Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Wildcat Wrestlers Head To Vandalia For Sectionals
Salem Wildcat Wrestlers will be headed to the mecca of southern Illinois wrestling today in Vandalia for their 1a Sectionals. Competing for the Cats are Kam Rasul, Rylan Moore, Isaiah Findley, Killian...
Feb 13, 2026
Summersville Advances To Class S Championship....Nashville Plays For Class M Title Tonight...Franklin Park Opens Class L Tomorrow
The Class S state semifinals were held for boy's basketball last night at Rend Lake College. Summersville will play in tomorrow's championship after their 49-32 win over Jasper. They will tip off with...
Feb 13, 2026
Lady Wildcats Prepare For Bowling Sectionals Saturday
The IHSA Girls Bowling Sectionals are tomorrow at St Clare Bowl in O'Fallon. The Salem Lady Wildcats will be competing for a trip to state along with a field that includes Breese Central, Highl...
Feb 13, 2026 SashaKhalabuzar / Depositphotos.com
Bobcat Bowlers Open Season Last Night
Franklin Park bowling opened up their season at Salem Bowl. The varsity boys lost to Casey Mt Vernon. Salem scored 1539 pins. Cooper Burkett shot 182, Dakota Gregg 180 and Isaiah Turner added 163. &nb...
Feb 13, 2026
JH Volleyball Results From Thursday
Patoka will be in middle school volleyball action today at home against North Clay. Last night Selmaville won an OBC road match at Field 25-14, 25-19. Karmen Murray-Young and Gia Ward led the L...
Feb 13, 2026
Lady Cats Host Wood River tonight for Senior Night with an Early Start
The Salem Lady Wildcats will honor their seniors tonight when they host Wood River. There is no JV game so they will do the Senior Honors at 6pm followed by the 6:30 varsity game that you can hear on ...
Feb 12, 2026
Wildcats Fall At Wesclin, Will Honor Senior Friday
The Wesclin Warriors improved to 21-7 as they outshot Salem from the free throw line 16 to 4 on their way to the 59-45 victory. The Wildcats cut the deficit to 5 a couple times in the fourth qu...
Feb 12, 2026
KC Falls to Shawnee
The KC Blue Devils fell to 13-11 with a 75-65 loss to Shawnee. James DeLaoch had 18 in the win for Shawnee. KC got 18 from Jerrod Mackey, AJ Tillman added 15 and Myles Liddell 14. KC will play in Matt...
Feb 12, 2026 Shown is a rendering of the "Bill Hawley Court" wordmark on the basketball court of the new Kaskaskia College gymnasium.
Selmaville Gets Road Win...Franklin Park Hosts Casey Mt Vernon Tonight as Patoka Heads to North Wamac
Last night, Selmaville beat Opdyke on the road 25-2, 25-17. Gia Ward had 18 points in the win. The JV also won 25-4, 25-17. Tagan Patton and Ward each had 13 points. Selmaville will play at Field toda...
Feb 12, 2026
Raccoon v. Central City For Odin Pee Wee Title
The Odin 5th/6th grade Tournament continued with Raccoon beating Selmaville 44-35. Ollie Worlds had 19 in the win, Hayden Keller added 11 and Logan Brammeier with 10. The Devils will play Central City...
Feb 12, 2026
