Category Archives: Local Sports

Coby White scores 35 points to help Bulls hand Hornets their fifth straight loss 117-110
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Coby White scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls outlasted Charlotte 117-110 on Wednesday night to send the Hornets to their fif...
WJBD Staff Feb 01, 2024 Dale Martin / CC

Latest AP Prep Basketball Rankings
Illinois High School Girls Basketball Top 10 Poll Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (4) 29-0 66 1 2. Alton (3) 25-1 64 2 3. Bolingbrook 21-2 55 3 4. Nazareth 21-3 38 5 5. Maine South 25-1 37 4 6. ...
WJBD Staff Feb 01, 2024

Salem Wrestlers Honor Seniors Tuesday Night
The Salem Wrestling Wildcats hosted the program's first ever Senior Night last night as a Mount Vernon sent a team over to compete. Salem edged the Rams 37-36 with the match ending in a tie but Salem ...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024 Toby Gullion/FTS

Wildcats Fall At Mater Dei...Prep Boys Scores
The Salem Wildcats fell to 9-18 with a road loss at Mater Dei last night 62-43. Salem jumped out to a 23-19 lead after the first quarter, with both teams combining to hit 8 three pointers in the first...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024 Photo: Toby Gullion/FTS

Bobcats To Face Centralia For Regional Title Thursday
The Franklin Park Bobcats opened up their Class L Regional last night at Centralia with a win over Carlyle 32-18. Kyler King had 12 and Silas Lux 7. Salem will play top-seed Centralia tomorrow night f...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024

Sellers 33 Service Points Leads Iuka, Selmaville Gets Win
In middle school volleyball, Selmaville earned a win over Bethel 25-13, 25-11. Kaolin Lewis had 9 points in the win. The JV also won 25-5, 25-6 with 15 points from Ava Birch. Iuka beat Sandoval 25-13,...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024

Salem 6th Graders Sweep Pair Of Games With Olney
The Salem 6th graders beat Olney in a pair of games yesterday. Game 1 Salem won 31-25. Dakota Gregg- 9 pts, 9 rebounds, EJ Wolfe - 10 pts, 2 rebounds, Nolan Krutsinger - 6 pts, Maddox LoGrasso - 4 reb...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024

Here is the latest Big Ten Conference sports news from The Associated Press
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Jaden Akins sank seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to help Michigan State coach Tom Izzo notch his 700th career victory with an 81-62 romp over Michigan. I...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024

Gary Trent Jr. scores 24 to lead Raptors to 118-107 win over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. scored 24, Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Toronto Raptors snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 118-107 win over the Chicago Bulls ...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024

Merzlikins makes 21 saves as Blue Jackets blank Blues 1-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dmitri Voronkov's third period goal broke a scoreless tie, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the St. Louis Blues' season-high five-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory on Tuesda...
WJBD Staff Jan 31, 2024 St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker (26) scores past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 19, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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