Category Archives: Local Sports
ISU, IWU football face ranked opponents Saturday on WJBC and WJBC.com
(WJBC file photo) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Game Day with Adam Studzinski kicks off sports coverage Saturday at 10 a.m. on WJBC 1230 AM. That will be followed by Illinois State's home game aga...
Oct 31, 2015
NCHS, Dee-Mack advance, U-High’s season ends
Grant Price has been an anchor for Normal Community as the Iron advance to the second round of the IHSA 7A playoffs. (Madison Roberts, You Name It Sports) By Austin Duncan Normal Community High...
Oct 30, 2015
Thunder fight off late charge, win in Cedar Rapids
Thunder win in Cedar Rapids. (Nikki D Photography) By Bloomington Thunder Sports Information: CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A large scoring outburst by the Bloomington Thunder early gave Bloomington a 4...
Oct 30, 2015
Bloomington Flex won’t play in 2016, franchise is evaluating its future
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Flex will not be playing basketball next year.Bloomington Flex Owner Scott Henderson said in a statement that the franchise will...
Oct 30, 2015
High school football playoffs open Friday night
By Greg Halbleib The road to DeKalb and Illinois high school football championships begins with post-season play on Friday and Saturday. U-High carries a 6-3 record and a #14 seed to Peoria Stadium on...
Oct 29, 2015
Brock Spack Show; Patriots vs Dolphins on WJBC
WJBC’s Dick Luedke (left) and Ted Schmitz (right) talk to Illinois State football coach Brock Spack each Thursday night during the football season. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffIllinois State f...
Oct 29, 2015
Pontiac 66ers name coach; WJEZ’s Myre as GM
The Pontiac 66ers will begin play in the MPBA in 2016. (Photo courtesy Facebook/MPBA) By WJBC Staff ST. LOUIS - The Pontiac 66ers have named two local businessmen with deep ties to the community to le...
Oct 29, 2015
Advocate BroMenn giving away 6,000 “Spack Staches” at Indiana State game
Brock Spack. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Illinois State head football coach Brock Spack is well-known not only for his coaching skills, but also for his fo...
Oct 28, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan football psyched for ‘championship-type’ game
Senior Will James led the Titans with two sacks in 2015. (Photo courtesy IWUsports.com)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Even as Illinois Wesleyan kept a steely focus in dispatching on each of the firs...
Oct 28, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan hoops picked 3rd in CCIW; Titan women 5th
Illinois Wesleyan opens the men’s basketball season on Nov. 14 vs. Benedictine. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By WJBC StaffNAPERVILLE - The Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team was pick...
Oct 28, 2015
