Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Bobcats Win At Olney....Citians Win Pinckneyville Tournament...Odin Beats Kell
The Franklin Park Bobcats are 3-2 after their 50-40 road win at Olney. Kyler King had 21 in the win and Silas Lux added 12. Salem also won the JV game 23-17. Zane Applegate led the way with 10 points....
Nov 10, 2023
KC Improves To 4-0 With Blowout Of MoBap JV
The KC Blue Devils improved to 4-0 with a road win at Missouri Baptist JV 80-62. Will Vasser had 17 in the win. Koby Wilmoth and Caleb Jenkins added 15 each and Isaiah Tolbert finished with 11. KC wil...
Nov 10, 2023
Foreman runs for TD, Bears beat Panthers 16-13 to boost their shot at the top pick in the draft
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears weren't too concerned about appearances. All that mattered was that they came out on top. D'Onta Foreman ran for a touchdown and the Bears boosted their shot at the to...
Nov 10, 2023
Thomas scores tiebreaking goal as Blues beat Coyotes 2-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Robert Thomas scored the tiebreaking goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night. Oskar Sundqvist also scored and Joel Hofer had 19 saves as the Blues ...
Nov 10, 2023
Salem City Council delays action on new garbage collection contract; garbage rates to go up
The Salem City Council has decided to wait two weeks before making a decision on who to award the contract for garbage collection beginning January 1st. The apparent low bidder is Sunrise Sanitation o...
Nov 09, 2023 Salem Mayor Nic Farley.
Veterans Honored at Enduring Freedom Celebration at Kaskaskia College
Kaskaskia College honored veterans at its annual Enduring Freedom Celebration this week. The program began with a free breakfast for veterans and their families and was followed by a program recognizi...
Nov 09, 2023 Kaskaskia College President George Evans (right) presents the US Flag to his father, retired Sergeant George Evans, as KC Board member Jim Beasley (far left) and State Senator Jason Plummer look on. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Lady Bobcats Fall To Wesclin, Head To Woodlawn Tonight
Franklin Park returns to action tonight when they travel to a very good Woodlawn. Salem is 8-3 after last night's loss to Wesclin 26-13. The JV got 9 points from Brynn Kessler in their 25-7 win. Salem...
Nov 09, 2023
OBC Girls Tournament Trophy Games Tonight At Field
The Oil Belt Conference girls tournament will finish up tonight at Field. The night begins with Central City and Raccoon playing in the Consolation Game starting at 5:30. That will be followed by the ...
Nov 09, 2023
Patoka Knocks Off Selmaville, NWI JV Get Win
Last night, Patoka improved to 6-2 on the season with a tight 40-37 win over Selmaville. Quinten Faulkner led Patoka with 15, Kody Burks finished with 11 and Hunter Thompson 9. For the Rockets, Logan ...
Nov 09, 2023 Chilli Head / CC
Stroud, Edson, Clark & Nelson Sign NLI To Continue Athletic Careers
Yesterday several area athletes signed their national Letters of Intent to play sports at the collegiate level. Salem's Jairen Stroud signed to play golf at Southern Indiana. Centralia senior Kalei Ed...
Nov 09, 2023
