Category Archives: Local Sports

ReliaQuest Bowl: High-flying Mississippi St vs stingy Illini
No. 22 Mississippi State (8-4, SEC) vs. Illinois (8-4, Big Ten), Jan. 2, noon EST, ESPN2 LOCATION: Tampa, Florida TOP PLAYERS Mississippi State: QB Will Rogers is the school's career passing leader wi...
WJBD Staff Dec 05, 2022

Fields puts on show in return from injury, Bears lose again
CHICAGO (AP) - A shoulder separation suffered two weeks ago failed to prevent Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields from running like he has all season. He also delivered a season high in yards pass...
WJBD Staff Dec 05, 2022

Holmes, unbeaten No. 5 Indiana women get past Cook, Illinois
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Mackenzie Holmes scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 37 seconds left, and No. 5 Indiana got past Illinois 65-61 Sunday in their Big Ten opener. Indiana (9-0) had...
WJBD Staff Dec 05, 2022

Saturday Scores - High School Basketball
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Anna-Jonesboro 55, Johnston City 53 Belleville, Wis. 68, Lena-Winslow 30 Belvidere North 47, Hononegah 45 Benton 60, Goreville 47 Benton, Wis. 51, Dakota 41 Berwyn-Cicero Morton ...
Bruce Kropp Dec 04, 2022

Colorado hires Deion Sanders to turn around football program
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that's plunged to the bottom of college...
Bruce Kropp Dec 04, 2022

Taylor puts up 21, SIU-Edwardsville downs Troy 78-72
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Ray'Sean Taylor scored 21 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat Troy 78-72 on Saturday. Taylor added eight rebounds for the Cougars (7-2). Damarco Minor added 17 points while going...
Bruce Kropp Dec 04, 2022

Kapanen's hat trick powers Penguins to 6-2 win over Blues
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The last two weeks were difficult for Pittsburgh Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen, as he watched from the press box. The last two games have been rewarding for Kapanen and the Pengui...
Bruce Kropp Dec 04, 2022

American soccer success in World Cup remains a dream
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - American soccer success in the World Cup remains a dream. The U.S. team looked better in this year's World Cup, but the results were the same as in 2010 and 2014. The Americans were...
Bruce Kropp Dec 04, 2022

Prep Basketball: Salem Falls To #9 Central, Mt Vernon Beats Centralia, SC Is 3-0, CORLHS Notches Victory
Wildcats Fall At Home To 9th Ranked Central, Head To Play Host Rams Tonight In Mt Vernon The Salem Wildcats fell to 1-4 on the season dropping their Cahokia Conference and home opener to 9th ranked Br...
WJBD Staff Dec 03, 2022 New Salem Wildcats sports logo.

Girls Scoreboard From Friday
Friday Girls Scores: Brownstown/St Elmo 56 Bluford 39 East St Louis 46 Webster Groves, Mo. 42 Marion 68 Anna 33 Mt Zion 44 Mahomet Seymour 39
WJBD Staff Dec 03, 2022
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