Category Archives: Local Sports

Corn Belt, Okaw Valley propose conference merger
Bloomington Central Catholic is a longtime member of the Corn Belt Conference. (Photo courtesy Facebook/CentralCatholicHighSchool)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Schools in the Corn Belt and Oka...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2016

Ironmen hoops, Sportstalk on WJBC tonight
Normal Community plays at Mahomet-Seymour tonight. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports) By WJBC Staff Normal Community’s Ironmen will step out of Big 12 play in boys basketball with a non-...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2016

Illinois State’s Banyard named MVC Newcomer of Week
Nick Banyard averaged 13.65 points and 4,5 rebounds in two Redbird wins last week. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By ISU Sports Information ST. LOUIS – By leading Illinois State in victories ov...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2016

Birds easily handle Braves in War on 74
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL- The Illinois State men's basketball team led wire-to-wire in its 75-60 victory over Bradley Sunday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. The win for the R...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2016

Redbirds fall to South Carolina in weekend finale
The loss drops the Redbirds to 1-4 on the season. (WJBC File Photo) By Illinois State Athletics TAMPA, Fla. - The Illinois State softball team battled South Carolina in a pitchers' duel, but fell 3-0 ...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2016
ISU men’s, women’s hoops on WJBC
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State basketball dominates the WJBC 1230 AM airwaves today from Redbird Arena. Coverage of the Redbird men's game begins at 2 p.m. with the pregame show foll...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2016

Thunder top Gamblers in overtime
Lambdin continues career season with game winning goal. (WJBC File Photo) By Brian Tosti BLOOMINGTON - It was another great night for Logan Lambdin (Michigan State University) who took home the game-w...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2016

Titans keep postseason hopes alive with win over North Park
Trevor Seibring scored 12 points in Illinois Wesleyan’s 87-79 win over North Park on Saturday. (Photo by WJBC)By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- The Illinois Wesleyan Titans remain in the hunt for a...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

Bounces cost Thunder in loss
(Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Friday night from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, the Bloomington Thunder fell 5-2 to the Green Bay Gamblers in a physical battle with ...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016

IWU hoops take on North Park on WJBC
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC staffIllinois Wesleyan's men's basketball team faces a must-win situation tonight when it plays host to North Park in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game. Cove...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2016