Category Archives: Local Sports
Late field goal leads Illinois Wesleyan to victory
Andrew Iwaszkiewicz converted a 20-yard field goal in the final minute to give IWU a 13-10 win over Elmhurst on Saturday. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Just call t...
Oct 29, 2016
Playoff football: Normal West, EPG fall; 6 area teams in action Saturday
Normal West ended its season with a loss to Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin. (You Name It Sports photo)By Greg Halbleib and Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Top-ranked Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin h...
Oct 29, 2016
Thunder find scoring touch in final period in win
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Marko Reifenberger picked a good time for his first career goal with the Thunder.With Bloomington tied at two with the Omaha Lancers in the last five ...
Oct 28, 2016
U-High to play for 1A boys soccer state title
U-High earned a narrow win over Waterloo Gibault in Friday’s state semifinal. (Photo Patti Penn/WJBC)By WJBC StaffEAST PEORIA – Cayden Redd scored the game’s only goal in the 49th mi...
Oct 28, 2016
Redbird volleyball records 3rd straight sweep
Ella Francis and the Illinois State volleyball squad swept Indiana State on Friday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffTERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Illinois State volleyball team earned its third-...
Oct 28, 2016
Sports On Air
Darren Hess and the Normal West Wildcats open the 2016 playoffs at Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin tonight. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) WJBC AM 1230: 6:00 High School Football (Class 6A Playoffs) R...
Oct 28, 2016
Cornerstone, U-High set for state soccer tests
By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON - The boys' soccer team from Cornerstone Christian Academy of Bloomington makes history Friday as the first team to make an appearance in the state finals when it meets...
Oct 28, 2016
Redbirds soccer tops UNI on two late goals
Eric Golz’s Illinois State soccer team finished the regular season with a 12-5-2 record. (Photo GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Illinois State soccer team (12-5-2, 5-0-1 M...
Oct 28, 2016
Eureka native Zobrist sees divided loyalties in World Series
Ben Zobrist is batting .625 in the first two games of the World Series. (Photo by Arturo Pardavila III)By Jason Goch/Illinois Radio NetworkCLEVELAND – One Chicago Cubs star is hoping to convert ...
Oct 27, 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...
Oct 27, 2016
