Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Congratulations to Salem junior Colton Rodgers who competed in his first ever power lifting event over the weekend at McKendree University after starting his lifting journey a year ago. He lifted 953 ...

The Sc Storm 18u girls are headed home from Iowa as champions in their last Fall/Winter tourney. They lost our first game Friday night in pool play and then went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 31-4...

The Franklin Park bowlers won the Central City Tournament with the boys and girls winning the combined team event. Kai Graham and Benny Bryan was 1st and 2nd overall. Kennedi Simmons and Adri Birch we...

The South Central Lady Falcons won the Junior NTC Tournament Championship over the weekend.   Tonight, Sandoval is back in action at Ashley.

For the first time in over 20 years, the South 7 title will be shared by 3 out of the 5 teams in the league after games last night. The first domino to fall was Centralia doing what they needed to kno...

Today is the 3a girls regional championship at Mt Vernon as the Lady Rams will host Carbondale at 6pm at Chagnon Gym. The winner will advance to Tuesdays Sectional at Civic Memorial to take on Effingh...

The Salem Lady Wildcats failed to qualify to the team finals of the IHSA state bowling tournament at Cherry Lanes in Rockford. Salem was 15th, 43 pins out of the final advancing spot. Harlem leads the...

Salem senior Keyton King became the first Wildcat wrestler to ever advance to the state tournament as he competes in Champaign this weekend. Yesterday he also became the first Cat to win a state match...

The Salem Lady Wildcat bowlers will open up the IHSA State Bowling Tournament in Rockford. Salem will join area teams Collinsville, Mascoutah and O'Fallon along with individuals Lynn Shirley of Mater ...

The IHSA girls regionals continued last night with regional championships. In 1a, Brownstown/St Elmo won the South Central regional in Farina beating Father McGivney 46-27. Okawville beat Sandoval 52-...