The St. Louis Cardinals selected shortstop JJ Wetherholt out of West Virginia University with their first-round selection (7th overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. Wetherholt, a Pittsburgh-area native, played three seasons for the Mountaineers slashing .370/.468/.625/1.093 with 29 home runs, 49 doubles, 129 RBI, 148 runs and a 1:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 82 walks in 145 career games. As a sophomore, he won the NCAA Division I batting title and earned Big 12 Conference Player of the Year after hitting .449/.517/.787 with 16 homers, 24 doubles, 60 RBI, and 36 stolen bases.
West Plains Zizzer Quarterback Club Annual Football dinner and auction Friday August 16th at middle school Fema Shelter 6pm doors open at 530 pulled pork dinner with all the sides, silent and live auction. Single ticket 25 dollars and reserved tables for 6 250 dollars.
The STL Cardinals wrapped up the first half of the MLB season yesterday vs the Cubs with more here is your redbird recap.
You can catch all the Cardinal games on KUKU 100.3 and News Talk Radio KWPM.
West Plains Bank presents the Junior Golf Tournament Wednesday July 17th at The Thomas f Benyo Municipal Golf Course there will be a Boys and Girls divisions for ages 6 to 18 sign up at the Thomas F Benyo Municipal Golf course in Willow Springs or call 417-469-1214 and leave message.
