Category Archives: Local Sports

Flaherty to make season debut Wednesday
UNDATED (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty will make his first start of the season in the series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol ...
WJBD Staff Jun 15, 2022 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC

Wildcats Knock Off Greenville....JV Hosts Benton Today
The Salem Wildcats won another Summer League game knocking off Greenville at home 4-0. Griffin Day was the winning pitcher. The Salem JV will be in action today at home at SCHS Field when they host Be...
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

Blagoue Makes 3rd Team All State In 2a.....Taegan Webster Honored In 1a
The Illinois Coaches Association has released their All-State softball teams for the past season. Salem Freshmen Lilly Blagoue was named to the Third Team. Blagoue hit a remarkable .470 this season in...
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

Games Continue On Warm Night At Little League Complex
The Salem Little League played games on Monday night, but due to the excessive heat during the day, the pushed back start times 30 minutes as well as shortened the time limit for games Monday as well ...
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

YMCA/Salem Rec Men's Softball From Monday
In Salem Rec/YMCA men's softball on Monday Odd Fellows beat Prestige Worldwide 23-3, Lock N Roll Self Storage beat Iuka State Bank 12-7, then Iuka State Bank beat Modern Woodmen 13-3.
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022

Darvish returns to Wrigley, lifts Padres over Cubs 4-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Yu Darvish pitched a season-high eight innings of five-hit ball, Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking single and Eric Hosmer had a two-run double to cap a three-run eighth inning as the San ...
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022

Goldschmidt, Carlson homer, Cards send Pirates to 7th loss
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and Dylan Carlson added a three-run blast to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Michael...
WJBD Staff Jun 14, 2022

Salem JV Baseball Sweeps Visiting Greenville
The Salem Wildcats JV won a pair of games Saturday at SCHS Field defeating visiting Greenville 11-0 and 12-6. In the opener, Salem got 2 RBI from Colten Starnes and Rhett Detering. Also driving in run...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

Edwardsville Tigers 4a State Champs
The Edwardsville Tigers are the Class 4a state baseball champions following their 4-3 win over Mundelein Saturday at the Duly Health & Care Field in Joliet. Brother Rice needed just 5 innings to b...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022 Photo by: IHSA on Facebook.

Edwardsville Lady Tigers 3rd At State Softball Tournament
The Edwardsville Lady Tigers finished 3rd in the IHSA Class 4a state softball tournament at Louisville Slugger Park in Peoria, beating Barrington in the 3rd place game 4-3. St Charles North was the st...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022
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