Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The KC Blue Angels soccer team beat East Central 6-0. Lilly Reed had the hat trick with goals by Emma Eversgerd, Jaiden Belt and Averie Taylor. Belt also finished with 2 assists with Taylor and Tynley...

1. It takes 27,000 trees to make all the toilet paper the world goes through in one day. If you expand that out, it's 9.8 million trees per year for toilet paper. 2. Katy Perry's mother once dated Jim...

The Salem Wildcats soccer team is back at home today at the Salem Soccer Complex when they host Rival Centralia. Match time at 4:30. The Orphans are coming off a 6-1 win over Mt Vernon yesterday at Ev...

The Salem Cross Country Team competed at the Herrin Invitational. In the boy's race Hunter Malan was 7th overall with a time of 16:55, Robbie Shober was 8th at 16:56. There were 80 runners in the race...

The SC Cougars beat visiting Ramsey under the lights at Lions Field in Kinmundy 15-0. Aidan Hoover, Chase Guerrettaz, Hudson Moore and Garret Shumate drove in 2 runs each. Kaiden Harrell and Colton To...

The Franklin Park Bobcats will host Flora today after dominating Altamont Lutheran yesterday on the road 18-2. Salem got 2 RBI from Emit Gibson, EJ Wolfe, Tanner Purintun, Dakota Gregg and Easton Kell...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets notched their 17 win of the season with just 4 losses. In the win over Iuka Gabby Goostree threw a no hitter and give up two walks while striking out 9 batters. Karmen Murr...

In Fall Youth Soccer, Green Beauty Supply beat Moore Than Behavior 5-1. In the win, Lyla Koebele and Adley Green were Players of the Match, Tanner Landreth and Victoria Hunter honored in the loss. El ...

The Franklin Park cross country season opened up Saturday at Woodlawn. The varsity girls were 2nd overall. Stevie Nix was 6th with Laney Kuhns and Sophia Nix also getting top 20 medals. The JV girls w...

Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season. With his 59th career wi...