Category Archives: Local Sports
Johnson & Thurman's Big Day Helps Salem To 20th Win Of The Season -- Thursday Softball Scoreboard
The Salem Lady Wildcats improved to 20-5 on the season with a 10-0, five-inning win at Mascoutah. Lilly Blagoue struck out 4 getting the win. Marah Johnson hit her 4th homer of the year, a grand slam,...
May 10, 2024
Webster Shines On Senior Day As SC Dominates Wayne City
It was senior day for South Central and their lone senior Taegan Webster. After honoring her prior to the game, Taegan came out and threw a 4 inning no-hitter striking out 9 in South Central's 17-0 wi...
May 10, 2024
Rotary Moves To 2-0 In Majors Play....Max Dye Gets Softball Shutout Win At The Complex
In Little League Majors action, Rotary moved to 2-0 with a 16-1, 4-inning win over Squibb Tank. Eli Purdy was the winning pitcher allowing 3 hits and striking out 11. For Rotary, Nolan Krutsinger had ...
May 10, 2024
Thompson Will Be New EHS Boys Basketball Coach In Addition To AD
The Effingham Hearts will have a new head varsity boys basketball coach this season. Robinson coach Mack Thompson was hired as the new Athletic Director for Effingham for next year. The Board of Educa...
May 10, 2024
Brewers hit 3 home runs off Sonny Gray to win 7-1 and send Cardinals to 5th straight loss
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rhys Hoskins, Jake Bauers and Joey Ortiz each homered to cool Sonny Gray as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the slumping St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 on Thursday night. It was the fifth str...
May 10, 2024
Salem Lady Cats Track Hosting 2a Sectionals Today
Today the Salem Lady Wildcats will host their 2a Track Sectional at Jim Finks Field. Field Events will begin at 3pm with the running to start at 5. Joining Salem competing today will be Anna, Benton, ...
May 09, 2024
Wildcats Scheduled To Honor Seniors Today Against Altamont.....Post Season Scheduled Released
The Salem Wildcats are scheduled to host Altamont today for a JV/Varsity double header at SCHS Field. The JV game is set to start at 4:30 with the Senior Night activities to be held between games befo...
May 09, 2024
OVC Softball Tournament Continues Today, SEMO & EIU Open Up Tournament Action
The Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament is going on in Peoria through Saturday. Today is a big day as 2nd seed Southeast Missouri State which includes Salem grad Delaney Kell, will take on 3rd ...
May 09, 2024
Eldorado School Board Votes To Install New Basketball Coaches After Crazy Season This Winter
The Eldorado School Board will not bring back coaches Rod Wallace, Tyler Scott, Ben Mitchell and Aaron Hall who took over the Eagles boys basketball program after the head coach and his assistants wer...
May 09, 2024 Shared by Sarah Scott.
Cease, 2 relievers combine on 1-hitter as Padres beat Cubs 3-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Dylan Cease struck out 12 and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday. Cease went seven innings in a triumphant retu...
May 09, 2024
