Category Archives: Local Sports

The brackets are set and the SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments will open up Saturday. The Class L Baseball Tournament will be played at Rotary Field in Centralia. The day opens up at 10a...

SC knocked off CHBC in 2 sets 25-11, 25-15. Sierra Arnold and Sidney Shumate had 6 digs, Olivia Brauer 9 assists, Brooklyn Garrett 3 kills to go along with Emma Chambers and Emma Jenne. Brooke Cowger ...

Stallions junior Parker Boehne won the Crusader Classic at the St Clair Country Club shooting 74, one shot better than Marquette's Aidan O'Keefe. Conner Detmer of Breese Central was tied for 7th with ...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets dropped their regional championship in Class S at Christ Our Rock to Trinity/St Mary 13-4. In the loss, Allie Hustedde had a pair of doubles going 3-3 with 2 runs scored. K...

The Selmaville Rockets season came to an end falling to Altamont Lutheran in regional championship play 4-0. Altamont scored 3 times in the 4th inning to break open a 1-run game. Jaxon Ward doubled as...

The SC Storm 16u won their first tournament of the new season in the Dirtbag Classic in Olney on Sunday. They went 4-0 knocking off the Effingham Intensity 4-3 in the title game when Kyra Swift hit a ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Zach LaVine had quite the offseason. The Chicago Bulls' two-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist landed the richest contract in franchise history when he agreed to a $215 million, fi...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is retiring from full-time racing and will turn his focus toward spending time with family. He figures his future schedule will include...

More regional championships will be played for today in SIJHSAA baseball and softball. In Class M baseball, Nashville takes on Central City for a trip to state. The Selmaville Rockets will play for th...

The Selmaville varsity girls took 2nd at the Pre-State Class L Cross Country Meet held at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds with a score 150. There were 28 teams and 225 runners. Carly Veach finished 11th...