Category Archives: Local Sports

Rodgers Qualifies For HS Nationals In First Ever Competition
Congratulations to Salem junior Colton Rodgers who competed in his first ever power lifting event over the weekend at McKendree University after starting his lifting journey a year ago. He lifted 953 ...
WJBD Staff Feb 24, 2025
SC Storm Win 18u Tournament In Bettendorf, Iowa
The Sc Storm 18u girls are headed home from Iowa as champions in their last Fall/Winter tourney. They lost our first game Friday night in pool play and then went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 31-4...
WJBD Staff Feb 24, 2025

Franklin Park Bowlers Win Central City Tournament
The Franklin Park bowlers won the Central City Tournament with the boys and girls winning the combined team event. Kai Graham and Benny Bryan was 1st and 2nd overall. Kennedi Simmons and Adri Birch we...
WJBD Staff Feb 24, 2025

SCMS Wins JNTC Volleyball Tournament
The South Central Lady Falcons won the Junior NTC Tournament Championship over the weekend. Tonight, Sandoval is back in action at Ashley.
WJBD Staff Feb 24, 2025

Saturday Night High School Basketball Action
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Columbia 72, Rochester 52 Nashville 56, Metro-East Lutheran 43 Windsor-Stew-Stras 62, Brownstown 37 Zeigler-Royalton 61, Elverado 59 GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Mt Vernon 64, Carbonda...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025 Karl Baron / CC

Flagg scores 16 in MSG debut and No. 3 Duke hands Illinois worst loss ever, 110-67
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Cooper Flagg had 16 points in his Madison Square Garden debut and seven players scored in double figures for No. 3 Duke in a 110-67 blowout Saturda...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025 Duke's Cooper Flagg defends a shot by Illinois' Kylan Boswell (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Wright scores 29, Valparaiso downs Southern Illinois 83-79
By The Associated Press CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - All Wright had 29 points in Valparaiso's 83-79 victory against Southern Illinois University-Carbondale on Saturday night. Wright shot 10 of 26 from the ...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025

Jets win team-record 9th straight, beating Blues 4-3 on Kyle Connor's shootout goal
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Gabriel Vilardi tied it with 28 seconds left with goalie Eric Comrie off for an extra attacker, Kyle Connor scored in a shootout and the Winnipeg Jet...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025

Kent Johnson scores 2 goals, the Blue Jackets beat the Blackhawks 5-1
By CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Zach Werenski scored and had two assists and Kent Johnson scored twice for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawk...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025

Booker, Durant and Beal help the Suns beat the Bulls to snap a 4-game losing streak
By GAVIN DORSEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Devin Booker had 29 points and eight assists, Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Bradley Beal had 25 in his return to the starting lineup to help the Pho...
Bruce Kropp Feb 23, 2025 Chicago Bulls
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