Category Archives: Local Sports

Lady Cats Beat Roxana, Will Face Olney On Saturday
The Salem Lady Cats improved to 4-11 on the season and got their 2nd Cahokia win after a 53-31 rout of visiting Roxana. Ivy Donoho had a career night finishing with 19 points to lead all scorers. Alis...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022 Photo Credit: Greg Maxey.

Wildcats Head To Roxana Tonight On WJBD....Boys Scoreboard
The Salem Wildcats return to action tonight as they travel to Roxana to take on the Shells in Cahokia play. Salem enters at 8-8 coming off a loss at Mt Vernon on Tuesday night. I'll have the call on W...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022 Photo Credit: Greg Maxey.

Etress' Late Bucket Leads Salem Frosh Over Effingham
The Salem Freshmen improved to 7-2 on the season with a 33-31 home win last night over visiting Effingham. The Wildcats were tied with less than 10 seconds left, but Miking Etress got free on the base...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.

Bobcats Hold Off Bartelso....Patoka & SC Earn Wins
The Franklin Park Bobcats held off Bartelso at home 49-45. Eli Lograsso had 13 and Ryegan Warren 12 including 2 free throws late to push Salem's advantage from 2 to 4 points. The Bobcats JV are 16-1 a...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022

Lady Bobcats Fall At Bartelso....Selmaville & Patoka Earn Wins
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats fell at Bartelso 35-25. Marah Johnson led Salem with 9. The JV lost 31-12. Salem is back in action Saturday morning at 10am when they host Nashville and they will also h...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022 Photo Credit: Sideline Photos.

Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Johnny Davis had 26 points and nine rebounds and No. 23 Wisconsin defeated Iowa 87-78 on Thursday night in a game that featured two of the nation's top three scorers. Wisconsin is...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022

Double-double machine Cockburn sends Illini past Maryland
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points and tied a career-high 18 rebounds and Illinois rallied after squandering an early lead to beat Maryland 76-64. The Illini sprinted to a 21-7 lead...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022

Fournier's 41, late trey carry Knicks....Warriors minus Curry, Green...Gobert tests positive for virus again
UNDATED (AP) - The New York Knicks earned a wild win against the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Evan Fournier poured in 41 points against his former team, and RJ Barrett nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer ...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022

Bruins shake off rust, whip LBS
UNDATED (AP) - Fifth-ranked UCLA was able to ease back onto the basketball court after a 25-day absence caused by COVID-19. Jules Bernard scored 22 points and Johnny Juzang added 18 as the Bruins ripp...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022

Bucs officially sever ties with Antonio Brown
UNDATED (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially severed ties with Antonio Brown. The Bucs have terminated the contract of the mercurial receiver who claimed on Wednesday that he was fired in t...
WJBD Staff Jan 07, 2022
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