DAILY LOCAL AND NATIONAL SPORTS UPDATE – 06/03/25 – KMAQ SPORTS

Last night in Local High School Sports the Maquoketa Baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Marion. The final scores (20-1 and 11-1).

Midland swept North Cedar in a baseball doubleheader with two impressive scores of (16-0 and 15-0)

The Central DeWitt baseball team split a DH vs Clinton, (winning 4-3 and losing 4-0) 

The Central DeWitt Softball Team dropped a DH at 6th-ranked Muscatine (5-2 and 17-6)

The Northeast baseball team stays undefeated, beating Durant 11-2

The Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated baseball team stays undefeated, sweeping Lisbon in doubleheader action  (13-2 and 12-2)

Finally, the Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated softball team picked up the sweep in a doubleheader against Starmont  (7-1 and 10-2) 

In local high school sports today, the Maquoketa Cardinal Softball Team Travels to Marion to battle the Wolves in a doubleheader. 

The 4th-ranked Northeast baseball team looks to stay undefeated as they travel to Clinton to take on Prince of Peace in a doubleheader. 

Finally, the Midland Softball Team travels to Camanche to play the Storm 

Tune in tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game home stand against the Kansas City Royals in the Interstate-70 Series. St. Louis currently sits at 33-26 on the season, 2nd place in the National League West, and 4 games behind the Cubs for first. Pregame coverage begins at 5:50 here on KMAQ, a proud St. Louis Cardinals Affiliate. 

In NBA News, the Oklahoma City Thunder open as heavy -750 favorites over the Indiana Pacers in the Finals, the second shortest odds since 2005. Game 1 of the championship series begins Thursday night at 7:30.

In NFL News, Detroit Lions All-Pro center Frank Ragnow has retired after just seven seasons. Ragnow was the Lions first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, out of Arkansas, and a key piece to one of the best offensive lines in the NFL the past several seasons. 

Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley will be the next Madden cover athlete. The super bowl champion is pictured doing his famous backwards hurdle on Madden 26, which is set to come out August 14th. 

Finally, in College Softball last night, Texas Tech eliminated 4-time defending National Champion Oklahoma 3-2, thanks to a walkoff sac fly from first-baseman Lauren Allred. The Red Raiders book a spot in the Women’s College World Series Final against in-state rival Texas. Game 1 of the championship round begins tomorrow night at 7.