Category Archives: Local Sports
Area Bowlers In Michigan For Junior Gold This Week
This week, 13 families from our area are headed to the National Bowling Junior Gold Championship Tournament held in Michigan. Today is the U20 competition with Salem's Alec Blaydes, Brighton Lucas and...
Jul 11, 2022
Salem's Dawson Linder To Represent Team USA In Puerto Rico
Salem grad Dawson Linder has been selected by PhD Hoops to represent the United States international basketball competition on the Puerto Rico Challenge Tour this month. Out of a pool of players, Daws...
Jul 11, 2022
Martin Earns Win In Cubs Victory Over Rattlers
Salem grad Riley Martin picked up his 4th win of the season improving to 4-3 as the South Bend Cubs picked up a 6-2 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Martin worked 2 innings allowing 0 hits and ...
Jul 11, 2022
Freeman gets 4 hits, Dodgers roar back to sweep Cubs 11-9
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a pair of early five-run deficits and completed a stellar homestand with an 11-9 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Freddie Freeman went 4 for 5 wit...
Jul 11, 2022
Willson, William Contreras 5th brothers to start All-Star
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Atlanta Braves designated hitter Willam Contreras joined Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras as just the fifth brothers to start together in baseball's All-Star Game. Contreras w...
Jul 11, 2022 slgckgc / CC
Elliott holds off LaJoie, giving Georgian 1st Atlanta win
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Chase Elliott got by Corey LaJoie with just under two laps to go and crossed the finish line under yellow after a block sent LaJoie crashing into the wall. That gave Georgia-born d...
Jul 11, 2022 Zach Catanzareti Photo / CC
Pujols hits No. 684 to help Cards rally past Phillies 4-3
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 684th homer and Tommy Edman drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to help the scuffling St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphi...
Jul 11, 2022 todonitido / CC
Kershaw looks like an All-Star in Dodgers' 4-2 win over Cubs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Clayton Kershaw polished his All-Star credentials with 7 2/3 strong innings of five-hit ball, and Freddie Freeman delivered the tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning of t...
Jul 10, 2022
Cards vs. Phillies and Dodgers vs. Cubs tonight
The Philadelphia Phillies will try to keep a four-game road win streak going when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis has a 45-42 record overall and a 24-18 record in home games. The Cardina...
Jul 10, 2022
Mets retire Keith Hernandez's No. 17 in Citi Field ceremony
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Mets have retired Keith Hernandez's number 17 jersey in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field. A rock-steady leader for the Mets' last championship team in 1986, Hernandez rece...
Jul 10, 2022
