Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Kaskaskia Valley won over Lander's Towing and Collision 10-1 Thursday to end the regular season with a 12-0 record at the Little League Complex. Kaskaskia Valley got on the board in the top of the fir...

The Southern Illinois Select 17U Basketball team went 3-0 in Pool Play at the ESPN AAU World Championship Tournament in Orlando, and they will move into Bracket Play on Saturday. The Select are the de...

University of Missouri Head Basketball Coach, Dennis Gates, has announced a promotion for Kyle Smithpeters, the former coach at John A Logan. His role at Mizzou has made a significant impact, and Gate...

Big news coming out of the University of Illinois athletic department. They've been adding non-compete clauses to the most in-demand coaches' latest contracts. The 7 new coaching contracts all include...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1903, the first cable across the Pacific Ocean was spliced between Honolulu, Midway, Guam and Manila. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1991, "Terminator 2: Judgmen...

Chico's won the softball Coach Pitch Tournament last night defeating Dairy Queen in the championship. In Junior League, Brad Decker CPA beat Salem Bowl 14-0 as the winners scored 8 runs in the 4th inn...

The Hattie Harmson 4th of July Tournament in Steeleville continues tonight with a pair of games. At 5pm Sparta will take on Orient followed at 7:30 by Orient and Pinckneyville. The tournament continue...

The 8th annual Kaskaskia College Blue Classic Alumni & Friends 5k run/walk will be held on August 2nd. The race will take place on the campus of KC in Centralia, but if you want to race virtually ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and two RBIs after being chosen an All-Star starter for the first time in his career, Shota Imanaga won his second straight start since returning from a...

PITTSBIRGH (AP) - Mitch Keller pitched seven innings, Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run single in a four-run eighth and the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out St. Louis over a three-game series, winning 5-0 W...