Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Salem Sophomores Impress, Freshmen Fall At Vandalia
The Salem Fresh/Soph teams opened their seasons last night in Vandalia. The sophomores came away with a 59-24 victory. Trey Clark scored 16, Eli Baker 14 and Eli LoGrasso 10. Carter Lowe added 6. Also...
Nov 28, 2023
Sandoval Improves To 3-1 With Win Over Ramsey....Boys Scoreboard
Sandoval knocked off Ramsey 65-62. Armoni Dempsey led the Blackhawks with 25; Braeden Mcclelland added 11 along with Quintin Heinzman. The varsity improved to 3-1. The JV got 18 from Josh Gordon in th...
Nov 28, 2023
Lady Cats Improve To 5-1 With Win Over West Frankfort...Prep Girls Basketball Scores
The Salem Lady Wildcats improved to 5-1 on the season with a home win over West Frankfort 46-24. Marah Johnson led the balanced attack with 14 and Kayla Felgenhaur added 10. Salem also won the JV game...
Nov 28, 2023
Bobcats Open Benton Tournament With Win, Head To Effingham Tonight...Central City & Odin Win
After opening up last night in the Benton Tournament, the Bobcats step out of tournament play tonight when they travel to Effingham. Last night, Salem beat Benton to open the tournament 33-30. Kyler K...
Nov 28, 2023
Wildcats Get Conference Wrestling Win At Freeburg
The Salem Wildcat wrestlers picked up their program's first ever conference win as they won at Freeburg last night 48-42. Winning by pin fall were Braden Harris, Cooper Lobek, Keyton King, Killian Mer...
Nov 28, 2023
Bears outlast Vikings 12-10 on 4th field goal by Santos after 4 interceptions of Dobbs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Chicago Bears finally won one of these up-for-grab games after all those painful finishes. Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal with 10 seconds left, his fourth of the night a...
Nov 28, 2023
Cardinals get AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray with $75M deal to anchor revamped starting rotation
The St. Louis Cardinals made their biggest splash yet in an attempt to revamp their lackluster rotation, agreeing with AL Cy Young runner-up Sonny Gray on a $75 million, three-year contract Monday to ...
Nov 28, 2023 Scott U / CC
Centralia City Council to be asked to move forward Monday with Sunset Drive improvements; work session on budget Wednesday night
The Centralia City Council Monday will be asked to approve a $250,000 contract with 618 Civil Contracting to remove and replace the concrete pavement, curb and gutter, storm sewer, and other miscellan...
Nov 27, 2023
Salem's 'Christmas by the Fireside' band and choir concert set for this weekend
The Salem Community Theatre and Cultural Center in partnership with the Salem Community Theatre will present this year's holiday concert, 'Christmas by the Fireside' this Friday and Saturday night. De...
Nov 27, 2023 Iuka Band Director Matt Webster works with the Salem Community Band during a rehearsal. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Lady Cats Host Home Opener Tonight Against West Frankfort
After a 4-1 start, the Salem Lady Wildcats finally play at home tonight when they host the Lady Cardinals of West Frankfort. The next radio broadcast for the Lady Wildcats will be Monday, December 4th...
Nov 27, 2023
