Category Archives: Local Sports
CornBelters move into 2nd place by sweeping Rascals
Cameron Monger hit a grand slam in game one of the Normal CornBelters doubleheader sweep of River City on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters we...
Jul 01, 2015
Cardinals vs. White Sox, CornBelters DH on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago White Sox at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By WJBC StaffOne Chicago team is out and the other is in as the St. Louis Cardinals continue thei...
Jun 30, 2015
Chiefs rally falls short in loss at Clinton
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffCLINTON, Iowa – The Peoria Chiefs scored four late runs and had the tying run on third base with no outs in the seventh but couldn't pull even in a 6-5 loss to the ...
Jun 30, 2015
CornBelters tie late, fall at Joliet
(Photo courtesy Normal CornBelters)By WJBC StaffJOLIET - The Normal CornBelters battled back for an eighth-inning tie but fell 9-6 to the Joliet Slammers as the hosts completed a three-game sweep on S...
Jun 29, 2015
Rain, Cougars top Chiefs in finale
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs and Kane County Cougars played five full innings before rain ended Sunday's game early with the Chiefs losing 3-0. The loss is Peoria's t...
Jun 29, 2015
Cardinals battle Cubs on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON - The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series in Busch Stadium against the Chicago Cubs with Carlos Martinez facing Jason Hammel.The pre-game show starts at 6:10 ...
Jun 28, 2015
Youth Classic golf tournament seeks volunteers
Youth Classic organizers are seeking volunteers for the three-day event in Bloomington-Normal which starts on June 29. (Photo courtesy www.theyouthclassic.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Young go...
Jun 26, 2015
Cardinals vs. Cubs, CornBelters on road tonight on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium tonight. (Photo by Charles Barillea/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals begin their final homestand before the All-Star break at ...
Jun 26, 2015
Cardinals, CornBelters play series finales on WJBC tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals play the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park tonight. (Photo by Steve/flickr)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals conclude their road trip by aiming for a sweep of the Marlins at Mar...
Jun 25, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan names Bankston associate athletic director
Tony Bankston is a 1991 IWU graduate. (Photo courtesy www.iwusports.com)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Tony Bankston, a 1991 Illinois Wesleyan graduate and former Titan soccer letterman and head coa...
Jun 25, 2015
