Category Archives: Local Sports

CornBelters drop 3rd straight as Grizzlies end losing streak
Cornbelters fall to the Grizzlies. (CornBelters logo) By Greg HalbleibSAUGET, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, left 14 runners on base and suffered their t...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2016
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WJBC 1230 AM:5:20 p.m. – Baseball - St. Louis at PittsburghWJBC.com:7:05 p.m. – Baseball - Normal at Gateway Listen live here
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 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...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

Lefty’s Corner: Remembering a champion
IWU graduate Dave Kinded spent many hours with Muhammad Ali and wrote the biography Sound and Fury. By Bryan BloodworthBLOOMINGTON - The last time Dave Kindred saw Muhammad Ali, it was a bittersweet m...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

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The St. Louis Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park tonight. (Photo by Chris Connelly/flickr)WJBC 1230 AM:5:55 p.m. Baseball – St. Louis at PittsburghWJBC.com:7:00 p.m. Baseball R...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

Illinois Wesleyan football to open 2016 season against school from Mexico
Monterrey Tech-State of Mexico will play Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 3 (Photo courtesy iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Due to a cancellation, the Illinois Wesleyan football season will o...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

CornBelters fall in pitchers duel at Evansville
By WJBC StaffEVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Normal CornBelters dropped a pitcher's duel 2-1 to the Evansville Otters on Thursday night at Bosse Field.The Belters opened the scoring in the second inning ...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

Chiefs score early to beat Bees
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBURLINGTON, Iowa – The Peoria Chiefs scored in each of the first three innings Thursday night to beat the Burlington Bees 6-4 and take the series. The win moves the...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2016

ISU’s Rutherford finishes 22nd at NCAA track and field finals
Ryan Rutherford had a time of 31:34.05 in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffEUGENE, Ore - ...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2016

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The St. Louis Cardinals play the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park tonight. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Great American Ball Park)WJBC 1230 AM:6:00 p.m. Baseball – St. Louis at CincinnatiW...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2016