Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Franklin Park competed at the Woodlawn Invitational to open their season on Saturday. The Varsity boys were 2nd overall. Scout Puricelli won the race in 11:23 with Nate Lowry 6th, Jacob Cape 8th, Jaco...

The KC men and women opened up the regular season over the weekend with a trip to the Walt Crawford Open in Charleston. The Blue Devils were led over the 8k course by Nick Fehr and Nick Zwilling. Chri...

The SC Lady Cougars Volleyball team is in action tonight at home against Dieterich. The Lady Cougars went 1-4 at the Olney Lady Tiger Classic on Saturday. They lost to Mt Carmel and Carterville in Poo...

When you think of Salem Bowling, obviously the first name that comes to mind is coach Steve Ludwig. He has become the most successful coach in the history at Salem Community High School. He will also ...

Salem Strength Team member Ethan Crouse was in just his 2nd competition at the USA Powerlifting Indiana Fall Brawl in Terre Haute Indiana. His max squat was 353 pounds, max bench 243 and max dead lift...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears made big moves in the offseason they hope will help catapult them from the bottom of the NFL. It's not just the changes to the roster that have coach Matt Eb...

CHICAGO (AP) - Justin Steele tossed dominant two-hit ball through eight innings to move into a tie for the major league lead in wins, leading the Chicago Cubs past the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Mond...

The Salem Wildcats used a HUGE 2nd quarter that turned a 14-6 halftime lead into a 47-6 advantage with a running lock the final 12 minutes as the Cats are 2-0 for the first time since 2018 with a 47-1...

Christ Our Rock competed at Greenview Golf Course in a tri-meet that saw Waltonville win with a score of 180 followed by Maryville Christian 214 and the Stallions 217. Parker Boehne was once again med...

The Franklin Park Bobcats routed Vandalia on the road 12-3 as Huck Mulvaney and Caleb Squibb combined to toss a 1-hitter. They struck out 12. Owen Tennyson doubled, tripled and drove in 2 going 3-3 on...