Category Archives: Local Sports

SYFL Wildcats Sweep Marion On Saturday
The Salem Youth Football Wildcats took a trip to Marion Saturday morning and came away with a pair of wins. The varsity came away with a 30-22 overtime win. Kyler King had 4 touchdowns behind the grea...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

KC Soccer & Coach Basch Earn Win #150
The KC Blue Angels soccer team opened their season with a big 9-0 win at Eureka College. The win was #150 for the program and head coach Joe Basch who has been there from the beginning. The overall pr...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

Cody Bellinger collects 5 more RBIs as Chicago Cubs pound Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Cody Bellinger had three hits and five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 on Sunday. Nico Hoerner had three hits and scored three times, helping Chicago clos...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

Nola, Schwarber lead Phillies to a 3-game sweep of Cardinals with a 3-0 victory
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aaron Nola allowed one hit and struck out nine in seven sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the NL wild-card leading Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

Bears waive QB Walker, clearing way for rookie Bagent to back up Fields
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears released quarterback P.J. Walker on Sunday, clearing the way for rookie Tyson Bagent to back up Justin Fields. The Bears agreed to a two-year deal with Walke...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

Scott Dixon wins Bommarito 500, ending Josef Newgarden's five-race oval winning streak
MADISON, Ill. (AP) - IndyCar ironman Scott Dixon capitalized on needing to make only three pit stops and kept his championship hopes alive in winning Sunday's Bommarito Automotive Group 500. The victo...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023 tomohisa suna / CC

NASCAR driver Ryan Preece gets medical clearance to return home after terrifying crash at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR driver Ryan Preece is headed home from the hospital about 12 hours after his car rolled roughly a dozen times during a terrifying crash at Daytona International Speed...
WJBD Staff Aug 28, 2023

Saturday Scores for High School Football
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 49, Burroughs, Mo. 13 Belleville East 24, Collinsville 21 Belleville West 33, Mascoutah 28 Breese Mater Dei 22, Columbia 14 Dupo 41, Riverdale 0 Gateway, Mo. 42, East Alt...
Bruce Kropp Aug 27, 2023

Cubs and Sox stomp their opponents; Cardinals fall from the nest
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jordan Wicks gave up two hits and struck out nine over five innings in his major league debut, and the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6. Wicks (1-0), a 23-yea...
Bruce Kropp Aug 27, 2023

Daewood Davis of Dolphins carted off field after collision; preseason game vs. Jaguars halted
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Miami Dolphins wide receiver Daewood Davis was carted off the field in an immobilized position after a collision in the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Jackson...
Bruce Kropp Aug 27, 2023
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