Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Wildcats Head To Breese Tonight For Cahokia Opener On WJBD
The Salem Wildcats hit the road to open the Cahokia Conference with a trip to undefeated Breese Central. The Cats are coming off a heartbreaking 42-38 loss to state-ranked St Anthony their last time o...
Dec 01, 2023 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.
Lady Cats Drop Cahokia Opener To Central....Prep Girls Scores
The Salem Lady Cats felt to 5-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Cahokia Conference with their home loss to Breese Central 47-17. The Lady Cats are back in action Monday on the road out of conference agai...
Dec 01, 2023
The Salem Wildcat bowlers traveled to Pana yesterday
The Varsity boys won their head to head with the Panthers 2886-2589. The high game of the day came from junior Keaton Gullion who shot a 234. The high series was Evan Gelsinger's 585 along with Silas ...
Dec 01, 2023
Franklin Park Knocks Off Iuka...New Horizon 15-1....Odin/Patoka Back To .500
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats won their 13th game of the year beating visiting Iuka last night at The Den 33-22. Quinn Wolfe led Salem with 16 points and 7 steals. Kayleigh Jarrett added 9 points and...
Dec 01, 2023
JH Boys Basketball Results From Thursday
North Wamac/Irvington lost to Selmaville 71-33. In the game, Cooper Teaff went past 500 varsity points for his career scoring 20 in the loss. The Indian Eagles falls to 6-7 on the year. The JV fell to...
Dec 01, 2023
Vucevic and White lead the way as Bulls beat Bucks 120-113 in OT
CHICAGO (AP) - Alex Caruso took the handoff from Nikola Vucevic at the top of the key and dribbled twice to his right before launching a fadeaway 3-pointer over Brook Lopez at the end of regulation. T...
Dec 01, 2023
Schenn and Neighbours star as Blues beat Sabres 6-4
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brayden Schenn and Jake Neighbours each scored twice, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 on Thursday night. Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist and Brandon Saad also...
Dec 01, 2023
Centralia City Manager proposes balanced budget for coming fiscal year
Centralia City Manager Kory Smith has presented a balanced $28-million budget for the coming fiscal year. Smith told the city council during a work session Wednesday night that he took a very conserva...
Nov 30, 2023 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith addresses the city council from the podium to begin his 2024 budget presentation at a city council work session Wednesday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Rural Dix man burned attempting to keep fire from spreading to camper
A rural Dix man has been airlifted from the scene of a fire at his home after sustaining first and second degree burns when trying to keep a fire from spreading to a camper vehicle. Jefferson Fire off...
Nov 30, 2023
Marion County hunters bag 1,202 deer in first shotgun deer hunting weekend
Marion County hunters bagged 1,202 deer during the first shotgun deer hunting season. That's up 16 deer from last year and 204 more than the first season two years ago. The Illinois Department of Natu...
Nov 30, 2023
