Category Archives: Local Sports
Burleson, DeJong homer, Mikolas pitches Cards past Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday to avoid a four-game...
Apr 28, 2023
Hosmer, Velázquez, Swanson hit HRs, Cubs beat Padres 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Eric Hosmer and Nelson Velzquez hit back-to-back homers and Dansby Swanson added his first of the season to help the Chicago Cubs top the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Thursday. Manny Machado...
Apr 28, 2023
Prep Softball -- Salem Heads To Freeburg For Showdown, OPS Wins Again, COR Knocks Off SC
Salem is 17-3 Heading For Showdown At Freeburg The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 17-3 record to Freeburg for a big showdown in the Cahokia. The Lady Midgets handed Salem their only conference loss of...
Apr 27, 2023
Prep Baseball --- Salem Heads To Freeburg, SC Improves To 17-1, COR Gets Road Win
Wildcats Stay In Cahokia Play With Trip To Freeburg The Salem Wildcats have dropped 4 straight as they head into their road game at Freeburg. Salem fell to the Midgets at home earlier in the year in a...
Apr 27, 2023
Lady Cats Knock Off Mount Vernon 7-1
The Salem Lady Wildcats soccer team won their 4th game of the season winning at Mount Vernon 7-1. Aila Laird scored two goals on assists by Madison Freiboth and Jordan Kessler. Alexis Woodruff scored ...
Apr 27, 2023 Jarrett Campbell / CC
Salem Bass Fishing Team Names Participants For Upcoming Newton Sectionals
The numbers for the Salem Bass Fishing Team have been great this season. Because of that, for the past several weeks, the team has been competing in 6 possible qualifying tournaments and a casting com...
Apr 27, 2023
Franklin Park Scholar Bowl Hands Out Season Awards
The Franklin Park Scholar Bowl team held their awards night last night. The Varsity Heart winner was Brenna Hays. The Co-MVP's were Preston Camp and Max Vincent who both answered 41 correct toss up qu...
Apr 27, 2023 Submitted Photo
YMCA Youth Soccer Tournament Results
In Marion County YMCA Youth League Soccer Tournament play the Medicine Shoppe won in penalty kicks over Moore Than Behavior 3-2. Salem Township Hospital shutout Johnson's Self Storage 6-0. Submitted P...
Apr 27, 2023
Goldschmidt hits 2 HRs, Cardinals lose to Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mitch Haniger scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning following a dropped fly ball by Cardinals center fielder Lars Nootbaar as the San Francisco Giants beat S...
Apr 27, 2023
Tatis, Cronenworth lead Padres past Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) - Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in three runs with a pair of singles, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. With runners at second and third in th...
Apr 27, 2023
