Category Archives: Local Sports

CORLHS Mitchell Headed To Illinois Top Times Meet This Weekend
In the last indoor meet of the regular indoor season at Indiana State University (Hosted By Vigo High School) CORLHS Jr. Landyn Mitchell won the 60M Hurdles for the 2nd week in a row, this time agains...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Russell Catches ICASSTT Record Breaking Big Bass At Newton Lake
Saturday Salem hosted an ICASSTT open on Newton Lake with a 75 team field. Lucas Hodge and Zane Barthelemy led Salem with a 5 fish limit for 16lbs 6oz anchored by a 6lb 11oz tank to finish 4th. Mya Ru...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Lady Cats Soccer Fall At Harrisburg...Jr Kessler Adds Goal To Her All Time Scoring Tally
The Salem Lady Wildcats soccer team went to Harrisburg and fell 4-1. Lady Cats all time leading scorer, junior Jordan Kessler scored the one goal from a penalty kick. Goalkeepers Natalie Ambuehl and K...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025 Photo: Greg Maxey

Varsity Soccer Bobcats Go 1-1 Indoor Over The Weekend
The 7th/8th Bobcats indoor team went 1-1 Saturday, scoring 13 goals. Kam Rasul booted 1. Gabe Thomason had two goals in the first match and a poker in the second. Addy P. and Gabby Gaston both had hat...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Bobcats Win 2nd State Bowling Title In Program History
The Salem Bobcats won the SIJHSAA State Bowling Tournament for the just the 2nd time in school history. Their score of 4530 was 253 pins better than runner up Mascoutah. Waterloo was 3rd and Woodlawn ...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Salem 8u & 12u Play Over The Weekend
The Salem 8u Wildcats won a pair of games over the 618 Express. They won the opener 20-0. Cavan Rose drove in 5 runs for the Wildcats. Everett Eubank, Huck Mulvaney and Gabe Purcell had 3 RBI each. Sa...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025 slgckgc / CC

Koby Brea leads the way as Kentucky beats Illinois 84-75 for first Sweet 16 appearance since 2019
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Kentucky is joining its former coach in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats believe they have their new coach to thank for it. Koby Brea matched a career high with 23 points and Kentucky beat ...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Chase Walker scores 20 to help Illinois State beat Presbyterian 78-70 in first round of CBI
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Chase Walker had 20 points to lead Illinois State to a 78-70 victory over Presbyterian in the first round of the CBI Tournament at the Ocean Center on Sunday night. The Redb...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Blues beat Predators 4-1 to extend winning streak to six games
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Kyrou scored his 30th goal of the season, and Robert Thomas had three assists to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Sunday night for their sixth strai...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025

Kyle Larson wins Cup Series at Homestead, finishes one race shy of triple-header sweep
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman with six laps remaining in NASCAR's Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving the Hendrick Motorsports driver the 30th win of his career...
WJBD Staff Mar 24, 2025
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