Category Archives: Local Sports

The Salem Lady Wildcats finished the opening day at the State Bowling Championships in 11th place, good enough to advance to today's finals. Lockport leads the way, 49 pins ahead of 2nd place Harlem a...

Olney finished the junior high season undefeated (25-0) after beating Marion in the Class L State Title Game at Rend Lake College 53-38. O'Fallon Fulton won the 3rd place trophy beating Casey Mt Verno...

UNDATED (AP) - The College Football Playoff is set to stick with a four-team format through the 2025 season. The administrators who manage the postseason failed to agree on a plan to expand before the...

BEIJING (AP) - The United States has gained two more medals at the Beijing Games. American and two-time Olympic champion David Wise took home the silver in ski halfpipe with his first-run score of 90....

CLEVELAND (AP) - Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili headlines this year's group of finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Former All-Star players Michael Cooper,...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Major League lockout has begun to cut into the spring training schedule. Management has canceled the first week of exhibition games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgem...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes own a piece of the NHL's Metropolitan Division lead after surviving a wild finish against the Predators. Andrei Svechnikov delivered two goals and an assis...

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (AP) - Joaquin Niemann has set a 36-hole record at Riviera Country Club while taking a two-shot lead at the Genesis Invitational. Niemann fired his second straight 63 for a 1...

The boys post season will begin tomorrow with regional action around the state. In 2a tomorrow, Columbia hosts Wesclin, Marshall at Flora, Freeburg hosts Althoff, Roxana is at Hillsboro, Vandalia take...

The Salem 2a girls regional title game was postponed yesterday because of the bad weather. The game featuring top-seed Teutopolis taking on Robinson will be tonight starting at 7pm. Before the game th...