Category Archives: Local Sports

Trey Clark was healthy, Caleb Purintun had a career night and the Salem Wildcats knocked off Mattoon on the road 23-13. Clark was the work horse carrying the ball 30 times for 186 yards including a 27...

The Lady Cats volleyball team will play at the Benton Tournament. Salem will open at 10am against Woodlawn, then play Massac County at 11 and Sesser/Valier at 2 with Bracket play to be held after that...

The SC Cougars baseball team is at Altamont after falling to Neoga 3-1. The Cougars led 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth when Neoga plated 3 runs. Garret Shumate doubled, Hudson Moore was 2-3 with a ...

Franklin Park dropped their opener at the Woodlawn Softball Tournament losing 7-1 to Summersville. Skylar Gaston, Bre Pennypacker and Emma Hawley had hits with Brinn Detmer driving in Salem's run. The...

Patoka/Odin beat Selmaville 5-2. Kru Cain scored 2 runs and doubled for Patoka. Nolan Eddy added a double and 2 runs scored. Dane Jolliff was the winning pitcher. Rafe James drove in a Rocket run. Mad...

KC soccer beat Illinois Valley on the road 5-1. Lily Reed had 2 goals. Averie Taylor scored along with Jaiden Belt and Emma Eversgerd. Reed, Belt and Abby Hill added assists.

Tonight at 7pm, Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling will return to Sandoval High School in a benefit for the Sandoval Athletic Fund, which benefits the Sandoval/Odin/Patoka Co-op athletics for th...

The 0-2 Salem Wildcats hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to old Apollo rival Mattoon who enters at 1-1. Kickoff at 7pm with myself and Craig Holmes on WJBD. The Centralia Or...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team has won 7 straight games after their season opening loss at Murphysboro. The latest win came at the Salem Soccer Complex, where they still have yet to lose, with an 8-1 ...

The Lady Wildcats tennis team kept their undefeated season going when they beat Herrin 5-4. Salem's Ella Robinson trailed 5-1 in her match before coming back and showing patience and grit to get the w...