Category Archives: Local Sports
Redbird volleyball sweeps Evansville on Pack the Arena Night
A crowd of 1,891 enjoyed Illinois State volleyball’s sweep of Evansville. (GoRedbirds.com photo) By WJBC Staff NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team turned in one of its best perform...
Nov 05, 2016
Redbird Volleyball Falls to SIU in Five Sets
Illinois State falls to Southern Illinois. (WJBC File Photo)By ISUNORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State volleyball team's three-match winning streak was halted in a five-set loss to visiting Southern Illi...
Nov 05, 2016
Thunder offense breaks out in triumph over Madison
Kiefiuk’s multi-goal game, Halladay’s 31 saves key Bloomington 5-1 win. (WJBC file photo)By Dan CorcoranMADISON, Wis. - The Bloomington Thunder's youngest player made his presence felt on ...
Nov 05, 2016
Redbirds Defeat Sycamores 1-0 in Overtime Battle
Redbirds win in overtime. (Flickr)By ISUNORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State soccer team defeated Indiana State 1-0 in overtime of the semifinal match of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Friday ...
Nov 05, 2016
Second round football playoffs include 4 games on WJBC.com
Normal Community is one of five area teams fighting to stay alive in the high school football playoffs on Saturday. (Photo Sandy Adams/You Name It Sports) By Greg Halbleib High school football ...
Nov 04, 2016
Cubs fans show in millions to celebrate World Series title
Cubs fans in Grant Park. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski CHICAGO - About 5 million Chicago Cubs fans packed into the city's downtown and Grant Park Friday to celebrate the team's first World...
Nov 04, 2016
Sports On Air
Illinois State’s volleyball team will play Southern Illinois at Redbird Arena tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)WJBC.com7:00 p.m. Hockey – Bloomington at Madison Listen live here7:00...
Nov 04, 2016
Illinois State’s Koehl named MVC Player of the Year
ISU’s Lauren Koehl leads the MVC in shots, points and goals. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - The Illinois State soccer team has won four out of five Missouri Val...
Nov 04, 2016
Sports On Air
WJBC’s Dick Luedke (left) and Ted Schmitz (right) talk to Illinois State football coach Brock Spack at Schooners each Thursday at 6 p.m. during the football season. (WJBC file photo) WJBC AM 123...
Nov 03, 2016
Redbirds win big in exhibition matchup
ISU never trailed in their only exhibition game of 2016-17 By ISU sports information NORMAL- The Illinois State women’s basketball team raced out to a 9-0 lead and never looked back, as the Redb...
Nov 01, 2016
