Category Archives: Local Sports

The IHSA and its member schools have voted down a proposal that would have significantly changed football scheduling in the state moving forward. Proposal 18 would have established districts in footba...

UNDATED (AP) - Ohio State hasn't played in the Big Ten championship game in three years, but it remains the conference's top program in recruiting. The Buckeyes signed five of the six five-star recrui...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108 on Wednesday night. Chicago shot 54.5% from the ...

Roger Penske has a chance for a NASCAR championship three-peat after racer Ryan Blaney won the organization's second straight series crown this year, following teammate Joey Logano's title in 2022. Bl...

Casey Mount Vernon knocked off Centralia 45-35. In the win, Karter Oliver led Casey with 21, Chris Rudolph added 13. For the Tigers, Treyten Branch had 13 and Kenny Bartten 12 with James Strowder addi...

The Salem Bowlers traveled to Mount Vernon to compete in a dual match. The Lady Cats came away with a win 2606-2348. Jaeda Rollinson shot a high game of 246 and led the way with a 593 series. Elena Va...

Centralia Annies knocked off Hamilton County 56-29. Photos by Pat Hodges:

The Salem Wildcats return to the hard court tonight when they travel to East Alton Wood River. Salem enters at 2-9 on the season and 0-3 in the Cahokia Conference. The Oilers are 1-9 on the year and 0...

The Salem Lady Wildcats held on and hit enough free throws down the stretch to hold off pesky East Alton Wood River and earn a home win 52-44. Jordan Kessler led a balanced scoring attack for Salem wi...

The Salem Freshmen basketball team traveled to Olney last night and came away with a 57-50 victory. The Wildcats hit free throws down the stretch to hold on hitting 11 free throws in the quarter, incl...