Category Archives: Local Sports

In 2a, Breese Central slayed the giant as they beat Nashville for the first time in 3 tries this season, winning the Chester Sectional 58-48. Nashville was the defending state champion and Breese impr...

Selmaville took 3rd place at the Central City 7th Grade Tournament beating Bartelso 41-21. Isaac Knapp had 17 for the Rockets, Izac Holsapple added 7 and Jacob Butts 6. Becker led Bartelso with 9.

The Salem Wildcats cut a 23 point third quarter deficit down to single digits, but Newton advanced to the finals of the Robinson 2a regional with a 67-58 win. Kaeden Bevolo had 19, Ryegan Warren 13 an...

Mt Vernon overcame a halftime deficit to pull away and beat Carbondale 51-32 to advance to the Centralia 3a regional finals. They will get their 4th shot at Centralia on Friday, having lost the previo...

In 1a, fresh off the program's first ever sectional win, St Elmo/Brownstown will try to add the first Sectional plaque to the trophy case when they take on Edwards County at Wayne City. The Lady Bombe...

Kaskaskia College dropped their game to John A Logan 90-72 in a game played at Southeastern Illinois College. KC trailed 37-35 at the half. Abdou Faye and Jerrod Mackey had 18 each, Keyon Garrett-Mill...

The Salem Wildcats will tip off their 2a post season tonight at 7:30 when they travel to Robinson to play Newton in their 7:30 semifinal. The game will be on WJBD and streaming on southernillinoisnow....

The Centralia Orphans won their 3a regional semifinal at home over Cahokia last night 66-36 at Trout Arena to improve to 30-1. Archie Goewey and Devin meier had 17 each as Centralia led 18-3 in the op...

In 1a at Bunker Hill, top-seed Bluffs eliminated Carlyle 71-58. Alex Johnson led Carlyle with 22 and Meghan Edwards added 16. Okawville then beat Nokomis 46-29. Brynn Rhodes had 18 in the win.   ...

The KC men's basketball team, coming off their upset win over #2 Vincennes, will take on John A Logan tonight.   The KC Blue Angels try to make it 2 straight wins as they host Lake Land.   T...