Category Archives: Local Sports

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The Centralia Orphans are in the Elite 8 after winning the Triad 3A Sectional Championship over the Mt.Vernon Rams 49-33 Friday night in front of a sold out crowd in Troy. The game started with the Ra...

Today is the final day in prep basketball for girls as the state finals will be held in all 4 classes. The day begins at Normal at 11am with the 1a title game with Okawville taking on Illini Bluffs. T...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Associated Press Class 3A-4A All-State girls' basketball teams have been named as voted on by a statewide panel of newspaper sports writers/editors, TV/radio broadcast...

The Egyptian Illini released their All Conference Boys Basketball list for the season. Patoka/Odin's Owen Landreth was named Co-MVP along with St Elmo/Brownstown's Adam Atwood. They are joined on the ...

Today is the Salem Bobcats Bowling Tournament at Salem Bowl. The action begins at 9am and will feature Franklin Park, Selmaville, Breese, Kell, Spring Garden and Bartelso. There will be a boys and gir...

CHICAGO (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks are tuning up for what they hope will be a deep playoff run. They're hitting more of the right notes. Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated with 46 points and 16 rebounds ...

It's Sweet 16 Sectional Finals night in boys prep basketball. Our highlighted game is at the Triad 3a Sectional where arch rivals Mount Vernon who is 24-9 and the 31-2 Centralia Orphans will meet for ...

Altamont took 3rd place at the IHSA Class 1a state tournament splitting a pair of games yesterday at CEFCU Arena in Normal. Altamont lost their semifinal game in overtime 60-48. Nelson scored 32 point...

Franklin Park is still undefeated on the varsity volleyball season with their win over Wesclin 26-24, 24-14. The JV also earned a win 25-22, 25-12. Iuka lost to Cisne 20-25, 17-25. Kinnley Eagan had 5...