Category Archives: Local Sports

Both Okawville and Nashville advanced in the Illinois High School Association girls' super sectionals last night. Okawville advanced in Class 1A with a 55 to 26 win over Goreville. Nashville beat Camp...

Now it's Houston's turn at the top of The Associated Press men's college basketball poll. The Cougars moved to No. 1 for the first time this season in Monday's latest poll. They climbed one spot to en...

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Jon Scheyer wants the Atlantic Coast Conference to implement measures to prevent court-storming after star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled following ...

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer On the same night Caitlin Clark was adding to her NCAA women's basketball scoring record before a packed house in Indiana, and a national audience on television, t...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Jos DeLen, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, has died. He was 63. Los Leones...

Girls Basketball Super-Sectionals The prep girls' Super Sectionals are tonight around the state. In 1a, Altamont is making just their 2nd ever trip to a Super-Sectional when they travel to Farmers Cit...

The KC Blue Devils improved to 18-8 overall and 6-8 in Region 24 play with their weekend win over Wabash Valley 98-84. The Blue Devils put 5 in double figures led by Will Vasser with 27, Isaiah Tolber...

The IHSA State Dual Wrestling tournament finished up this weekend at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. Roxana took home 3rd place in Class 1a knocking off Vandalia 44-27. Woodstock Marian won th...

The Franklin Park volleyball team will host Bartelso tonight starting with the C-match at 4:30. Over the weekend, the Salem JV won its own tournament going 3-0 with wins over Patoka (25-18, 25-12), Ce...

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer Cody Bellinger is going back to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to an $80 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The slugge...