Category Archives: Local Sports

Holliday nears return to lineup as Cardinals play Brewers
Matt Holliday was taken off the disabled list on Tuesday. (Photo by Keith Allison/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals hope to bring Matt Holliday back into the lineup soon as they continue the...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2015

Illinois State volleyball tops Illinois-Chicago to extend win streak
Lexi Varga led ISU with a career-high 16 kills in a win at Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationCHICAGO – The Illinois State volleyball team upped...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2015

Cardinals vs. Brewers; Redbird volleyball tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park tonight. (Photo by compujeramey/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals will open a three-game series at Miller Park in Milwaukee ...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2015

CornBelters rallies fall short in season-ending loss
(Logo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By: Normal Cornbelters Sports InformationNORMAL, Ill. - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, ended their season with a 6-5 loss to the Traverse...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2015

Chiefs drop game one to Kernels
(WJBC file photo)By: Peoria Chiefs Sports InformationPeoria, IL-The Peoria Chiefs almost mounted a comeback in the ninth inning, but fell to the Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-2 in game one of the Western Div...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2015

IWU runs over Alma
(Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Wesleyan Titans opened their home season with a 49-14 win over the Alma Scots at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, rushing...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2015

ISU volleyball wins tourney
(Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – The Illinois State volleyball team won its third match in two days to complete a perfect weekend at the Country Financial Redbird...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2015

ISU, IWU football home openers are on WJBC Saturday
By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON – College football dominates the airwaves today on WJBC 1230 AM and wjbc.com.The action starts at noon as Adam Studzinski sets the tone with Game Day followed by the Ill...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2015

ISU Volleyball takes home two wins Friday at Redbird Arena
The Redbirds won both matches they played Friday at Redbird Arena (Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL- On a night when the 2014 Illinois State volleyball team was honored wi...
Syndicated Author Sep 11, 2015

Ironmen win Third straight Chili Bowl; UHigh and CCHS win as BHS falls
By Nick McClintockNORMAL- The annual Chili Bowl was a lot closer than the score showed, as the NCHS Ironmen defeated the Normal West Wildcats 35-14 at NCWHS Friday night.Normal Community, now 3-0 on t...
Syndicated Author Sep 11, 2015