Standing at 6-foot-7, 205 lbs, Cobden's Noah Franklin is nearing the CHS scoring record (Harold Blunt, 1,825 points, Class of 1979) with 1,529…
Kyle Cassity may not have been the best shooter, ballhandler or defender during his basketball career. But few players could do all those thin…
It's been a full four decades since Jim ("Jimmy") Mitchell dominated the Black Diamond Conference in basketball.
Finding out what the next step in life is has always been a skill for Drew Novara — if it comes by chance and hard work.
When fans attend a Pinckneyville boys basketball game, the names of legendary coaches fill the air. Merrill “Duster” Thomas respectfully earne…
Changes in high school boys basketball were made on Monday when the Illinois High School Association board of directors voted to move the stat…
The most successful boys basketball coach in Elverado history is stepping down.
For Goreville basketball coach Todd Tripp, there was one bit of good news to come out of the last week.
Goreville is in the midst of its best boys basketball season on record, taking a 34-2 record into Tuesday's Class 1A Carbondale Super-Sectional.
The more one watches Murphysboro play, the more you can see why the Red Devils are playing Breese Mater Dei on Tuesday night in the Class 2A C…
NORRIS CITY — Woodlawn came back from a 10-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to take the lead with 1:19 left, but Kanon Webb’s two…
MARION — It was a historic night in many ways for Jackson Connor and the Marion Wildcats basketball team as they downed Herrin, 61-54, to clai…
With their usual smothering defense and a rebounding dominance, Goreville pulled away from Pope County for a victory in the championship game…
With five seconds remaining, Calvon Clemons dribbled the length of the court to hit a layup just before the final buzzer to lift Murphysboro o…
Cobden held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Cairo to win at the Cobden Class 1A boys basketball regional to win its first regional title…
Saturday’s non-conference win over Patoka allowed Cobden to finish a 22-8 campaign that included an unbeaten run through the South Egyptian Co…
Reece Johnson and the Benton Rangers defended home court on senior night Friday to take down Murphysboro to prevent the Red Devils from clinch…
Dre Scott’s game-winning layup at the buzzer lifted Pinckneyville to a win over Nashville in overtime.
In a victory against Nashville, Fairfield (23-4) stamped itself as a serious threat in the postseason and showed it can prevail while playing …
PINCKNEYVILLE — In a game scheduled for the express purpose of helping ready Fairfield and Pinckneyville for long postseason runs, both got a …
Cobden put on a showcase, shooting 75 percent from the field in the first quarter to take a 14-6 lead, and never looking back, to beat Chester…
Massac County went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to take down Murphysboro in an SIRR Ohio Division boys basketball game Friday night.
Mount Vernon's onslaught of 11 team 3-pointers tied their season series against South Seven Conference rival Carbondale on Friday in a Rams' victory.
Herrin High School senior center Luke LeQuatte drained two free throws with 10 seconds left in the game Friday to help seal a hard-fought vict…
It’s hard to believe, but we’re heading for the home stretch of the prep basketball season. Postseason matchups in 1A and 2A girls will be ann…
Marion defeats West Frankfort and Cairo gets past Herrin at the West Frankfort Mid-Winter Classic.
METROPOLIS — Put the clamps on Jase Mizell or Zach Travis for a while? That’s OK, Julian Russell and JJ Sweatt can beat you.
