Category Archives: Local Sports

In Class L regional basketball girls championships on Saturday at DuQuoin it was Casey Mt Vernon beating Hamilton County 47-23, Mt Carmel beat Olney at Olney 43-35. In Class S at Pinckneyville the hos...

The Blue Devils improved to 13-5 overall with a 95-74 win over Lewis & Clark on Saturday. Jhei-R Jones led KC with 25, Emanuel Prospere added 20, Zavion Jackson 16, Jacksen Harre 11 and Ezereke Da...

The Salem Wrestling Wildcats are in action today at the Carmi JV Invitational. Over the weekend Salem went 1-4 on the day at the Cumberland Duals. Liam Sullivan and Carter Moore got their first win of...

The Salem Bowling Wildcats are regional champs after winning their post season opener at Salem Bowl with 6639 series. Also advancing as teams were Mascoutah, O'Fallon and Collinsville. Salem senior Ch...

CHICAGO (AP) - Nikola Vucevic matched a career high with 43 points and the Chicago Bulls snapped an 11-game losing streak against Golden State, beating the Warriors 132-118 on Sunday Vucevic last scor...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Makira Cook scored 20 points, Genesis Bryant added 18 and No. 24 Illinois celebrated its first game as a ranked team in 23 years with a 70-57 win over Minnesota on Sunday. Brynn Sho...

Photos by Pat Hodges Despite having a good season overall, the Centralia Orphans fell 43-39 to Mount Vernon on Friday night. Daryle Jones, with 15 points, was the leading scorer for Centralia while Na...

Boys Basketball Belleville East 50, Westminster Christian 47 Belleville West 66, MICDS, Mo. 58 Bethalto Civic Memorial 52, Ramsey 37 Centralia Christ Our Rock 62, Alton Marquette 47 DeSmet, Mo. 82, Be...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Dain Dainja was an inside force Michigan State had no answer for and Matthew Mayer hit clutch 3s in the second half as Illinois ended the Spartans seven-game win streak with a 7...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Damar Hamlin visited with teammates at the Bills' facility on Saturday for the first time since being discharged from a Buffalo hospital. The visit came 12 days after the Bil...