Daily Sports Update – 6/17/25 – KMAQ Sports

Last night in local high school sports:

The Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated softball team split a doubleheader against Central City winning the first game 5-0 and dropping the second 11-4.

The Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated baseball team improves to 17-1 on the year, sweeping Prince of Peace in a doubleheader 13-2 and 12-1.

The Midland softball team drops a doubleheader to Springville 9-5 and 12-2.

The Midland baseball team splits a doubleheader with Calamus-Wheatland winning 6-1 and losing 14-1. 

The Easton Valley baseball team sweeps Lisbon in a doubleheader 4-3 and 9-5.

The Maquoketa baseball doubleheader against Vinton-Shellesburg was postponed to a date not yet determined. 

The Central DeWitt baseball doubleheader against Bettendorf has been postponed to tonight.

Today in local high school sports:

The Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated baseball team plays their toughest opponent of the year tonight against Dubuque Wahlert Catholic.

The Northeast Softball team hosts Davenport North for a doubleheader

The Northeast baseball team travels to Alburnett for a doubleheader

The Maquoketa Softball team travels to Marion to make up a game against the Wolves

And The Maquoketa baseball team hosts Independence for a doubleheader, listen to the games on KMAQ 1320 AM, pregame coverage begins at 4:50, first pitch is at 5. 

In St. Louis Cardinals action, the birds begin a 3-game road series against the Chicago White Sox tonight, listen to that game on KMAQ 95.1 FM, pregame coverage begins at 5:45, first pitch is at 6:40.

In NBA action, Game 5 of the NBA finals was last night and the OKC Thunder pulled away to defeat the Indiana Pacers 120-109 and take a 3-2 series lead. Jalen Williams led the way for the Thunder with a 40-point performance. Game 6 of the series is Thursday Night in Indiana. 

And finally in College Baseball, University of Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood made College World Series history yesterday tossing a no-hitter against Murray State in the Razorbacks 3-0 win. This was just the third no-hitter ever in the College World Series and the first in 65 years. Wood tallied 19 strikeouts in his full 9-inning performance, his only baserunner was a hit batter from the 8th inning.