrestlers, led by King & Moore, Have Great Showing At MW Nationals
The Salem HS wrestling program is still in its infancy, however it took another big step forward over the weekend with 7 of their athletes competing at the Midwest Nationals at Illinois Wesleyan this ...
Jul 01, 2024
Simone Biles headlines a U.S. women's gymnastics team eyeing redemption at the Paris Olympics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized...
Jul 01, 2024 FILE - United States' Simone Biles shows her gold medal after the women's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Biles was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for a third time on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, after winning national and world all-around titles in her return to gymnastics following a two-year break after the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Geert vanden Wijngaert, File)
Joey Logano wins at Nashville in record 5th overtime for 1st NASCAR Cup Series victory of year
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - Joey Logano felt he couldn't get to the finish line fast enough with his No. 22 Ford sputtering and nearly out of gas. First, he had to hold off the driver with the fastest car t...
Jul 01, 2024
Brice Turang's grand slam caps 7-run 4th inning for Brewers, who beat Cubs 7-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brice Turang hit Milwaukee's fifth grand slam in its last eight games as part of a seven-run fourth inning, and the Brewers rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Fr...
Jul 01, 2024
