Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem 10u To District Championship.....12u Eliminated
The Salem 10u Wildcats are in the district championship after an easy 18-0 win over Lawrenceville at Mt Carmel. Drew Consolino worked no-hit innings for the win. At the plate, Bentley Bryan tripled an...
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021

Salem Recreation/YMCA Mens Softball Scores 7-13-21
In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA men's softball, BSI beat Prestige Worldwide 12-4, Security Alarm got by Alpha & Omega 16-15, Odin Caf beat NAL 19-9.
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021
AL makes it 8 straight wins
DENVER (AP) - The American League has earned its eighth consecutive All-Star Game victory. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Mike Zunino hit solo homers and Xander Bogaerts had two of the AL's nine hits in a ...
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021

Manfred sees changes coming to MLB
DENVER (AP) - Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says banning or limiting defensive shifts would be an effort to restore Major League Baseball to how it was played before offense was suffocated by anal...
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021 Bluesy Daye

Americans finally win
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team has avoided its first three-game losing streak in the era NBA-eligible players. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and...
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021 USAG- Humphreys / CC

Pres' Rinne retiring after 15 seasons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has announced his retirement after 15 NHL seasons. The Finland native says he's been on an incredible journey, with the Predators tak...
WJBD Staff Jul 14, 2021 statschew

SCHS Grad Riley Martin Selected By Cubs In 6th Round
Salem grad and Quincy University standout Riley Martin was selected in the 6th round by the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Amateur Draft. Martin was a standout for the Wildcats before heading to Quincy where...
WJBD Staff Jul 13, 2021

Salem 10u Rolling Lawrenceville When Rain Came, Try It Again Tonight
The Salem 10u Wildcats were well on their way to punching their ticket to the District Championship at Mt Carmel when they scored 12 runs in the first inning to take a 12-0 lead on Lawrenceville in th...
WJBD Staff Jul 13, 2021

Egyptian-Illini All-Conference Softball Team Announced
The Egyptian-Illini Conference released their All-League softball team for the 2021 season. The Co-MVP's were Madison Cherry of CHBC and Hailey Wright of St Elmo/Brownstown. Also on the team were Mulb...
WJBD Staff Jul 13, 2021

USA Basketball falls again, this time 91-83 to Australia
LAS VEGAS (AP) - These games don't count. Right now, that is the only saving grace for USA Basketball. And for quite probably the first time in 29 years of NBA players suiting up for the national team...
WJBD Staff Jul 13, 2021 Kevin Wu / CC
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