Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Youth Fishing Tournament Held Over The Weekend
The Salem Wildcat Youth Bass Fishing organization held a youth tournament this weekend. In the Junior High Division, Kai Graham was 1st with Landen Maxey was 2nd and Hunter Williams 3rd. In the High S...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022

Salem Youth Soccer Has Great Opening Weekend
Salem Soccer had a great kickoff weekend. Across the six teams there were seven games. They won four and lost three. The 1st/2nd graders traveled to St. Rose for two games. In the first game the lost ...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022

O'Neill's 3-run HR in 8th lifts Cardinals over Braves 6-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer to break an eighth-inning tie and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Atlanta Braves 6-3. Tommy Edman pulled the Cardinals even with a leadoff...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022

Yelich, Wong HR, Mitchell's 1st hit, Brewers beat Cubs 9-7
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Christian Yelich and Kolten Wong each homered for the second straight game and 2020 first-round draft pick Garrett Mitchell drove in two runs with the first hit of his big league care...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022

Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series' regular-season finale. Dillon passed Au...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022

Hawaii wins Little League title, beating Curacao 13-3
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Hawaii got back-to-back homers from Kekoa Payanal and Kama Angell in the first inning, sparking a 13-3 win in just four innings Sunday over Curacao in the championship o...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022 Maryland GovPics / CC

Williams sisters to face Czech pair in US Open doubles
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams were drawn to face the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round of doubles at the U.S. Open.The U.S. Tennis Association announced the...
WJBD Staff Aug 29, 2022 Edwin Martinez / CC

Cardinals take a win, Cubs not so fortunate
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Corey Dickerson tied the game with an infield single and Tyler O'Neill drew a bases-loaded walk, all in the bottom of the ninth inning, to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 win over ...
Bruce Kropp Aug 28, 2022

Brady looks sharp, Colts backups prevail in preseason finale
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tom Brady led Tampa Bay to a field goal on his first and only series of the preseason, but the Indianapolis Colts' backups rallied to beat the Buccaneers 27-10. Brady was 6 of 8 fo...
Bruce Kropp Aug 28, 2022

Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
NEW YORK (AP) - A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books Sunday as the most expensive ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia. The ra...
Bruce Kropp Aug 28, 2022 Anne Meadows / CC
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