Category Archives: Local Sports

Salem Lady Cats Walk Off On SC
The Salem Lady Cats earned a hard fought 5-4 walk-off win over visiting South Central in softball action. Lilly Blagoue was the winning pitcher with work also from Bre Thurman and Makenna Smith. Blago...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

Defense Lets Down Lady Eagles As Streak Is Snapped At 7
The Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Lady Eagles saw their 7 game win streak snapped committing 6 errors leading to 8 unearned runs in an 11-3 loss to Woodlawn. Lauren Robb had 3 hits for the Eagles. Trista Moore...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 Photo by: Sam Snodsmith.

Grizzlies rally past Wolves 114-106 to reach 2nd round....76ers' Embiid has broken orbital bone, as East semis loom
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks each scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied yet again to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves, winning 114-106 in Game 6. Brandon Clarke a...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 Gamecock Central / CC

No-no-no-no-no! 5 Mets pitchers combine to no-hit Phillies
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and four relievers combined on the first no-hitter of the Major League Baseball season, teaming up to throw a whopping 159 pitches in a 3-0 victory o...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022

Dodgers' Bauer suspended 2 seasons over alleged sex assault
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has given Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assa...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 apardavila / CC

Playoff matchups take shape as teams close out the regular season....NHLPA begins search for executive director Fehr's successor
TORONTO (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist and the Minnesota Wild clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs by beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-1. Jordan Greenway had...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 Scazon / CC

Seemed forever for QBs to go in 1st 2 rounds of NFL draft
LAS VEGAS (AP) - It took 42 selections Friday before a second quarterback was taken in the NFL draft. It was a proven commodity in college, Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder going to Atlanta a full 54 spots...
WJBD Staff Apr 30, 2022 MarineCorps NewYork / CC

Wildcats Come Up Short Against State Champs....JV's Defense Let's Them Down On The Road
The Salem Wildcats saw their comeback bid fall short as they dropped their conference home game to the defending 2a state champion Freeburg 5-3. Salem trailed 5-0 until the bottom of the sixth when th...
WJBD Staff Apr 29, 2022 Photo by: Toby Gullion, FTS Photography.

SC, Wesclin, Waterloo and Orphans Open Centralia RBI Tournament Tonight
The Centralia Tournament will open up today at Sprehe Fields. At 4:30, Wesclin will take on Waterloo followed at 7pm with Centralia and South Central. Saturday the tournament begins at 10 a.m. with Ce...
WJBD Staff Apr 29, 2022

Christ Our Rock Falls On Last Play In Extras
It came down to the last play, but Christ Our Rock was on the wrong end of a 5-4 loss to Waltonville. The game was tied at 4 in the bottom of the 8th when Brandon Menser singled to score the game winn...
WJBD Staff Apr 29, 2022
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