Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Wildcats dropped their home game to Breese Central last night 49-12. The Cats trailed 22-0 early in the 2nd quarter, but kept the Cougars off the board the rest of the first half. Salem scor...

The Franklin Park baseball and softball teams will open up SIJHSAA State play today at Rotary Park in Centralia. The Lady Cats will open at 11 against Marion with the winner playing in the semifinals ...

The SC Lady Cougars knocked off Webber 25-9, 25-17 to improve to 16-5 on the season. Sierra Arnold had 10 digs, Olivia Brauer 11 assists, Sidney Shumate added 8, Brooklyn Garrett had 4 kills, Brooke C...

The Kaskaskia College cross teams traveled to Normal, IL for the Heartland Jucco Invitational. There were a total of 6 community colleges present for the meet held on the course in Maxwell Park. Of th...

The Salem Lady Cats tennis team fell to Olney 9-0. The Lady Cats team consisted in singles of Amaziah Winchester, Savanna Davis, Aressa Eisenhaur, Gracy Alli, Molly Walker and Avery Robinson.   C...

In Marion County YMCA/Salem Recreation Youth League Soccer, it was Odin Healthcare falling to BSI 2-1. In the win, Augustine Miller and Calan Veit-Tackitt were the Players of the Game. In the loss it ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 701st home run, Jack Flaherty allowed one run in six innings and the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Friday night. Puj...

CHICAGO (AP) - Adrian Sampson threw seven efficient innings, Nico Hoerner drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won their fifth straight, 6-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Sampson (4-5) gave ...

The Salem Wildcats enter week 6 of the High School football season at 1-4 and have started out 0-2 in the Cahokia. After losses to Wood River (4-1, 1-1) and Roxana (3-2, 1-1) to start the conference s...

The Salem Lady Cats golf team advanced out of the Pinckneyville Regional finishing 2nd as a team to Mt Carmel 281-358 with Hamilton County also advancing 3rd with a 367. Alyssa Paul shot 84 to lead Sa...