Category Archives: Local Sports

 In high school volleyball, Pontiac lost at IVC 25-17, 25-9. For the Indians, Madi Menninga handed out 10 assists, Madison Wright registered 5 kills and Loryn Beal brought up 9 digs. The Indians ...

 By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ NewsHigh school sports will be coming at you beginning this Friday evening with a new, but familiar, voice to the area.Marc Strauss joins us this season. Many will know Stra...

The White Sox split a doubleheader with the Twins. The South Siders took a big lead in the opener and held on for a 7-6 win, but the Twins captured the nightcap 10-2 behind three-run homers from Jorge...

 The Reds held off the Cubs 2-1 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs left the potential tying and winning runs on base at the game’s end and stranded six runners in the final three innings. The Cubs ...

The Cubs fell 9-4 at Washington. Matt Wieters hit a grand slam that broke a tie during the Nationals’ five-run eighth inning. Willson Contreras homered twice for the Cubs. The Brewers also lost ...

The Diamondbacks defeated the Cubs 10-8 as Paul Goldschmidt hit three home runs, including the go-ahead blast in the ninth inning. The Cubs host the Nationals this afternoon with former Frontier Leagu...

The Cubs earned a 6-3 win over the White Sox to take three out of four in the Crosstown Cup. Kyle Schwarber homered twice and drove in four runs for the Cubs, while Jose Abreu homered twice for the So...

The Cubs are in a virtual tie for the National League Central lead after beating the Cardinals 5-3. Willson Contreras broke a tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. Jose Quintana earned his sec...

The CornBelters lost 4-3 at Traverse City. Alexi Rivera clubbed a grand slam to right in the first inning for all the runs the Beach Bums would need to avoid a CornBelters sweep. The Belters return to...

The Cardinals lost 4-3 at Pittsburgh as the Pirates scored twice in the ninth to walk off with the victory. Yadier Molina gave the Cardinals the lead with an eighth-inning home run but the Pirates tie...