WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap
The Carmi-White County Bulldog Football team will travel to Johnston City tonight to kickoff the 2025 high school football season.
Carmi enters the season following a successful 7-3 run in 2024 that ended in a heartbreaking 35-30 first-round playoff loss to Warrensburg-Latham. The Bulldogs must replace a talented senior class that carried much of the load a year ago.
Carmi does bring back a handful of starters, but they will be relying heavily on some underclassmen who will be starting at the varsity level for the first time.
Clinton Wolff begins his first season as head coach of the Bulldogs, he takes over after Kurt Simon retired after 28 seasons of leading the Bulldogs on the gridiron. Wolff spent 19 seasons on Simon’s staff.
Johnston City is also beginning a new era as Marshall Mummert takes over as the Indians’ head coach after Todd Thomas resigned after 7 seasons. JC is coming off an 11-2 season where they were one win away from going to the Class 2A State Championship Game.
Tonight’s game will be broadcasted on 97.3 FM WRUL and the WRUL Sports YouTube Channel. Kickoff is set for 7 PM, the Taylor Eye Care pregame show will begin at 6:45 PM.
In other Week 1 High School Football action tonight;
Edwards Co. at Fairfield
Hamilton Co. at Red Hill
Eldorado at CZRE
Flora at Sesser-Valier/Waltonville
Anna-Jonesboro at Harrisburg
Herrin at Benton
West Frankfort at Massac Co.
Carbondale at Murphysboro
Marion at Carterville
Mt. Carmel at Du Quoin
Mt. Vernon at Waterloo
Red Bud at Pinckneyville
Nashville at Carlyle
Breese Central at Effingham
Breese Mater Dei at Columbia
Fisher at Casey-Westfield
Taylorville at Richland Co.
Charleston at Robinson
Lawrenceville at Kankakee McNamara (Sat 1:00)
The Carmi-White County Junior High baseball and softball teams traveled to Mt. Carmel yesterday. The Bullpups fell by a final score of 8-1, and the Lady Bullpups lost 5-4.
Both teams will travel to Albion next Wednesday.
The Carmi-White County Volleyball team will take part in the Fairfield Lady Mule Kickoff Tournament tomorrow. The Lady Bulldogs will face Woodlawn at 9 AM, and then Oblong at 10:40 AM in pool play.