Category Archives: Local Sports
Johnson & Smith Into Throwing Finals At State Track
The State Track & Field Championships began yesterday at O'Brian Stadium at Eastern Illinois University. Salem's Caleb Smith and Cole Johnson will compete in today's finals. Smith is the 3rd ranke...
May 28, 2022
North Clay Seeks First Sectional Title In 6 Years...Baseball Post Season Roundup
Today is Sectional baseball championship day in 1a/2a. At Effingham, the North Clay Cardinals take their 29-6 record to Effingham to take on National Trail Conference rival Windsor/Stew-Stras for a tr...
May 28, 2022 Kristina Weidner Photography
Prep Softball Post Season Continues....
In 1a prep softball sectional finals yesterday, Trico nipped Goreville 1-0 at Goreville. The title game at Casey Westfield between the hosts and Windsor/Stew-Stras has been moved to today at 1pm due t...
May 28, 2022
Soccer 1a State Finals Set...2a/3a Post Season Continues
The 1a girls soccer season had their state semifinals yesterday at North Central College in Naperville with a couple of great games. Richmond Burton edged Lombard Montini 1-0 while Quincy Notre Dame b...
May 28, 2022
Pony League Highlights Friday At Little League Complex
In Pony League play, Peoples National Bank knocked off Casey's 12-5. In the win, Ben Ryan went 4-4 with 3 RBI, Wyatt McCarty drove in 3 on a pair of hits, Brody Collier added 2 RBI with a single from ...
May 28, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
Salem Wins SI Prospect League Opener
The Salem Wildcats varsity baseball team is competing in the Southern Illinois Prospect League in the National League Division. They opened their season on Thursday night at home with a 4-2 win over F...
May 27, 2022
State Track Gets Underway For Boys Today At EIU
The State High School Track & Field meet is this weekend at O'Brien Stadium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The Salem duo of Caleb Smith and Cole Johnson will be throwing this mornin...
May 27, 2022 daveynin / CC
Salem Jr Legion Post 128 Falls In Opener At Mt Vernon
The Salem Post 128 Junior Legion season got underway last night with an 11-9 loss at Mt Vernon. Salem trailed 11-3 in the last inning, but scored 6 runs in the inning and had 2 runners on with the gam...
May 27, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography
Christ Our Rock Heading To Sectional Finals....Baseball Post Season Roundup
The Christ Our Rock Stallions are into the 1a Greenville Sectional finals after yesterday's 10-4 win over Greenfield. The Stallions trailed 2-0 after 2 innings but scored 2 in the 3rd to tie with 3 mo...
May 27, 2022
Prep Softball Post Season Continues Today...Freeburg Comes Back To Advance In Extras
The post season continued for prep softball. The 2a sectional semifinals were held with Freeburg coming back to beat Newton 2-1 in eight innings at Gillespie and will play the hosts today for the titl...
May 27, 2022
