Author Archives: WJBD Staff
Wildcats Drop Soccer Semifinal To Finish Year 10-9-and-2
The Salem Wildcats season came to an end in the IHSA Soccer Regional semifinals at Freeburg falling to top-seed Columbia 7-0. Salem finishes their first year for coach Steve Baker at 10-9-and-2. They ...
Oct 13, 2022
NTC Names All Baseball Team
The National Trail Conference named their All League Baseball Team. South Central's Aidan Dodson and Anthony Buonaura were named to the first team along with North Clay's Logan Fleener. The 2nd Team i...
Oct 13, 2022
Franklin Park Honors Baseball/Softball Seasons With Awards Night
Franklin Park honored their baseball and softball teams last night in their annual awards night. The boys awards went to Evan Barnes who was the Batting Champ hitting .471 and had the lowest ERA of 2....
Oct 13, 2022
Bielema boost: No. 24 Illini ahead of schedule in year two
Bret Bielema suddenly has No. 24 Illinois looking like a Big Ten West contender in his second year since replacing Lovie Smith as the Illini's coach. They're ranked for the first time since 2011. They...
Oct 13, 2022
Next wave of Big Ten stars primed to shine after many exits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Iowa has had a first team All-American in three consecutive seasons, two for Luka Garza and one for Keegan Murray, raising the natural question about who the next star will be for t...
Oct 13, 2022
Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters: Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (9) (7-0) 108 1 2. Lin...
Oct 13, 2022
Fields, Bears try to build on progress when Commanders visit
WASHINGTON (1-4) at CHICAGO (2-3) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video BETTING LINE: Bears by 1, according to FanDuel SportsBook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Commanders 1-4, Bears 2-2-1. SERIES RECORD:...
Oct 13, 2022
Weight Limit won't be coming off Skillet Fork Bridge on 161 Extension
Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick had good and bad news for the county board Tuesday night on bridges on the Route 161 Extension in far southeast Marion County. The good news, the departme...
Oct 12, 2022 Some earlier repairs were made to keep the bridge open, but it is still in a deteriorated state requiring replacement.
Odin teen hurt in one vehicle crash
An 18-year-old Odin man was injured in a one vehicle crash in the 4000 block of Nation Road just west of I-57 late Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Zachary Mansell of Valentine Stre...
Oct 12, 2022
Centralia Police Department gets third lieutenant; work begins on Sunset Drive improvements
The Centralia City Council Tuesday night approved a revised organizational chart for the Police Department. City Manager Kory Smith explained the changes. "This is going to eliminate a Sargeant positi...
Oct 12, 2022
