Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Bowlers Show Well At Highland Jr Gold Qualifier....Moats Runner Up
Area Salem bowlers took part in the SIYST Junior Gold Qualifier held in Highland on Sunday. Silas Moats finished 2nd on the day with Rhett Runge 5th and Dominick Winkler 6th. After a slow game one, Ke...
WJBD Staff May 08, 2023

Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) - Miami manager Skip Schumaker enjoyed the very end. The rest of the afternoon was a challenge. "I'm exhausted, and I didn't play," Schumaker quipped. Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alz...
WJBD Staff May 08, 2023

Goldschmidt 3 HRs, Cards end 8-game skid, beat Tigers 12-6
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Paul Goldschmidt homered three times, Brendan Donovan hit a three-run drive and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on ...
WJBD Staff May 08, 2023

Cards' skid at 8 as Wainwright returns, Tigers win 6-5 in 10
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals extended a losing streak to eight for the first time in 16 years, losing to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Saturday in Adam Wainwr...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023 A squirrel runs across the infield in the seventh inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Detroit Tigers, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

Madrigal's two-run single lifts Cubs over Marlins 4-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Nick Madrigal's two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Jorge Soler hit a solo homer for the Marlins, who've dropped...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023

TJ Friedl's 3-run homer lifts Reds past White Sox 5-3
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - TJ Friedl hit a three-run homer and a run-scoring triple, helping the Cincinnati Reds top the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday. Friedl's third homer...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023 David Wilson / CC

Mage wins star-crossed Kentucky Derby amid 7th death
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - After seven deaths raised questions about the future of horse racing, Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerv...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023 Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Byron, Larson give Hendrick Motorsports front row at Kansas
You can hear the race beginning with pre-race activity at 1 Sunday afternoon on Real Country 92.1 FM/1350 AM By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - William Byron scraped the wall in...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023

LeBron James' son Bronny commits to play basketball at USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bronny James says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. LeBron James' oldest son abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social m...
Bruce Kropp May 07, 2023

SC Knocks Off Top-Ranked, Undefeated Father McGivney In Showdown At Lions
The South Central Cougars hosted Class 2a Father McGivney last night under the lights in a rematch of the Class 1a state title game from 2 years ago. The Griffins entered at 29-0 on the season, and le...
WJBD Staff May 06, 2023
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