Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Cross Country team competed at Foundation Park in Centralia on Saturday. The boys were 3rd behind Mount Vernon and Carbondale. Hunter Malan and Caiden Beer finished right by each other at 6 ...

After being rained out for Thursdays Pinckneyville Invite the Christ Our Rock Silver Stallion were back on the course today at the Benton Showcase Meet at Benton Community Park. Benton will also be th...

In college bowling, Vincennes bowled in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Brighton Lucas was 23rd individually with a 212 average. Nick Gregg 27th averaging 211 and Kannon King had a 189 average. Jon Starr was th...

The State baseball and softball tournaments finished up on Saturday. In Centralia, the Class L baseball champion is Carterville after their shutout win over Olney. Waterloo beat DuQuoin in the 3rd pla...

In middle school volleyball, the St Peter Saints made the gold bracket of the 33rd annual Christ Lutheran Varsity Tournament. They earned a win over Trinity Cedar Rapids and Trinity Springfield with l...

What a night at Jim Finks Field that saw the Salem Wildcats escape Homecoming & Senior Night with a 27-26 win over the Eagles that came down to the game's final seconds. The Salem Wildcats led 27-...

The Salem Lady Wildcats currently are 5th with room to move up heading into the 1a girls golf final round today. Mt Carmel is the top team with their 321 followed by Sacred Heart Griffin 336, Massac C...

North Clay won the 3rd place game of the NTC baseball tournament with their wild 21-12 win over South Central in a game that featured 33 runs, 35 hits and 5 errors. Carter Walden drove in 5 and sophom...

Friday around the southern part of the state was the junior high cross country regionals. Franklin Park boys and girls both advanced from their regionals to next weekend's State Meet in DuQuoin. Scout...

The junior high baseball and softball seasons will finish up today with the Class L and Class M state finals, with the Class S tournaments finishing up yesterday. At Coulterville in Class S softball, ...