Category Archives: High School Sports
State Farm Holiday Classic announces scholarship winnners
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Classic Tournament, Inc., which organizes one of the largest, coed high school holiday basketball tournaments in the nation called the State Farm Holiday Classic,...
May 03, 2016
NCHS’ Grimes to retire as softball coach
Bob Grimes led Normal Community softball to more than 400 wins and a state championship in 14 seasons as head coach. (Photo courtesy Normal Community) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Normal Community Hig...
Apr 27, 2016
LeRoy’s Chastain to attend Loyola
By Eric Stock LeROY – LeRoy All-State basketball standout Matt Chastain has announced he will attend Loyola. Chastain posted a note on Twitter on Saturday: “Very excited to say that I will...
Apr 25, 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 Stock NORMAL – Andrew McDowell has been promoted to head...
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 captures Class 1A state title
By Nick McClintock PEORIA – The LeRoy Panthers, led by Matt Chastain, fought to their first-ever state title Saturday as they defeated the Lions of Chicago Leo, 38-35, at Carver Arena. Chastain ...
Mar 13, 2016
LeRoy advances to state title
Nick Perry (inbounding), Teddy Harms (23) and Noah Perry (21) during Friday’s win. (Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Bryan Bloodworth PEORIA – All-stater Matt Chastain scored 20 points and grabbe...
Mar 11, 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
