Category Archives: Local Sports

The Mount Vernon trio of Malik Grissom, Jashawn Staples and Josh Crowder completed their road trip to Philadelphia to compete in the New Balance Middle School National Championships. Grissom was 6th o...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball it was ABC Pub beating El Rancherito 22-15, Iuka State Bank over Wild Stallions 29-10.

The Salem Wildcats Boys Basketball Camp will be Tuesday through Thursday of next week. Campers are taught the fundamentals of basketball and have the opportunity to learn the exact skills and drills u...

CHICAGO (AP) - Marcus Stroman threw six effective innings for his sixth straight victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. Ian Happ had a t...

CHICAGO (AP) - Dansby Swanson started Chicago's six-run sixth inning with a hit, then capped the rally with an RBI single as the Cubs overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mike Yastrzemski is comfortable at the plate with the game on the line and he showed it on Wednesday. Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Thairo Estrada...

The Salem Varsity Wildcats swept their home double header with Pinckneyville and are now 7-1 on the summer. Salem won the opener 13-6 as the Cats plated 8 runs in the 3rd inning. Josh Powless was "Tha...

In one of the wildest high school games you will see, the Salem JV Wildcats traveled to Mount Vernon and came away with an extra-inning win, 22-11. The Cats scored 12 runs in the extra frame to blow t...

At the Little League Complex in girls coach pitch, All State beat Landers 23-1. Abbi Haines led the way with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored; Julianna Rushing and Zyley Henseler had 3 RBI. Driving in 2 runs f...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball at Bryan Park, Pennington Chevrolet beat ABC Pub 28-15, Eliminators earned a forfeit win over Iuka State Bank and also beat El Rancherito 25-3.