Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Patoka Trap Shooters Have Good Week
It was Week 4 in the high school trap shooting league. Patoka's River Huffman, Brantley Brumfield and Kru Cain got their first ever 25 straight patches. Hailey Hassebrock shot a 50 straight and Hunter...
May 16, 2025
Starnes & Russell Win Forbes Lake Regional, Teammates Barthelemy & Hodge Advance As Well
Congratulations to Salem anglers Colton Starnes and Mya Russell as they won the Forbes Lake Bass Fishing Regionals and teammates Zane Barthelemy and Lucas Hodge were 4th. Both teams will advance to th...
May 16, 2025
Schmidt Ford & Rotary Get Wins at the Little League Complex
At the Little League Complex, Schmidt Ford moved to 3-0 with a 15-0 win over Henson Painting. Liam Ryan threw all 4 innings and struck out 8. Kash Hall, Ethan Parrett, Liam Ryan and Briar Britton all ...
May 16, 2025
NASCAR hammers Ford driver Chris Buescher and his team for illegal modifications at Kansas
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR penalized driver Chris Buescher and his Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing team for illegal modifications to the bumper of his No. 17 Ford at Kansas Speedway. The sanctioning b...
May 16, 2025
Centralia & SC Get Baseball Wins....Salem Heads To Altamont For Night Game
Yesterday, Centralia broke up a 1-1 tie at Fairfield in the top of the seventh when Rhett Lambert singled home a run and then he scored on a Xavier Koch triple. Dax Snow was the winning pitcher in rel...
May 15, 2025
Mt Vernon Falls To Carterville, Annies Beat Murphysboro in 10
Mt Vernon fell to powerhouse Carterville in prep softball 2-0. Danicah Tobin was great for the Lady Rams in the loss surrendering only 5 hits and 2 runs over six innings with 5 strikeouts. Tobin also ...
May 15, 2025
Post Season Assignments 3a/4a Baseball/Softball Announced by IHSA
The IHSA announced the 3a/4a baseball and softball regional pairings for games that will be played starting Monday, May 26. The Salem Lady Wildcats will be the top seed in their sectional at 18-2 on t...
May 15, 2025 (Photo: Mark Lee/Winning Lens)
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1930, Ellen Church became theFirst Airline Stewardess when she went on duty aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming. Believe It or DO...
May 15, 2025
Fishing Regionals Today Around Illinois....
The IHSA Bass Fishing Regionals are set for today. It will be the first year where regional winners will then feed into sectionals as the sport has grown over the past several years. Salem will compet...
May 15, 2025
Lady Wildcats Head To Monticello Track Sectionals Today
The IHSA Girls Track Sectionals continue today. The Salem Lady Wildcats will head to the 2a Sectional in Monticello to compete against a field of 18 teams that will include Centralia, Olney and Patoka...
May 15, 2025 daveynin / CC
