Category Archives: Local Sports

Carterville won the 2a state softball championship at Louisville Slugger Park in Peoria knocking off North Boone 1-0. Taylor Rockridge won the 3rd place game 4-0 over Auburn. Woodhull won the 1a state...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Spencer Turnbull struck out six in three scoreless innings after stepping in for injured starter Ranger Surez and Bryce Harper homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 vi...

(Photos: Tyler Repking) It could be a very good day for the National Trail as they will have 2 teams in their respective state baseball championships. Altamont and St Anthony try to join South Central...

Today is the Sectional Finals in 3a/4a baseball. At Triad, the Highland Bulldogs and Mascoutah Indians will battle for the 3rd time this season, with each teams getting wins. This time it's for a sect...

The 1a/2a softball state finals are today after the Final Four opened yesterday at the Louisville Slugger facility in Peoria. In 2a, Carterville knocked off the 3 time defending state champion Taylor ...

Belleville Althoff will play for the IHSA 1a girls soccer championship this afternoon with a 2:30 kickoff against Williamsville from North Central College in Naperville. The Lady Crusaders are in the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Edmundo Sosa homered, Bryce Harper doubled and singled and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night for their seventh consecutive win at home. Aar...

CHICAGO (AP) - Santiago Espinal hit a two-run homer while pinch hitting in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday. Espinal, who entered hitti...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Jack Crowder pitched eight innings, giving up just one run on three hits with five strikeouts as Illinois beat Indiana State 4-1 on Friday in the Lexington Regional. The Fighting...

The IHSA State Softball Tournament opens today at the Louisville Slugger Park in Peoria. The 2a state semifinals will see the 36-1 Carterville Lady Lions take on the 3x defending state champion Taylor...