Category Archives: Local Sports

Smithton Wins Class M Title To Finish Perfect Season, Nashville 3rd....Class S & L Trophy Games Tonight at RLC
In Class M last night, Nashville was 3rd as they beat Breese All Saints Academy 36-33. Smithton finished their season undefeated as they won the state title over Okawville 31-18. Tonight is the...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

Rocket Volleyball Wins Again, Host Bethel Tonight
The Selmaville volleyball team beat Central City at home 15-25, 25-12, 15-10. Dylann Rosenthal was the top server with 9 points and added 3 kills. The JV won 25-23, 25-13 with Gabby Harper serving 12 ...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

ICA Preseason Softball Poll
The Illinois Coaches Association Preseason softball poll has been released. The Centralia Annies are 18th in 3a sandwiched between 17th ranked Waterloo and 19th ranked Marion. Chatham Glenwood is the ...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

CORLHS Landyn Mitchell Headed To Nike Indoor Nationals
Christ Our Rock standout Landyn Mitchell has been accepted into the emerging elite division for the triple jump and the championship division for the 60m hurdles to compete at this year's Nike Indoor ...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

NFHS Coaches of the Year 2025 Announced
The NFHS announced their 2025 Coaches of the Year. Locally, Breese Central's Gina Benhoff for adaptive/allied/unified sports, Dempsey White of Nashville for girls basketball, Justin Judiscak of O'Fall...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

Salem Recreation Coed A League Volleyball Scores
In Salem Recreation Coed Volleyball A League, Be Still beat Iuka State Bank (25-18, 25-14), Meskil Cleaning Services over Phelps Contractors (25-20, 25-22), Sugar and Spike in three sets over Walmart ...
WJBD Staff Feb 03, 2026

Wildcats Fall To DuQuoin Saturday...Kessler Honored For 1000 Points
The Salem Wildcats saw a 35-31 halftime lead at home to DuQuoin evaporate as they dropped to 12-14 on the season with a 61-52 loss. Salem was led by junior Avery Gullion with 19, senior Ryegan Warren ...
WJBD Staff Feb 02, 2026

Keenan Griffith's Buzzer Beater Lifts St Anthony to another NTC Title
The St Anthony Bulldogs were down, but not quite out in the championship game of the NTC Tournament at Altamont High School. The host Indians had 2 free throws with 4 seconds left and a 1 point lead. ...
WJBD Staff Feb 02, 2026 Photo Credit: Tyler Repking

Orphans Beat Waltonville At Pinckneyville...Rams Fall To Nationally Ranked Principia....'Easy' Eddie Lifts Columbia at Buzzer
The Centralia Orphans made it 2 wins in less than 24 hours over state ranked teams as they beat Waltonville Saturday afternoon at the Pinckneyville Shootout 60-47 to improv to 24-1 on the season. Arch...
WJBD Staff Feb 02, 2026

Nine Wildcats Qualify For Wrestling Sectionals....8 Rams & 2 Orphans Also Advance
Nine Salem Wrestling Wildcats will be headed to Sectionals after qualifying from the Wood River Regionals on Saturday. This is a huge accomplishment for a squad still truly in their infancy as a progr...
WJBD Staff Feb 02, 2026
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