Category Archives: High School Sports
Times set for second-round high school football games
By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Times are set for high school football second round playoff games this weekend.In Class 6A, Normal West hosts Palos Heights Shepard on Friday evening at 7:30. The g...
Oct 29, 2018
High school football: Normal West advances, 2 Sat. playoff games on WJBC.com
Normal West football coach Nathan Fincham addresses his team after a 34-21 first round win over Peoria Notre Dame. (Larry Duling/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Normal West coach Nathan Fincham ...
Oct 26, 2018
WJBC to carry 3 football playoff openers plus ISU & IWU contests
By Greg Halbleib Anyone playing in the tenth week of the high school football season knows it’s a special time. With the nine-week high school campaign in the books, Week 10 signifies the beginn...
Oct 20, 2018
High school football regular season closes with playoff seeds on line
Normal Community hosts Peoria in the featured game of the WJBC Friday Night Extravaganza to conclude the regular season. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib Although several area high school football s...
Oct 18, 2018
State golf: Saints, Schrock, Barger take titles
Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington hosted the Class 1A boys state finals. (Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Top state hardware is headed to local trophy cases after Satur...
Oct 13, 2018
Week 8 football: Bloomington clinches playoff spot, West snaps 2nd place tie in Big Twelve
Normal West quarterback Carson Camp leads the Wildcats in celebration after a 35-20 win over Champaign Central. (Larry Duling/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib A shootout in Peoria and a battle between the teams...
Oct 13, 2018
Bloomington, PND highlight Week 7 Extravaganza
Bloomington hosts Peoria Notre Dame as both fight their way toward playoff spots. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib Week 7 of the high school football season presents a match-up of 4-2 teams driving ...
Oct 04, 2018
Long Intercity rivalry highlights Week 6 high school football
Fred Carlton Field at Bloomington High School will be the site of Friday’s featured game between the Purple Raiders and the Normal Community Ironmen. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib Th...
Sep 27, 2018
Week 5 high school football: Wildcats capture another thriller, Pioneers record 1st win
Normal West pulled out its second consecutive last-minute win with a one-point victory over Peoria. (You Name It Sports/ Sandy Adams) By Greg Halbleib The Normal West Wildcats enjoyed a Homecoming fir...
Sep 22, 2018
Lions, Wildcats featured in Week 5 high school football
The high-scoring Peoria Lions face Normal West on the Wildcats’ Homecoming night in the featured game of the Week 5 Extravaganza.(WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibA pair of 3-1 teams near the top...
Sep 20, 2018
