Category Archives: Local Sports

Redbirds seek to avenge loss to Sycamores on WJBC tonight
The Illinois State men’s basketball team plays Indiana State at Redbird Arena tonight. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By WJBC StaffWinners of four-straight games and a league-best seven of their last e...
Syndicated Author Feb 17, 2016

Blackhawks Night brings NHL to Bloomington
Jamal Mayers of the Chicago Blackhawks is scheduled to appear at U.S. Cellular Coliseum on the Bloomington Thunder’s Blackhawks Night on March 4. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC Staf...
Syndicated Author Feb 17, 2016

Corn Belt, Okaw Valley propose conference merger
Bloomington Central Catholic is a longtime member of the Corn Belt Conference. (Photo courtesy Facebook/CentralCatholicHighSchool)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Schools in the Corn Belt and Oka...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2016

Titans keep postseason hopes alive with win over North Park
Trevor Seibring scored 12 points in Illinois Wesleyan’s 87-79 win over North Park on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC)By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- The Illinois Wesleyan Titans remain in the hunt for a...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

Bounces cost Thunder in loss
(Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Friday night from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, the Bloomington Thunder fell 5-2 to the Green Bay Gamblers in a physical battle with ...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

IWU hoops take on North Park on WJBC
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC staffIllinois Wesleyan's men's basketball team faces a must-win situation tonight when it plays host to North Park in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game. Cove...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

Redbirds drop pair to ranked teams to open seasons
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationTAMPA, Fla. – The Illinois State softball team began the 2016 season with the most difficult schedule possible and fell to No. 2 Michigan,...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

Drake’s 3-pointers bury Redbirds
Katrina Beck collected a team-high 13 points in ISU’s loss. (Photo credit: Goredbirds.com)By Austin DuncanNORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team was outscored 80-40 in ...
Syndicated Author Feb 12, 2016

Redbird women’s hoops, softball opener on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team plays Drake at Redbird Arena tonight. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By WJBC StaffThe Illinois State women’s basketball team looks to continue its ascen...
Syndicated Author Feb 12, 2016

Redbirds ace Evansville, jump into second place
Illinois State huddles before the second half at Evansville. (Photo credit: Nick McClintock)By Austin DuncanEVANSVILLE, In- The Illinois State Redbirds now sit alone in second place in the Missouri Va...
Syndicated Author Feb 11, 2016