Category Archives: Local Sports
Lady Cats Prepare For Benton Christmas Tournament Opener With Harrisburg
The Salem Lady Wildcats enter the Christmas Break at 8-5 and winners of 3 straight games as they prepare for the Benton Christmas Tournament coming up staring December 27th. Salem will open with Harri...
Dec 23, 2023 Photo: Greg Maxey
Terrence Shannon Jr. scores 30, No. 13 Illinois cruises to 97-73 win over Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Terrence Shannon Jr. had 30 points and 11 rebounds, Quincy Guerrier continued a hot stretch with a career-best 28 points and No. 13 Illinois beat Missouri 97-73 in the Braggin' Rights...
Dec 23, 2023
Johnson scores 16 as Southern Illinois knocks off Southern Indiana 81-50
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Xavier Johnson had 16 points in Southern Illinois' 81-50 victory over Southern Indiana on Friday night. Johnson had seven rebounds, eight assists, and three steals for the Salu...
Dec 23, 2023
High School Basketball Round-up
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bluford Webber 58, Edwards County 54 Casey-Westfield 45, North Clay 38 Centralia Christ Our Rock 66, St Elmo 60 Collinsville 52, Breese Mater Dei 36 Flora 42, Farina South Centra...
Dec 22, 2023
Hofer and Buchnevich lead St. Louis Blues past sliding Florida Panthers, 4-1
By COLBY GUY Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Joel Hofer stopped 36 shots, Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and the St. Louis Blues topped the sliding Florida Panthers 4-1 on Thursday night. Buchnev...
Dec 22, 2023 St. Louis Blues center Jordan Kyrou (25) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
South Central Middle School Falcons pick up win over St. Elmo
The South Central Falcons improved to11-5 on the season with a 51-34 win at St. Elmo. Colton Cartright led South Central with 18 points and Eli Hiestand added 14. The South Central 7th grade also won ...
Dec 22, 2023 Karl Baron / CC
Coby White scores 22 points, Bulls pull away to beat Spurs 114-95
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Victor Wembanyama got to take slap shots and trade signed jerseys with the Chicago Blackhawks' Connor Bedard, a memorable meeting between the No. 1 d...
Dec 22, 2023
Matthew Stafford's Rams start strong, hold off Saints 30-22 to surge forward in NFC playoff race
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Sean McVay turned the Los Angeles Rams' already jubilant locker room into a party Thursday night with an announcement: The players are off unt...
Dec 22, 2023
Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July...
Dec 22, 2023 FILE - United States' Simone Biles shows her gold medal after the women's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Biles was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for a third time on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, after winning national and world all-around titles in her return to gymnastics following a two-year break after the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Geert vanden Wijngaert, File)
Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japa...
Dec 22, 2023 FILE - Japan's Yoshinobu Yamamoto delivers a pitch during the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Mexico on March 20, 2023, in Miami. Yamamoto, the most prized pitcher on the free-agent market, has agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple reports. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
