Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Christ Our Rock Shows Well At EIU Over The Weekend
Christ Our Rock went to EIU Indoor over the weekend. In the girls competition on Friday, Rylee Brammeier ran the 3200 and 1600 finishing 10th and 31st. Saturday morning the boys competed. Junior Landy...
Mar 10, 2025
Salem Soccer Teams Have Success Over the Weekend
The Salem Select 2012/13 soccer team went 1-1 over the weekend in the SLYSA League. They won their first game 4-2 and dropped the 2nd game 1-0. The 7th/8th Coed Bobcats opened their indoors season wit...
Mar 10, 2025
Triad Overcomes 10-point 2nd Half Deficit To Knock Off Orphans.....St Anthony, Meridian, Althoff & TTown All Advance To Monday's Super Sectionals
The Triad Knights held Centralia to 5 points in the 2nd half and erased a 10-point deficit to win the 3a Marion Sectionals 28-26. They advance to Springfield on Monday to take on Chatham Glenwood in t...
Mar 08, 2025
Coco Urlacher's Monster Game Helps Fremd To Title Game....Nashville Gets Rematch in 2a Championship
In a legacy game, NaTallia "Coco" Urlacher, the niece of Chicago Bear great Brian Urlacher, hit a late 3 pointer to send her Fremd Vikings to overtime with Loyola Academy. Fremd would win in double ov...
Mar 08, 2025
Centralia's Wallace & Several Area Girls Named To IBCA All State Teams
The IBCA 2025 Girls All State Basketball Teams have been announced. In 1a, St Anthony's Nancy Ruholl is on the first team. The 2nd team includes Dayana Haslett of Brownstown/St Elmo and Caroline Teppe...
Mar 08, 2025
Kaskaskia College Opens Region 24 Men's Tournament Today At Home v. OCC
The Central District/Region 24 Men's Basketball Tournament opens up today when 8th seed Kaskaskia College hosts #9 Olney Central at 3pm. The winner will head to Rend Lake for quarterfinal action on Mo...
Mar 08, 2025
Region 24/GRAC Women's Tournament Tips Off Sunday
The women's tournament tips off on Sunday. Top seed Wabash Valley will host Shawnee at 1pm. Then at 2, 2nd seed Vincennes hosts Lincoln Trail. The 3pm quarterfinals will see #4 Olney hosting John A Lo...
Mar 08, 2025
Adams Leads RLC To D2 Region Championship
The D2 men's tournament is underway. Rend Lake punched their ticket to the tournament championship with a 92-76 win over Danville. Rolen Adams led Rend Lake with 21, Navantae Nesbit added 16. They wil...
Mar 08, 2025
CHS Grad Named Freshman of the Year in the GRAC
The Great Rivers Athletic Conference released it's All Conference Women's team. Centralia grad Jalea Shered of SWIC made the team and was also voted Freshman of the Year. Madison Lewis of Wabash Valle...
Mar 08, 2025
Sandoval, Odin & Patoka To Compete In Round Robin Alumni Tournament March 15
The Sandoval/Odin/Patoka Alumni Basketball Tournament will be held next Saturday in the Odin Big Gym at 1pm. The round robin begins with Odin and Sandoval followed by Sandoval taking on Patoka and the...
Mar 08, 2025
