Category Archives: Local Sports
Three Redbirds earn Valley honors
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell drives to the basket during action this year. (Photo courtesy goRedbirds.com) By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL - Illinois State's DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell earned second-team all-Missour...
Mar 01, 2016
Ex-U-High coach Burk gets AD post at Chatham Glenwood
Dusty Burk last played for the Bloomington Edge in 2012. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Eric Stock CHATHAM – Former University High football coach Dusty Burk has been named the new athletic ...
Mar 01, 2016
CornBelters to host first job fair
The Normal CornBelters are hosting a job fair on Saturday. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – If you are looking for summer work, the Normal CornBelters are looking for you. The Fro...
Mar 01, 2016
Dan Muller Show, Sportstalk on WJBC tonight
The Dan Muller Show will be live at Pub II in Normal tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC Staff WJBC has an Arch Madness preview tonight in the final Dan Muller Show of the season at Pub I...
Feb 29, 2016
Seniors shine, Redbirds take down Evansville
Colleene Smith is one of the seniors honored on Senior Day. (goredbirds.com)By Austin DuncanNORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State women's basketball team trailed by as many as nine points in the second half...
Feb 28, 2016
Texas Tech’s sixth inning rally grounds Redbirds
(goredbirds.com)By ISU Sports InformationBATON ROUGE, La. - The Texas Tech Red Raiders had the final say in a seesaw affair Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a two-RBI double in the sixth i...
Feb 28, 2016
ISU women’s hoops, softball and baseball on WJBC
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State’s women’s basketball team closes out the home portion of its regular season today when the Redbirds entertain Evansville for a 2 p.m. on WJB...
Feb 28, 2016
Illinois State earns No. 3 seed in Missouri Valley Tournament
DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell and the Redbirds will battle Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Tournament. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – After ending the season tied with Evansville for t...
Feb 28, 2016
Thunder set club record scoring ten goals
By Brian TostiYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Bloomington Thunder finished a weekend sweep of the Youngstown Phantoms in a big way. The Thunder scored an organizational high of 10 goals over the Phantoms to ta...
Feb 28, 2016
Heilenbach, Hendren lead Redbirds to 3-2 win over No. 9 Oregon
By ISU Sports InformationEUGENE, Ore. - Jared Hendren provided a two-run, go-ahead single in the top of the ninth and reliever Jack Landwehr got the Redbirds out of a jam in the bottom of the inning a...
Feb 28, 2016
