Category Archives: Local Sports

PHOENIX (AP) - Chicago Cubs rookie Michael Busch homered for the fifth straight game Monday night, matching a franchise record. Busch led off the second inning with his sixth home run of the season, a...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sonny Gray struck out six and didn't walk a batter over six scoreless innings to beat his former club with career win No. 100, and Willson Contreras doubled twice and drove in a...

The SC Cougars finished their Wood Bat Tournament at 1-2 with a split of games on Saturday. SC beat Woodlawn 5-4 scoring a walk-off run in the 7th. Colton Smith, Callaway Smith, Maddux Robb and Evan H...

The Christ Our Rock Lady Stallions are 6-3 after falling on Saturday to Valmeyer 5-3. For the Stallions, Emma Williamson went 3-4 with 3 RBI. She was the losing pitcher going all 6 innings allowing 6 ...

The National U20 Youth Team Bowling champions include 3 southern Illinois bowlers that are still in high school, and will be next year. Salem junior Silas Moats along with friends Connor Lunning of O'...

After being rained out on Wednesday the Salem Lady Cats track team competed on Saturday at the Mt. Vernon Lady Rams Invitational. With this being a makeup meet Salem was short handed with only 9 girls...

Salem Lady Cats 10u Go 4-0 Over The Weekend The Salem 10u Lady Cats Team Rushing went 4-0 in games this weekend. On Saturday, they swept the Teutopolis Twisters. Salem won 24-10 with Gwen Goostree and...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler spent more time looking at his feet than any of the white leaderboards at Augusta National, all of them showing what everyone was watching - a Masters champion ag...

PHOENIX (AP) - Zac Gallen pitched six sharp innings and Corbin Carroll hit a two-run single in a five-run fifth to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Sunday. Gallen (3-0...

SEATTLE (AP) - Rookie Michael Busch homered for the fourth straight game, Javier Assad struck out six and the Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Sunday. Reliever Adbert Alzolay picked off p...