Category Archives: Local Sports

SCHS Hands Out Winter Sports Awards
The Winter Athletic Awards were handed out at SCHS this week. In boys basketball, Seth Bailey had high free throw percentage and Most Valuable, Connor Tennyson was the rebounding award winner and offe...
WJBD Staff Mar 02, 2023

JH Volleyball: Franklin Park Heads To Wesclin, Raccoon Beats Casey Mount Vernon
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats take their 13-3 record on the road at Wesclin tonight. The JV will try to improve on their 13-0 record. Raccoon won their varsity match with Casey Mount Vernon 25-27, 25...
WJBD Staff Mar 02, 2023

Detroit Mercy's Davis nears Maravich's NCAA scoring record
Antoine Davis is on the verge of breaking a scoring record once considered untouchable - and, in some ways, remains so. Detroit Mercy's star guard needs just 26 points to surpass Pete Maravich as the ...
WJBD Staff Mar 02, 2023 State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC

LaVine scores 41, Bulls top Pistons 117-115 after TO blunder
DETROIT (AP) - Zach LaVine scored 41 points and the Detroit Pistons called one too many timeouts, helping the Chicago Bulls hold on for a 117-115 win Wednesday night. The Pistons were trailing by two ...
WJBD Staff Mar 02, 2023 Chicago Bulls

Altamont Pulls Off Stunner To Win First Sectional Game In 112-Year History Of Program
The Altamont Indians rallied from a 20-point deficit in the 2nd half to beat Casey 61-59 in the 1a Sectional semifinal at Altamont. For the Indians, it's their first sectional victory in the school's ...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023

Breese Central Tries To Punch Ticket To Sectional Finals Tonight At Pinckneyville
In 2a sectionals at Newton, Lawrenceville held off Greenville 73-64. Bryant Jenkins led Lawrenceville with 34 points. Kaleb Gardner had 21 for Greenville. They will play the winner of TTown and Marque...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023

Orphans Fall To Flyers, Rams Take On Triad Tonight
In 3a, Centralia hosted East St Louis, and the Flyers hit free throws late and the Orphans never got it closer than 7 points in the 2nd half of the 53-39 final. The Flyers are 23-8 and will play in Fr...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023 Pat Hodges

NTC Releases All Conference Girls Team
The NTC Girls released their all-conference basketball team. The 1st team was led by MVP Sydney Richards of Neoga, joined on the team by Lucy Fearday of St Anthony, Gracie Heckert of CHBC, North Clay'...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023

Gateway Metro Conference Boys & Girls All Conference Teams
The Gateway Metro Conference has released their All-GMC Boys & Girls teams. Boys All-Conference: Braden Kline - Marquette Grant Burch - Bunker Hill Myles Pryor - CORLHS Parker Macias - Marquette J...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023 Photo: Toby Gullion/FTS Photography

Trio of Blue Angels named All-GRAC/Region
Courtney Lumpkins, Staisha Hamilton & Taylor Austin were each honored with All-GRAC and All Region 24 Honors. Shaulana Wagner of Wabash Valley was the Player of the Year in both while teammate Bro...
WJBD Staff Mar 01, 2023
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