Category Archives: Local Sports

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rookie Jordan Walker homered and had a career-best three hits, Jordan Montgomery pitched six scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Friday night. N...

The Effingham Flaming Hearts are making just their 2nd trip to state in baseball and first since 1942 when they head to Duly Health & Care field in Joliet to open up the 3a state semifinals on Fri...

The Christ Our Rock Stallions were well represented in their final season in the Midland Trail Conference. 5 players were selected for All Conference honors. Colton Oelze, Parker Boehne, Damari Dabney...

Congratulations to Mount Vernon's Eli Garrett for being named All South 7 Pitcher. He went 9-5 with a 2.64 ERA on the year. Garrett pitched 66.1 innings and struck out 69 with an opponent batting aver...

At the Little League Complex in softball Majors, it was Radiac beating Salem Tire 10-4. Emily P was the winning pitcher striking out 8 and allowing just 2 hits. Emily P, Talya G and Jorja E all had a ...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball it was Wild Stallions splitting a pair of games beating El Rancherito 24-6 before losing to ABC Pub 16-1.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - This night was definitely a long time coming for Jo Adell and Reid Detmers. Adell homered in his first game back in the majors, Detmers finally posted his first win of the seaso...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women's College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 for a two-ga...

DEPTFORD, N.J. (AP) - Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire. One Little League in New Jersey is taking a more hands-on approach. It's trying to curb the appetite amon...

The state 3a/4a softball championships will be decided starting Friday with the semifinals. In 3a the Charleston Lady Trojans are making their first ever trip to state after winning the Decatur Millik...