Category Archives: Local Sports

Campbell's WSOP Trip Is Finished Following Day 2
Centralia resident Roger Campbell has busted out of the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event on Day 2. Campbell survived Day 1 with 107,200 chips in the $10,000 buy in tournament. The Event is an ann...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Kévin Cabral, Cole Bassett guide Rapids to 4-1 victory over St. Louis City
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Kvin Cabral and Cole Bassett both had a goal and an assist in the first half to spark the Colorado Rapids to a 4-1 victory over St. Louis City on Sunday night. Cabral stake...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Bowman wraps up a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a win on a rainy Chicago street course
CHICAGO (AP) - At long last, Alex Bowman got a win. And a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. So yeah, he was ready to party. "We're going to drink so much damn bourbon tonight, it's going to be a...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Hayden Wesneski, Cubs blank Angels 5-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday. Wesneski (3-5) allowed a single to the seco...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Contreras homers again with three RBIs to help Cardinals beat Nationals 8-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Willson Contreras hit his second homer of the series and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 on Sunday. Contreras hit a line drive 395-foot homer off Nation...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Cubs reliever Colten Brewer breaks hand punching wall after rough outing
CHICAGO (AP) - Cubs reliever Colten Brewer punched a dugout wall after getting pulled in the third inning of Saturday's loss to the Los Angeles Angels. His weekend only got worse from there. The right...
WJBD Staff Jul 08, 2024

Cards, Cubs, and Sox strike out on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top prospect James Wood launched his first career major league home run - a three-run shot - and added a two-run double for a career-high five RBIs as the Washington Nationals beat t...
Bruce Kropp Jul 07, 2024

Back for a 4th Olympics run, LeBron James says gold is all that matters
LAS VEGAS (AP) - LeBron James didn't need another Olympic experience to complete some missing box on his resume or add to a legacy that was secured long, long ago. He decided to play this summer for o...
Bruce Kropp Jul 07, 2024

Caitlin Clark rallies Fever past Liberty 83-78 with first triple-double by WNBA rookie
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever...
Bruce Kropp Jul 07, 2024 Lorie Shaull / CC

Centralia Man Survives Opening Day Of WSOP 2024 Main Event
For Centralia resident Roger Campbell, poker isn't just a game. And after the first day of the world famous World Series of Poker Main Event, the owner of Lifestar Ambulance has amassed 107,200 in chi...
WJBD Staff Jul 06, 2024
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