Category Archives: Local Sports

St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster leaving after DWI arrest
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin will not return to the broadcast booth following his arrest this month on a driving while intoxicated charge. Bally Sports Midw...
WJBD Staff Dec 16, 2022 Thomson20192

Lady Wildcats Host Freeburg Tonight On WJBD
The Salem Lady Wildcats are 3-5 and 0-2 in the Cahokia Conference as they welcome Freeburg tonight. I'll have the play by play from B.E. Gum starting around 7:30 on 100.1 FM and WJBDradio.com. Salem f...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022 Photo: Greg Maxey

Wayne City Final Brackets Are Set, Sandoval v. SC Tonight At 7
The final pool play games were played at the Wayne City Tournament last night. Crab Orchard beat Sandoval 58-44 and Cisne over the JV of Hamilton County 49-25. The Championship bracket will be played ...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022 Photo: I70sports.com

St Elmo Holiday Tournament Continues Tonight With Semifinal Games
The 62nd annual St Elmo Holiday Tournament also continued last night with opening round games as Cumberland beat Ramsey 59-36 and Windsor/Stew-Stras over Patoka/Odin 81-34. Tonight at 6:15 it's the fi...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022

Franklin Park Falls To Casey Mt Vernon 59-57
The Franklin Park Bobcats gave Casey Mt Vernon all they could handle last night, falling just short dropping their showdown matchup with the Rams 59-57 in a back-and-forth game. The Bobcats had the ba...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022 Photo: Beth Ann Parker

North Wamac/Irvington Outlasts Opdyke
NWI Varsity played with some huge heart tonight showing signs of maturity as a team in a close battle with The Opdyke Belle-Rive Roadrunners. The Indian Eagles used a strong defensive effort and hit s...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022

KC Men & Women Fall At SWIC
The KC Blue Angels fell to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in the Conference with an 82-73 loss at SWIC. Staisha Hamilton led the Blue Angels with 21, Taylor Austin added 18 and Courtney Lumpkins 16. Keva Wilson ...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022

Randle, Brunson lead Knicks past Bulls 128-120 in OT
CHICAGO (AP) - Julius Randle scored 31 points and Jalen Brunson added a season-high 30, including a 3-pointer with less than a minute left in overtime, and the New York Knicks won their fifth straight...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022

Cubs, Bellinger finalize $17.5 million, 1-year contract
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs and former National League MVP Cody Bellinger finalized a $17.5 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. Bellinger, the 2019 NL MVP, was cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC

Wife: Journalist Wahl died of aortic aneurysm at World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Wahl died of a ruptured blood vessel when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl's ...
WJBD Staff Dec 15, 2022
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