Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Wildcats Fall With Shells 2nd Half Run......Prep Football Scores
The Salem Wildcats got off to a great start leading 10th ranked Roxana 20-16 at the halftime break. But the Shells exploded for 4 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter as they pulled away to beat Salem 57-27....
Sep 23, 2023 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.
Wildcats Rout Carlyle 9-0, Head To Greenville Today
The Salem Wildcats soccer team heads to Greenville this morning coming off a 9-0 home win over Carlyle yesterday. Eli Baker finished with 4 goals. Caleb Purintun had 2 goals and an assist, Robbie Shob...
Sep 23, 2023 Jarrett Campbell / CC
Bobcats Prepare For Regional Title Game Monday, Selmaville Falls To Altamont Lutheran
The Franklin Park Bobcats baseball team will play for the Benton Regional championship against the hosts on Monday afternoon. Last night in Class L regional semifinals at Olney, the hosts shutout Carm...
Sep 23, 2023
SYFL JV & Varsity Play For South 7 Titles Today At SIU-Carbondale
The SYFL JV and Varsity Wildcats will both play for the South 7 Championships today, their first year in the conference. The games will be held at SIU Saluki Stadium in Carbondale. The Salem JV Wildca...
Sep 23, 2023
Machado's 2 home runs carry the Padres to a 4-2 win against the Cardinals
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Manny Machado hit two homers and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight...
Sep 23, 2023
Suzuki and Young hit two-run homers, Taillon pitches six scoreless as Cubs blank Rockies
CHICAGO (AP) - Seiya Suzuki and Jared Young each hit two-run homers, Jameson Taillon pitched six scoreless innings and the struggling Chicago Cubs improved their playoff chances with a 6-0 win over th...
Sep 23, 2023
SICW Coming To Sandoval Saturday Night!
On Saturday September 23rd at 7:00pm, Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling (SICW) will return to the Sandoval High School in a benefit for the Sandoval Athletic Fund. SICW, promoted by Herb Simmon...
Sep 22, 2023
Carillon Foundation working to create 'park-like' setting
There's a lot of construction work underway on the north end of the Bell Tower Park in downtown Centralia. Carillon Foundation's Dave Agee says the work will convert the north end of the Bell Tower Pa...
Sep 22, 2023 A look down at the area of Bell Tower Park being landscaped with trees, bushes, plants and sidewalks for a walking trail. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Salem Grade School Superintendent excited about test score improvement
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says it is exciting to see the continued improvement of student test scores coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown. She shared the results of the IAR st...
Sep 22, 2023
Wildcats Host 10th Ranked Roxana For Top Spot In Conference
The 3-1 Salem Wildcats take their 1-0 record in the Cahokia to Jim Finks Field tonight when they welcome 10th ranked and undefeated Roxana. Salem is coming off a decisive win over Wood River last week...
Sep 22, 2023 Photo: Toby Gullion/FTS
