Category Archives: Local Sports
Thunder point streak ends in Green Bay
Thunder have their point streak snapped at Green Bay. (WJBC/File Photo) By Bloomington Thunder Sports InformationGREEN BAY, Wisconsin - Following a shootout game on an Olympic ice rink, the Bloom...
Nov 14, 2015
NCHS volleyball finishes in fourth place, drops state final consolation game
The Normal Community volleyball team speaks with the press about the loss to Cary-Grove in the Class 4A consolation game. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – Normal Community fell to Cary-Gro...
Nov 14, 2015
High school football quarterfinals on WJBC
By Greg HalbleibCentral Illinois high school football is well represented in Saturday's quarterfinal playoff round as six area squads remain alive.WJBC.com is providing play-by-play of three contests,...
Nov 13, 2015
Saints advance to volleyball title match, Iron fall
The Central Catholic volleyball squad celebrates after capturing a straight-set semifinal victory over Elmhurst Timothy Christian on Friday at Redbird Arena. (WJBC photo/Greg Halbleib)By Greg Halbleib...
Nov 13, 2015
IWU volleyball wins first-ever NCAA tournament match; Nelson-Brown named Coach of the Year
By WJBC StaffGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The 2015 Illinois Wesleyan volleyball team became the first in school’s history to win an NCAA Division III tournament match, sweeping Dominican 3-0 in t...
Nov 12, 2015
‘Prideful’ IWU football team seeks win in finale
Illinois Wesleyan football plays at North Park on Saturday. (Photo courtesy iwusports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – After back-to-back losses in two ‘championship-type’ games, the I...
Nov 11, 2015
Lefty’s Corner: ISU gridders look to Southern
Anthony Warrum hopes to help the Redbirds back on the winning track this week. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Bryan BloodworthNORMAL - Illinois State football coach Brock Spack got what he expected...
Nov 10, 2015
Akoon-Purcell, Redbirds win lone exhibition over Southern Indiana
By Austin DuncanNORMAL- Illinois State senior guard Devaughn Akoon-Purcell picked up where he left off last season, scoring 25 points in ISU's 88-81 victory over Southern Indiana in the Redbirds lone ...
Nov 08, 2015
ISU exhibition basketball, Sunday Night Football on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State's men's basketball team plays its lone exhibition game at Redbird Arena against Division II Southern Indiana and can be heard on WJBC 1230 AM and wjbc.c...
Nov 08, 2015
Rosch guides Redbirds to comeback win over Loyola
NORMAL - Ashley Rosch helped the Illinois State volleyball team overcome a first-set loss Saturday night at Redbird Arena, as the Redbirds rallied back to take a 3-1 win over visiting Loyola. The Redb...
Nov 08, 2015
