Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Salem Heads To Freeburg Tonight For Varsity Only Game....SC Gets Latest 1000 Point Scorer
The Salem Lady Wildcats will travel to Freeburg in Cahokia Conference play tonight. It will be a varsity only contest due to Freeburg's numbers in the program. Salem enters tonight 5-5 on the season a...
Dec 14, 2023
Odin/Patoka Returns To St Elmo Tournament Action Tonight
The St Elmo Holiday Tournament continues tonight. Odin/Patoka will open the night with a consolation semifinal against Ramsey at 6:15 followed by the first Championship semifinal featuring top-seed Hi...
Dec 14, 2023
Odin/Patoka Returns To St Elmo Tournament Action Tonight....Salem FROSH head to Flora
The St Elmo Holiday Tournament continues tonight. Odin/Patoka will open the night with a consolation semifinal against Ramsey at 6:15 followed by the first Championship semifinal featuring top-seed Hi...
Dec 14, 2023
Illinois High School Boys & Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll
Class 4A School W-L Pts 1. Normal Community (7) 6-0 117 2. Curie (3) 8-1 101 3. Quincy 8-0 92 4. Homewood-Flossmoor 9-1 80 5. Lisle (Benet Academy) (1) 9-0 75 6. Glenbrook North (2) 8-1 62 7. Chicago ...
Dec 14, 2023
Bobcats Fall At Mount Vernon, Selmaville Drops Game With Bluford - JH Boys Basketball
The Franklin Park Bobcats fell at Casey Mount Vernon 42-30. Kyler King had 14 in the loss. The Salem JV lost 42-35. In the loss for Salem, Owen Tennyson had 12 and Liam Shober 10 with Rhett Starnes ad...
Dec 14, 2023
KC Has 10 Game Win Streak Snapped To Start Season
The KC Blue Devils opened up GRAC play and suffered their first loss of the season falling to Lake Land College 79-77. KC got 21 from Isaiah Tolbert, 19 from Kamari Slaughter and Lyonel Hodges added 1...
Dec 14, 2023
Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 30 points and Chicago State stunned No. 25 Northwestern in a 75-73 upset. Boo Buie made two layups 41 seconds apart to put Northwestern in front 67-65 wi...
Dec 14, 2023
Blues GM Doug Armstrong blames himself for having to fire Craig Berube
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong said he got tired of seeing the Blues being a punching bag, leading to his decision to fire coach Craig Berube. "Your mind starts to work when...
Dec 14, 2023
Cardinals, Anheuser-Busch agree to marketing extension, including stadium naming rights
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals have been playing in Busch Stadium for seven decades, and that won't change anytime soon. The team and Anheuser-Busch announced Wednesday that they have agreed...
Dec 14, 2023
Centralia Pool Committee recommends no new outdoor pool, at least for now
The Centralia Pool Committee has finalized its recommendation to the city council on whether the city should construct a new outdoor pool. Economic Development Director Derek Sherman helped finalize t...
Dec 13, 2023 Some members of the pool committee discuss their final recommendation to the city council on a new outdoor pool at Tuesday night's meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
