Category Archives: Local Sports

The Centralia Orphans are 3-0 at the Roxana Hoopsgiving Tournament and are into the title game today after last night's 61-35 win over Althoff in the Gold Bracket semifinal. They will play University ...

Sandoval Shoots Well in Win Over Elverado Sandoval beat Elverado 63-46 to take 5th place at the Elverado Tournament. Crab Orchard won the title over Galatia 64-53. Crab Orchard won the title over Gala...

At the Wesclin Tip Off, Nashville beat Mater Dei 67-59 and Wesclin over Columbia 60-52. Today the tournament finishes with Mater Dei and Columbia followed by Wesclin and Nashville. At Cumberland last ...

The IHSA state football finals were held for 1a through 4a at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State.   Lena Winslow won their 7th state title with a 58-13 win over Brown County in 1a. W...

Salem Wildcats Tip Off Season With 2 Games From Lawrenceville The Salem Wildcats will open up play in Lawrenceville today at the Capital Classic. They will play Lincoln High out of Vincennes at 11am a...

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 67, Carbondale 52 Centralia 62, Bethalto (Civic Memorial) 38 Edwardsville 63, Effingham 47 Galatia 82, Sandoval 53 Morton 73, Breese Mater Dei 71 Mt ...

The Salem Lady Wildcats Girls Basketball team fell to Teutopolis after being tied 33-33 at the end of the third quarter. The final score: T-town 51, Salem 36. The game was tied at the end of the third...

In Junior High Boys Basketball Action, Patoka pulled out to a 19-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back in downing Altamont 49-30. Lemmy Kuhn led Patoka with 15 points. In the JV game, Altamont to...

The IHSFCA All-State Football Teams have been announced. On the 4a team was Breese Central's Cole Davis, Donald Collier of Cahokia, Gavyn Cothern of Olney, Jacob Harvey of Mt Zion, Andrew Johnson of C...

Wesclin Tournament: Nashville 58 Columbia High School 56 Wesclin 58 Mater Dei 55 Hoopsgiving: Civic Memorial 75 Freeburg 45 Staunton 62 Roxana 51 Althoff 70 Southwestern 31 Mulberry Grove: Father McGi...