Category Archives: Local Sports

Yesterday afternoon Franklin Park Scholar Bowl competed against Odin and Iuka at home. In a close match our JV team defeated Odin 60-55. Colton Smith, Liam Morris and Steven Slininger answered one tos...

The Salem Wildcats gave what they could, but fell short in their 2a regional semifinal loss to top-seed Greenville at Wood River last night 65-56. The Cats led 35-33 at the half, but were outscored 14...

In 3a, the Centralia Orphans got 22 from Kruz Harlan as they beat Waterloo at Mascoutah 66-49 as the Orphans will advance to play South 7 rival Carbondale after their 35-33 win over the hosts. At Moun...

In 1a regional semifinals at South Central, Christ Our Rock is in tomorrow's finals after a 61-46 win over Cisne. Dallas Fair had 18 to lead the Stallions, Myles Pryor had 14 and Parker Boehne finishe...

The prep girls sectional finals are tonight. At Casey, 31-3 Neoga takes on Tuscola who enters at 31-1. At Christopher, the hosts are 28-3 and will take on 30-3 Edwards County. At Jacksonville Routt, 2...

The KC Blue Angels fell to 17-12 on the season and 7-6 in the Conference with an 84-78 loss at Olney Central last night. Gracie Shorten led OCC with 35 and Jocelyn Hall added 20. In the loss for KC St...

The North Wamac/Irvington 7th grade grabbed a win in the consolation semifinals of the Central City Tournament 35-26 over Trinity Lutheran/Centralia St Mary's. They will play Raccoon tonight in the co...

Franklin Park improved to 10-3 on the volleyball season with a home win over Opdyke-Belle Rive 25-6, 25-23. The JV is 7-0 with their 25-7, 25-11 win. Raccoon fell to Rome 25-19, 25-13 in varsity actio...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Lance Jones had 28 points in Southern Illinois' 86-63 win against Northern Iowa on Wednesday night. Jones shot 11 for 14, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Salukis ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Jaz Shelley scored 26 points, Isabelle Bourne had a double-double and Nebraska raced to a 90-57 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night. The Cornhuskers shot 59% (36 of 61),...