Category Archives: Local Sports

The 1a girls tournament was held at Red Tail Run Golf Course. Mater Dei was 2nd and brought home their first ever trophy from state as they finished behind Quincy Notre Dame. Alton Marquette was 5th a...

The South Central Cougars won their first NTC Baseball Tournament Championship in 13 years as they beat Windsor/Stew-Stras in Saturday's final 5-2 after losing 3 times to the Hatchets this fall. Aiden...

Mt Vernon won the Centralia Orphans Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Mater Dei was 2nd followed in the top five by Effingham, Centralia and East St Louis.   Senior Jayden Jones was the ind...

Woodlawn competed at the Benton Showcase Invite at Benton City Park with all three of their runners securing a season's best time. Senior Zelena Koch used a strong 3rd mile kick to hang on for 19th ov...

The 1a boys are at Prairie Vista with Red Bud shooting 308 and atop the leaderboard 1 stroke ahead of Northridge Prep. TTown is fifth. Casey missed the cut by 4 strokes. Owen Van Zuiden of Fulton shot...

The Salem Wildcats football team head to Metropolis to take on the Massac County Patriots in a battle of 4-3 teams. Both have clinched playoff spots but look to improve their position heading into the...

2a boys play at Weibring Golf Club with St Anthony, Mater Dei, and Althoff. Individually, Salem senior Landen Maxey and Mt Vernon freshman Luke Heaney will attack the course.   The 2a girls are a...

It was a day for they history books for Patoka as their baseball and softball teams both won 3rd place in their SIJHSAA State Tournaments Thursday afternoon at the Oasis Sports Complex in Marion. &nbs...

Willow Grove St Mary won the Class S state title as they knock off 3-time defending champ New Hope 8-2. Devyn Dodillett-Tomlianovich struck out 18 giving up just 3 hits and 2 runs. Hanleigh Schmidt we...

The Mt Vernon Lady Rams have clinched just the 2nd South Seven volleyball title in school history and first since 1982 with a win over visiting Highland last night 25-19, 25-21 to clinch at least a sh...