Category Archives: Local Sports

Bobcats Get First Win Since 05 Over Centralia In Tight Contest The Franklin Park Bobcats beat Centralia for the first time since 2005, in a tight game at the Bobcat Den with a final 44-42. Trey Clark ...

The KC Blue Angels knocked off Lincoln Trail on the road 71-51 to improve to 7-5 overall and 2-1 in the Region. The Angels put 4 in double figures led by Taylor Austin with 19, Staisha Hamilton 16, Co...

Here are the girls prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record, total points, and previous ranking. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Hersey (3) 9-1 63 2 2. Benet (2) 5-2 62 1 3. Fre...

Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record, total points, and previous ranking. Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Kenwood (6) 5-0 96 T3 2. Moline (4) 4-1 78 2 3. J...

Winner's this year at Franklin Park for the Elks Hoops Shoot and those advancing to shoot December 21st at Selmaville School are Gwen Goostree and Lewis Eddy for the 8-9 year olds, Kinsley Gansauer an...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Willson Contreras is going to St. Louis to replace Yadier Molina at catcher, agreeing to an $87.5 million, five-year contract with the Cardinals on Wednesday. A person familiar with t...

CHICAGO (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored 15 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 115-111 on Wednesday nigh...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have added Jameson Taillon to their rotation, agreeing to a four-year contract with the right-hander that is worth roughly $68 million. A person familiar with the neg...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pat Hughes, the longtime radio voice of the Chicago Cubs, won the Hall of Fame's 2023 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting on Wednesday. The 67-year-old Hughes is...

The Salem Wildcats (1-5) fall at Mascoutah (6-1) by a final of 56-27. Salem was led by Seth Bailey with 12. Miles Ntekop led Mascoutah with 16 points and was a BEAST! The 6-5 Junior is going to be a r...