Category Archives: Local Sports

The Mount Vernon Rams finish up their regular season tonight with a trip to Carbondale. South Central will take on North Clay. Boys Scoreboard: Anna 75 West Frankfort 54 Breese Mate Dei 54 Granite Cit...

The Woodlawn 7th grade tournament finishes up tonight. The Salem Bobcats will play for 3rd place at 6pm against Wayne City before the championship between Nashville and Bartelso. The day begins with W...

The Centralia Tigers won their first Class L State Title since 2010 as they beat Casey Mount Vernon last night at Rend Lake College 69-44. Casey got off to a quick start leading 16-10 after the openin...

What a night at B.E. Gum Gym as top-seed Effingham battled 5th seed Centralia for the Salem 3a regional championship. Those in attendance were treated to a fantastic game that ended up seeing the Hear...

Selmaville boys and girls won their bowling matches held at Salem Bowl. The Rockets beat Franklin Park, Kell and Central City with their team score of 1535. The 2-game scores for the Rockets were Jaxo...

The Franklin Park volleyball team is back in action this weekend hosting their tournament. They will enter at 10-0 after winning at Flora last night 25-9, 25-4. The JV lost in straight sets 21-25, 17-...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and two assists and the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Thursday night. Jordan Binnington made 36 saves, highlighted ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, was hospitalized Thursday because of a urinary tract infection. McMichael's family said in a statement he was admitted into int...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson raced his way into the Daytona 500 with a three-wide move through the final turn of Thursday night's first qualifying race. Tyler Reddick of 23XI Racing won t...

Tonight is regional championship night in prep girls basketball. Salem is the site for the 3a regional title game between Effingham and Centralia. Game time set for 7pm from B.E. Gum. Also in 3a title...