Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Duo Begins IHSA State Bass Fishing Tournament Today on Lake Shelbyville
Today is the IHSA State Bass Fishing Tournament, Day 1 on Lake Shelbyville. The Salem boat of juniors Lucas Hodge and Zane Barthelemy will try to bring home a state trophy. They qualified out of the L...
WJBD Staff May 30, 2025

Little League Results From Salem Complex
In baseball Majors, Schmidt Ford beat Buds Minor League 7-3. Nolan Krutsinger and Kash Hall had 2 hits while Zach Jones added a hit along with Ethan Parrett, Briar Britton, Liam Ryan, Eli Polanski and...
WJBD Staff May 30, 2025

IHSA Tennis State Tournament Opens Today
The IHSA State Tennis Tournament opens up today in the Chicago area. The Salem team of Senior Juan Diez and junior Jarett Rushing will open up at Hoffman Estates against Declan Wagner and Frank Schule...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

Mt Vernon Falls In Regionals 1-0....Tobin With Career K #500
The Mount Vernon Lady Rams season came to a heartbreaking end in the Salem 3a Regional semifinal as they fell to Freeburg on a late score 1-0. Freeburg scored the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth....
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

Salem Opens Up 3a Regional Today At Home Against Green Wave on WSIQ
The Salem Wildcats season officially starts over today as they will host Mattoon in the opening round of the Class 3a Salem Regional. The Wildcats will be the visitors on the scoreboard as they are th...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

Snow's Drive Lifts Orphans Over Rams
Deacon Snow hit a ball off the left field wall and Centralia, who trailed the entire game, came all the way back to beat Mt Vernon 6-4 and advances to the finals of the Centralia 3a Regional. This cam...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

Snow's Drive Lifts Orphans Over Rams
Deacon Snow hit a ball off the left field wall and Centralia, who trailed the entire game, came all the way back to beat Mt Vernon 6-4 and advances to the finals of the Centralia 3a Regional. This cam...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

1a/2a Baseball Sectionals Continue...SC & CORLHS Eliminated....TTown Moves On
SC Falls To Pawnee At Altamont The season came to an end for the South Central Cougars as they fell at the Altamont 1a Sectional to the Pawnee Indians 4-0. A single by Ethan Fulton on an 0-2 count to ...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

IHSA State Track & Field Prelims Today
Today will open up the IHSA State Boys Track and Field competition. Salem sophomore Trey Clark will compete in the discus. Senior Miking Ettress will run in the 200. Kai'Veric Bratton of Centralia wil...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025

Crow-Armstrong homers and Boyd pitches Cubs to 2-1 win over Rockies
CHICAGO (AP) - Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 15th home run, Matthew Boyd tossed six innings of four-hit ball and the Chicago Cubs edged the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth strai...
WJBD Staff May 29, 2025