Category Archives: Local Sports

Area Baseball Represented Well On IHSBCA All State Teams
The Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their All State Teams for 1a/2a. The 1a team was highlighted by South Central's Aidan Dodson, Eli Levitt of St Anthony and Mason Robinso...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023

Salem Recreation/YMCA Softball Results
In Marion County YMCA/Salem Recreation men's softball it was Iuka State Bank winning a pair of games defeating Pennington Chevrolet 23-13 and ABC Pub 14-4.
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023

KC Blue Devils Basketball Camp Next Week
The KC Blue Devils boys basketball camp will be held next week Monday through Thursday, June 12-15, from 1-4pm. This is for kindergarten through 8th graders. Registration is $65 and includes a camp t-...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023

Trout, Moniak use bats and gloves to power Angels past Cubs, 6-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mickey Moniak realizes the Los Angeles Angels are loaded with quality outfielders at the moment, so he strived to stay sharp in the cage and with video study during five straigh...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023 Jeffrey Hayes / CC

Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
MIAMI (AP) - Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now. Ni...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023 Byron Villegas / CC

Burleson homers in Cardinals' 1-0 win over Rangers, Semien's hitting streak ends at 25 games
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rookie Alec Burleson pulled a first-pitch homer to right field in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas 1-0 on Wednesday night, ending Rangers infielder Marc...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023

Lionel Messi picks MLS's Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
MIAMI (AP) - Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer and joining Inter Miami. After months - years, even - of speculation, Messi on Wednesday finally ...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023 Football Pictures

Ferreira scores 10th goal, FC Dallas beats St. Louis in rescheduled game
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Jess Ferreira scored in the 80th minute for his 10th goal of the season and FC Dallas beat St. Louis 2-0 on Wednesday night in a rescheduled game. The game originally started on M...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023 Rex Sorgatz / CC

The Iron Sheik, charismatic former pro wrestling villain and Twitter personality, dies at 81
The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died Wedne...
WJBD Staff Jun 8, 2023 Leslie Gottlieb / CC

Nix Strikes Out 19 As Salem Dominates Woodlawn
The Salem varsity baseball Wildcats improved to 5-1 on the summer with a 13-1 road win at Woodlawn. The Cats led 9-1 after six innings and scored 4 in the 7th. Noah Nix was amazing for the Cats. The j...
WJBD Staff Jun 7, 2023
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and marketing. By continuing to use this service, you agree to use cookies by us and our third-party service providers as described in the Privacy Policy.
