Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Monday Baseball Roundup
Wildcats Fall At Belleville West, JV Gets Win The Salem baseball team is in action today at home against Benton. Yesterday, Salem dropped a tough 2-1 decision at Belleville West to fall to 0-4 on the ...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2026

HS Softball Roundup from Monday
Lady Cats Fall To TTown The Salem Lady Wildcats fell to TTown yesterday 16-1. Morgan Honerkamp and Kenley Cripps pitched for Salem. Isabella Decker had the lone hit and drove in the only run. Marah Jo...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2026

SWIC Women & VU Men Open National Tournaments Tonight
SWIC will open up the NJCAA D1 women's basketball championships at the Townsley Law Arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They will play at 12:15 against Grayson. The winner advances to the Thursday 2nd r...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2026

Salem Recreation A League Tournament - Sugar & Spike Are Champions
In Salem Recreation Winter Coed A League Volleyball, Sugar & Spike won the tournament title in straight sets over Be Still (25-19, 25-21). Walmart won the 3rd place game over Spike Tyson's (25-13,...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2026

The Salem Select U12 girls Battle To a Draw
The Salem Select U12 girls went toe-to-toe with the St. Louis Legends Pre-Academy in an absolute battle, finishing in a hard-fought 1-1 draw. Stevie Nix delivered the lone goal for Salem. In scorching...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Russell/Stewart 3rd at IBF Newton
The Salem Bass Fishing team had 3 teams jump in the IBF Saturday at Newton. Russell/Stewart 3rd Barthelemy/Hodge 5th Graham/Ward 7th. Sunday kicked off CASSTT spring season at Newton with a full 84 bo...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026

Wildcats Tennis 3rd At Herrin Tune Up
Wildcats had a great showing at the Tiger Tune-Up today in Herrin! They competed hard and finished tied for 3rd place with Herrin, earning 12 team points each. Overall, we played really well and were ...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026

7/8 Indoor Soccer Battled Friday Night
The Salem 7/8 indoor team battled hard Friday night, earning a tie and dropping a tough, close match in two exciting games. In the loss, Kayne Rhynes and Rylan Smith each found the back of the net. Mi...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026

The North Clay Cardinals earned two impressive wins in the Metro East over the weekend.
They beat the Cavaliers of LaSalle/Peru 12-0. Cayden Craig had 3 hits to lead the Cardinals. NC scored 8 times in the 4th inning. Collin Schnepper singled, scoring two runs, Cooper Lewis singled, scor...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026

Wildcats Fall To 0-3 With Two Losses Saturday at SIUC
The Salem Wildcats Baseball team dropped both games played at SIU-Carbondale on Saturday. In the opener, Salem saw two separate 3-run leads evaporate as Carterville came back to beat the Cats 8-6. The...
WJBD Staff Mar 23, 2026 (Photo Credit: Gina Collier)
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