Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Freshman Wildcats basketball team will make their debut tonight at Vandalia starting at 6pm. The Salem Wildcats dropped both games at the Capital Classic on Saturday. The day began with a 64...

Salem Lady Cats bowled at the Triad Invitational to open their year this weekend. They finished 7th overall. Collinsville won the event with Belleville East and O'Fallon following Freeburg was 6th, Co...

UNDATED (AP) - No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll to give the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since t...

NEW YORK (AP) - Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points and the Brooklyn Nets made an NBA season-best 25 3-pointers in a 118-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. Lonnie Walker IV and Royce O...

The Centralia Orphans won their third consecutive Roxana Hoopsgiving Classic Saturday night with a 59 to 48 win over South Seven rival Carbondale. The Salem Wildcats dropped the final two games they p...

Ryan Day's decisions may haunt him after No. 3 Michigan beats No. 2 Ohio State for 3rd straight year ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Ryan Day's decisions in The Game may haunt him. Again. No. 3 Michigan beat ...

UNDATED (AP) - The back door to the College Football playoff is unlikely to be open for Ohio State or anybody else this championship weekend. With No. 4 Washington and No. 8 Alabama dodging the upset ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touchdown to lead Northwe...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Ro Elliott rushed for two touchdowns, including a 60-yarder, and Nic Baker threw for two scores as Southern Illinois shut out Nicholls 35-0 on Saturday in the first round of th...

The Salem Wildcats split their opening two games at the Capital Classic in Red Hill yesterday. Salem opened with a 54-32 loss to TTown. The Cats trailed 19-2 after the opening quarter and never threat...