Category Archives: Local Sports
Padres fire Tingler after second-half collapse
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres have fired Jayce Tingler, who presided over the biggest collapse in franchise history just a season after finishing second in voting for NL Manager of the Year. G...
Oct 07, 2021 Keith Last / CC
Fields now Bears first-string QB
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - After resisting the move, Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has made Justin Fields his first-string quarterback going forward, moving veteran Andy Dalton into the backup role. The...
Oct 07, 2021
NFL ratings up 17%, averaging 17.3 million viewers
UNDATED (AP) - NFL games are averaging 17.3 million viewers on television and digital, a whopping 17% increase over last season and 3% compared to two years ago. Whether or not the league can maintain...
Oct 07, 2021 frankieleon / CC
No testing for marijuana in NBA this season
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season. It's a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the restart bubble and has remained sin...
Oct 07, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
AP source: NHL investigates Kane for fake vaccine card
UNDATED (AP) - San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane is being investigated on allegations that he used a fake COVID-19 vaccination card. A person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Pre...
Oct 07, 2021
Salem High soccer team gets shutout win against East Alton-Wood River, 12-0
The Salem boys soccer team topped East Alton-Wood River on Tuesday, 12-0. Hunter Daniels had two goals and two assists. Eight other players added one goal apiece. They are Austin Crouse, Eli Davis, Ca...
Oct 06, 2021
High School Volleyball: Centralia and South Central get wins, while Salem and Sandoval take losses
The Salem High School varsity volleyball team lost to Centralia in three sets. Salem won the first set 25-22 and lost the two others 18-25 and 13-25. The Salem JV improved to 7-4 with a 25-16; 25-16 w...
Oct 06, 2021
106-win Dodgers host Cards in NL wild-card game
The 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers put their season on the line in the NL wild-card game against the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals. No team has ever won so many games and failed to win its division, but LA...
Oct 06, 2021 Erin Borrini / CC
Bosox whip Yanks, advance to face Rays
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have earned themselves a few days in Florida. The Bosox have moved into the AL Division Series by thumping the Yankees, 6-2 in the wild-card game. Xander Bogaerts and ...
Oct 06, 2021 Richard Eriksson / CC
SCHS Post Season Golf: Two members of girl's team advance to state
SCHS Girls Golf: The Salem Lady Wildcats golf team qualified two players as individuals for the State Class 1A golf tournament on Monday. Alyssa Paul and Kenzie Anderson advanced by finishing in the t...
Oct 05, 2021 SCHS Golf State Finalists Alyssa Paul and Kenzie Anderson.
