Less than a week after allowing schools to enter Phase 4 of its Return to Play program, the IHSA on Thursday stepped back with three modificat…
During the COVID-19 pandemic schools have been forced to shut down sports seasons and follow every health precaution possible that many feared…
Pinckneyville has joined its Perry County rival on the sidelines for the week’s remainder.
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With 210 wins and a state championship to his credit in 30 years on the sideline, Kerry Martin could be excused if he thought he had all the answers.
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Chester school board accepted an offer to join the Cahokia Conference and leave the Black Diamond Conference no later than the 2022-23 school year.
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Your move, SIRR Mississippi.
The Illinois High School Association on Monday moved its state boys basketball tourney out of Peoria after a 24-year run, giving it to newly-r…
Carterville’s Maddox Crain and Brandon Skelcher are ready to cap off their final year competing in the 15-and-under age group with a victory o…
Cassie Brooke (Rushing) is just getting back into the game she thought she would never leave.
Harrisburg's Lydia Miller is the 2019-20 Southern Illinoisan Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She earned 10 letters in four different sports…
Sparta’s school board voted unanimously at its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night to accept an invitation to join the Cahokia Conferen…
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Three down, two to go.
