Category Archives: Local Sports

Lefty’s Corner: ISU softball ready to go
ISU softball captains, from left, Regan Romshek, Jordan de los Reyes and Annie Heineman join Coach Melinda Fischer in discussing the upcoming season. (WJBC photo/Bryan Bloodworth)By Bryan BloodworthNO...
Syndicated Author Feb 11, 2016

Central Catholic, Olympia hoops on WJBC tonight
Central Catholic plays Olympia in Stanford tonight. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports)By Eric StockWJBC features a Corn Belt Conference battle in high school basketball tonight.Olympia (14-11,...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2016

Illinois State’s Griffin suspended indefinitely
Illinois State’s Roland Griffin has scored 5.9 points per game in 16 games this season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Illinois State freshman forward Roland Griffin ...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2016

Bears’ Hall of Famer Hampton to be honorary captain for Edge
Dan Hampton will serve as honorary captain for the Bloomngton Edge on March 6. (Photo courtesy ProFootballHOF/YouTube)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Edge have announced Chicago Bears...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2016
Super Bowl 50 on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Coverage of the 50th anniversary Super Bowl game between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers begins with the pregame show at 4 p.m. today on WJBC 1230 AM.Kick...
Syndicated Author Feb 07, 2016

Harvey decides to leave ISU basketball program
Dan Muller announced today that Harvey is leaving the basketball program. (WJBC File Photo)By Illinois State Athletic StaffNORMAL – Illinois State head men's basketball coach Dan Muller announce...
Syndicated Author Feb 05, 2016

Redbird women, Thunder hockey on WJBC tonight
The Illinois State women play Indiana State at Redbird Arena tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffThe Illinois State women’s basketball team will welcome Indiana State to Doug Co...
Syndicated Author Feb 05, 2016

Illinois Wesleyan stunned by Millikin in final minute
T.J. Sims of Bloomington scored 13 points in Millikin’s win over Illinois Wesleyan on Tuesday. (Photo by WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan stormed back from a 14-point seco...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2016

ISU pitcher Hendren named preseason All-American by NCBWA
Jacob Hendren. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationDALLAS - Illinois State's Jacob Hendren has been named a Preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Assoc...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2016

ISU women to ‘Play 4 Kay’ on Friday
Donors will be raising money by biking and walking on treadmills during the Illinois State women’s basketball game vs. Indiana State on Friday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Eric StockNORMAL...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2016