Category Archives: Local Sports

SIJHSAA Releasing Sportsmanship Policy
The SIHSAA has posted their Sportsmanship expectations for the season. This year for a first ejection of the year, a fan's punishment will increase from a 2 to 3 game suspension. A player ejection wil...
WJBD Staff Aug 08, 2025

SCMS Opens Softball Season With No-Hit Win
The SC Lady Falcons opened up their junior high softball season yesterday with a 15-0 home win over Ramsey. Skylar Webster, Jayda Neilson and Ophie Lowry had 2 RBI each. Claire Chasteen added an RBI a...
WJBD Staff Aug 07, 2025

OBC Baseball Tournament Opens August 14
The Selmaville Rockets baseball season will open up next week with the OBC Tournament. The opening day's games will feature Willow Grove/St Mary taking on Selmaville at the Little League Complex next ...
WJBD Staff Aug 06, 2025

Salem Recreation Softball & Sand Volleyball Results
It was a busy night for Salem Recreation. The Sand Volleyball tournament continued. Volleyholics beat Beach Bouncers in the first game 21-16, 21-10 but then lost to the Sand Fleas 21-13, 21-7. Meskil ...
WJBD Staff Aug 06, 2025

Mt Vernon Legion Post #141 Tryouts Held 8/23
Tryouts for the Mount Vernon Post #141 Senior Legion Baseball will be held Saturday, August 23rd at 1pm at Brennan Klein Field. This is for high school or college freshmen baseball players that are bo...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2025

Salem Recreation Sand Volleyball Tournament
In City of Salem Recreation Sand Volleyball, the tournament began last night at Bryan Park. Beach Bouncers won their opener by forfeit over Tomahawks. Then, The Chewblockas beat Set It & Forget It...
WJBD Staff Aug 05, 2025

William Byron has enough fuel to win NASCAR Cup race at Iowa Speedway
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - William Byron fought off fuel worries in the closing laps to win the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Byron went the last 144 laps of the 350-lap race without a stop...
WJBD Staff Aug 04, 2025

Centralia to Join Cahokia Conference in 2026-27
The Centralia Orphans will embark on their 86th and final season in the South 7 Conference this year. At a special board meeting held last night, the Centralia School Board voted unanimously (7-0) to ...
WJBD Staff Aug 01, 2025

South 7 Charter Member To Hold Meeting on Potential Conference Change Tonight
The Centralia High School Board of Education will meet tonight to discuss and possibly vote on leaving the South Seven Conference and accepting the invitation from the Cahokia Conference. Centralia wa...
WJBD Staff Jul 31, 2025 The Centralia High School Board's Vice President Keith Kessler (left) and President Mike Neudecker (middle), along with CHS superintendent Chuck Lane (right).

Salem Soccer Complex Continuing Improvements Ahead of Boys Inaugural Season
The Salem Wildcats soccer team is coming off a school record 20-3 season a year ago with almost everybody back, they are poised for another great season. For the first time, they will be playing their...
WJBD Staff Jul 30, 2025
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