Category Archives: Local Sports

CHICAGO (AP) - Nervous all week, Tyson Bagent didn't need much time to get comfortable. The butterflies went away after about the first snap. Once he got that out of the way, the rookie looked like a ...

Framber Valdez tries to pitch the Astros to their second straight World Series appearance when Houston tries to win the American League pennant in Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Texas R...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - All-American Marvin Harrison Jr. made 11 catches for 162 yards and a late touchdown as No. 3 Ohio State outlasted No. 7 Penn State 20-12. Penn State came in with the more heralde...

The Salem Wildcats season came to an end on Trojan Hill in Charleston falling last night 29-13 to finish the season at 4-5. Salem doubled their win total from a year ago, but its no consolation for th...

The Salem Lady Wildcats varsity volleyball team will finish up the regular season today playing at the Fairfield Tournament. They will play Grayville at 9 and Robinson at 9:50 before finishing pool pl...

2a Soccer regional finals continue today. Althoff will take on Mascoutah at Bethalto, Waterloo hosts Anna Jonesboro. Yesterday, Triad won the Effingham Regional title with a 6-1 win over Highland. Las...

The prep cross country Regionals will be held today. Salem will run in the 2a Olney Regional run at Olney Central College. The girls race starts at 10am and the boys at 10:45. Salem joins area schools...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will take their 2-0 record to Rend Lake College as they play in the Girls Shootout today. Salem will take on Summersville at 11:45. It will be the 3rd of 7 games played ...

The Rome Shootout finishes up today with 8 Jv and Varsity games scheduled. At 9am its Selmaville taking on Bethel boys followed by a girls game between Selmaville and New Horizon at 10:15. Rome boys w...

Last night at Rome, Odin/Patoka improved to 5-1 on the season with a 43-27 win over the hosts. Autumn Moore led the Eagles with 18, Aubri Landreth added 13 and Anna Belle Garrett 10. Landreth was awar...