Category Archives: Local Sports

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will take on the host Tigers in the Centralia Class L regional title game today at Rotary Field. First pitch set for 4:15. Salem beat Centralia 20-5 earlier in the seaso...

In Salem Rec/YMCA Women's Volleyball, You Got Served fell to Deep Rock Energy 25-15, 25-11. HD Oil Field over AOS Church 25-18, 17-25, 15-10. It was AOS Church over Salem Tire Center 17-25, 25-12, 15-...

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters: Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (14) (4-0) 140 1 2. Li...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin was getting nervous about Blake Snell's pitch count in the seventh inning when Albert Pujols helped the skipper avoid what could have been an unpop...

MIAMI (AP) - Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday night. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs, w...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago quarterback Justin Fields took time Wednesday to clarify comments he made following the Bears' loss to the Green Bay Packers, saying he did not mean to come off as dis...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is scheduled to have surgery on his left knee next week for the second time in less than a year and figures to miss the start of the season. The Bulls sai...

Buonaura's Walk-Off Single Leads SC Past Altamont The SC Cougars got a 2-run hit single from Anthony Buonaura in the bottom of the 7th inning to give them an 8-7 win over visiting Altamont. The Indian...

The JV boys competed yesterday in a quad-match with Carterville coming out on top shooting 172, Salem 184, Carbondale 186 and Murphysboro 209. Ian Davis of Carbondale shot 39, Spencer Brown led Carter...

Franklin Park Beats Centralia, Next Stop Regional Finals The Franklin Park Bobcats are 19-5 and into the Region 8 Class L championship after a 10-1 win over Centralia yesterday at Rotary Field. The ga...