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Buccaneers start quick, skate past Thunder in finale
Des Moines capitalized on special teams to skate past Bloomington, 6-2, on Sunday afternoon at Buccaneer Arena.… MORE
Redbird baseball falls in Memphis as Tigers complete sweep
Memphis starting pitcher Connor Alexander struck out nine over seven shutout innings to help the host Tigers earn a 3-1 victory and a series sweep of the Illinois State baseball team Sunday at FedEx Park.… MORE
Redbirds can’t complete comeback vs Evansville
The Illinois State women’s basketball team saw its comeback against Evansville fall short, 60-56, Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference action Sunday inside Ford Center.… MORE
A sign of success at Central Catholic after girls take 2nd
There’s a saying at Central Catholic High School that’s becoming all too common.… MORE
ISU earns number one seed in Arch Madness
The Illinois State University men’s basketball team has clenched the number one seed in Arch Madness next weekend.… MORE
ISU sets three school records at day one of MVC championships
The Illinois State track and field teams recorded two new school records and tied one school record on day one of the two-day 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM 1 p.m. – Basketball (women) – Illinois State at Evansville Listen live here… MORE
3rd period push helps Buccaneers top Thunder
Reed Lebster scored twice and the Des Moines Bucaneers struck four times in the third period to upend the Bloomington Thunder, 5-2, on Saturday night at Buccaneer Arena. … MORE
Central Catholic falls in 2A title game
Central Catholic held an All-State scorer in check for the second straight night, but the defending state champion Byron Tigers found other ways to score in rolling to a 55-32 win in the Class 2A Girls State Championship at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…