Category Archives: Local Sports

SC 14u Has Tough Weekend At Jacksonville
The SC 14u Storm Chasers had a tough weekend at the Jacksonville Tournament going 1-3 on the weekend. SC lost to the BNBA Renegades on Sunday 8-1. Ian Jones tripled home a run for SC's only tally. SC ...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022 Photo by: Gina Collier.

Suarez gets historic win at Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - Daniel Surez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday on Sonoma Raceway. The 30-year-old Mexican driver held off Chris Buescher to claim his...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022 Ross Harmes / CC

NASCAR's preseason Clash returns to LA Coliseum in 2023
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) - NASCAR's season-opening exhibition Clash race is rolling back to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2023. NASCAR announced Sunday it will return to the Southern California spor...
WJBD Staff Jun 13, 2022

Cubs pitcher Wade Miley placed on injured list
NEW YORK (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have placed pitcher Wade Miley on the injured list with a left shoulder strain, one day after the veteran was activated. Miley threw 30 of 42 pitches for strikes in th...
Bruce Kropp Jun 12, 2022

Cardinals beat Reds, Cubs lose to Rangers
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning for the first walk-off RBI of his major league career, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals over Cincinnati 5-4 in yet ano...
Bruce Kropp Jun 12, 2022

More calls for Brtitney Griner's release at WNBA Hall of Fame ceremony
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame to call for the release of her former WNBA Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it's been 1...
Bruce Kropp Jun 12, 2022

Texas A&M headed to College World Series
UNDATED (AP) - Texas A&M swept its NCAA super regional and advanced to the College World Series next week. Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and Texas won to even their best-of-three series. Mississippi, ...
Bruce Kropp Jun 12, 2022

YMCA/Salem Recreation Men's Softball From Thursday
In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA action on Thursday at Bryan Park.... Prestige Worldwide fell to Misfits 11-7, Modern Woodmen over Odd Fellows 15-11 and Misfits beat Iuka State Bank by forfeit.
WJBD Staff Jun 10, 2022

Wildcats Varsity Baseball Sweeps Fairfield In Summer League Action
The Salem Wildcats varsity baseball team won a pair of games on the road at Fairfield in their Summer League. Salem opened with an 8-2 victory. The Cats were up 3-1 after four innings but scored 5 tim...
WJBD Staff Jun 10, 2022

Salem JV Splits Home DH With Breese White
The Salem JV baseball team split their double header with Breese White at SCHS Field last night. In the opener, the Cats came away with a 9-1 victory scoring 6 runs in the fourth inning. Rhett Deterin...
WJBD Staff Jun 10, 2022
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