Category Archives: Local Sports

Lady Cats Soccer Falls on Senior Day to Lady Rams
The Salem Lady Wildcats honored their seniors and then lost their first match on the new pitch at the Salem Soccer Complex with a 2-1 loss to Mt Vernon. Shelby Johnson scored the Salem goal. The Annie...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2025

Softball Recap from Thursday
Annies/Marion Locked In Scoreless Extra Inning Game Centralia postponed their game with Marion in the bottom of the 8th with no score in a battle of the conference's best teams. The game will be finis...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2025

Thursday Prep Baseball Roundup
Bazile's Gem Lifts Stallions over Althoff Jayden Bazile struck out 10 leading Christ Our Rock to a 2-0 win over Althoff. He allowed just 5 hits and didn't walk anyone. Evan Beal, Brayden Albert, Noah ...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2025

Salem & Olney Finish Rain Shortened Tennis Match Tied 2-2
Salem and Olney had their tennis match rained out in the middle of a 2-2 match where Jarrett Rushing had a huge 3rd set tiebreak win over Olney's Aiden Weidner and Juan Diez with a great 2 set win ove...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2025 dutourdumonde / Depositphotos.com

Salem Track Has Good Day Despite Lightning Shortening the Carmi Invitational
Yesterday the Salem Wildcats traveled to the Carmi-White County Invitational with 11 events finished before lightning cancelled the remaining portion of the meet. For the Wildcats, Robbie Shober won t...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025

Young Orphans 4th At Marion F/S Invitational
Centralia competed at the Marion Fresh/Soph Invitational and was 4th as a team with 91 points behind a strong 128 point performance by Carbondale. 1st place finishes for the Orphans were Jackson Mikes...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025

IHSA 1a/2a State Baseball Finals To Be Played at U of I This Year Only
The IHSA 1a/2a State Baseball finals will have a new home for this year only. Due to a scheduling conflict with the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park, this year's state finals will be played at Illinois Fie...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025

Cardinals hope doubleheader sweep at Cincinnati signals an end to their road woes
CINCINNATI (AP) - After enduring the franchise's second-worst start on the road, the St. Louis Cardinals broke out on Wednesday, belting six homers and outscoring the Cincinnati Reds 15-1 in a doubleh...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025

Man falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen ...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025

Kyle Connor has a goal, 2 assists to lead Jets to 5-3 win over Blues for 3-2 series lead
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Jets overcame the loss of star center Mark Scheifele to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday night and take a 3-2...
WJBD Staff May 01, 2025
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