Category Archives: High School Sports
Sports On Air: Extravaganza Week 1
The Central Catholic Saints open the 2016 season against Tri-Valley at Bill Hundman Memorial Field tonight. (Photo by Laura Fromme/You Name It Sports)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – The Friday nig...
Aug 26, 2016
IHSA pleased with rise in officiating numbers
Sam Knox comes from Lincoln High School where he was both the assistant principal and the athletic director. (Photo courtesy IHSA)By Zach ZookBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association i...
Aug 04, 2016
Redbirds or Red Sox? Central Catholic’s Rave weighing options after being drafted
Central Catholic’s John Rave was selected in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – John Rave said he...
Jun 13, 2016
Normal West heads to 4A Championship
Normal West will play in the Championship Saturday evening (Photo by Blake Haas/WJBC)By Nick McClintockEAST PEORIA – Seton Hall recruit Reganne Camp threw another ace of a game as the Normal Wes...
Jun 10, 2016
Finalists named for State Farm Student Athlete Recognition Banquet
The State Farm Student Athlete Recognition Banquet will be on June 21 at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Normal Sports Commission)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – More than...
Jun 03, 2016
4 Central Catholic student athletes declare college plans
Jake Baughman will attend Loyola as a preferred walk-on for basketball. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Four Central Catholic Saints declared their col...
Apr 13, 2016
U-High’s Fitzgerald receives Fulbright grant to teach in England, McDowell named basketball coach
Bob Fitzgerald compiled a 165-90 record in nine seasons at U-High boys basketball coach. (Photo courtesy uhigh.illinoisstate.edu)By Eric StockNORMAL – Andrew McDowell has been promoted to head b...
Apr 13, 2016
WJBC Athletes of the Week: March 21, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.Winners for the week of March 21, 2016:Colleen Prior – Central Catholic ...
Mar 21, 2016
LeRoy, Bloomington playoff hoops on WJBC today
Jaylin Euman and the Bloomington Purple Raiders play Peoria Manual in a Class 3A Sectional Championship at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria tonight. (Photo by Sandy Adams/You Name It Sports)By WJBC Staf...
Mar 11, 2016
BHS hoops in Sectional, LeRoy in Super-Sectional on WJBC
Jaylin Euman and the Bloomington Purple Raiders play LaSalle-Peru in a Class 3A Sectional semifinal at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria tonight. (Photo by Sandy Adams/You Name It Sports)By WJBC StaffThe...
Mar 08, 2016
