Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Third-Inning Spurt Lead Salem Wildcats Summer 2026 Past Vandalia   Salem Wildcats Summer 2026 defeated Vandalia 7-1 on Friday thanks in part to four runs in the third inning. Logan Butts drew a w...

Success has become the expectation for the Salem Wildcats bass fishing program this spring, and this weekend presents another opportunity to prove why the program has become one of the area's best. As...

The jump from junior high baseball to the high school level can be one of the biggest transitions a young athlete faces. The game becomes faster, the competition becomes tougher, and expectations incr...

The IHSA State Softball Finals opened Thursday at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, with a pair of Southern Illinois teams competing on the state's biggest stage.   Waltonville/Ses...

PEORIA - The Carterville Lady Lions are headed back to the biggest stage in Illinois high school softball. Behind a dominant performance from University of Illinois recruit Caidence Phillips, Cartervi...

Salem High School graduate and SEMO softball standout Delaney Kell has been named MTC Coach of the Year after an impressive first season as head coach of the Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Lady Eagles. Kell's r...

Fairfield High School graduate McGwire Taylor delivered a championship-caliber performance when Tennessee Wesleyan needed it most, helping lead the Bulldogs to the 2026 NAIA National Championship with...

Salem's Jarret Rushing received more tennis honors for the Wildcats as he was named to the All South Team. He joins Kai Manzano and Henry Thomas of Carbondale, Javan Lucas of Carmi and Olney's Carter ...

At the Little League Complex on Thursday night, Haley Richie went 3-3 to lead People's National Bank past Sandoval. Julianna Rushing drove in a run, Kloey Wuehler went 2-3 with 2 RBI, Madilyn White ad...

The North Clay Cardinals improved to 33-4 on the season as they opened the Altamont 1a Sectional with a 3-1 win over the Okaw Valley Timberwolves. The Cardinals got on the board early after Carder Wal...