Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The previous week marked the conclusion of the Patoka Trap Team season. The team traveled to Brittany Shooting Park in Bunker Hill for the final seasonal shoot, utilizing the opportunity to practice a...

Panthers Late Run Beats Centralia The Centralia Orphans get their final post-season tune up today when they travel to Effingham. Yesterday a late comeback from Pinckneyville gave the Panthers a 4-3 wi...

Mt Vernon Lady Rams Varsity lost to Waterloo Varsity Bulldogs 6-2 on Friday in the Waterloo 3a Regional Championship.   Waterloo Varsity Bulldogs got on the board in the bottom of the first innin...

Area athletes played key roles as the McKendree University softball team earned its first trip to the NCAA Division II Softball World Series, defeating the No. 2-ranked University of Indianapolis Grey...

Today is the final day of the Carbondale Tennis Sectional. The singles semifinals will see top-seed Kai Manzana of Carbondale taking on #4 seed Javan Lucas of Carmi. The other semi will see #2 seed Ja...

Salem's Mya Russell and Kai Graham can now add Sectional bass fishing champions on their resume.   After winning the Forbes Lake Regional last week, the Salem tandem won the Lake of Egypt Section...

Olney scored 7 runs in the second inning to beat Salem as the Wildcats played their final home game of the season, losing 13-3. Hudson Gambill, Luke Boldt, Carter Lowe, Angel Salgado and Owen Tennyson...

Jarett Rushing's tennis season continues as he won 3 matches yesterday at the Carbondale Sectional and is into the semifinals having already punched his ticket to state. He opened with a bye before be...

3a Regional Finals: O'Fallon v. Belleville East at Collinsville Edwardsville v. Belleville West at Edwardsville   2a Regional Finals: Waterloo v. Mascoutah at Carbondale Springfield v. SHG at Mat...

Salem Varsity WildCats topped Wesclin Varsity Warriors 4-3 on Wednesday after taking the lead late in the game. Salem Varsity WildCats were down 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Kyler King h...