Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Wildcat shot putter Caleb Smith finished 3rd at the Illinois Prep Top Times meet held Saturday at Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Caleb was one of 12 2a track athletes from throughout the st...

The junior high volleyball seasons finished up this weekend at the SIJHSAA State Tournaments. In Class L at Pinckneyville, Waterloo beat Mascoutah in the championship. Salem regional champ Highland wo...

The Salem 10u baseball team opened up their season at Carlyle with an 8-3 win. Salem scored in the opening inning on an Issac Knapp single. After Carlyle tied it in the bottom of the inning, Salem pul...

John A Logan took home the 2023 NJCAA D1 Men's basketball championship inside the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The #1 seed beat the reigning champs Northwest Florida State 73-70. Logan won 32 straight gam...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the L...

John A. Logan College defeated Northwest Florida by a score of 73-70. They finish the year at 33-2, winning 31 in a row, leaving the Vols with the title of National Champs. Additionally, their very ow...

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 assists, Jamal Murray finished with 26 points and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 129-106 in a matchup of the NBA's confer...

NEW YORK (AP) - Alijah Martin, Vladislav Goldin and ninth-seeded Florida Atlantic became the first and lowest-seeded team to reach this year's Final Four. The Owls withstood another huge game by Kansa...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Brayden Schenn and Kasperi Kapanen had two goals and an assist apiece in the St. Louis Blues' 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Jakub Vrana and Sammy Blais a...

Salem Wildcat Jr Caleb Smith will be competing at the Illinois Indoor Classic this Saturday March 25th. Smith is ranked second in the shot put by virtue of his 58' 1" throw earlier in the season. The ...