Category Archives: Local Sports

Lady Cats, Stroud & Boehne Head To Golf Sectionals Today
Salem will be well represented today at the Golf Sectionals. The Lady Cats team will compete at Taylorville's Lakeshore Golf Course after winning the Effingham Regional last week. The team of Alyssa P...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

SIJHSAA State Tournaments Open Up Saturday, TSM Moves To Final 4
The SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments opened on Saturday. In Class S softball at Coulterville, the Defenders of Trinity St Mary advanced with an 11-0 shutout win over St John's Lutheran....
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

Wildcats Soccer Fall At Marion, Baker Sets New Single Season Goal Record
The Salem Wildcats soccer team fell at Marion on Saturday 5-1. In the loss, sophomore Eli Baker set a new single season goal scoring record with his 29th of the season, breaking his own record of 28 s...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

Stallions & Shoes Split Very Competitive DH
The Christ Our Rock Stallions split a double header with visiting Teutopolis. The opening game saw the Shoes score a run in the top of the 10th to earn a 2-1 victory. DaMari Dabney and Brayden Albert ...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023 Darren Whitley

CHRIST OUR ROCK SILVER STALLIONS BOYS XC BRINGS HOME 2ND PLACE TROPHY AND LADY STALLIONS PLACE 2 IN TOP 5 AT TRENTON WESCLIN XC INV.
The Stallion boys fought hard but fell by just 3 points this morning at Trenton. Sr. Elijah Gregory was the race champion, winning the 3-mile race in a time of 16:06! He is having a remarkable Sr. sea...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

SC Wins St Elmo/Brownstown Frosh Tournament
The SC fresh/soph volleyball team finished 2nd at the St Elmo/Brownstown Frosh Tournament. Congratulations to Addisyn Sigrist and Zoey Feldhake on making the All Tournament Team.
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

KC Soccer Still Unbeaten, Men's Basketball Opens Pre-Season, Volleyball Home Tonight
The KC women's soccer team stayed unbeaten on the season with a win over Kishwaukee College 9-1. Breese Central grad Rachael Beer scored 6 goals in the win. Abby Jeanblanc added 2 and Brooklynn Philli...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57
BOSTON (AP) - Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023 Ferguson / CC

Wainwright strikes out in cameo to end career as Cardinals beat Reds 4-3. Votto ejected
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter on Sunday in the St. Louis Cardinals' 4-3 season-ending win to the Cincinnat...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023

Taylor homers, Houser pitches NL Central champion Brewers past Cubs 4-0 in final playoff tune-up
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tyrone Taylor homered and Adrian Houser pitched five sharp innings as the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Sunday in their final playoff tune-up. Aft...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2023