Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Patoka/Odin scored 12 runs in the first inning and rolled by Ramsey 19-0. Dane Jolliff led Patoka with 3 RBI going 2-2, Nolan Eddy and Hunter Hyde added 2 RBI as well. The Selmaville Rockets fell to N...

This weekend is the debut of this season's Saturday Sports Showcase. Starting at 9:05, we will discuss the upcoming Shrine Game with Salem coach Kevin Greene and Orphans head honcho Brad Goewey. We wi...

1. The Colorado Rockies' mascot is a triceratops because a dinosaur rib bone was discovered when their ballpark was being built in 1994. 2. No one is sure where the word "dog" came from. 3. A study of...

The Wildcat golf season got underway at the Hickory Stick Invitational in East Alton and finished 5th out of 18 teams. Kyler Sapp was 4th overall shooting 77 that included an Eagle on Hole 4 at Belk P...

St Mary Centralia/Willow Grove won the Oil Belt Conference softball tournament at the Little League Complex beating Selmaville in the championship 5-1. Devyn Dodillet had 18 strikeouts and allowed onl...

Yesterday, South Central fell to Windsor/Stew-Stras 7-6 on the road. In the loss, Rylan Williams and Skylar Webster both drove in 2 runs each with Bella McDowell added an RBI. Webster went 3-4 and Jay...

South Central knocked off CHBC 16-5. Ben Skibinksi had 3 hits and drove in 3, Dexten Lotz drove in 4, Kash Hall added 2 RBI with runs driven in from Jayden Gullion, Rubin Roberts and Nate Knutt. The F...

The Franklin Park couldn't keep up with Newton in middle school baseball Saturday morning in Salem falling 11-5. Newton got on the board with 4 runs in the top of the first inning. Salem tied the game...

Centralia grad Jeremy Dalton placed first in the 15th annual Discraft Ledgestone Open in Peoria this weekend. He finished 3 under in the MA4 division. This was his first tournament with SUIE and his f...

The SIJHSAA State baseball and softball tournaments will have a new home starting this year. The newly construction Oasis Sports Complex in Marion will host the Class L & S softball and Baseball t...