Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Great weather leads to great turnout at Odin Firemen's Picnic
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith was pleased with the large turnout for this year's Firemen's Picnic held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. In fact, Smith says the Saturday night crowd may have been th...
May 30, 2023 A large crowd gathered at the Odin Park for the 2023 Odin Firemen's Picnic. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Baseball Final Fours Set....Columbia Eagles Fly To State Semifinals, Goreville Knocks Off St Anthony
The small school baseball final fours are set after Super Sectional games played yesterday. In Class 1a at SIU-Carbondale, Goreville held on to beat St Anthony at Itchy Jones Stadium 6-5. That came a ...
May 30, 2023
Goreville, St Anthony Advance To Softball State Semifinals, Freeburg's Season Ends
The Goreville Lady Blackcats will play their state semifinal at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria and take on Peru St Bede who won the Sterling Super over Orangeville 6-1. The other semifinal will ...
May 30, 2023
Salem 12u Champions Of Effingham Wood Bat Tournament
The Salem 12u Wildcats won the Effingham Memorial Day Wood Bat Tournament beating Jasper County 4-2 on a walk-off homer from Zane Applegate. Jared Crompton doubled in the win. Bentley Bryan and Jax Sc...
May 30, 2023 Photo: Shane Tennyson
Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to end winless drought
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Ryan Blaney pulled away late to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend's top races i...
May 30, 2023 Chad Sparkes / CC
Stroman pitches 1-hitter as Cubs beat major league-leading Rays 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Marcus Stroman pitched a one-hitter, and the Chicago Cubs beat the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays 1-0. Stroman simply dazzled, delivering his fourth complete game and second shutou...
May 30, 2023
Royals' Staumont, Mayers within 6 outs of perfect game in 7-0 win over Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers came within six outs of the first combined perfect game in major league history before Nolan Arenado lined a leadoff single in the eighth inning of the K...
May 30, 2023
Salem Junior Caleb Smith Wins State Discus Title On Final Throw, 2nd In Shot...Centralia's Brown Finishes Stellar Career
Salem junior thrower Caleb Smith saved his best for last, waiting for his final discus throw in the finals to throw his best of the day at 182'3" to win the event! He also took 2nd in the shot put. Te...
May 28, 2023
SC's Season Ends At Hands Of St Anthony
South Central's season came to an end falling in the Altamont Sectional finals to the top team in the state St Anthony 6-1. Andrew Magnus sac fly accounted for the only Cougar run and that came in the...
May 28, 2023
Christ Our Rock's Season Ends In Sectional Finals
The Christ Our Rock Stallions season came to an end in the Sectional finals at Greenville University, falling to Waterloo Gibault 5-4. The Stallions season ends at 23-5. Da'mari Dabney was 2-3 with 2 ...
May 28, 2023
