Category Archives: Local Sports

Martin Named GLVC Pitcher of the Year
Salem grad and Quincy University southpaw Riley Martin was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference pitcher of the year. Martin logged 66 innings in 10 starts striking out 130 on his way to finishing t...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021 Photo by Sam Snodsmith.

CHS Grad Sets Meet Record and Olympic Standard Met At SEC Outdoor Championships
Red-shirt junior at the University of Tennessee and Centralia grad Latavia Maines made her mark in the SEC record book with a throw of 18.71 meters or 61 feet 4.75 inches, in the final round of the wo...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021 University of Tennessee Athletics.

Nationals face Chicago, aim to build on Fedde's strong performance
Washington Nationals (16-20, fifth in the NL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (19-20, fourth in the NL Central) Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jon Lester (0-1, 2.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Still with the Cubs, Bryant back to his slugging ways
Whatever the future holds, Kris Bryant is giving the Chicago Cubs plenty of production so far in 2021. Bryant is hitting .303 with 10 home runs in 37 games, and he is second in the National League wit...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Young, White help Bulls top starter-less Bucks 118-112
CHICAGO (AP) - Thaddeus Young scored 20 points, Coby White added 19 and the Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee 118-112 with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the Bucks' starters missing the regular-seas...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Fill-ins come up big in Padres' 5-3 win over Cardinals
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rookie Ivan Castillo had a pinch RBI single for his first big league hit to cap a go-ahead, four-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading S...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Jazz take top seed
UNDATED (AP) - The Utah Jazz have come away with the first overall seed in the NBA playoffs by finishing first in the Western Conference. Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points and the Jazz completed a 52-2...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Isles, Wild get OT road wins...Bolts rally late
UNDATED (AP) - The New York Islanders, Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning have opened their respective Stanley Cup playoff schedules with road wins. Kyle Palmieri's second goal of the day came in ...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Ohtani's blast lifts Halos
UNDATED (AP) - Down to their last out, the Los Angeles Angels were bailed out by Shohei Ohtani as they avoided a three-game sweep in Fenway Park. The Angels coughed up a 4-0 lead and trailed 5-4 until...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021

Bowman parks 48 in familiar spot in victory lane at Dover
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Alex Bowman won the the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway as Hendrick Motorsports swept the top four positions. Bowman led the final 98 laps and teammate Kyle L...
WJBD Staff May 17, 2021
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