Category Archives: Local Sports

Cubs top Cardinals 3-2 in final regular season game for both teams
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Matt Duffy extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday in...
Bruce Kropp Oct 04, 2021

Major League Baseball Round-Up: Giants, Bosox, Yanks punch tickets
UNDATED (AP) - It took a team-record 107 victories and all 162 games for the San Francisco Giants to finally nail down the National League West title. They will be joined in the postseason by the Bost...
Bruce Kropp Oct 04, 2021

Rain pushes NASCAR playoff race at Talladega to Monday
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway has been rained out and rescheduled for Monday afternoon. NASCAR pulled the plug early because Talladega does not have lights an...
Bruce Kropp Oct 04, 2021

Iowa up to No. 3; Clemson out of Top 25 first time since '14
UNDATED (AP) - Alabama and Georgia remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college football poll after a week in which nine ranked teams lost. Iowa moved up to No. 3 and is gearing up for No....
Bruce Kropp Oct 04, 2021

Cardinals lose to Cubs 6-5
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ian Happ drove a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning to sour what could be Jon Lester's final career start, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Lester, 3...
Bruce Kropp Oct 03, 2021

Missouri State beats Illinois State 41-20, College Football Round-up
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Tobias Little ran for three touchdowns, Jason Shelley threw for 319 yards and two scores and Missouri State beat Illinois State 41-20. Little had a pair of 2-yard scores in the sec...
Bruce Kropp Oct 03, 2021

Chicago Bears to start Justin Fields in place of Andy Dalton
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Bears say rookie quarterback Justin Fields will start against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The team announced Saturday that Fields will make his second straight start while ...
Bruce Kropp Oct 03, 2021

KC Cross Country Show Well At Very Tough Heartland JUCO Invite
The Kaskaskia College cross country teams travel to Normal, Illinois for the Heartland JUCO Invite. The Blue Angels were 4th out of 6 teams, while the Blue Devils were 5th out of 6 full teams. The mee...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2021

Wildcats Rally Falls A Yard Short, Drop Game At Central 7-6
The Salem Wildcats Caden Bee caught a 43 yard pass to setup Salem's only score of the game, a 7-yard td reception from Greene to Bee as Salem cut their deficit at Breese Central to 7-6 with 2 minutes ...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2021 Photo Credit: Toby Gullion, Wilkins Studios.

Cougars Drop NTC Tournament Tune Up
The SC Cougars played a road game at Altamont to tune up for Monday's National Trail Conference Tournament opener with the Cougars falling 17-7 in six innings. Altamont plated 9 runs in the sixth inni...
WJBD Staff Oct 02, 2021 Photo Credit: Toby Gullion, Wilkins Studios.
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