Category Archives: Local Sports

State Championships Earned Over The Weekend
The IHSA Basketball season finished up on Saturday with the boys state title games held at the State Farm Center in Champaign. The Goreville Blackcats held a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter...
WJBD Staff Mar 16, 2026

Bobcats Win Bowling Sectionals....Lady Bobcats Also Heading To State
Franklin Park won the junior high Carterville bowling sectional over the weekend with a 4-game count of 3025. Dakota Gregg was the regional champion with 841. Carter Summers was 5th, Grant Squibb 6 an...
WJBD Staff Mar 16, 2026

Salem Girls Soccer Win SIMSS Showdown
The Salem JV and varsity girls soccer team brought home wins in SIMSS League play against Marion. The Varsity earned a 1-0 win with the goal from Braelyn Holzhausen in her first game back since breaki...
WJBD Staff Mar 16, 2026

Selmaville Wins Centralia "C" Tournament
Selmaville won the C-Tournament at Centralia on Saturday. They beat Patoka and Centralia in pool play and then beat Franklin Park in the championship 21-18, 21-19. Kailey Meredith, Savannah Booher and...
WJBD Staff Mar 16, 2026

Goreville Looks For 1a Title....Flyers Trying To Finish Dominant Year in Style
Today is the final day of the IHSA boy's basketball season with the 4 classes of state title games played at the State Farm Center in Champaign. At 10am, Goreville will take on Chicago Marshall...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026

Orphans Say Goodbye To South 7 Basketball With 5 on All Conference List Including MVP
All five Centralia Orphans starters were honored by All Conference honors from the South Seven. Archie Goewey was named MVP. Devin Meier joins him on the 1st Team. Jaxson Hancock and Kenny Bratton wer...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026

Roberts Makes MTC 1st Team....Gordan Honorable Mention
Patoka/Odin's Lincoln Roberts had a fantastic season as he went over 1000 points for his career and has recently been honored as Midland Trail Conference First Team in a loaded conference. Roberts fin...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026 Screenshot

Vincennes Punches Ticket To Nationals With District Title
10th ranked and top-seed Vincennes punched their ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas after winning the Region 24 District Title over John A Logan 71-70 at Rend Lake College. ...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026

Selmaville Supports Music Teach and Honors 8th Graders
Last night, Selmaville hosted Patoka for 8th grade night. 7 Rocket 8th graders were honored as they also came together to pack the gym blue in support of the school music teacher, Rod Mays, who is bat...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026

Salem Recreation Youth Soccer Results
In Salem Recreation Youth League Soccer El Rancherito beat Salem Grace 8-0. Emerlee Veit Tackitt, Owen Marcum and Tyrion Duch were players of the game for El Rancherito. In the loss, Bane Dulaney and ...
WJBD Staff Mar 14, 2026
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