Basketball

Annies fall to Mattoon in regional championship

February 19, 2022 @ 1:50 am

Ryan Roddy Section618.com HERRIN — The No. 4 seed Centralia Annies gave top-seeded Mattoon quite a battle Friday night in the Herrin 3A Regional...

Carterville outlasts Du Quoin to win regional title

February 18, 2022 @ 5:02 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com ANNA — The Carterville Lady Lions used a combination of great defense, timely three-point shooting, and stellar free throw shooting to...

Marion holds off Mt. Vernon to close regular season

February 17, 2022 @ 6:13 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com MARION — The Marion Wildcats used an 11-1 run early in the fourth quarter to take the lead then held off...

Centralia completes South 7 sweep

February 17, 2022 @ 12:15 pm

Ryan Roddy Section618.com CARBONDALE — Junior Koby Wilmoth scored 26 points and senior Jeremy Dalton added a dozen as the Centralia Orphans completed a...

Benton, Hamilton County survive and advance

February 16, 2022 @ 7:52 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com BENTON — The Benton Rangerettes and Hamilton County Lady Foxes each survived their regional semifinals and will now go head to...

Mattoon, Centralia advance to play for regional title

February 16, 2022 @ 12:15 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com HERRIN — The Mattoon Green Wave and the Centralia Annies will be logging more postseason miles this week, as they will...

Neal's big night helps Harrisburg past West Frankfort

February 15, 2022 @ 4:44 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com HARRISBURG — The Harrisburg Lady Bulldogs made it a memorable final home game, jumping out to a big first half lead...

Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week nominees

February 15, 2022 @ 7:30 am

Voting is now open and will run through midnight Thursday for this week’s Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week. The poll...

Southern Spine & Rehab Primetime Performance

February 14, 2022 @ 11:19 am

Darren Kinnard Section618.com The Southern Spine & Rehab Primetime Performance goes to the Nashville Hornets, who wrapped up the SIRR Mississippi boys basketball championship...

OCSI Player of the Week--Jerzy Bittle

February 13, 2022 @ 11:37 pm

Darren Kinnard Section618.com MARION — Marion’s Jerzy Bittle is the Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week for January 24-29. The junior...