Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Salem 13u Blows Out Nashville Sting
Salem 13U Wildcats banged out 18 hits and beat the Nashville Sting 21-0. Izak Holsapple and Ethan Parrett each had 3 hits including a long double by Parrett. Isaac Knapp, Nolan Krutsinger, Zach Jones,...
WJBD Staff Apr 04, 2026 slgckgc / CC

Centralia Varsity Orphans Fall To Carbondale On Walk-Off
Centralia Varsity Orphans fell to Carbondale 5-4 on Thursday on the final play of the game. The game was tied at four in the bottom of the ninth when Gabe Otey singled, scoring one run. Carbondale wer...
WJBD Staff Apr 03, 2026

Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1792, the US Mint was founded. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1978, "Dallas" premiered. It ran for 14 seasons. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1992, mob boss ...
WJBD Staff Apr 02, 2026

Mt Vernon Beats DuQuoin
Mt Vernon pulled off a win over state ranked DuQuoin 6-5. Max Nowak was the winning pitcher going 4.1 allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts. Ryker Perigo went 2.2 for the save as the Rams improve t...
WJBD Staff Apr 02, 2026

Lady Cats Fall At Waltonville, Prep Softball Scores
The Salem Lady Wildcats softball team fell to Waltonville 11-5. Morgan Honerkamp and Kenley Cripps pitched for Salem combining to strikeout 5. Isabella Decker and Emily Jones had a hit. Decker, Kendal...
WJBD Staff Apr 02, 2026

The Salem Recreation Youth League Soccer was played on Tuesday.
Salem Grace and Green Beauty Supply finished regulation and overtime tied at 3-3 and went to penalty kicks. Green Beauty edged Grace 3-2 in the shootout for the win. Gabe Green and Lyla Koebele were t...
WJBD Staff Apr 02, 2026

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. The entire U.S. Interstate Highway System cost $114 billion to construct . . . or around $660 billion in today's dollars. It contains nearly 50,000 miles of roads, and 93% of them are toll-free. 2....
WJBD Staff Apr 01, 2026

Salem Varsity Wildcats With Tough Game Against Effingham
Salem Varsity Wildcats couldn't keep up with Effingham and fell 12-2 on Tuesday. Effingham got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Carter Braddy doubled, scoring two runs, and Max Fla...
WJBD Staff Apr 01, 2026

Wildcats Trounce Effingham Junior Varsity Hearts
Wildcats won big over Effingham Junior Varsity Hearts 10-4 on Tuesday. A ground out by Zane Applegate put Wildcats on the board in the top of the first. Wildcats added to their early lead in the top o...
WJBD Staff Apr 01, 2026

Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Varsity Eagles With Tough Game Against Beecher City
Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Varsity Eagles couldn't keep up with Beecher City and fell 9-3 on Tuesday. Beecher City jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Isaac Wells doubled, scoring...
WJBD Staff Apr 01, 2026
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