Category Archives: Local Sports
Thunder roll to 7th straight win
The Bloomington Thunder defeated Youngstown on Friday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Hayden Lavigne and Jake Slaker ended up as a big part of the Bloomington Thu...
Mar 12, 2016
Bloomington falls in sectional final
By Nick McClintockPEORIA – A great season came to an end Friday night for the Bloomington High School Purple Raiders as they fell to Peoria Manual, 84-64, in the Class 3A sectional final.The Pur...
Mar 11, 2016
Redbirds split pair of walk off finishes
Jordan de los Reyes. (Photo courtesy Jason Roberts)By ISU Sports InformationLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jordan de los Reyes was the hero for Illinois State softball as the junior singled in the game-winni...
Mar 11, 2016
Hendren gem guides ISU to win over Western Michigan
(Photo courtesy goredbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Jacob Hendren turned in his best start of the young season Friday at the Snowbird Classic, as the senior left-han...
Mar 11, 2016
LeRoy advances to state title
Nick Perry (inbounding), Teddy Harms (23) and Noah Perry (21) during Friday’s win. (Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Bryan Bloodworth PEORIA – All-stater Matt Chastain scored 20 points and grabbe...
Mar 11, 2016
LeRoy, Bloomington playoff hoops on WJBC today
Jaylin Euman and the Bloomington Purple Raiders play Peoria Manual in a Class 3A Sectional Championship at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria tonight. (Photo by Sandy Adams/You Name It Sports)By WJBC Staf...
Mar 11, 2016
Curry hat trick leads Thunder to win
Patrick Curry netted a hat trick in Bloomington’s win over Youngstown on Thursday. (Photo by Niki D Photography)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The first career United States Hockey League hat ...
Mar 11, 2016
Redbirds season ends with OT loss to Evansville
Senior Octavia Crump scored point No. 1,000 in her career at Illinois State to tie the game at 59-with eight seconds remaining, but Dickey's late jumper gave Evansville victory. (Photo courtesy GoRedb...
Mar 10, 2016
Lefty’s Corner: Chemistry bonds LeRoy march to state
By Bryan Bloodworth PEORIA - Never in the history of LeRoy High School has the boys basketball team made it to the state finals. That all changes Friday when the Panthers put their 26-5 record on the ...
Mar 10, 2016
ISU women in MVC tournament, Redbird softball, Thunder on WJBC
The iWireless Center in Moline is hosting the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball tournament this week. (Photo by CinCoool/flickr) By WJBC Staff A six-win improvement from the 2014-15 ...
Mar 10, 2016
