Category Archives: Local Sports

The Indoor Top Times State Track Meet was held in Bloomington. With the best track athlete ever at SCHS, Mike Minton on hand to watch perhaps the young man that may take his place, Salem's Caleb Smith...

The Salem Lady Wildcats are now 6-1 on the season after a pair of wins in DuQuoin on Saturday. Salem opened with a dominating 15-0 win in five innings over New Athens. Lilly Blagoue was the winning pi...

The SC Cougars dropped both games of their triangular home games with Vandalia and Mater Dei. In the first game, SC fell to Vandalia 4-2. SC led 2-1 until the fifth when the Vandals would plate 3. Tre...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats volleyball season ended with a record of 23-1 as they fell in their Class L state opener at Pinckneyville High School losing to Massac County 17-25, 25-27. Massac County...

The Salem 11u opened up their baseball season with a pair of wins over the Renegades. Salem won the first game 7-6. Isaac Knapp had a double and drove in a run. In the 2nd game, Salem won 15-8. Knapp ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points, Marcus Domask added 22 and No. 3 seed Illinois made fast work 11th-seeded Duquesne in an 89-63 victory to reach the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A banged-up Jordan Kyrou scored a hat trick and Brandon Saad tallied 2:05 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Jake Neigh...

The Salem Lady Wildcats are at DuQuoin for a triangular softball round robin today. The SC Lady Cougars are at the Casey Tournament. Yesterday in prep softball, Carmi nipped Benton 3-2, Centralia big ...

The SC Cougars look to stay unbeaten as they have a pair of games at home with Mater Dei and Vandalia. Yesterday, TTown beat Fairfield 5-2 in the Fleener Bowl, as TTown coach Justin Fleener beat his b...

MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele departed his final tuneup for opening day after he was struck on his left leg by a comebacker on Friday. Steele was hit by Luis Matos' leadoff...