Category Archives: Local Sports

Russian teams out of soccer championships
GENEVA (AP) - The Union of European Football Associations has kicked Russian soccer teams out of the Women's European Championship, the next men's Champions League and qualifying for the 2023 Women's ...
WJBD Staff May 03, 2022 Jarrett Campbell / CC

Centralia City Schools Girls on the Run Gearing Up For End of Year 5k
The Centralia City School District 135 Girls on the Run team is gearing up for the end of the season 5K on May 14th at Forest Park in St. Louis. The CCS team has 15 girls from grades 3-5 and has been ...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022

Wildcats Have Tough Day In Highland, Fall To 9-19
The Salem Wildcats dropped a pair of games at Highland on Saturday. Salem opened with a heartbreaking 13-12 walk-off loss to Collinsville. The Wildcats led 11-2 after scoring 9 times in the 3rd inning...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

SC Falls To Wesclin At Centralia Tournament On Saturday
The SC Cougars dropped their Centralia Tournament finale losing to Wesclin 9-3 on Saturday afternoon. The game was tied at 2 until the top of the fifth when the Warriors would plate 4 runs. Andrew Mag...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022

NTC Softball Tournament Opens Today In Effingham
The National Trail Conference softball tournament gets underway today at Evergreen Park in Effingham. Top seed St Anthony will take on #8 St Elmo/Brownstown on the East Diamond at 4:15 at the same tim...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022

Salem 11u Falls In Bracket Play Opener Sunday
The Salem 11u competed at the Edwardsville GMB over the weekend. Salem dropped their Sunday opening game in bracket play to the 11u Recruits 14-4. Zane Applegate, Bentley Bryan and Owen Tennyson each ...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022

Salem 12u Goes 2-1 In Tournament Play
The Salem 12u also played in tournament action over the weekend. Salem dropped their Sunday opener 16-6 to Effingham. Salem got 2 RBI from Logan Butts and Damon Jennings. Drake Rector and Landon White...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022 Photo by: Pam Butts.

Wildcats Compete At Marion & Triad On Friday
The Wildcats boys track team competed in the Marion Relays and the Triad Invite on Friday. At Marion senior Ethan Pride had a big day in the jumps, winning the high jump with a clear of 6'1 and placin...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

Bader, Arenado homer to lead Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 7-5
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Harrison Bader and Nolan Arenado homered in the seventh inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5. St. Louis won for the third time in five games ...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022

Stroman outpitches Burnes, Cubs beat Brewers to avoid sweep
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Marcus Stroman threw two-hit ball for seven innings, outpitching Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and leading the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0. Patrick Wisdom homere...
WJBD Staff May 02, 2022
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