Category Archives: Local Sports
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl's body returned to US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup i...
Dec 13, 2022
Wildcat Bowlers Have Record Setting Day Winning Columbia Tournament
The Salem Wildcat bowling teams each won the Columbia Tournament. The Wildcats dominated as they sat their top 2 starters out of the morning session to let the underclassmen get some lane time and the...
Dec 12, 2022
Central City Shootout Held Over Weekend In Jr High Basketball
Over the weekend at the Central City Shootout, Raccoon lost to North Clay 45-35 to drop to 14-4 on the season. Tyler Carruthers led Raccoon with 8. Patoka beat North Wamac/Irvington 49-34 with a tripl...
Dec 12, 2022
Blue Angels Split Weekend Games, Blue Devils Knock Off RLC
The KC Blue Angels split a pair of games over the weekend. KC fell at home to Rend Lake on Saturday 71-54. In the loss, Tianna Rhodes led the Blue Angels with 13, Courtney Lumpkins added 11. KC then b...
Dec 12, 2022
Salem Youth Wrestlers Compete Over The Weekend
It was a great weekend for the Salem Youth Wrestlers. It started Saturday in O'Fallon Beginners Tournament. Korbin Nattier got his first ever pin. Royce Natier got his first win. Colton Pitty also had...
Dec 12, 2022
Griffin wins game at OT buzzer, Hawks hold off Bulls 123-122
ATLANTA (AP) - A.J. Griffin hit a 6-footer on an alley-oop pass at the overtime buzzer and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 123-122 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday ...
Dec 12, 2022
Rantanen scores 3rd in OT, Avalanche rally past Blues 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Mikko Rantanen scored in the final seconds of regulation and the first minute of overtime to complete his fifth career hat trick and give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win over the St....
Dec 12, 2022
Saturday Scores for High School Basketball
Boys Basketball: Belleville East 61, Rock Bridge, Mo. 54 Centralia Christ Our Rock 57, Chester 33 Collinsville 72, Ladue Horton Watkins, Mo. 58 Du Quoin 50, Murphysboro 41 Flora 54, Newton 51 Herrin 6...
Dec 11, 2022
Funk, Dread hot from 3 as Penn State beats No. 17 Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Andrew Funk and Myles Dread combined for 11 3-pointers to give Penn State a 74-59 win over No. 17 Illinois on Saturday. Funk and Jalen Pickett led all scorers with 20 points eac...
Dec 11, 2022
USC's Williams wins Heisman after leading Trojan turnaround
NEW YORK (AP) - Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams has won the Heisman Trophy to make USC the first school to take home college football's most prestigious player of the year award eight t...
Dec 11, 2022
