Category Archives: Local Sports

Goreville & Lawrenceville Heading To Super Sectionals
In 1a, Gage Peterson had his half-court shot bounce off the rim and Waltonville dropped the Trico Sectional finals to Goreville 47-44. The Blackcats will play Jacksonville Routt on Monday in the Jacks...
WJBD Staff Mar 7, 2026

Shoes Fall In Dramatic Final 10 Seconds at Monticello...Benton Dominates Carterville To Win at Nashville
In 2a at Monticello, Tolono Unity senior Brayden Henry goes the length of the court in 5.7 seconds after TTown's Issac Mcwhorter put the Shoes up 58-57 on a steal/layup, and Unity avenges 2 earlier se...
WJBD Staff Mar 7, 2026 Photo Credit: Tyler Repking

Breese Central Looking For Program's 2nd State Title Today
It's state championship day at the CEFCU Arena in Normal for the IHSA girls basketball tournaments. The 2a state title game will feature Breese Central taking on Byron at noon. It's the 4th state titl...
WJBD Staff Mar 7, 2026

Belleville East Wins 3rd Bringing Home the Program's First Ever State Trophy
The 4a title game is at 6pm with Loyola taking on Nazareth Academy. Yesterday Nazareth beat Belleville East 54-36. The Lady Lancers, who were making the program's first ever trip to the state final fo...
WJBD Staff Mar 7, 2026

Wrestling Awards Handed Out At Salem
It was another great year for the Salem Wildcat Wrestling team under coach Rob Ring and Brian Camp. They held their end of the year awards night this week. Rylan Moore and Alana Finney were nam...
WJBD Staff Mar 6, 2026

It's Sweet 16 Sectional Finals night in boys basketball....Orphans Take On Flyers
The Centralia Orphans get a showdown with East St Louis in the 3a Waterloo finals. The winner will advance to the Elite 8 at the Springfield Super Sectional against the winner from Mahomet Seymour bet...
WJBD Staff Mar 6, 2026

Breese Central To Play For 2a State Title Tonight
The IHSA State Girls Final Fours started yesterday at the CEFCU Arena in Normal. The Breese Central Lady Cougars punched their ticket to tonight's state title game with a 48-40 win over Pleasan...
WJBD Staff Mar 6, 2026

What a Night In IHSA Boys Basketball....Full Recap Here
In a back and forth game at the 1a Trico Sectional, Goreville held off Sparta 66-63. The Blackcats had the three point lead with 6 seconds left and missed two free throws giving Sparta a chance. But t...
WJBD Staff Mar 5, 2026

Avery Gullion Named Salem's Final Cahokia Conference All Basketball Team Member
The Salem Wildcats have their first Cahokia All Conference basketball player since 2022 as Avery Gullion was named to the team. The 6-3 junior averaged 14 points per game on 56% shooting and was top 3...
WJBD Staff Mar 5, 2026

Today is the beginning of the IHSA Girls State Final Fours at CEFCU Arena in Normal.
At 10am in 1a it's Brown County against Mt Pulaski followed by Rockford Christian and Deer Creek Mackinaw. Today at 2:30, Breese Central will take on Pleasant Plains followed by Byron and St Ed...
WJBD Staff Mar 5, 2026
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