Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule

Tuesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

College Softball–
Illinois State 8, Bradley 1; Bradley 9, Illinois State 1
Illinois Wesleyan 7, North Central 4; Illinois Wesleyan 2, North Central 0 (IWU clinches share of CCIW title)

College Baseball–
Illinois State 10, Northern Illinois 2

High School Baseball–
Rochester 2, U-High 1
Bloomington 15, Urbana 3
Normal West 5, Richwoods 1
Normal Community 2, Peoria Notre Dame 0
Central Catholic 11, Tremont 1
Lincoln 11, Morton 6

High School Softball–
Central Catholic 10, Dwight 0
U-High 3, Rochester 1
Bloomington 11, Lincoln 3
Normal West 10, Normal Community 2
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell 10, Putnam County 0
Heyworth 11, Maroa-Forsyth 5

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal Community 3, Bloomington 0
Rochester 2, U-High 1

Boys Track and Field–
Intercity Meet at Bloomington–
1. Bloomington 112
2. Normal Community 99
3. U-High 81
4. Normal West 67
5. Cornerstone Christian 9.5
6. Central Catholic 5.5

Wednesday: 

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230–
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, 11:20 a.m.

College Baseball–
Augustana at Illinois Wesleyan, 1 p.m.
Southeastern at Heartland, 6 p.m.

College Softball–
Heartland at Rock Valley (DH), 3 p.m.

High School Baseball–
Rochester at U-High, 6 p.m.

High School Softball–
Normal West at Champaign Centennial, 4:30 p.m.
U-High at Rochester, 4:30 p.m.

Girls High School Soccer–
Normal West at Peoria Manual, 4:30 p.m.
Central Catholic at U-High, 4:30 p.m.

 

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…