Category Archives: Local Sports
Salem Lady Cats Head To West Frankfort.....SEB Takes 3rd At Pana
The Salem Lady Wildcats take their 4-1 record for the first of three road games this week when they head to West Frankfort. They will play at Breese Central on Thursday and at Hillsboro on Saturday. T...
Dec 02, 2024
Salem Varsity Bowlers Host Bluford Today....JV & Varsity Girls Compete Over The Weekend
The Salem JV bowlers were 4th at Belleville over the weekend in the Futures Tournament. Jaxon Ward had a great day finishing 2nd overall averaging 230 for six games. Nicholi Marhanka was 11th, Carter ...
Dec 02, 2024
IHSA Football State Championship Scores - Althoff & East St Louis Bring Home State Crowns
The 50th IHSA prep football season is in the books. On Friday at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Belleville Althoff won the 1a title over Lena Winslow 57-14. It's the first state title for the Crusaders si...
Dec 02, 2024
Turkey Tournament Recap......Salem Back On WJBD At 11:30 Saturday For First Of Two Games
The Salem Wildcats controlled their Capital Classic game with Mt Carmel after a rough offensive first quarter for both teams, as they would pull away to win 51-35. Salem outscored the Aces 19-5 in the...
Nov 30, 2024
Bears fire coach Matt Eberflus after skid marked by poor decisions late in games
CHICAGO (AP) - Matt Eberflus has been fired by the Chicago Bears, one day after botching a timeout in a loss to Detroit. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will serve as interim coach. Eberflus was 14...
Nov 30, 2024 operations@newsimages.co.uk / Depositphotos.com
Wildcats Open Up Capital Classic Today With 2 Games On WJBD.....Area Tournament Schedules
The Salem Wildcats will tip off their basketball season today with a pair of games from the Capital Classic hosted by Lawrenceville and Red Hill. The Wildcats open up with Lawrenceville at 11am this m...
Nov 29, 2024
State IHSA Football Championships Begin Today at ISU
Today is the first of the two state championship football days at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University. The day begins with the 1a championship at 10 between Althoff and Lena-Win...
Nov 29, 2024
Poor clock management on final drive costly for Bears in 23-20 loss to Lions on Thanksgiving
DETROIT (AP) - The Chicago Bears could have celebrated a huge comeback and an upset win on Thursday. Instead, poor clock management on their final drive ended their bid and extended their losing strea...
Nov 29, 2024
Kasparas Jakucionis scores a season-best 23 points as Illinois tops No. 19 Arkansas 90-77
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Freshman Kasparas Jakucionis scored a season-high 23 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Illinois beat No. 19 Arkansas 90-77 on Thursday in the Thanksgiving Ho...
Nov 29, 2024
Salem bowlers win quad match
The Salem Wildcat bowlers hosted a quad match at Salem Bowl. The Cats varsity won the title shooting 3623 followed by the Orphans 2892, Christ Our Rock 2391, and Woodlawn 2069. Silas Moats shot the hi...
Nov 28, 2024
