Category Archives: Local Sports

Rome beats Kell Grade for Regional Junior High Championship
In junior high volleyball, Rome won the Kell Regional beating the hosts 25-19, 25-20 to advance to the Class S state tournament. Breese All Saints was the site as Trinity St Mary opened with a 25-10, ...
Bruce Kropp Mar 21, 2023

Vincennes wins first game at NJCAA Tournament
The #15 seed Vincennes University Trailblazers began their NJCAA record 37th trip to the D1 National Tournament with an opening round 70-57 win over #18 seed Trinity Valley. VU was led by sophomore Ca...
Bruce Kropp Mar 21, 2023

Georgiev makes 27 saves as Avalanche beat Blackhawks 5-0
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) - Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves and Denis Malgin had two goals and an assist, helping the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 on...
Bruce Kropp Mar 21, 2023

LaVine, DeRozan lead Bulls past 76ers in double overtime
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 25 and the Chicago Bulls defeated Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 109-105 in double overtime ...
Bruce Kropp Mar 21, 2023

Women's Sweet 16 features new format and historic field
The women's college basketball Sweet 16 features a new format and a bit of history when it begins later this week. The NCAA changed its setup this season, going away from the traditional four sites to...
Bruce Kropp Mar 21, 2023

March Madness: Sweet 16 matchups are set after wild weekend
By The Associated Press March Madness is heading to the Sweet 16 without a handful of top teams. Two No. 1 seeds, Kansas and Purdue, No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 4 seed Virginia are all gone - and gone ...
Bruce Kropp Mar 20, 2023 Princeton guard Blake Peters (24) screams after making a 3-point shot in the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Missouri in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. Princeton won 78-63. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

Kapanen, Walker, Vrana score in Blues' 3-0 win over Jets
By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Kasperi Kapanen, Nathan Walker, and Jakub Vrana each scored to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. Rooki...
Bruce Kropp Mar 20, 2023 St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) scores past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 19, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Salem Bass Fishing Team opens season
The Salem Bass Fishing Team opened up their spring season this weekend. On Saturday 55 boats didn't weigh in a fish at Kincaid Lake, but Salem's duo of Colton Starnes and Cooper Lobek weighted in thei...
Bruce Kropp Mar 20, 2023 Pieter van Dijk

Salem bowler wins Mt. Vernon Tournament
Salem grad and Vincennes University bowler Brighton Lucas won the Mt Vernon March Madness Bowling Tournament this weekend with a 225 average.
Bruce Kropp Mar 20, 2023

SCHS Soccer team falls; grade school soccer wrap-up
The Salem Lady Cats soccer team lost 6-2 at Harrisburg. Areesa Eisenhauer scored both goals from penalty kicks. Amerie Schleuter and Natalie Ambuehl had several good saves during their playtime. The S...
Bruce Kropp Mar 20, 2023
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