Category Archives: Local Sports
Thunder comeback falls short against Dubuque
(Logo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC StaffDUBUQUE, Iowa – Despite a late comeback, the Bloomington Thunder could not overcome an early 3-0 deficit and fell to the Dubuque Fighting Sai...
Feb 28, 2015
Illinois State women fall to Loyola
ISU finishes up their season Sunday in Peoria vs Bradley (Photo courtesy goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationCHICAGO – The Illinois State women’s basketball team used a late run ...
Feb 28, 2015
Central Catholic girls fall in Class 2A semifinal
Central Catholic lost in the Class 2A semifinal to Kankakee Bishop McNamara. (Photo by You Name It Sports/KelceyShafer)By Nick McClintockNORMAL – The Central Catholic Girls were handled wit...
Feb 28, 2015
UHigh clipped in last second loss to Rochester
UHigh finishes off the year at 31-2 (Photo Courtesy You-Name-It-Sports Jake Johnson)By Nick McClintockROCHESTER- An opening dominant first quarter led to an improbable loss for the UHigh Pioneers Thur...
Feb 27, 2015
Redbirds run away from the Salukis in second half for win
Senior guard Daishon Knight played his final regular season game at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds took down Southern Illinois 75-56. (goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationNORMAL, Ill. – The fir...
Feb 26, 2015
Thunder trade team captain Siroky to Muskegon
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Nearing the end of the 2014-15 regular season, the Bloomington Thunder have executed a trade with the Muskegon Lumberjacks that brings forward Steven Merl to Illinois....
Feb 25, 2015
Central Catholic begins title defense on WJBC tonight
The Central Catholic Saints host Olympia in the Class 2A Regional semifinals. (Photoby Laura Fromme/You Name It Sports)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – If the state rankings are any indication, the Ce...
Feb 24, 2015
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Feb. 23, 2015
(Logo courtesy Frontier Communications)WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is again proud to present the High School Athletes of the Week.Here are the winners for t...
Feb 23, 2015
Central Catholic in supersectional tonight on WJBC
Central Catholic plays Flora in the Class 2A Supersectional in Decatur tonight. (Photo by Kelcey Shafer/You Name It Sports)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Central Catholic's Saints can march int...
Feb 23, 2015
Redbird Baseball finishes 2-3 in Florida
GAINESVILLE- For the third consecutive week, the Illinois State softball team will fly home with a 2-3 weekend record. The Redbirds lost to Kansas 10-2 in five innings Sunday morning in Gainesville, F...
Feb 22, 2015
