Category Archives: Local Sports
Benintendi hits 2nd home of game in 10th, White Sox beat Rays 8-7 for 5th win of season.
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game and the season, giving the Chicago White Sox an 8-7 victory...
Apr 28, 2024 AlexanderMils / Depositphotos.com
The Bears see bigger things in store after drafting QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Caleb Williams era is underway in Chicago and Rome Odunze is there, too. Fair to say, the NFL draft went just about the way the Bears h...
Apr 28, 2024 Chicago Bears No. 9 draft pick wide receiver Rome Odunze, left, and No. 1 draft pick quarterback Caleb Williams, right, hold up jerseys as they pose for a photo during an NFL football news conference in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
NFL draft attendance record within reach in Detroit, Commissioner Roger Goodell tells fans on Day 2
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) - The NFL draft tour has not had a stop quite like the one in Detroit. "We watched 32 amazing players join the NFL family in front of a record 275,000 peopl...
Apr 28, 2024
NBA Playoffs continue, Lakes and Celtics pick up wins
LeBron scores 30, and the Lakers avoid 1st-round elimination with a 119-108 win over champion Denver LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers avoided playoff elimination with a 119-108 victory over t...
Apr 28, 2024
Salem Baseball/Softball Off Today....Scores From Friday
The Salem Wildcats baseball team is off today. Baseball Friday Scores: Altamont 9, Cisne 4 Casey-Westfield 8, Robinson 7 Century 11, Meridian 1 Fairfield 18, Eldorado 0 Flora 7, Edwards County 6 Gorev...
Apr 27, 2024
Waltonville Baseball/Softball Duo Throw Perfect Games On Same Day
It was a memorable day on Friday for Waltonville High School. Softball pitcher Elyssa Schoenbaechler was dominant in a no-hit, perfect game against Wayne City. She struck out 12 batters in the process...
Apr 27, 2024
Wildcats 2nd At Marion Relays
The Salem Wildcats went to the Marion Relays yesterday and had a great day. Salem was 2nd as a team on the day. The Discus Relay team of Caleb Smith, Morgan Mickens and Trey Clark were 1st as Smith th...
Apr 27, 2024
Selmaville & Central City Win OBC Girls/Boys Track Titles
The OBC Track Meet was held at Salem High School yesterday. The Selmaville Lady Rockets won the girls title with 154 points with Central City 2nd followed by Iuka, Field, Raccoon, Willow Grove and the...
Apr 27, 2024
10u Tabor Lady Cats Beat TTown To Improve To 5-1
The Salem 10u Lady Wildcats Tabor improved to 5-1 on the season with their 10-1 win over Teutopolis. Salem gave up just 1 hit on the day with Nadea Crist getting the win. Kailey Meredith, Crist, Kenne...
Apr 27, 2024
Alec Burleson snaps power drought with a 3-run homer, leading Cardinals past Mets 4-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Burleson's second-inni...
Apr 27, 2024
