Category Archives: Local Sports

Blue Devils Head To Wabash Valley For DH Today
The KC Blue Devils will return to baseball action today with a double header at Wabash Valley. KC enters at 17-16 overall and 8-12 in the GRAC after a weekend sweep at Rend Lake College. In the 10-0 l...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022 Sterling G / CC

Salem Tennis Team Gets 2 Wins, Back In Action Today
The Salem Tennis Cats are coming off wins over Effingham and Centralia. Salem beat the Hearts 7-2 with wins from John Tran, Logan Bandy, Andrew Tate, Brendan Phillips and Treyton Simcox. Salem won the...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022
Successful Future Wildcat Meet Held At SCHS
The Future Wildcat Meet was held yesterday at SCHS for Salem High feeder schools. The Franklin Park Bobcats finished with 44 Personal Records on a cool, windy and tough day to run. In the boys competi...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022

CORLHS Track Shows Well At Tri-County Invite
The Christ Our Rock Silver Stallions track and field team was back at it at the Tri County Invitational held at Breese Central. The boys 4x800 team of Elijah Gregory, Christian Nollman, Zerek Koch and...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022

Martin Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week
The Carolina League Pitcher of the Week is Salem grad and Quincy standout Riley Martin. The lefty struck out 17 batters through just over 7 innings against Delmarva for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The ...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022

Arenado's error helps Mets stun Cards 5-2 with 5 runs in 9th
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nol...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022

Pro football investor pleads guilty in cryptocurrency scheme
NEW YORK (AP) - A businessman who was one of the early investors in a failed professional football league called the Alliance of American Football has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him in $600 mi...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022 Official PICISI

Mickelson signs up for PGA events, ask to play in Saudi-funded tournament
UNDATED (AP) - Phil Mickelson has signed up for the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. His manager also asked the PGA Tour for permission to play in a Saudi-funded golf tournament outside London. It ...
WJBD Staff Apr 26, 2022 Jim Epler / CC

Wildcats Get Gem From Gregg In Win Over Lawrenceville....JV Outslugs Centralia
The Salem Wildcats knocked off Lawrenceville on Saturday in prep baseball 10-0 getting a stellar game on the mound from Nick Gregg. He went all 5 innings allowing just 1 hit and struck out 8. At the p...
WJBD Staff Apr 25, 2022

Lady Cats Get Sweep Of Lawrenceville
The Salem Lady Cats swept Lawrenceville winning 16-3 and 12-2. Lilly Blagoue was the winning pitcher in game 1 striking out 7. Bre Thurman got her first varsity win in Game 2. She also struck out 7. M...
WJBD Staff Apr 25, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.
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