Category Archives: Local Sports
Wildcats Head To Roxana Tonight...Peppenhorst Scores 31 In Mater Dei Loss
The Salem Wildcats return to Cahokia play tonight with a tough road game at Roxana. Salem enters at 9-7 on the season and 2-2 in the Cahokia, while Roxana is 11-5 overall and 3-1 in the Cahokia. Jv st...
Jan 09, 2026
Lady Cats Beat Roxana, Annies Fall To Carbondale - HS Girls Basketball
The Salem Lady Wildcats won their home conference game over Roxana last night 47-27. Sophomore Katee Sellers led Salem with 15, Senior Jordan Kessler finished with 12. Salem is back at it tomorrow wit...
Jan 09, 2026
Bobcats, Raccoon, SM/WG Get Wins - JH Boys Basketball
Franklin Park beat Bartelso 49-42. Ben Lux had 17 points in the win, Kaiden Washington added 15 points and 7 rebounds and Emit Gibson had 9 points and 13 rebounds. The Bobcats JV had their 4 ga...
Jan 09, 2026
Lady Bobcats Fall To Bartelso...JH Girls Roundup
Franklin Park Lady Bobcats fell to Bartelso 44-40. Kenna Benjamin had 18 in the loss and Lexie Malan added 14. The JV lost 31-19. Amina Elkeshiry had 7 and Lyla Beyers 6 for Salem. The Lady Cats will ...
Jan 09, 2026
Keaton Wagler scores 17, No. 16 Illinois defeats Rutgers 81-55
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Keaton Wagler scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Tomislav Ivisic had 14 points to lead No. 16 Illinois to an 81-55 victory over Rutgers on Thursday night. Andre...
Jan 09, 2026
Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll
Class 4A Rank School Total Points 1. Benet (6) (12-1) 69 2. Waubonsie Valley (1) (16-0) 62 3. Loyola (14-2) 56 4. DePaul College Prep (15-1) 36 5. Naperville Central (13-2) 35 6. Nazareth (12-3) 23 (t...
Jan 08, 2026
Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll
Class 4A Rank School Total Points 1. Lisle (Benet Academy) (10) (17-1) 108 2. Chicago (DePaul College Prep) (1) (14-2) 100 3. Chicago (Curie) (12-1) 80 4. Chicago (Marist) (15-1) 79 5. Chicago (St. Ig...
Jan 08, 2026
KC Beats SEMO Prep For 10th Win of the Season
The KC Blue Devils are 10-5 on the season following their 104-82 home win over SEMO Prep. Jerrod Mackey had 24 in the win, Myles Liddell added 19, Keyon Garrett-Miller 17 and Kendall Van Dyke 11. KC w...
Jan 08, 2026
Wildcat Wrestlers Get 2 Wins At Robinson Tri-Match
The Wrestling Wildcats traveled to Robinson for a match up with the Maroons and Fairfield. Salem beat Fairfield 54-20 and pulled off a nail biter over Robinson 36-34. Salem will head to the Murdale To...
Jan 08, 2026
Payton Gullion's 25 Leads Salem To Road Win at Flora...Basketball Roundup
The Salem Wildcats used a 15-1 run in the 3rd quarter after their game at Flora was tied at 27 at the halftime break and would hold on to beat the Wolves 64-60. Salem was led by junior Payton Gullion ...
Jan 07, 2026
