Category Archives: Local Sports

The South Central Lady Falcons open up IESA State quarterfinal play today at Champions Field in Normal. They will be the final of four games played on the day. At 3:30, the 19-5 Lady Falcons will batt...

The Salem Bobcats Soccer will start their weekend at 9am tomorrow when the 1st/2nd graders travel to Mascoutah. The 3rd/4th boys and girls had both their games canceled this weekend. So they will have...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Chase Brown became the first Illinois running back to rush for 100-plus yards in five straight games, Tommy DeVito passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns and the Fighting Ill...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rookie Hayden Wesneski had an immaculate inning in his second major league start to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the skidding Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Wes...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Lars Nootbaar provided St. Louis' first run in four games with a solo homer, and then rookie Brendan Donovan gave the NL Central leaders an even bigger lift. Donovan hit his first car...

Central City won their Class M regional game over Rome in dramatic fashion on an Archie Goewey bases loaded walk to bring in the winning run 6-5. Rome scored three times in the third, but the Citians ...

It's week 5 in high school football and the 2nd week for the Cahokia Conference games. The Salem Wildcats enter their road game at Roxana with a 1-2 record and 0-1 in the League after last week's loss...

The Salem Wildcats golf team is the 2022 Cahokia Conference champions after playing at Governor's Run in Carlyle yesterday. Salem shot 318 with Columbia following in 2nd place with a 332, Freeburg was...

The Salem Lady Wildcats fell to 8-9 with their home volleyball loss to Roxana yesterday. Salem won the first game 25-19, lost the 2nd 18-25 and then dropped the 3rd set 22-25. The Freshmen opened the ...

The Franklin Park Bobcats take on top-seed Wesclin today for the Class L Region 8 championship. Salem lost a 9-inning thriller in the matchup against the Tigers earlier this season. Game time is at 4:...