Category Archives: Local Sports

Patoka/Odin Looks To Avenge Only Loss In Championships Against ALIS
Also today in Class S, Odin/Patoka looks to avenge their only loss of the season when they host Altamont Lutheran at Patoka Park at 4:30. At Bluford its Summersville taking on Opdyke-Belle Rive. In Cl...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Lady Falcons 4th At IESA State Softball Tournament
The South Central Lady Falcons finished 4th at the IESA State Softball Tournament held in Normal over the weekend. After an opening round win, SC made the final four where they squared off with Cambri...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Screaming Eagles Tie With Albers/Damiansville
In Youth Soccer, the 7/8 Screaming Eagles improved to 2-2-and-1 with a 2-2 tie with Albers/Damiansville. Eagles looked strong in the first half, with a goal by Blaise Schwartz. Jason Castro scored in ...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Elly De La Cruz hits 2-run triple in 10th to lead Reds to 3-0 win over Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) - Elly De La Cruz hit two-run triple in the 10th inning to break a scoreless tie and the Cincinnati Reds ended their season with a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. De La Cruz ta...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Caleb Williams leads 4 scoring drives as Bears beat Rams 24-18
CHICAGO (AP) - Once Caleb Williams and the Bears' offense found their rhythm, they started stringing together the sort of possessions the team and its fans envision on a regular basis. Williams led fo...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Brendan Donovan homers, hits RBI single as Cardinals beat Giants 6-1 in season finale
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past t...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Singleton, Allen score TDs as No. 9 Penn State beats No. 19 Illinois 21-7
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - James Franklin asked Penn State fans to bring White-Out energy into Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. They didn't let him down, wearing white, painting their faces and shakin...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Chastain passes Truex on late restart to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Ross Chastain took the lead from Martin Truex Jr. on a late restart and won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. William Byron was unable to chase down Cha...
WJBD Staff Sep 30, 2024

Orphans Dominate 2nd Half, Brown's Big Night Lifts CHS Over Carbondale
The Centralia Orphans improved to 3-2 on the season as they knocked off South 7 foe Carbondale at Evers Field on a wet, windy Homecoming night 41-13. Centralia would play a back and forth game in the ...
WJBD Staff Sep 28, 2024

SCMS Lady Falcons In IESA State Final Four Saturday Morning
The South Central Lady Falcons won their IESA State Softball quarterfinal at Champion Fields in Normal yesterday beating Mazon-Verona-Kinsman 8-4. SC trailed 4-0 after 2.5 innings, but scored three in...
WJBD Staff Sep 28, 2024
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