Category Archives: Local Sports

The KC Soccer season came to an end this afternoon in the Region 24 Finals, falling to the #1 team in the nation Heartland CC. The team finished 10-5, with 4 of their losses coming to nationally ranke...

Selmaville Earns Win Over Summersville At RLC Shootout The Selmaville Rockets competed Saturday at the Rend Lake College Shootout and knocked off the Summersville Wildcats 38-35. Wyatt McCarty led the...

No telling how well Philadelphia pitcher Noah Syndergaard will do in Game 3 of the World Series. Or whether Astros dynamo Jose Altuve will deliver another three hits. But there will be one sure thing ...

Ross Chastain's aggressive style hasn't made a lot of friends in NASCAR's top series. Now, he'll be contending for a championship because of that approach. Chastain pinned his Chevrolet against the ou...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dak Prescott kept his legs churning to turn a quarterback sneak into a 25-yard gain. Maybe young standout Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons was taking a cue from his leader. Pars...

The IHSA football playoffs kicked off on Friday and went into Saturday, and while some teams advanced, others did not. Centralia took on Troy (Triad) and won 27-14. Centralia will play Morris in the s...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Theo Day threw five touchdown passes and Northern Iowa held off Southern Illinois 37-36 on Saturday. Day's fifth TD throw - 5 yards to Desmond Hutson - ended the scoring with 5...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Illinois' breakout season keeps getting better. The Illini's 26-9 win over Nebraska on Saturday was nothing flashy, just workmanlike. Chase Brown and the top defense in the countr...

HOUSTON (AP) - Framber Valdez swapped his glove and his spikes midgame. He repeatedly rubbed his hands. By the time he strode off the mound to a standing ovation and handed the Houston Astros' bullpen...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Christian Dvorak had his first NHL hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in a 4:50 span in the second period to rally for a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on S...