Category Archives: Local Sports
Cardinals baseball, ISU vs. Purdue on WJBC
Illinois State baseball plays at Purdue on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals and Phillies play the second of their four-game series tonight at Busch Stadium....
Apr 28, 2015
Cardinals to face Hamels, Phillies on WJBC tonight
By WJBC StaffThe St. Louis Cardinals face a pitcher tonight whose name has come up as a potential replacement for injured starter Adam Wainwright.The Cardinals open their longest homestand of the seas...
Apr 27, 2015
Redbird baseball falls to No. 15 Missouri State
Paul DeJong hit his 14th homerun in ISU’s 7-4 loss to Missouri State on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InfomationNORMAL - Missouri State rallied for three runs in the top o...
Apr 27, 2015
ISU comeback falls short in series finale
Illinois State’s Regan Romshek gave up five runs in six innings in ISU’s loss to Loyola on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - In a weekend series agai...
Apr 27, 2015
Chiefs suffer 6th straight loss
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffAPPLETON, Wisc.- The Peoria Chiefs scored first but were ultimately beaten and swept by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-1 on Sunday afternoon. The loss, their sixth in a ...
Apr 27, 2015
Ballard joins ISU men’s basketball coaching staff
By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL - Jeremy Ballard knows what it takes to reach the NCAA Tournament. An assistant coach at VCU for the past three seasons, Ballard aided in three-straight trips to The Bi...
Apr 24, 2015
IHSA considering limiting in-season football contact
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association is considering limiting the amount of full contact practice time allowed during football season.The gro...
Apr 22, 2015
Chiefs allow three home runs, drop game to Bandits
(WJBC file photo)By Nathan BalivaPEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs allowed three home runs and lost 6-2 to the Quad Cities River Bandits Wednesday afternoon. The loss, their second in a row, drops the ...
Apr 22, 2015
Illinois State to face San Diego St. in Mountain West/MVC Challenge
Dan Muller’s Illinois State Redbirds will play at San Diego State on Nov. 13 (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By ISU Sports InformationST. LOUIS - An early road test awaits the 2015-16 Illinois State men...
Apr 02, 2015
6 Redbird women basketball players to transfer
Lindsay Smith (left) is one of six players transferring from ISU. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL – Head women's basketball coach Barb Smith announced Tuesday that Zenobia ...
Mar 31, 2015
