Category Archives: Local Sports
Wildcats Fall Short On Senior Night...Orphans Lose South 7 Showdown
The Salem Wildcats defense was great all night long, but Columbia took advantage of a kicking mistake in the 4th quarter and pulled out a 7-6 win over the Cats on Senior Night at Jim Finks Field. Trey...
Oct 11, 2025 Thomas Park / Unsplash
Russell 12th After 1st Round at IHSA State Golf
Mt Carmel is the top team after Day 1, 13 strokes ahead of Quincy Notre Dame with Breese Central 3rd, St Anthony 4 and Mater Dei 5. Individually, Salem's Mya Russell advanced to today's finals with a ...
Oct 11, 2025
Eliminators Win Coed Softball Title For Salem Recreation
The Coed Softball Tournament finished up in Salem Recreation at the Bryan Bennet Park field. Top seed Eliminators beat ABC, 16-14 in the finals. In the 3rd place game, Village Bar beat Connexion All S...
Oct 11, 2025
Wildcats Honor Seniors With Final Home Game Against Columbia
The Salem Wildcats will honor their seniors tonight in their final home game as they host Columbia. The Eagles are 5-1 on the season as Salem enters at 2-4. Game time from Jim Finks Field at 7pm with ...
Oct 10, 2025
Russell & Johnson Prepare For Today's Opening Girls State Golf Round
The 1a IHSA State Girls Golf Tournament will tee off today with Mt Carmel looking for a 5th straight state championship after dominating their way through this season yet again. St Anthony will also b...
Oct 10, 2025
Wildcats Drop Tough Game At Newton, Finish Home Schedule Saturday Against Harrisburg
The Salem Wildcats trailed 2-0 at Newton when the halftime buzzer sounds, the Cats comeback was strong in the second half but at the end, Newton held on to a 4-3 win in a game that could be a preview ...
Oct 10, 2025
Snow's 4 Goals Leads Orphans Over Mt Vernon
Dax Snow scored 4 goals and Centralia knocked off conference rival Mt Vernon 5-2 in the final game the two rivals will play as conference foes. Centralia will move to the Cahokia Conference next seaso...
Oct 10, 2025
Annies Honor Senior Tennis Players In Loss To Salem
The Centralia Annies tennis team hosted their Senior Day yesterday welcoming Salem. Centralia honored Rylee Dearing, Lorren Niederhoffer and Mackenzie Perez. Salem swept the match 9-0. Salem will trav...
Oct 10, 2025
New Hope Finishes Off Dominant Season...Carterville Wins Again....Summersville Walks-Off On WG/SM...Anna Hands Okawville Only Loss
New Hope finished off another amazing season winning the Class S state title 1-0 over Pinckneyville #204. It's the 3rd straight state title for the Lady Panthers. The Summersville Lady Wildcats took 3...
Oct 10, 2025
Summersville Wins Class S State Title....Whiteside Makes History....Pinckneyville Defends Home Turf
Summersville won the state championship in Class S baseball with their 4-0 win over Steeleville. St Joe Olney beat Galatia 15-6 in the 3rd place game. Belleville Whiteside beat Waterloo 7-3 to win the...
Oct 10, 2025
