Category Archives: Local Sports

Breese Central won the Cahokia Conference outright knocking off Columbia for the 2nd time in 9 days 48-46 in Breese. Central finishes 10-0 in the league and are 26-4 heading into the post season. &nbs...

The state wrestling finals are this weekend. In 1a at 113 pounds, Carlyle Tyson Waughtel enters at 46-1. Roxana's Brandon Green Jr at 126, at 132 it's Vandalia's Dillon Hinton at 43-5 as well as Logan...

Casey Mount Vernon are champions of Class L after their 49-41 win over Centralia last night at Rend Lake College. David Barnes led Casey with 26 and Nazavion Nesbit chipped in 10. Jaxson Hancock led C...

This weekend will be the 6th annual Franklin Park varsity round robin volleyball tournament. The day begins at 9am with Salem and Olney followed with Olney and Breese at 10, Breese and Carlyle at 11, ...

Franklin Park beat visiting Flora 25-16, 25-23 to improve to 8-1 on the season. The JV is 5-0 after their 25-12, 25-13 win and in the C Match Salem won in two sets.   Selmaville lost to Iuka 25-1...

Martin Douglas, Alec Bandy, Austin Woolridge and Branson Pappas are representing Salem High School at the boys swim sectionals tomorrow in Urbana. For the first time in a long time they have enough to...

Tomorrow is the Salem Bobcats soccer tryouts for boys and girls. The boys will go from 1-2:30 at the Franklin Park Field behind the school. Bring water, shin guards and a size 5 soccer ball. This is f...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thu...

CHICAGO (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed on the ground, grimacing in pain before heading to the locker room. A sprained wrist in the early going ended his night. Not before he set yet another franc...

NEW YORK (AP) - Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as one of th...