Category Archives: Local Sports

Cards and Cubs strike out, Sox more fortunate
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ke'Bryan Hayes homered for the second straight game, Connor Joe hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. Hayes, whose t...
Bruce Kropp Jun 4, 2023

Heat looking to get to the line more, while Nuggets vow to be better in Game 2
DENVER (AP) - For the Miami Heat, shooting at Denver's 5,280 feet of mile-high altitude during Game 1 of the NBA Finals wasn't a problem. Not shooting from the foul line 15 feet away from the rim was....
Bruce Kropp Jun 4, 2023

Vegas Golden Knights come back to beat Florida Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message. ...
Bruce Kropp Jun 4, 2023

Columbia Soars Into 2a State Title Game Behind Voegele
The small school state semifinals were played yesterday at Dozer Park in Peoria. Columbia rode their ace Dominic Voegele in the 2a state semifinals and he did not disappoint throwing a shutout in the ...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023

St Anthony Falls To 3rd Place Game Today, IHSA Softball Small School Seasons End Today
The 1a/2a state trophy games are set. Yesterday in 1a at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Peoria, Peru St Bede knocked off Goreville 4-1 and in five innings it was Illini Bluffs over LeRoy 10-0. The 3rd ...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023

O'Fallon To Play For State Soccer Title Today
The 3a girls soccer state finals today will include the O'Fallon after their 2-0 shutout of Lincoln Way East at North Central College in Naperville. They will play at 7pm against Barrington who beat L...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023

YMCA/City of Salem Recreation Men's Softball Scores
In men's softball scored from Bryan Park, Pennington Chevrolet beat El Rancherito 16-3, El Ranch then lost to Iuka State Bank 14-4.
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023

Taillon, Swanson lead Cubs to a 2-1 win over Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Jameson Taillon pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Dansby Swanson homered among his three hits, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night in the opene...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023

Vanderbilt scores eight early runs, routs Eastern Illinois 12-2 in Nashville Regional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Alan Espinal drove in three runs, Vanderbilt hit two home runs and the Commodores routed Eastern Illinois 12-2 in the Nashville Regional hosted by the Commodores. The Commodore...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023 Minda Haas Kuhlmann / CC

Hayes hits go-ahead 3-run homer in the seventh as Pirates rally past Cardinals 7-5
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ke'Bryan Hayes spent a portion of the Pittsburgh Pirates' recent West Coast trip poring over videotape and taking copious amounts of swings in the batting cage in hopes of finding so...
WJBD Staff Jun 3, 2023
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