Category Archives: Local Sports
Citians Compete Over The Weekend at DuQuoin Pre-State XC Meet
Central City Cross Country competed along with area schools at the Pre-State Meet at DuQuoin over the weekend with 50 boys teams and 191 runners the Citians were 8th as a team. Kolton Cook led the way...
Oct 06, 2025
Joey Logano clinches final playoff spot in dramatic Charlotte finish
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Joey Logano has secured the final spot in the next round of the NASCAR playoffs after a dramatic race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On Sunday, Logano battled Ross Chastain for the ...
Oct 06, 2025
Wildcats Fall At Breese Central...Football Scoreboard
The Wildcats final football trip to Breese ended in a 48-13 rout by the host Cougars. Breese jumped out to a 27-0 lead after the first quarter and led 41-0 in the second before Salem scored their firs...
Oct 04, 2025
Orphans Dominate Marion Behind 7 TD's From Goewey
The Centralia Orphans improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the South Seven after beating visiting Marion on Homecoming at Evers Field by a score of 55-28. The Orphans jumped out to a 41-20 lead after a ...
Oct 04, 2025
Prep Football: Wildcats Head To Breese Central Tonight on WJBD...Orphans Host Marion
The Salem Wildcats will take their 2-3 record, 1-1 in the Cahokia to 4-1 Breese Central who enters at 2-0 in the league. Salem is coming off a loss to Roxana, while Central blew out Wood River a week ...
Oct 03, 2025
Wildcats Soccer Heads To Marion on Saturday, Waiting To Hear On Post Season Seed Today
The Salem Wildcats soccer team will head to Marion tomorrow morning to take on the Wildcats after improving to 14-2 on the season their last time out with a win at Olney. The post season seeds will be...
Oct 03, 2025
Tennis Report.....Salem Beats Olney....CHS Nips Mt Vernon
The Salem tennis team beat Olney on the road 7-2. Singles winners were Ella Robinson, Maddie Keserauskis, Katee Sellers and Kinsey Jarrett. The doubles teams that won were Keserauskis/Robinson, Seller...
Oct 03, 2025
Prep Volleyball: Lady Cats Fall To Breese Central....SC Knocks Off Cumberland
The Salem Lady Wildcats hosted Breese Central and lost 13-25, 13-25 to fall to 14-8 on the season. The JV put up a hard fight but lost in 3 sets 25-18, 17-25, 11-15 to drop their record to 9-3. South ...
Oct 03, 2025
SIJHSAA State Baseball & Softball Opens Saturday
The SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments will open this weekend with Class L and S being held at the Oasis Sports Complex in Marion and Class M at the Perry County Fairgrounds in Pinckneyvi...
Oct 03, 2025
SCMS Honors Baseball & State Champion Softball Team At Awards Nigh
South Central Middle School baseball and softball held their end of the season awards night this week. For the IESA State Champion Lady Falcons, Rylan Williams won the Pitching Award, Claire Chasteen ...
Oct 03, 2025
