Category Archives: Local Sports
Millstadt Wins Class L Girls XC Title, Salem's Zimmermann 5th Overall
Millstadt won the Class L girls team title with 64 points followed by Triad and then Waterloo. The Lady Cats were 13th as a team. Kendall Zimmermann led the way with a 5th place finish followed by Ell...
Oct 17, 2022 Submitted Photo
Running Lady Rockets Win Class S Girls State XC Title
The Selmaville Varsity Lady Rockets are the SIJHSAA Class S Cross Country Champions. The team took 1st place with 89 points followed by Lick Creek, Pickneyville 204, and NCOE. The Lady Rockets were le...
Oct 17, 2022 Submitted Photo
Pinckneyville 204 Wins Class S Boys State XC Title
Pinckneyville 204 won the Class S boys team title with 86 points followed by St Joe Olney and Concordia Columbia. Rome finished 4th as a team. Ryker Perigo led the way in 9th followed by Ashton Wagner...
Oct 17, 2022 Submitted Photo
SC Lady Cougars 3rd At NTC Tournament, Head Into Final Regular Season Week
The South Central Lady Cougars took 3rd Place in the NTC Conference Tournament, held on Friday and Saturday 10/14 and 10/15. The Cougars went 2-0 in pool play with wins over Dieterich (25-11, 25-20) a...
Oct 17, 2022 Submitted Photo
Lady Cats Tennis Season Ends Saturday At Centralia Sectionals
The Salem Lady Cats tennis season came to an end over the weekend at the Centralia Sectionals with none of the Lady Cats advancing out to State. Olney won the team title with 27 points followed closel...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo: Greg Maxey
Prep Soccer Post Season Continues Over The Weekend
The prep soccer post season continued on Saturday. In 1a regional championships it was Althoff shutting out Murphysboro 7-0, Raymond Lincolnwood beat Hillsboro 1-0. In 2a regional quarterfinal action ...
Oct 17, 2022
Salem Jr Bobcats Have Another Busy Weekend
Salem Soccer's 1st/2nd graders headed to Aviston Saturday morning. They dropped their game 2-4. Nia Garden, Jonah Findley, Ethan Petrillo and Gavin Purcell all played well in net. Jonah Findley scored...
Oct 17, 2022 Photo: Jackson Jarrett - Sideline Photos
Williams' 4 TDs carry S. Illinois past W. Illinois 30-7
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Javon Williams Jr. had four rushing touchdowns, Nic Baker threw for 227 yards and Southern Illinois controlled Western Illinois from the outset in a 30-7 win on Saturday for ...
Oct 16, 2022
MLB teams adavnce to League Championships
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 to advance to the NL Champions...
Oct 16, 2022
NCAA Football Takeaways: Vols, Frogs, Wolverines make statements
A Saturday that featured six games matching ranked teams, including three battles of unbeatens, promised to set the tone for the second half and sort contenders from pretenders. No. 5 Michigan stepped...
Oct 16, 2022
