Category Archives: Local Sports

Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) - Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujol...
WJBD Staff Aug 23, 2022

Cubs' Hendricks to miss rest of season with shoulder issue
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-hi...
WJBD Staff Aug 23, 2022 apardavila / CC

Franklin Park Wins Greenville Tournament....Selmaville 1-1 At Altamont Lutheran
The Franklin Park Bobcats won the Greenville Tournament over the weekend with their pair of wins running their record to 7-2 on the season. Salem opened up with a tight 6-4, come from behind win over ...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

CORLHS Fall To St Anthony....SC Routs Woodlawn
The Christ Our Rock Stallions dropped their prep baseball game to St Anthony 13-7. In the loss, Jayden Bazile, Parker Boehne, Damari Dabney, Christian Noleman and Alijah Morris each drove in runs. Baz...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

SYFL 2-0 With Sweep Of Mt Carmel
The Salem Youth Football Jr Wildcats picked up another pair of wins on Saturday to run their JV and Varsity records to 2-0. The JV beat Mount Carmel 18-6 with the Varsity shutting out the Jr Aces 22-0...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 6-4 for seventh straight win
PHOENIX (AP) - Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single in the seventh inning and finished with three RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals stretch their winning streak to seven games with a 6-4 win over th...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

Keston Hiura homers twice as Brewers beat Cubs 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Keston Hiura homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to salvage the finale of their weekend series. Rowdy Tellez also connected and Wi...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

Larson wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) - Kyle Larson beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on a restart with five laps to go and won the weather-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Su...
WJBD Staff Aug 22, 2022

Cardinals pound D-backs, Cubs barely slide past Brewers
PHOENIX (AP) - Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two more homers, pushing his career total to 692 and helping St. Louis beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-7. It was a vintage night for the 42-year...
Bruce Kropp Aug 21, 2022

Lions barely beat Colts 27-26
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Godwin Igwebuike's tiebreaking 2-yard run with 4:03 left led the Detroit Lions to a 27-26 victory at Indianapolis. The Colts could have won it with a 2-point conversion but Jack Co...
Bruce Kropp Aug 21, 2022