Category Archives: Local Sports

Cats Fall At Columbia, Host Freeburg For Homecoming Next Week
Dominic Voegele dominated the game as Columbia became playoff eligible knocking off Salem 44-7 in Columbia. Voegele finished with 6 total touchdowns. He ran 5 times for 129 yards and 3 scores, and as ...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022 Photo: Greg Maxey

Stroud 4th After Opening Round Of IHSA State Golf Tournament, Boehne Leads 1a Boys, Mann's Weekend Ends
Salem's Jairen Stroud finished the first round at Weibring at the 2a State Tournament with a 76 which is tied for 16th overall and 4 shots back of the leader. Tough conditions with a 1-over par 72 lea...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

Wildcats Open Soccer Regionals Today
The Salem Wildcats soccer team will open the 1a regionals today at home at 10am against Wesclin at FCC Field. The Cats enter at 9-8-and-2 on the year. The winner will advance to next week's Freeburg R...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

Lady Cats Tennis Knocks Off Centralia
The Salem Lady Wildcats tennis team beat Centralia on Thursday afternoon 6-3. Winning in singles for Salem was Kaley Blomberg at #1 singles, Amaziah Winchester in #2 and Savanna Davis in #3 along with...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022 Photo: Greg Maxey

Bobcats 3-Peat As Cross Country Regional Champs, Gullion Takes 1st Overall...Lady Bobcats Advance As Well
The Franklin Park Bobcats won their 3rd straight Class L cross country regional as the defending champs won their home regional yesterday with all 5 counters running PR's. Payton Gullion is the indivi...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

KC Competes At Brescia University
The KC cross country team traveled to Owensboro, Kentucky for the Brescia University Invitational at Yellow Creek Park. The Blue Devils were 9th out of 12 teams. Ty Reynolds led KC in 28 minutes follo...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022 Photo: Julie Fehr
Jr Bobcats Soccer With A Busy Weekend
Salem Soccer's 1st/2nd grade team will travel to Germantown this morning at 9am. The 3rd/4th grade girls will head to Breese for an 11:40 game. The 5th/6th grade boys will play in New Baden at 2:20. O...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

Phillies' 6-run ninth tops Cardinals in 6-3 wild-card win
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies showcased plenty of plucky resilience all season, bouncing back from a poor start and the firing of their manager to qualify for the postseason for the first...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

MLB Playoffs Off And Running With Wild Card Series
Guardians take WC opener as Ramrez homers, Bieber dominates CLEVELAND (AP) - Jos Ramrez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Cleveland Guardi...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022

NASCAR teams call revenue model 'broken,' warn of layoffs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR heads into Sunday's playoff elimination race with another issue to address. The most powerful teams in the stock car series are demanding a new charter agreement in 2025 ...
WJBD Staff Oct 08, 2022
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