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The Salem Wildcats saw their offense stymied by an aggressively fast Breese Central defense that held Salem to negative rushing yards through 3 quarters and Salem dropped their Cahokia matchup in Clinton County 41-7. The game was 7-0 after the first quarter, but the Cougars would score 3 times in...

The Centralia Orphans put together 4 solid quarters of football Friday night and beat the visiting Marion Wildcats 43-20 on Homecoming Night at Evers Field. Marion would get on the board first after 36 yard TD reception by Patrick Walker, 2 point conversion failed and it was 6-0 Wildcats halfway through the opening quarter. It didn’t take long for the Orphans to answer as sophomore Mike Brown scored on a 4 yd run and it was 7-6 Centralia at the end of 1Q.

The Salem Lady Wildcats are regional golf champions after winning the Effingham title yesterday. The Lady Cats shot 344 to advance to Taylorville on Monday along with St Anthony and Effingham who were 2nd and 3rd. Individually, Alyssa Paul was 2nd overall shooting 79 as Salem but 4 golfers in...

It will be a busy weekend at the Iron Saddle as the IPRA-sanctioned pro rodeo returns for a second year. The event includes rodeo events at seven both Friday and Saturday night along with the Rodeo Queen Pageant that gets underway at two on Saturday afternoon and concludes with the crowning of the new Miss Teen Rodeo USA and Miss Rodeo USA.

Thursday was the Chester Invitational with Salem. The Wildcat boys and girls teams each brought home 2nd place behind 2 very strong teams from Pinkneyville. The boys were led by Caiden Beer 11th, Robby Shober 12th, Hunter Malan 15th, Alex Spencer 22nd and Branson Pappas 32nd. Maci Thorsen was first...

The Salem Lady Wildcats fell to 10-11 overall with a home loss to Breese Central 17-25, 17-25. The night began with the freshmen losing in 3 sets (21-9, 18-21, 7-15) and the JV lost 18-25, 15-25. The SC Lady Cougars volleyball team is in action tonight at Webber. The SC...

SALEM — Iron Saddle in Salem will be hosting their own IPRA-sanctioned pro rodeo this weekend. The event is recognized as a Top Five Best New Rodeo Venue by the International Professional Rodeo Association. The two-day event will feature both the Miss Rodeo USA and Miss Teen Rodeo USA in attendance to carry the flag.

Today is the opening of the SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments. Centralia’s Rotary Park will host the Class L Tournaments. The baseball tournament starts at 10 a.m. with Marion and Carterville followed by Waterloo and Belleville Whiteside at 11, DuQuoin and Benton play at noon with Olney and Breese finishing up first round play at 1.

The Lady Comets girl’s tennis team at Greenville High School was defeated Tuesday by Salem. The final team score was 7-2. Accounting for the Greenville points were Ellie Schaufelberger in number one singles, and Eden Kapp and Schaufelberger in number one doubles.

In City of Salem/YMCA B League Women’s Volleyball, Bull Hitters beat Plumbers & Pipefitters (25-18, 25-11), You Got Served beat Pennington Chevy (23-25, 25-17, 15-12).

The Salem Wildcats competed at the Centralia 2a golf regional yesterday with only Senior Jairen Stroud advancing as an individual to Mt Carmel for Sectional play on Monday following his 79 that was good for a 9th place tie. Columbia’s Jacob Hall and Breese Central’ Konnor Kueper shot 72s to win the regional.

The Salem Wildcats travel to Breese Central to take on the 4-1 Cougars tonight in a key Cahokia Conference matchup. Central is trying to keep up with 8th ranked and undefeated Roxana, while Salem is 3-2 and a loss tonight would end any hopes of a conference title. Listen as the Gruesome Twosome will have the call starting just before 7pm on 100.1 FM and WJBDradio.com.

The Salem Lady Wildcat golfers head to the Effingham Country Club for the St Anthony 1a Regionals today. They will try to be advancing to the Taylorville Sectional held on Monday. Also joining them in Effingham are Altamont, Casey, Effingham, North Clay, St Anthony, Oblong, Olney, Pana, Ramsey, Robinson, Sandoval, Shelbyville, TTown and Vandalia.

The Salem volleyball team fell at Wesclin in 3 sets last night 25-19, 19-25 and 23-25. They fall to 10-10 on the season. The night began with the freshmen losing in 2 sets (20-21, 15-21) and the JV won in three sets (25-19, 14-25, 15-13).

The SIJHSAA state baseball and softball tournaments will begin tomorrow. The Class L Tournaments will be played at Rotary Park in Centralia. The softball tournament will include Olney and Wesclin playing at 11 tomorrow. The baseball tournament will feature Olney and Breese at 1pm. The Class M softball tournament will...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA Youth Soccer, Johnson’s Self Storage nipped Gozia Law Firm 1-0. Remington Carroll and Max Bookhout were the Players of the Game for the winners. In the loss it was Keagan Williams and Jackie Gilbert. Moore than Behavior beat Medicine Shoppe 3-2. In the win, the Players...

WMIX Sports salutes this week’s Josh Finley Country Financial Rams of the Week: Ava Wheeler, Xander Ashby, and Eli Piper. All three earned All-South Seven Conference honors this season! The Lady Rams’ Wheeler shot a 6th place 105 to earn her medal and help lead the girls to a 4th place finish at Greenview Golf Club in Centralia. The Rams saw Ashby claim second place in the conference tournament with an 84 while Piper finished fourth with his 87 at Kokopelli in Marion. The Rams as a team would finish 3rd. Congratulations to Ava, Xander, and Eli! Way to go!

The Christ Our Rock Stallions competed at Colonial Golf Course against the host Blackhawks with Sandoval coming out on top of the dual match 168-208. The Stallions Parker Boehne was match medalist shooting a 1-under, 34. Tom Cox added 55, Timmy Meyer 57 and Silas George 62. Sandoval was led...

The Mulberry Grove High School Aces won the Patoka Volleyball Tournament last Saturday. The Mulberry Grove High School girls won three of four matches to earn the first place plaque. They beat Ramsey 25-23, 25-20; topped First Baptist Academy 25-9, 25-11 and defeated Sandoval 25-9, 25-11. The only loss was...

Salem knocked off visiting Altamont yesterday by a final of 7-2. Caleb Purintun had a hat trick, Eli Baker added 2. With his 2nd goal, the sophomore Baker tied his single season record for goals he set last year with 28. He has 56 in his short career. Robbie Shober and Parker Findley also added goals.