Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Wildcats fell at Columbia 11-1 to fall to 3-4 on the season and 1-1 in the Cahokia. Jalen Inlow was 2-2 for the Cats and drove in their only run, sophomore Keaton Gullion scored his first va...

It was a good day for the Franklin Park track teams as the boys and girls won their home meets yesterday competing at SCHS Track with Iuka, New Horizon and Carlyle St Mary's. Salem set 74 total PRs on...

CHICAGO (AP) - Logan Brown and Alexey Toropchenko scored 38 seconds apart in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the skidding Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Thursday night. Jakub Vrana, Jordan ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - George Springer had five hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat St. Louis 10-9 on Thursday despite the Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill tying a major...

CHICAGO (AP) - Right after it was over, Dansby Swanson soaked in one more moment in a very special debut with the Chicago Cubs. He finally got to enjoy the victory song at Wrigley Field. "Hearing 'Go ...

Salem improved to 3-4 on the season yesterday with a 7-0 win over visiting Odin/Patoka/Sandoval. The Cats got the offense going early when Noah Nix hit a 3-run homer to deep right field. The Cats woul...

The Salem Lady Cats dropped a heartbreaker at home to Waltonville at Tully Park 8-7 in 9-innings. Lilly Blagoue hit her 3rd home run of the season. Marah Johnson tripled for her first varsity hit and ...

Congratulations to Christ Our Rock head basketball coach Brent Reuter as named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's District 20 Coach of the Year.

UNDATED (AP) - Penn State has hired VCU's Mike Rhoades to be its men's basketball coach. The Pennsylvania native takes over a program coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a dec...

CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron James wants to build up his stamina, and there are a couple more little things he is working on. "I think by the end of the road trip I should be pretty good," he said. He certai...