WEST FRANKFORT — Sophomore guard Exavier Williams drained 7-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter to help the Herrin Tigers fend off the Marion Wildcats, 42-36, in the championship game of the West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic Saturday night.
PEORIA – Slow starts in each half doomed the SIU men Saturday night at Carver Arena.
CARBONDALE – The Saluki women checked all the boxes Saturday.
CARBONDALE — A smothering diamond press defense allowed the Marion girls basketball team to build an early lead and the Lady Wildcats cruised to a 63-35 win over Carbondale on Saturday morning at the Carbondale Mid-Winter Classic tournament.
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BENTON – Benton trailed by six to open the fourth quarter and rallied to beat Hamilton County, 38-35, in the second game of third night of the 48th Annual Benton Invitational Tournament Friday.
WEST FRANKFORT — Haydon Mayer led four players in double figures with 17 points as the Herrin Tigers pulled away in the third quarter for a 67-49 win over Cairo in Friday night's first game at the West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic boys basketball tournament at Max Morris Gymnasium.
Makenzie Silvey might make SIU women’s basketball history Saturday in the Banterra Center against Bradley.
On July 2, Cindy Stein announced she would retire as the women’s basketball coach at SIU, effective at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Coming off one of its better defensive performances of the year, SIU tries to take that winning formula to Bradley Saturday night.
Officials at Southern Illinois University Carbondale say they are pleased with the first week of in-person classes on the campus, after a week of remote instruction.
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Jim Potter will become Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s new executive director of University Communications and Marketing on Jan. 31.
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Salukis secured a 56-47 win against the Redbirds, keeping them 21 points under their per-game average whilst quashing one of the nation’s best shooting offenses.
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A reader asks: What good does it do to require students to mask up in class when the same rules aren't enforced at SIU's athletic events, and the fans in attendance don't bother to adhere to guidelines?
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Donald Trump Jr., the oldest son of former President Donald Trump, will be the keynote speaker at the group’s 2022 Ronald Reagan Tribute Gala on Oct. 8 in Marion.
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