Local Sports Update – Thursday, Oct. 16

Today in high school volleyball, two local teams will be competing for a conference title, after winning 2 games on Monday to advance to their respective conference championship brackets: 

The Calamus-Wheatland Warriors go to Edgewood to compete in the Tri-Rivers Conference bracket with 7 other teams.

Also, the Maquoketa Cardinals will travel to West Liberty to compete for a River Valley Conference Title. If you can’t make the drive, we’ll have all the play-by-play action for you right here on KMAQ. Pregame coverage will begin at 3:50. The Cardinals will play Anamosa first, and then either Wilton or Iowa City Regina. 

Last night in the MLB the Toronto Blue Jays made a statement in Game 3 of the ALCS beating the Seattle Mariners 13-4. Seattle still leads the best-of-7 series 2 games to 1. In total, there were 8 home runs hit between the two teams, tying the MLB postseason record. Game 4 of the ALCS is tonight at 7:30. Finally, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the NLCS tonight as they are back home for the next 3 games against the Milwaukee Brewers. Game 3 of the NLCS begins at 5.