Category Archives: Local Sports

Lady Bobcats Take Post Season Step Today At Flora
The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats open up their softball regionals when they play at Flora against Carmi White County. It will be the 2nd game of the day with Flora and Mt Carmel playing in the opening s...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Former SCMS Coach Has Team In State Tournament In First Year Of Existence
Former South Central high school and junior high softball coach Gary Kapper is now at Robinson Nuttall Middle School as they just started a softball team this year. Coach Kapper has his team in the IE...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Bobcats Open Baseball Regionals Today In Flora
The Franklin Park Bobcats open regionals today at Flora against the top seed Pups. Salem will play the first game at 2pm followed at 4:15 by Carmi against Mt Carmel. Trenton is the site for the Region...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021 Photo Credit - Gina Collier

Kepler homers twice, Ryan's 11 Ks lead Twins over Cubs 5-4
CHICAGO (AP) - Max Kepler homered twice, rookie Joe Ryan struck out a season-high 11, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Kepler staked the Twins to a 2-0 lead with a homer i...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Cards win 11th in row, best streak since 2001; stall Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O'Neill homered as the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th straight game, extending their lead for the second NL wild-card spot and beating the division-lead...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Rays clinch playoff berth
UNDATED (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays were able to clinch their third straight American League playoff berth on Wednesday, but not before sparking a little controversy. Austin Meadows hit a three-run home...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021 alison fayre / CC

Bucs could be without Brown Sunday
UNDATED (AP) - Tampa Bay's Antonio Brown has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and could miss this week's road game against the Rams. The 33-year-old receiver is the second player from the acti...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Timberwolves fire Rosas after 2 seasons
UNDATED (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas less than a week before training camp. Owner Glen Taylor announced that the Timberwolves "parted w...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Kane cleared of throwing games, gambling on NHL contests
UNDATED (AP) - The National Hockey League says it has found no evidence supporting allegations that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane gambled on league games or negatively impacted his team's conte...
WJBD Staff Sep 23, 2021

Prep Football Poll For Week 5
Class 8a: Loyola (9) 4-0 Naperville Central 3-1 Naperville Neuqua Valley 4-0 Chicago Marist 3-1 Glenbard West 4-0 Gurnee Warren 3-1 Maine South 3-1 Lincoln-Way East 3-1 Bolingbrook 3-0 Lockport 4-0/O'...
WJBD Staff Sep 22, 2021
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