Category Archives: Local Sports
Redbird softball falls to Texas Tech, LSU in Baton Rouge
By ISU Sports Information BATON ROUGE, La. - The Illinois State softball team battled, but dropped a pair of games Saturday at the Purple and Gold Challenge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ISU fell to Texa...
Feb 28, 2016
Redbirds tie for second in MVC after falling at Wichita State
The Redbirds fell to Wichita State Saturday afternoon. (WJBC File Photo) By ISU Sports Information WICHITA, Kan. - Illinois State ended the regular season tied with Evansville for second place in the ...
Feb 28, 2016
Titans fall in CCIW Championship
Molly McGraw led the Titans with 19 points as Illinois Wesleyan lost to Wheaton in the CCIW Tournament championship game. (Photo by WJBC) By Nick McClintock WHEATON- The Illinois Wesleyan Titan Women&...
Feb 27, 2016
Redbird and Titan basketball take the air Saturday on WJBC
By WJBC staff Illinois State's basketball team goes for its third straight victory over highly touted Wichita State today when the teams meet in a Missouri Valley Conference game in Wichita to close t...
Feb 27, 2016
Advocates say Illinois has been slow to aid disabled find work
Illinois adopted the Employment First Act in 2013 (WJBC file photo) By Julio Rausseo/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Community organizations and state leaders say more can be done with the ...
Feb 27, 2016
Late goal gives Thunder second straight win
By Brian Tosti/ Bloomington ThunderYOUNGSTOWN- With the game tied in the third period, the Youngstown Phantoms overlooked Jake Durflinger whose center ice turnover gave the Bloomington Thunder a 2-1 w...
Feb 27, 2016
Titans fall in overtime to Augustana; end 2015-16 season
Andy Stempel scored 15 points in Illinois Wesleyan’s overtime loss to Augustana on Friday. (Photo by WJBC)By Nick McClintock ROCK ISLAND- A valiant effort for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans fell s...
Feb 26, 2016
IWU in CCIW Tournament; Thunder, ISU baseball, softball on WJBC tonight
Illinois Wesleyan plays Augustana in the CCIW Tournament semifinals tonight at the Roy J. Carver Center in Rock Island. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff Ten years after Illinois Wesleyan defeated Augus...
Feb 26, 2016
Redbird baseball drops series opener to No. 9 Oregon
Jeff Lindgren pitched 2.2 scoreless innings in ISU’s 8-5 loss to Oregon on Thursday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information EUGENE, Ore. - Daniel Dwyer tied the game with an i...
Feb 26, 2016
Thunder defenseman nets game-winner in shutout victory
Wyatt Kalynuk scored the only goal in Bloomington ‘s 1-0 win over Team USA on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder) By WJBC Staff PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Two of the three stars of the n...
Feb 26, 2016
