Author Archives: WJBD Staff

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jon Rahm made an early move as the final group teed off at the U.S. Open, giving him the momentum he needed to capture his first major championship. Rahm closed with a 4-under 67 to f...

MONTREAL (AP) - The Vegas Golden Knights have evened their Stanley Cup semifinal series at two games apiece by outlasting the Canadiens in Montreal. Nicolas Roy converted his own rebound 1:18 into ove...

UNDATED (AP) - The San Francisco Giants continue to use the longball in their bid for an NL West title. Wilmer Flores had four hits, including two of the Giants' four home runs in an 11-2 dismantling ...

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Larson's winning streak has continued in NASCAR's Cup debut at Nashville Superspeedway. Larson led 264 of 300 laps for his third consecutive win in a points race, not includ...

Donald "Donnie" Dean Oglesby, 57 of Centralia passed away at his home Monday, June 13, 2022. Donald was a member of The Rock Church in Centralia and cherished his church family there. He was an avid m...

The Salem Wildcats track and field qualifiers were at the State Meet in Charleston yesterday. Logan Rubin finished 5th in the long jump going 6.85 meters. But Rubin would strain his hamstring on his f...

The Freeburg Midgets (37-3) had a very good day as they won both their games at Duffy Bass Field at Illinois State University, including knocking off Timothy Christian 12-0 in the title game. This was...

A trio of area teams will be competing for state girls soccer championships today with wins yesterday in their respective semifinals. At Hoffman Estates in Class 1a Belleville Althoff shutout West Chi...

The Kaskaskia College Summer boys basketball camp starts on Monday and runs through Thursday for boys grades K-8th. The cost is $65 and the camp will run daily from 1-4pm. To register or for further i...

St. Louis Cardinals (35-35, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (32-35, third in the NL East) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (4-5, 3.95 ERA, 1...