Category Archives: Local Sports

Wildcats & Orphans Win Week 9 Games...CHS Prepares For Post Season
The Salem Wildcats finished their season with a dominant 35-10 win over Charleston on Senior Night at Jim Finks Field. Salem jumped out to an 8-0 lead and turned that into a 28-3 lead at halftime. The...
WJBD Staff Oct 26, 2024 Thomas Park / Unsplash

Soccer Post Season Continues In IHSA
The post season continues in high school boys soccer. In class 1a Sectional Semifinals today, Columbia takes on the hosts at Murphysboro followed by Mater Dei and Father McGivney. At Virden North Mac,...
WJBD Staff Oct 26, 2024 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

IHSA Cross Country Regionals Today...Salem & Centralia Run at SIU-C
It's post season time in prep cross country with Regionals held across the state. The Salem Wildcats will join Centralia and Mount Vernon among a field of 13 schools running in the 2a race at SIU-Carb...
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New-look Bulls make 21 3s vs. Bucks as they move on from the DeRozan era
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Coby White and the Chicago Bulls know they're going to have to find different ways to win this season now that they no longer have six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan and his mid-range ga...
WJBD Staff Oct 26, 2024

Salem's Run At IHSA Tennis Tournament Is Over
The Salem run at the IHSA Tennis Tournament is over. Ella Robinson lost in the first round and then lost her back draw match to Carmel Catholic. Maddie Keserauskis and Lauren Burge lost their first ro...
WJBD Staff Oct 25, 2024

Salem & SC Get Volleyball Wins
Salem traveled to Roxana in volleyball action last night with the varsity winning in 3 sets 25-21, 20-25, 25-22 to improve to 17-11 on the season. The night began with the Salem freshmen winning in st...
WJBD Staff Oct 25, 2024

Iuka Beats Grayville --- Middle School Basketball Results
In middle school boys basketball, Iuka beat Grayville 54-11. Hayden Dasch finished with 9 points, 8 each from Ethan Smith, Hosea Weems and Charles Wood. Also in boys middle school basketball, Selmavil...
WJBD Staff Oct 25, 2024

Wildcats Season Ends At 18-3, Orphans Drop Tight Semifinal With Freeburg....Prep Soccer
The Salem Wildcats record breaking soccer season has come to an end, as they fell in the 2a regional semifinals to 2nd seed Triad yesterday 1-0. The Knights scored on a Penalty Kick in the first half ...
WJBD Staff Oct 23, 2024

Lady Cats Sweep Marion On Senior Night....SC Falls To Olney
The Salem Lady Wildcats honored their 4 seniors and then proceeded to sweep Marion last night including a 25-17, 25-13 win in the varsity match improving Salem to 16-11. The night began with a 21-7, 2...
WJBD Staff Oct 23, 2024

Meet The Bobcats Tonight At Franklin Park....JH Basketball Scores
Franklin Park will host their Meet the Bobcats night tonight. It's a chance to see the boys and girls basketball teams, cheer and dance teams as well as the band perform. Last night in girls hoops, Od...
WJBD Staff Oct 23, 2024
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