Category Archives: Local Sports

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats knocked off visiting Nashville on Saturday afternoon 40-31. Quinn Wolfe led Salem with 19 and Maddie Dulaney added 11. The JV fell 27-9. Salem closes out the regular sea...

The Salem 5th grade Bobcats beat Greenville 41-21 on Sunday. EJ Wolfe and Brody Brubaker had 14 points, Nolan Krutsinger added 13. Maddux LoGrasso, Brubaker and Amina Elkshirey led the team with 5 reb...

The Wrestling Wildcats had a really nice showing at the 62nd Annual Murdale Tournament in Carbondale. SCHS had three girls finish in 2nd place and senior captain Carter Moore with a gutsy 4th place fi...

The SC Lady Falcons open their volleyball season tonight when they travel to Altamont. SC will return to action Thursday with their home opener against Windsor/Stew-Stras before the Jr NTC Tournament ...

Falcons fire coach Arthur Smith hours after completing 3rd straight 7-10 season ATLANTA (AP) - Arthur Smith has been fired by the Atlanta Falcons after completing his third straight losing season. Smi...

HOUSTON (AP) - No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington playing for the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday night is just about the perfect way to close the 2023 season. The matchup of...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Jordan Love accomplished something in his first season as a starting quarterback that his four-time MVP predecessor failed to achieve last year. He has the Green Bay Packers in ...

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Salem 63, Vandalia 31 Centralia 59, Mascoutah 41 Altamont 60, Woodlawn 39 Breese Central 34, Highland 31 Breese Mater Dei 64, Carbondale 50 Carlyle 51, Flora 46, 3OT Centralia Ch...

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Xavier Johnson's 26 points helped Southern Illinois defeat Illinois State 71-64 on Saturday night. Johnson also contributed five rebounds and nine assists for the Salukis (11-4, 3-...

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brayden Schenn scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. I...