Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Wrestling Shows Well At Murdale Tournament
The Wrestling Lady Wildcats were in their first all girls meet of the season at the Murdale Tournament in Carbondale. Shea McGee, Adrie Dodson, Alana Finney, and Sierra Malone represented the Wildcats...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Saturday Basketball Recap.....SC, Mt Vernon, Centralia & MD Earn Wins
The SC Cougars and Sandoval Blackhawks had their highly anticipated game Saturday that was supposed to be played at Hoosier Gym in Knightsville, Indiana, but due to the pending bad weather forecasted ...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Breese Central Finishes Strong To Knock Off Mt Vernon In State Ranked Battle
In a battle of state ranked teams at Chagnon Gym as 3rd ranked 3a Mt Vernon had a halftime lead over #1 ranked 2a Breese Central 31-27, but the Lady Cougars finished the game on a 28-4 run to finish w...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Highland Shootout Recap
The Highland Shootout is always one of the best around and it was not short of talent on Saturday. Gm 1: Highland Girls 56 Robinson 39 MVP Sophia Flemming (Highland) 14 points 9 rebounds ...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

KC Blue Devils Get W Over Semo Prep...Blue Angels Get 1st Win Of Year...RLC Men Earn Blowout Win
The KC Blue Devils defeated SEMO Prep 107-71 in Centralia. Myles Liddell led 5 Devils in double figures with 24, Terrence Hall added 19, Marquel Newsome 17, Jerrod Mackey 15 and Christ Our Rock grad D...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Area Bowlers Continue To Roll In Reno....Macy Sits 11th Overall
The trio of area bowlers continued with Round 3 of 5 at the National Bowling Center in Reno, Nevada for the Team USA Trials. Salem senior Silas Moats was 70th in Round 3 shooting 1007 for an average o...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Illini Complete West Coast Sweep With Win At Washington
No. 22 Illinois completed its West Coast road trip with a hard-fought 81-77 win over Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday afternoon. After the Huskies battled back to tie the game at 75 with ...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Williams & Santos Lead Bears Over Packers In Season Finale
Caleb Williams gained a shot of confidence and Cairo Santos earned a measure of redemption. The Chicago Bears finished a disappointing season on a high note, while the Green Bay Packers limped into th...
WJBD Staff Jan 06, 2025

Moats, Runge & Jones Finish Opening Round At Team USA Trials, Round 2 of 5 Today
The first day of the Team USA Bowling Trials are in the books in Reno, Nevada. Salem senior Silas Moats struggled a bit early in the round but found it towards the end averaging 189.17 for the 6-game ...
WJBD Staff Jan 04, 2025

Benton Stays Undefeated...Prep Boys Scores
Benton remained undefeated with a road win at Nashville last night 43-27. The Rangers will have another big showdown on January 17th when they host Pinckneyville. Before the game at Assembly Hall, the...
WJBD Staff Jan 04, 2025
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