Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Tomorrow will be the OBC v. Area All Star games. The first varsity game begins at 2 . The OBC will be represented by Odin's Drew Haines, Ky Walker and Brady Haines, Leland Wombles of Iuka, Ryan Jones ...

Coach Jay Jenkins and the Blue Angels basketball program at Kaskaskia College has come a long way since he began his tenure in the 2018-19 season. That year was a complete start over for the program a...

The girls regional championships started last night and will finish up tonight. Last night in 1a, Carlyle won the Metro East Lutheran regional with a 52-46 win over McGivney, St Anthony over North Cla...

Breese Central won the Cahokia Conference outright knocking off Columbia for the 2nd time in 9 days 48-46 in Breese. Central finishes 10-0 in the league and are 26-4 heading into the post season. &nbs...

The state wrestling finals are this weekend. In 1a at 113 pounds, Carlyle Tyson Waughtel enters at 46-1. Roxana's Brandon Green Jr at 126, at 132 it's Vandalia's Dillon Hinton at 43-5 as well as Logan...

Casey Mount Vernon are champions of Class L after their 49-41 win over Centralia last night at Rend Lake College. David Barnes led Casey with 26 and Nazavion Nesbit chipped in 10. Jaxson Hancock led C...

This weekend will be the 6th annual Franklin Park varsity round robin volleyball tournament. The day begins at 9am with Salem and Olney followed with Olney and Breese at 10, Breese and Carlyle at 11, ...

Franklin Park beat visiting Flora 25-16, 25-23 to improve to 8-1 on the season. The JV is 5-0 after their 25-12, 25-13 win and in the C Match Salem won in two sets.   Selmaville lost to Iuka 25-1...

Martin Douglas, Alec Bandy, Austin Woolridge and Branson Pappas are representing Salem High School at the boys swim sectionals tomorrow in Urbana. For the first time in a long time they have enough to...

Tomorrow is the Salem Bobcats soccer tryouts for boys and girls. The boys will go from 1-2:30 at the Franklin Park Field behind the school. Bring water, shin guards and a size 5 soccer ball. This is f...