Category Archives: Local Sports
Big innings cost Chiefs in home loss
(Photo courtesy Peoria Chiefs) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs gave up two big innings and fell to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-5 Tuesday night. The loss drops the Chiefs back under ...
Aug 03, 2016
Illinois State men’s basketball announces non-conference schedule
Illinois State men’s basketball will open the 2016-17 season at Murray State. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – The Illinois State men's basketball team will play...
Aug 02, 2016
Sports On Air
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park tonight. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Great American Ball Park)WJBC 1230 AM:5:15 p.m. Baseball – St. Louis at CincinnatiW...
Aug 02, 2016
Illinois State women announce non-conference schedule
Barb Smith’s Redbirds finished 8-22 last season. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – The Illinois State women’s basketball team is slated to play an 11-g...
Aug 02, 2016
Loss to Wisconsin snaps Chiefs’ 3-game winning streak
(Photo courtesy Peoria Chiefs) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs allowed two runs in the first inning and lost to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 3-1 Monday night. With the loss the Chiefs ...
Aug 02, 2016
Three Redbirds selected to FCS Preseason All-America Team
By ISU Sports Information PHILADELPHIA - Coming off back-to-back shares of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and playoff appearances, a trio of three Illinois State football standouts have...
Aug 01, 2016
CornBelters complete sweep of Crushers
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – The Normal CornBelters won their fourth straight game and completed a season series six-game sweep of the Lake Erie Crushers with a 3-...
Aug 01, 2016
Chiefs homer twice in win over Timber Rattlers
(Photo courtesy Peoria Chiefs)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs hit two home runs in a game for just the third time all season to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 Sunday night. The w...
Aug 01, 2016
CornBelters ride big 6th inning to victory
Homestand ends Sunday afternoon vs. Crushers (WJBC File Photo)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, scored five times in the sixth inning to regain...
Jul 31, 2016
Sports On Air
Corny will be at the CornCrib today to greet fans as Normal faces Lake Erie. (B Corbin/WJBC) WJBC 1230 AM: 11:15 a.m. – Baseball - St. Louis at Miami WJBC.com: 4:30 p.m. – Baseball - Lake ...
Jul 31, 2016
