Category Archives: Local Sports

In Salem Recreation Sand Volleyball, Sugar & Spike beat Sandy Cheeks (21-16, 21-12), Big Dig Energy beat Bel-Clair Electric (21-15, 21-19), Azzie's Mobile Detailing by forfeit beat the Sand Slinge...

The Salem Wildcats 16U travel baseball team saw its tournament run come to an end Saturday, falling 6-0 to the Diamond Dawgs of Clinton County at John A. Logan College.   The Diamond Dawgs broke ...

Future Wildcats Show Well At 3-on-3 Tournament It was a good weekend for future Salem Wildcats basketball players as they competed at the Olney St Joseph 3-on-3 tournament. The 8th grade team of Eli B...

The rich tradition of high school bowling in Southern Illinois continued this week as the Mt. Vernon Rams turned in an impressive performance at the U.S. High School Bowling National Championships in ...

Several Salem and Centralia standouts were among the athletes recognized on the 2026 All-South Track and Field Teams, which honor the top performers from across Southern Illinois following another out...

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - Corey Heim, a part-time driver making only his 13th start in the Cup Series, outdueled teammate Tyler Reddick to win the inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado. Heim, who...

In the girls game, the South won 87-70. The South was led by Mt Carmel's Maycee Randall with 15. Central head coach Nathan Reuter guided the South.  

Webber graduate and KC incoming freshman Nathanial Marlow was named MVP for the South Team in the IBCA 1a/2a All Star Basketball Game held in Pontiac. He scored a team-high 15 points to help the South...

The North Clay Cardinals finished their baseball season with a win as they defeated Jacksonville Routt 10-0 in five innings in Champaign to bring home the 3rd place trophy in Class 1a. Jack Compton wa...

In the 2A State Semifinals, the Freeburg Midgets came up short, falling to Harvest-Westminster 7-5 in Champaign. The Midgets will play for the 3rd Place Trophy on Saturday at 4:00pm against Ottawa Mar...