Category Archives: Local Sports
CHS Has 3 Athletes Sign To Continue Careers at KC
Three Centralia athletes signed their letters of intent to compete for Kaskaskia College next year. Reed Ashford signed for men's tennis, Mackenzie Perez for Blue Angels tennis and Lexi Atchison to th...
Dec 12, 2025
Wrestling Wildcats Improve to 11-1 With Tri-Match Wins
The Wrestling Wildcats hosted their first home matches of the season last night in front of a good crowd. Salem beat Marion 47-35 and Centralia 65-12 to improve to 11-1 on the season. Wildcats earning...
Dec 11, 2025
North Clay Opens New Arena With Win
North Clay improved to 3-1 on the season with a 74-45 win over St Elmo/Brownstown in National Trail Conference play in the first ever boys game in the new CCSB Arena in Louisville. The Cardinals will ...
Dec 11, 2025
Teddy Bear Night at SCHS on Friday
During tomorrow night's Salem Wildcat home game with Columbia they will be doing a Teddy Bear Toss to benefit Marion County kids. During halftime they ask you bring a new unused teddy bear or stuffed ...
Dec 11, 2025
Lady Aces Get Win, Reynolds 1st Mt Carmel Hooper To Reach 1000 Rebounds
The Mt Carmel Lady Aces have had a great start to their season. Last night they defeated Edwards County 58-44. In the win, Lady Aces center Maycee Reynolds grabbed her 1000th rebound. It's a feat no g...
Dec 11, 2025 Karl Baron / CC
Lux Scores 27 In Bobcats Win Over Centralia
The Franklin Park Bobcats beat Centralia 41-27. Ben Lux had 27 points and 7 rebounds to go with 3 steals. The Salem JV also won 45-40. EJ Wolfe had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Nolan...
Dec 11, 2025
Myers 32 Leads KC Over Wabash Valley
The KC Blue Devils improved to 9-4 and 1-0 in the Region with a 78-65 win over Wabash Valley. The Blue Devils led the game 36-33 at the half and Allen Myers had a great game with 32 points. Jerrod Mac...
Dec 11, 2025
Wildcats Fall To #19 Nashville
A bad 3 minute stretch in the 3rd quarter saw Salem fall to 19th ranked Nashville 66-57 in a game that was 31-30 Hornets at the half. Avery Gullion led Salem with 18 points and 3 blocked shots. Payton...
Dec 10, 2025 Chilli Head / CC
Duster Thomas Pairings Out....Salem Opens With Okawville
The pairings are out for the Duster Thomas Tournament over Christmas. The Salem Wildcats will open up on Saturday, December 27th against Okawville at 7pm. The winner will advaince to play either Spart...
Dec 10, 2025
Raccoon & Odin Heading To OBC Finals
The Finals are set for the Oil Belt Conference boys' basketball tournament. Top seed Raccoon won their semifinal over Iuka 47-33. For Raccoon, Keegan Brammeier had 15, John Organ 12 and Wyatt Squib an...
Dec 10, 2025
