Author Archives: WJBD Staff

After snapping a 9-game losing skid to the defending national champion John A Logan, Vincennes University moved up a spot in the latest NJCAA D1 Rankings and currently are #3. They will be on the road...

Tonight when the SIU Salukis host Bradley it will be Mike Reis Appreciation Night. The long time play by play man will be honored and the first 1000 fans at the game will get a special Mike Reis rally...

The Salem Wrestlers travel to Carlyle to compete against the Indians along with Pinckneyville and East Alton Wood River. The Centralia wrestlers compete today at Carmi White County.

The Salem Wildcat bowlers will compete today at Columbia in the Cahokia Conference Championships ahead of this weekend's trip to Sectionals at Carterville. Salem qualified for the Sectionals this past...

The Franklin Park Bobcats play tonight at the Greenville Tournament at 7pm in consolation bracket play against Staunton. The Central City Citians won their tournament opener at Woodlawn 64-34 and will...

In City of Salem/YMCA coed volleyball B League play, Regulators in 3 sets over You Got Served (19-25, 25-13, 15-8), Plumbers & Pipefitters beat Zen Nails (25-15, 25-22), Walsh Farms over Ace Holes...

Over the past weekend, the 54th annual IPRA and Miss Rodeo USA competition was held in Oklahoma, with Iron Saddle Queen's Faith Robbins in the Miss Division and Salem's Adeline Douglas who was the Tee...

By Stephen Stilt The Gaetti Sports Academy in Centralia hosted a practice session on Saturday for the Gateway Archers, a team comprised of visually impaired baseball players. The practice included bot...

The Salem City Council Tuesday night will be asked to approve a land lease option for a solar project on the shuttered city landfill on the southeast side of town. The council received two bids and th...

The Odin Fire Department was called to a home in the 200 block of Lowery Street early Tuesday morning to what they feared was a possible explosion. When they couldn't find anything, a search began for...