Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Trio Of Lady Cats Headed To Tennis State Tournament
Salem took six girls to the Centralia sectionals and three will be heading to state next week! Kinsey Jarrett had a tough draw in the singles bracket and was out in the first round to the #2 seed from...
Oct 21, 2024
Four Wildcat Runners All Conference, Team 3rd At Cahokia Championships
The Salem cross country boys put 4 runners in the top ten Saturday in the Cahokia Conference cross country meet but still took third place overall. Roxanna won with 47 points followed by Freeburg with...
Oct 21, 2024 Photo: Courtney Spencer
Selmaville Lady Rockets 3rd at SIJHSAA State Cross Country
The Selmaville Running Rockets competed at the Class S SIJHSAA Cross Country meet in DuQuoin. The girls were 3rd overall as a team with Karmen Murray 6th and Gabby Harper 11th medaling. The boys team ...
Oct 21, 2024
Franklin Park & Iuka Get JH Boys Basketball Wins
The Franklin Park Bobcats opened up their season at the Sandoval Shootout over the weekend with a 41-37 overtime win over St Clare O'Fallon. Bentley Bryan and Jax Schaubert led Salem with 12 each. Ben...
Oct 21, 2024
5th Grade Bobcats Open Season With Win
The Salem 5th grade opened up their season with a win at St Mary's Carlyle. Easton Keller had 11 points in the 29-13 win. Grayson Purintun led the team in rebounds. Lewis Eddy added 9 points in the wi...
Oct 21, 2024
KC Soccer Locked In Scoreless Tie With Parkland
The KC Blue Angels finished their match with Parkland College in a scoreless tie. Goalie Sofia Wallace came up with the clean sheet. The team will complete their regular season on Tuesday in suburban ...
Oct 21, 2024
Bobcats Youth Soccer Has Dominant Season At All Levels
The Salem 3rd/4th grade soccer team finished their season undefeated as they completed their season with a tie with Breese 2-2. Grayson Sears and Jonah Findley had the Salem goals. Their regular seaso...
Oct 21, 2024
Wildcats Honor 100 Years Of Football, Fall To Freeburg
The Salem Wildcats honored 100 years of Wildcats football at halftime last night before falling to Freeburg 33-7. Salem and the Midgets were in a scoreless battle with about 3 minutes left in the 2nd ...
Oct 19, 2024
Orphans Knock Off Rams To Become Playoff Eligible Behind Dominant Ground Game
The Centralia Orphans are playoff eligible after a 42-16 win at rival Mount Vernon. After Mt Vernon kicked a 37 yard field goal to open the scoring, the Orphans got a 90 yard touchdown return by Xavie...
Oct 19, 2024 Thomas Park / Unsplash
Salem's Russell and Haarmann Both Advance To State Golf Finals
The State Golf Finals are going on this weekend. Salem's Mya Russell and Jaryn Haarmann both advanced to the final day today. Mya shot 84 and Jaryn 85. The 1a girls state tournament is held at Red Tai...
Oct 19, 2024
