Category Archives: Local Sports
Stallions Win Schools 1st Regional...Centralia Gets To 30 Wins With Marion Title....Mount Vernon, Highland and East St Louis All Advance....Top Ranked St Anthony Falls In OT
It was regional championship night in prep basketball. The Centralia Orphans moved to 30-2 on the season winning the Marion 3a regional over the host Wildcats 42-35. Centralia will advance to the Tria...
Feb 24, 2024 Photo Submitted: Centralia High School
Vandalia Shuts Out Rickover Naval Academy At State Dual Quarterfinals
The Vandalia Vandals dominated their IHSA State Wrestling Duals quarterfinal held at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington shutting out Rickover Naval Academy of Chicago 82-0. Vandalia will wrestle i...
Feb 24, 2024 Photo: Stuart Hinton
Salem Boys & Girls Track Open Indoor Seasons
The Salem boys and girls track teams each opened their indoor seasons this week. The Lady Cats traveled to Marion on Thursday for the Joe Elliott Indoor. Finlay Puricelli had a good day finishing 5th ...
Feb 24, 2024
Lady Bobcats 2nd At Salem Tournament
Franklin Park hosted their varsity volleyball tournament. Franklin Park and Breese tied for first place and Breese would take home the title on points allowed in the tournament. Franklin Park opened w...
Feb 24, 2024 FTS Photography
Kaskaskia College hires new girls head basketball coach
Kaskaskia College has announced Perry Michael will be the new head women's basketball coach. "We are thrilled to welcome Coach Michael to join our coaching staff," said KC Athletic Director Scott Stew...
Feb 23, 2024 Kaskaskia College's new Head Girls Basketball Coach Perry Michael.
Girls Sectional Championship results
It was sectional championship night in girls' basketball. In 1a, Altamont won their 2nd ever Sectional, winning at Central A&M over Salt Fork 39-29. Okawville won the Nokomis title over Father McG...
Feb 23, 2024
Junior High Volleyball: Franklin Park and Selmaville post wins
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats remained undefeated with a win over Altamont Lutheran last night 25-9, 25-14. The JV also won in straight sets 25-7, 25-7. Franklin Park will host Breese, Carlyle, and C...
Feb 23, 2024
EA Sports College Football 25 to block gamers from manually adding players who reject NIL opt-in
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer Gamers will be blocked from manually adding players to EA Sports' new college football game who decide not to accept an offer to have their name, image, and likeness us...
Feb 23, 2024 Hector Alejandro / CC
MLB players miffed at sport's new see-through pants, relaying concerns to league
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - MLB's new uniform reveal hasn't gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt. Major League Baseball Players Associ...
Feb 23, 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani poses for a photo during a spring training baseball photo day on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
St. Louis Blues score 3 goals in 32 seconds, beat New York Islanders 4-0
By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pavel Buchnevich and Brandon Saad combined for three goals in a 32-second span in the second period, sending the Blues to a 4-0 victory over the New Yor...
Feb 23, 2024
