Category Archives: Local Sports

CHICAGO (AP) - All-Star outfielder Ian Happ appears poised to enter the season with an expiring contract after he and the Chicago Cubs were unable to agree on a new deal. Happ said Wednesday he had "n...

The Salem Wildcats opened up the Cahokia Conference baseball season with a nice home win over Breese Central 3-2. Trailing 2-0 in the 3rd inning, Salem sophomore Noah Nix blasted a 3-run homer to give...

The Salem Lady Cats opened up the Cahokia with a 3-1 home win over Breese Central. The win runs the Lady Cats record to 5-0 on the season. Lilly Blagoue earned the win with 10 strikeouts. Makenna Smit...

After having 2 meets rained out last week, the Christ Our Rock track team finally opened their season at the Breese Central Open. The distance runners shined for the Stallions. Elijah Gregor won the 3...

The Franklin Park Track Team held a times meet yesterday at SCHS Track. 56 total PR's were set by the Bobcats with several state standards also reached. Trey Clark threw 143'11" in the discus, Madden ...

A pair of Orphans and Rams were named to the Class 3a IBCA All South Basketball Team. Centralia's Cruz Harlan and Daryle Jones join Mount Vernon's Navontae Nesbit Jr and Rolen Adams. Class 3a: Evan No...

Breese Central defender Marli Kleiboeker signed her letter of intent to play soccer at KC. She will join fellow Central seniors Makenna Lake and Keira Veizer at KC in the fall. They were part of Centr...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jakub Vrana scored two goals, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 6-5 overtime victory Tuesday over the Vancouver Canucks. Vrana scored 28 seconds into overtime for St. Louis. He finishe...

Salem dropped to 1-4 on the season losing at Effingham St Anthony 2-1 in walk-off fashion. The Bulldogs scored an unearned run in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie. Salem would tie the game on...

The SC Cougars play at home today against Mulberry Grove. SC is 3-0 after yesterday's come back win at Altamont 10-8. The Cougars led 3-0 in the 2nd inning only to see Altamont tie it with 3 runs in t...