Author Archives: WJBD Staff
NTC Dominates 1a Volleyball...Prep Sectional Finals Held Wednesday
Last night was Sectional Championship night in the IHSA for prep volleyball. In Class 1a, a pair of National Trail Conference teams are in the Elite 8. St Anthony won the Nokomis Sectional with a stra...
Nov 02, 2023
Bobcats Knock Off SC.....Haines Leads Odin To Centralia St Mary's Title Game
The Franklin Park Bobcats evened their record at 1-1 with a home win over visiting South Central 45-29. Kyler King led the way for Salem with 17, Troy Keele finished with 11. Salem also won the JV gam...
Nov 02, 2023 Submitted Photo
Lady Bobcats Finish Tournament Tonight....Selmaville Gets W
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats Invitational finishes up tonight. The first game is Breese and Olney at 5:30 followed by Salem and Carlyle at 7. The Lady Bobcats are 6-2 on the season. Selmaville knock...
Nov 02, 2023 Sideline Photo
Bob Knight, Indiana's combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's f...
Nov 02, 2023 Geoffrey Fairchild / CC
Prosvetov makes 28 saves and Rantanen has goal and assist as Avalanche beat Blues 4-1
DENVER (AP) - Ivan Prosvetov made 28 saves in his first start for Colorado, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and the Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Wednesday night. Ross Colton, Art...
Nov 02, 2023
Williams, Hardaway lead unbeaten Mavericks to 114-105 victory over Bulls
DALLAS (AP) - Grant Williams tied career highs with 25 points and seven 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 114-105 on Wednesday night to improve to 4-0 for the first time since...
Nov 02, 2023
Bears fire running backs coach David Walker, leaving Eberflus down 2 assistants
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears fired running backs coach David Walker on Wednesday, leaving coach Matt Eberflus down two assistants after defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned in Se...
Nov 02, 2023
Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) - Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gutsy innings, Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh and the Texas Rangers won their first World Series championship by beating...
Nov 02, 2023 aaronisnotcool / CC
Clay County Coroner releases names of those killed in car-pedestrian accident
Clay County Coroner Bryce Henry has released the names of the two pedestrians who were struck and killed just west of the US 50 and Big 4 Road intersection on Sunday night. They are 20-year-old Bayley...
Nov 01, 2023 Bayley Walker (left) and Bryson Walker (right)
Another arrested for meth delivery in ongoing drug investigation in Salem
A 39-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force in connection with illegal drug distribution in the Salem area. Kari Holstlaw of Miles Lane in Salem was picked...
Nov 01, 2023
