Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The Salem Wildcats will open up their final Cahokia season today when they host Breese Central. Salem is coming off their first win of the year Friday when they knocked off Odin/Patoka/Sandoval. It's ...

Annies Beat Mascoutah (Photos: Pat Hodges) Centralia beat Mascoutah 6-1 as Mackenzie Perez hit a first inning solo homer that helped the Annies to get off and running. Kinsley Hawthorne also homered f...

The Salem tennis team knocked off Charleston 7-2. Singles wins came from Jarett Rushing, Carson Huggins, Caleb Squibb, Jackson Green and Caleb Purintun. Huggins and Rushing won their doubles match alo...

In Salem Recreation Women's Volleyball play at the Community Center, EPOC beat Vertically Challenged (25-8, 25-17), Ball Busters swept The Texas Corner Tavern (25-16, 25-23) and in three sets it was T...

Kayne Rhynes finished 2nd falling 4-3 in double overtime in his last match losing due to a technical violation. It was a very intense match full of scrambling. Ramirez wrestled great, but with 12 seco...

This phenomenal track and field athlete is continuing his academic career at Indiana State University! Lando plans to major in Kinesiology, minor in Business, and pursue a future as a physical therapi...

Mt Vernon graduate Navontae Nesbit has announced he will continue his basketball career at Quincy University after finishing up at Rend Lake College this year. Nesbit had a fantastic career for the Mt...

CLEVELAND, OH - A lifelong dream is officially becoming reality for Riley Martin.   The Salem, Illinois native and Salem Community High School graduate has been called up to the Chicago Cubs big ...

The Salem Wildcats earned their first win of the baseball season, winning a makeup game with Odin/Patoka/Sandoval 7-1 in a game moved to Salem High School. Salem scored 5 runs in the first inning afte...

The Salem tennis team knocked off O'Fallon 5-4. Jarett Rushing, Carson Huggins and Caleb Squibb won their singles matches with wins in doubles coming from Rushing/Huggins and Jackson Green/Caleb Purin...