Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 5-3 record today to Mattoon for prep girls basketball non-conference action. The JV will start at 5:30 from Mattoon. Salem is coming off a 56-21 blowout win at home ...

(Photos: Pat Hodges)   Centralia opened up their home schedule dominating Mattoon on Saturday night winning 68-30. Michael Organ had 17, Jaxson Hancock 14 and Kenny Bratton 13 as the Orphans were...

Patoka/Odin rallied in the second half for a 35-30 win over Metro East Lutheran in the Pink Out Game in Odin held at Ples Wilson Gym. Lincoln Roberts led the Warriors with 14 and hit the go ahead 3 wi...

The Salem Wildcats cheerleaders are headed to state after winning both the Game Day and Routine in competition held at Pinckneyville High School. They were 1st out of 15 teams in their division as 6 q...

The Wrestling Wildcats went 4-1 to take home 3rd place at the Benton Duels. Salem opened with a 57-19 loss to Benton before winning 4 straight over Goreville 72-4, Chicago Institute 65-12, Harrisburg ...

Huge weekend for our Salem Wrestlers!! Our future Wildcats, wrestling with our PSF family were busy at the Edwardsville Girls/Beginners tournament, S.I. Bulldogs Tots Bash and a big tournament in Beth...

Tonight is the start of the OBC boys basketball tournament hosted by Willow Grove. At 5pm, Willow Grove/St Mary takes on Iuka with the winner getting Raccoon in a semifinal tomorrow. At 6:15 tonight, ...

The KC Blue Devils fell at their Shootout in St Louis to Missouri State University-West Plains 92-84.   Keyon Garrett-Miller had 21 in the loss, Jerrod Mackey added 20 and Myles Liddell 18. Ace E...

Olney Central traveled to Centralia and knocked off the women from Kaskaskia College 72-59 on Saturday. Lanie Lipps had 29 in the win, Mt Vernon grad Melaina Zedalis finished with 21. Sandoval grad Am...

The Salem boys were 5th overall behind Morton, Highland, Collinsville and O'Fallon. Salem's Dylan Kuhns was 7th overall with a 1295 total. He was 112 off 1st place. Carter Shanafelt was 18th with his ...