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HS softball: Cavies bend but don’t break against Southwestern
Carlinville watched a three-run lead vanish in the third, then blew a two-run advantage in the bottom of the seventh. However, the bats had just enough offensive firepower for the Cavies to fend off Southwestern in extras at Piasa May 10. The Cavaliers flushed a tough 4-3 home loss they...
How Litchfield baseball went from 9-23 to a chance at school record for wins
Rocky Giannuzzi looked at the remaining schedule, did some basic math and checked a couple of facts. His baseball team, with an 11-0 record before March ended, had a chance to get close to the program record for wins. The second-year coach of the Litchfield baseball team knew his team had a...
Semi-truck flips over in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Illinois State Police have finished their work at the scene of a crash involving a semi-truck. The truck flipped over just before noon on Sunday on the exit ramp from Interstate 55 to Route 143 in Edwardsville. No one was injured, but traffic was...
Get exclusive first listen of Billie Eilish’s new album at AMC Theatres
ST. LOUIS – Billie Eilish fans have an exclusive opportunity Thursday to listen to her new album before its release Friday. Two AMC Theatre locations, Edwardsville and Streets of St. Charles, are welcoming guests for a listening event with other music fans for Eilish’s album “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” The event begins at 3 […]
Baseball Game Preview: Effingham Heads Out
The Effingham Flaming Hearts will head out on the road to challenge the Civic Memorial Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Effingham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Civic Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Effingham's hitters might be in...
Softball Game Recap: Pleasant Plains Comes Up Short
Pleasant Plains lost against Carlinville back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pleasant Plains Cardinals took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carlinville Cavaliers. For Carlinville's part, Hallie Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound,...
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