Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Wildcats Drop 3rd Straight Falling To Mt Vernon Saturday
The Salem Wildcats dropped to 1-4 on the year with a loss Saturday at the Southern Illinois Shootout in Mt Vernon to the host Rams 69-41. Salem trailed 39-16 at the halftime break, but came out in the...
Dec 05, 2022 Photo: Greg Maxey
Blue Devils Split Weekend Games, Blue Angels Drop 2
The KC Blue Devils knocked off Lake Land College on Saturday afternoon in Centralia winning 92-85. Emanuel Propsere led KC with 19, Caleb Jenkins added 17 with 15 each from Jylen Petty and Jhei-R Jone...
Dec 05, 2022
Salem 4th Grade Splits Games On Saturday
The Salem 4th Grade Bobcats hosted Centralia and Neoga on Saturday. Salem fell to Centralia 59 to 26. EJ Wolfe lead with 17 points and 3 rebounds. Lewis Eddy added 5 points with 3 rebounds. In their s...
Dec 05, 2022
Hunters Perfect 300 Leads Salem To Abe Lincoln Title
The Wildcat boys won the Abe Lincoln Bowling Tournament in Springfield. The Wildcats were led by Charlie Hunter who shot a 300 game and averaged 242 for the day. Dominick Winkler had high games of 279...
Dec 05, 2022
Monk, Sabonis, Kings overcome LaVine's 41 points, beat Bulls
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Malik Monk scored 20 points off the bench and the Sacramento Kings overcame Zach LaVine's 41 points to beat the Chicago Bulls 110-101 on Sunday. Domantas Sabonis had 11 point...
Dec 05, 2022
ReliaQuest Bowl: High-flying Mississippi St vs stingy Illini
No. 22 Mississippi State (8-4, SEC) vs. Illinois (8-4, Big Ten), Jan. 2, noon EST, ESPN2 LOCATION: Tampa, Florida TOP PLAYERS Mississippi State: QB Will Rogers is the school's career passing leader wi...
Dec 05, 2022
Fields puts on show in return from injury, Bears lose again
CHICAGO (AP) - A shoulder separation suffered two weeks ago failed to prevent Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields from running like he has all season. He also delivered a season high in yards pass...
Dec 05, 2022
Holmes, unbeaten No. 5 Indiana women get past Cook, Illinois
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Mackenzie Holmes scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 37 seconds left, and No. 5 Indiana got past Illinois 65-61 Sunday in their Big Ten opener. Indiana (9-0) had...
Dec 05, 2022
New Retirement Contribution Limits for 2023
New Retirement Contribution Limits for 2023 Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources The Internal Revenue Service has released new limits for the coming year. After months of high inflation a...
Dec 05, 2022
Prep Basketball: Salem Falls To #9 Central, Mt Vernon Beats Centralia, SC Is 3-0, CORLHS Notches Victory
Wildcats Fall At Home To 9th Ranked Central, Head To Play Host Rams Tonight In Mt Vernon The Salem Wildcats fell to 1-4 on the season dropping their Cahokia Conference and home opener to 9th ranked Br...
Dec 03, 2022 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.
